Note the wall that was required on the west (left) side so the pipes to the tub would not be on an outside wall. Dave built that this morning, after staying up till nearly 1 getting the vapor barrier and insulation in behind where the tub would go.
There is one advantage of this tub/shower wall system: Almost no caulking to worry about. Scrubbing caulk, or removing it and replacing it when it gets too gunky, are tedious jobs that I normally put off as long as possible (until we put the house up for sale in Iowa, for example). Now the only caulk is that around the faucet, and outside the tub, between it and the floor.
But the tub does make the room layout a little odd. The bathroom window is in an odd little corner:
You may need to click on the image above to enlarge it to see what I mean. The door on the south (into the kitchen) and the door to the bathroom are pocket doors, which limit how the walls next to them can be adjusted.
You can sort of see what the problem is here. The walls where the pocket doors would go are not in place yet.My sister Mari and Dave both suggested putting the closet on the other side of the bedroom and either enlarging or shrinking the bathroom, but that eliminates the little entry space between the kitchen and the bathroom and bedroom -- meaning you'd have to walk through the bedroom to get to the bathroom, and that's just not going to work.
I thought of this as another option:
A closet with a view! Not sure if I think that's cool, or if it seems like a dungeon. Not sure exactly how we'd store much in there, either, without blocking the window in the process.It could just be a nook in the bedroom with space for a writing table, for example. But eliminating the closet altogether is not a very good option, since it's the only closet on the first floor -- though there will be storage space under the stairs and in the utility room also. (Oh, and the space straight ahead when you walk into that little transition space between two doors is a linen cupboard.)
If you've got ideas, feel free to comment!
... The granary is also wired now! Dave has electricity to work with ... as soon as he puts in an outlet or two.
Here's the tunnel created by the trencher, bringing the electric wire over from the meter pole. Either that, or there's been a very large gopher burrowing his way into our house ...
2 comments:
For the bathroom, how about putting in a bifold door? If it opens inward into the bathroom against the south side, then the wall to the west of the window wouldn't have to bump into the bathroom (leaving more access for the window).
I also wondered what you plan to put into the window area. Karen and I both thought of a small, narrow cupboard to one side with a mirror at Sofia's height, or perhaps a little bench under the window... since there is a closet on the other side, you could even build some small shelves back into the wall with drywall or plywood backing on the closet side.
I think a cute, child size, bench under the window would be cute. You could also do a little basket with towels, extra TP, etc in it--or both if the bench and basket are the right size. That would be county and adorable. It would work with your sense of style, too!
I say keep the window nook. I love little nooks.
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