Saturday Afternoon Project - Night

Well, a lesson learned about tearing down wallpaper - do you really know what that paper is hiding??? In our case it was a lot of large bumps and dents in the wall, large gaps, failing caulk and plaster, poor crown molding and frightning electrical work.

Lets elaborate.


The only electrical outlet in the bathroom was in a box that was sitting in an oversized hole in the wall and only half attached to the wall with two screws. By half attached I mean the screws were in the wall, but not really supporting the box. The previous homeowners had cleverly wallpapered over the hole concealing it from all unsuspecting home purchasers.

Above the vanity it appears our previous residents decided not to finish filing in the wall and left a gap of varying heights across the top of the vanity, ranging from a 1/2" to 2". We probably could have ignored that gap, but the vanity needed to come out in order to move the electrical box to a proper spot and fill in the old hole.

Further, the top of the showerhead wall was not really finished off and the people that put the wall together never considered straight lines a priority.

And to top it off, the wallpaper covered a couple of cracks in the plaster above the bath. But a crack is really only the beginning of a problem, so the cracks became full on plaster patch repairs.

I do have to report that the reason that this project moved along at all was due to the appearance of the Ham House's Dad. He was able to move the box, reinstall the vanity, replaster the vanity, grind down the bad parts of the wall and replaster.

And to top it off, he came back for more on Sunday. Oh yes, there is more to come. To be continued ... (when I have a little more time to write it up)