davidd's A Doll A Day 2019

[davidd]

They need nose plugs.

Or entire HAZMAT suits!

Hang in there girls! And don't fall into, er, well, you know...

This particular pipe is not as bad as it looks. This is the shower drain... where all the resulting problems started, apparently!

Uurgh, the bottom of the bathroom doesn't look good at all - I hope you've laid in a good supply of nose-plugs!
I love the orange jumpsuits & their boots, so very practical.

And here the poor girls thought the matching jumpsuits were simply so they could look cute! Little did they know what was about to transpire!

Looks like it's taking a lot longer than planned. Good luck with it all

Yes, much longer than anticipated or planned for. More time, more money... in other words, the usual.

Uh oh
But I love that you're keeping a sense of humour by taking dolly photos in the midst of the job.  Makes it tolerable, I guess!

As you mentioned in another comment, I'm probably prolonging the process by pausing to take photos. But yes, having the helpers helps... psychologically, at least!

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As a result of the remodeling project taking longer than anticipated and being considerably more challenging, I've been off-line for a bit. But the girls have been busy the entire time:

23 June – Triv and Janie identify the locations of misaligned and randomly spaced floor joists.

(For those who, like me, may not be carpenters by trade or training, floor joists are the lengthwise planks under the floor
to which the flat pieces are attached. Most floor joists are spaced a standard distance apart: 12-inches, 16-inches, or 24-inches
on older homes. In this case, the spacing is haphazard, anywhere between 26 inches and 49 inches.)

24 June – Closet Flange Installation

(A closet flange is the connection on the floor connected to the main drain to which
the toilet/water closet/commode/latrine attaches.)

Janie: "Closet flange: complete!"

Triv: "Until we need to pull it up again to install the flooring."

Janie: "I think we will only need to pull the toilet, not the entire flange."

Triv: "What about the insulation under the floor? That we didn't put in yet? Because we were in a hurry?"

Janie:  ". . ."

25 June – Lying Down on the Job

Janie: "That's probably not the best place to take a nap!"

Triv: "I'm so tired that I don't care anymore."

Hang in there, girls! Only three or four more days; well, okay, maybe five... or, y'know, a week.