A Redo for Ryan

My son, Ryan turned 40 last weekend.  We celebrated by remodeling his apartment on the side of our house.  When he moved in, he was younger, and shall we say….less careful… with his surroundings.  The combo of not cleaning the bathroom enough and our hard, well water left the shower more than slightly, well, hideous.  

He is a different person now, and has taken a lot of pride in the new space, working along with  his brother to gut it and helping me repaint it.  I have a feeling that this room will stay nice now.

Here is a mid rip out picture, I didn't get a before because those two guys dug right in before I got a chance.

There had been a kitchenette area that Ry never used, and he wanted it out so he could make better use of the space.

For the resale value of our home, I didn't want to eliminate the plumbing. There might be a use of the sink hookups later on. So, Adam figured out a way to cover them up by building an entertainment center for his brother.

Ry got a custom built cabinet to house his electronics!

When we first built the addition, 13 years ago, we went bare bones, cheap as we could.  This time around, we gave it an upgrade because we discovered that you get what you paid for. The vanity was in bad shape and the laminate floor was coming apart.  

A new floor was put in the living and bedroom areas, and tile was added in the bathroom.

The shower, potty, and vanity were replaced with better quality pieces.  I especially love that sink top! Black quartz with a coppery vein through it.

Nice!

I'm so happy with how it all turned out for him, and he can't stop gushing. We are lucky to have a talented handyman, Adam, to do the work for us and in what seemed like no time at all.  It took about a week total, which is pretty impressive.

Living through a redo like this isn't easy, but when the family chips in to help, it goes quicker than you'd think.  And I loved seeing my boys working together, getting this done.  Well, "working together" most of the time. There were a few arguments that reminded me of the good old days when they were much younger.

It was pretty nice to have the two grand fairies staying here all week while their daddy did the job too.  

With the work done, it seems too quiet around here with no hammering, and kids playing.  I even miss the little spats between the guys. 

But I do NOT miss this awful shower.  We tried everything under the sun to clean it, but no way.  It had to go!  Thanks to Adam and all of his skills, the place looks great.  And thanks to Ryan for his design choices and good ideas as well as all of the work he did to keep this job rolling.

We came in under budget too!