A few weeks ago I put wainscoating up on one of the bathroom walls (the one that didn’t involve things like the vanity and toilet). This weekend, since I have 3 days, it seemed a good idea to try and finish the bulk of the bathroom. This involves:

• Removing the vanity and toilet
• Removing the stuck on linoleum squares
• Adding shutoff valves to the plumbing
• Installing Wonderboard™ on the floor
• Installing the tile
• Adding trim
• Install new vanity and toilet
• Hang trim around mirror we glued to the wall
• Party

Steps one and three have been completed. Step two is going slowly. Step two has also revealed the rotted flooring around the toilet and back to the wall. This was not entirely unexpected – both Cabol’s dad and I had both noticed the toilet wobbling. That doesn’t make it any more enjoyable.

This inserts another step tomorrow – going to home depot to purchase some plywood (unless I happen to have the right thickness in the workshop). Cutting out the rotten pieces, including around the toilet drain. What I’m not sure about is how far it may extend behind the wall (shared with the kitchen). The drywall seems fine. I can stick a putty knife under it and hit the stud, and the stud is solid. The plywood the stud is sitting on, however, may not be. Cabol says we should open up the wall. By we, she means me. It would probably be the best option, and since we’ll be putting wainscoating over it, we wouldn’t have to bother mudding any drywall we replace.