And God said, "Let there be Demo..."

So the walls around the bathtub are down, and can I just say ewwwwwwwwwwwww....

The drywall behind the wall where the plumbing is was dry, but had mold.

The framework is in good shape, so no additional expense there.

Luckily, this wall of tile came down relatively easy.

Now on the opposite side of the tub are, this wall did NOT

want to come down. It took 2 days to rip out the tile and

then attack the Sheetrock behind it. We did accidently

put the hammer through the wall in one spot, but behind

that wall is my bedroom closet, so no one can see it.

Notice all the water damage to the framework on the outside wall?

Oh joy.

Luckily, the damage was purely superfical. We also discovered

that at one time there was a water leak from the outside that

happened around the window. Lots of dry rot to the window, lots of

dry rot to the metal edgework around the window, but once

again we lucked out on that point.

Had to replace all the insulation though - it was all black.

Yuck.

Oh yeah - see the big opening in the outside wall?

Best we can figure is when the previous homeowner

had the back of the house stucco'd, one of the guys

doing the work pushed through the outside wall but

neglected to say anything before he covered up his boo-boo.

Once again, luck was on our side. The stucco outside prevented

anything from leaking in through this opening. We sealed it

with silicone anyway, just to be safe.
We also hosed down this entire wall with Kilz.

All hail original plumbing!

Especially leaky plumbing.

Especially leaky plumbing that won't stop leaking now that

we have pulled the wall down and removed all the tile.

We can't shut the water off, so it has to just leak until we are

done with the demo and the plumber can get in there

and repair the plumbing and raise the shower head.

We taped a plastic bag behind the plumbing so water won't

get behind the wall and drip downstairs to make

an even bigger mess.

So now we wait for the plumber to repair and move the plumbing, and the drywall dudes to come out and put up the Durock around the tub area.

Can't wait.