fatjay
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Unfortunately, my father, being a bit up there in the years, he fell. My mother called 911 and he went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a broken femur, stayed for a week in the hospital, and now is in a long term rehab center. His expected rehab time is 6 weeks, of which he does not wish to stay in the LTC center.
One of the primary concerns of him coming home by my mother was going to the bathroom, of which he does frequently. However, the only bathrooms are on the second floor with the bedrooms, and with him being unable to walk, let alone climb stairs.
So my mother has decided she wants a first floor bathroom. Me being me, I decided not to half-ass it. Whole ass or no ass at all. So I roughed a sketch that would take up a small portion of her back porch, an addition to the sun room off the back of the house, approximately 9' wide by 16' long.
Going to do pocket doors so someone can't fall against it blocking the door, walk in shower, handicap accessible toilet, sink, as well as new laundry facilities since the room is big enough.
First step was to get all the bricks up from the back porch. I saved them for use in future projects. Then busted up all the concrete under it and got it out. Dug out the footers, poured concrete with rebar. Set up forms for the main floor. Did insulation, will want to match the continuous exterior stucco wall.
Picked up plumbing stuff for the drains and will do the plumbing tomorrow, then to the steel shop for the rebar on monday.
One of the primary concerns of him coming home by my mother was going to the bathroom, of which he does frequently. However, the only bathrooms are on the second floor with the bedrooms, and with him being unable to walk, let alone climb stairs.
So my mother has decided she wants a first floor bathroom. Me being me, I decided not to half-ass it. Whole ass or no ass at all. So I roughed a sketch that would take up a small portion of her back porch, an addition to the sun room off the back of the house, approximately 9' wide by 16' long.
Going to do pocket doors so someone can't fall against it blocking the door, walk in shower, handicap accessible toilet, sink, as well as new laundry facilities since the room is big enough.
First step was to get all the bricks up from the back porch. I saved them for use in future projects. Then busted up all the concrete under it and got it out. Dug out the footers, poured concrete with rebar. Set up forms for the main floor. Did insulation, will want to match the continuous exterior stucco wall.
Picked up plumbing stuff for the drains and will do the plumbing tomorrow, then to the steel shop for the rebar on monday.
