More progress on the front bath. The toilet was overhauled. The gap between the framing and the door jamb was shot full of foam. It pushed the jamb out, so a quick trip to my parts closet, a few 12d galvanized common nails, and whacked it back in. The bottom plate in one wall was never there as it turns out. They just toenailed the studs into the subfloor. Ah well, foamed that too. No point in fixing it, non bearing wall and it didn't fall down in the last twenty years..... The electrical outlet and switches were caulked as well.
There be mud in and on the walls. Strange thing about this townhouse, apparently they ran out of half inch drywall, so they used in it's place, a lot of fire rated stuff. The entire bath was done with it, as was my kitchen and quite a few other places. Much sanding ahead.
Found decent paint at four bucks at Lowes for the back bath, got more shutoff valves and stocked up on drywall nails and screws since I was out. The old vinyl floor is gone, pulled up and neatly folded to fit into a trash bag. Have to keep a low profile at the dump, they nearly choked on the toilet. Pictures soon, promise.
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