Before and after

This is the last photo I took of our late 60's vintage bathroom/toilet/laundry (with its minor 80s upgrade) before work got underway today to completely renovate it.

The plan is to remove the wall separating the bathroom and toilet and make it one, open plan room. We will have all new fittings, bigger bath, full length shower, more storage, and fully tiled etc etc.

Work started today. So far we are impressed with the communication and organisational skills of our builder and his attention to detail. The before and after pictures below show what was achieved today - day one.

The laundry is receiving a major overhaul too: new joinery, matching tile work to the bathroom, new sink & taps etc.

This is a lot of progress in just a day resulting from an army of tradesmen descending on the house. The asbestos removal crew looked like the biggest band of reprobates, but they did their job quickly and efficiently and cleaned up beautifully.

I'll keep you posted with progress over the next few weeks. I confess to being somewhat alarmed about doing without a washing machine for that time!!!