My Destruction: Let me show you it


There is something unbelievably cathartic about taking a hammer to something you hate.   Take, for example, the goddamned pink tile in our bathroom.

I have hated this tile for years.  Many, many years.

I_hate_pink_tile

ZOMG I hate that pink tile.  The black around the bottom isn’t on the outside, mind you, it’s on the inside.  Which is very, very, VERY bad.

This morning I got to have the happy, happy time of getting all SMASHY! smashysmashysmashy! with a hammer and removing it.

smashy

That’s the bit I got smashy with.  Every. Single. Tile.  SMASHY!  Muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!  OMG.  Loved that.  smashy

twineAs I was getting SMASHY! with the tile, I kept finding twine.  Every row had the twine.  I think it’s what they used to space the rows.  It made removing the tile a bit more difficult.

dad_with_old_plumbing

That’s dad.  with the old plumbing, which we had to cut out, in several pieces.  Bye bye crappy old plumbing!  We won’t miss you!

rubble

So much rubble.  I’ll leave that for M as a special present. In the truck, mind you, since there’s too much to fit in the tub.

studs

Look, ma!  No more pink tile!  This is what it looks like right now.    This is where we left it for the night.

new_plumbing

The new plumbing is this far along.  This, however, isn’t attached to anything at the bottom.  We’ll do that part in the morning when we’re not so tired.

tile

Then we can start on getting the piles of tile out of the middle of the living room floor.

tile_pattern

That’s what it will look like.  Sort of.

And now, a beer, some dinner, and bed.  ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz


4 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. Amy

    Wow! LOVE your new tile…and I’m glad it’s you because I’d run out of steam and never get around to putting the tile pack up! Although, smashing it all up would have been fun!!

    October 18th, 2009

  2. Torrey

    Fantastic! Can’t wait to see it!

    October 19th, 2009

  3. nuts, I needed me some ‘o that vintage pink tile…I don’t suppose you saved any for me, did you? I’M KIDDING! Some of the vintage colors maintain a modicum of appeal ~ this pink was not one of them. Nice job on the smashing. You will so love your new bathroom!

    October 19th, 2009

  4. Dweller

    That pink tile matches the crap I have in my bathroom, but tub is pink too. I was vicariously enjoying the smashing. Go Holly!

    October 20th, 2009