We finished up the last bits and pieces at the Bungalow. I finished installing and painting the baseboards. Walt Kowalski replaced the receptacles and switches. I cleaned the bathroom floor. Walt Kowalski made a dozen trips to the front house carrying saws and tools.
The last thing we had to do was the bathroom fan and light. We bought a fan similar in size and shape expecting it to be a quick unscrew/rescrew replacement.
Ha!
You'd think we'd learn.
The old fan had to go. Once we opened the case, we found out just how bad the old fan really was.
The new fan was larger. The ceiling had to be cut. Walt Kowalski had to get in the attic. Then he couldn't find the fan in the attic.
WK: {muffled in the attic} 'There's no fan up here!"
Me: "There had to be a fan up there. There is a fan down here."
WK: "There is no fan up here! There isn't even wires to where the fan should be."
Me: "You know, they put a false ceiling in the bedroom, they probably did the same thing in the bathroom."
WK: ARGH!
That's what they did. There was a drop ceiling covering the old ceiling. At first we had concerns the old fan was venting into the space between the two ceilings and not getting outside. Luckily, that was not the case and it was vented properly. They did something right!
The new ceiling fan and light is great. I don't know if it's great because it's brighter than the old one or i's great because we made it fit or it's great because we are finally done with the Bungalow. All good reasons.
Wow! Congratulations! You made short work of that Bungalow. It probably doesn't seem like it to you, but it went so fast! Good job!
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