Variety of completions
The moment we were able to walk on the new tile floor, we got busy with putting in trim, and scheduling the electrician and Joe the Plumber.

The sink and electricity are in an running!

Once scheduled, it did not take long for the light fixtures, switches, and outlet to get wired. The electrician had planned ahead, knowing that I was doing the carpentry part of the project. He had given me strict instructions on what had to be ready for his return and I followed those instructions to the letter. Things like how much space to leave for boxes and wiring.

The fixtures are a bit hard to appreciate in this picture, but they are glass and chrome and seem to compliment the sink and base combination we found on sale at Home Depot.

Plumbing finished.

Joe the Plumber and helper spent about half a day completing the sink, and toilet hookups. He always tests all connections before leaving and insists that I call him if even one drop of water is seen where it is not suppose to be.

We decided to let Joe the Plumber select our toilet since it needed to be on the smaller side and efficient. It looks good, leaves plenty of room to get in and out of the shower and best of all....works.

Access created

I was told by the building and plumbing inspectors that I needed to provide an access through the wall. This was a tough one since we had not planned on having any huge holes in our new wood paneling.

The challenge turned out to be kinda fun even though you can see I let it slide until it was the last item on the list.

No screws or nails allowed

That is what the inspectors told me. The access to behind the wall plumbing and electrical could not be "affixed" in place by any means that would require tools to open.

As it turns out, I ran across some old screens from the kitchen that had spring loaded "grabber" devices. Look top and bottom of the darker wood and you see two knobs. On the other side are those spring loaded devices.

Want in? Just grab and pull. The whole panel comes right off.