House of Hyperbole

You know I’m serious about this property because I didn’t run screaming when I was greeted by this scene upon immediately entering through the FRONT DOOR:

For whatever reason, the laundry room had a small, non-functional wall sink and a corner shower that was in such bad shape it felt like you were going to collapse through the floor every time you got in. It also dripped all the time, adding to our already humid atmosphere and making mildew grow faster than I and my bleach could keep up with it.

Did I mention there was also no wall or door to separate the nudity zone from the front door? Super neat.

To add insult to injury, what was supposed to be a full bath was actually just a toilet and a dangerously unstable pedestal sink that threatened to fall apart and crush your toes if you bumped into it.

We really wanted to avoid spending big money on this place because we needed all the spare cash for a down payment, appliances, surprise fees, etc. for the big house. However, that shower was so disgusting and scary that I was avoiding using it, and I simply cannot shower once a week for two full years. So we bit the bullet and dropped a not-small chunk of change on something that would make life a lot easier during our time in the tin can.

We ripped out the old shower and replaced it with a toilet, and we ripped out the broken sink and added in a laundry sink. We also added a barn door because everyone should be allowed to poop in privacy. When I say “we” here, I mean we paid a professional to do it.

Then we had a tub-shower installed where there once was literally nothing. And we had a new vanity installed that wasn’t a ceramic Jenga tower of doom.

I’m really glad we spent the money. We scored a new half bath AND, while they had the floor ripped up for the shower/toilet demo, they were able to replace a corroded section of pipe so we could FINALLY have cold water in the kitchen sink. (Fun fact: We didn’t actually have cold water in the kitchen for the first four and a half months we lived here. We had to fill the dog bowls in the shower.)