Bathroom Redo~Plumbing Fixtures

We have been working nonstop on the bathroom redo and the majority of the work has been completed. Let me share the fixture changes. The photo above is the new brushed nickel fixture for the whirlpool tub. Below is the the old fixture. I don't think it was ever meant to fit a tub like this. The spout barely reached far enough and the water trickled down the side.

Mr. H accessed the plumbing via the wall in the shower to make the switch. The tile needed repair so it was change the fixture now or never. (He does nice tile work too.)

When he saw the plumbing he learned why we practically had no flow of water in the tub. Notice where the arrow is pointing in the next picture. The plumbers had reduced the pipe size which reduced the flow of water down to that tiny pipe! It didn't look much bigger than an pencil. No wonder it took five hundred years for the tub to fill!

What were they thinking?????? Let me do a little hooray and thank you that we now have Niagara Falls flowing into the tub! I'm going to be using the tub a lot more in the future. Maybe even bubble baths like this.

Now, on to the shower fixture, but let me try to explain about the shower in general. The faucet was on the wall opposite the shower door. Before my hero Mr. H worked on this plumbing, you had two choices when you turned the shower on. Here is an old picture so you can sort of see what I am talking about. There was just no way to turn on that water and not get wet.

My version was to turn on the water while standing naked in the corner against the freezing tile while I waited for the hot water to get all the way from the other side of the house--forever. Really no fun in the winter! Mr. H chose to turn it on and jump out of the shower until it was hot, but he had to get wet in the process. All that is history now. Oh, I am so pleased! Look what he did:

The faucet can now be reached from outside the door. I am in love with him! Another problem was the door was backwards and the towels were behind the door. Actually, when we bought the house the towel bars were in the toilet room. Really no fun if you forgot to grab your towel before getting in! The door will be reversed when the new enclosure is installed. Here is the new shower fixture and a sneak peek of the new paint. We took the shower enclosure out ourselves to make painting access easier. We give thumbs up for the new rain can. I may become the cleanest person in the nation now. I may just live in the shower or tub for a month.

We replaced the sink fixtures with brushed nickel and brass a few years ago. It is nice to finally have the rest matching. I'll post again later today showing how Mr. H reached all the high and dangerous places to paint (my hero). Hang in there with me, the finish is coming soon. You're the best! I loved hearing that some of you are doing projects too and have been removing wall paper and have gotten those paint cans out. I want to see!