Making good progress

Just a quick update on the bathroom thrash.

So far I've gotten almost all of the insulation in. Yes, I know these are interior walls and will do absolutely nothing for heating or cooling. However it will go a long way in sound deadening. Hollow walls may as well not even be there when it comes to noises. We'll just leave it at that.

And for the sharp eyed folks, yes, I have the lights roughed in. Here's a better view.

These are 7.4 watt dim-able LEDs that output 450 lumens (about 45 watts) of light at about a 90 degree angle. They are predicted to last about 32 years. Are they cheap? No, but the cost of operation and non-replacement will eventually pay for itself. Of course it will be long after I'm gone.

These are the exact same ones I have in master bathroom and I love them. These will be on a dimmer just like the other bathroom which is great because I can set the dimmer all the way down for the middle of the night if needed and not blind myself. Plus, they give of no heat. You can put your had right on the lens and it is barely warm to the touch.

I know the room still looks quite dark, but remember the walls are dark brown and the ceiling isn't there at all. Once the room gets finished and painted something bright, it will lighten up quite a bit.

Next up is to finish insulation and start putting up green board and Durock. One thing I'm really on the fence about is whether or not to replace the medicine cabinet. That's the white frame 'box' in the picture below. I am sorely tempted to just drywall it over and just not have one.

I replaced the one in my bathroom and I'm thinking it was a mistake. It's a pain in the posterior and looks very out of place.

Yeah, yeah, I know, storage for 'things' and all that. But I figure that the vanity will have storage below and nobody needs that much 'stuff' anyway.

At the bottom of the picture above is the light I use when the room is powered down and nothing works. That is a very powerful halogen flood light that will blind you but good and will also burn the crap out of anything that touches it while it's on, including skin. The other big problem is that it puts out an unbelievable amount of heat. It will turn a room like this bathroom into a sauna in minutes. I love it, but I hate it.

Anyway, I'll post again when I get about half of the drywall and Durock up. The fun continues!