This 60’s era shower had sliding doors installed at some point. While this might be convenient for 40-, 50- and 60-somethings, it’s not very convenient for 30-somethings leaning over the edge of the tub to bathe small children. So the top of my list of tasks this visit is to remove the sliding shower doors on both tubs. (These installations are also not very convenient for very tall people who have to duck under the doors’ upper track and our son-in-law is quite tall.)
With encouragement from my brother-in-law that I wouldn’t destroy the underlying tile when removing the framing attached to the tub and the walls, here’s an intermediate-progress photo texted to the kids showing that the doors — and frames — are out. Next task is cleaning the residual caulk and gunk from the tiles and tub-edge, but “Mommy & Daddy” were thrilled to have this done.
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@marlboromaam Oh, this took a while. I was so afraid of cracking a tile, or pulling one off the wall. I was a little more confident with the second tub, so that frame came down more quickly as I recall.
@thewatersphotos Fortunately, the kids aren't hung up on Architectural Digest type looks. So I scrubbed and cleaned the residual goo and caulk as best I could with blades and rubbing alcohol and filled the screw holes in the wall tiles with caulk. (Also caulked the tile cracks that the door installers caused.) Now it's functional and they don't have to lean over the edge of the tub — with a door track digging into their chest — and they have access to the full length of the tub when bathing the kids. (It also makes the bathroom look bigger with the sliding doors gone.) I learn a lot from these 60-year old homes! So it's a *functional* space until the [adult] kids decide it's time for an update.
@marlboromaam P.S. Now part of our family “language,” from our 4½-year old granddaughter when something breaks: “PapaThom fix it. … [pause] With tools.”
@marlboromaam And/Or get a very smug smile. :)
Last visit something broke and it couldn't be repaired. I had to do all I could to explain *why* it couldn't be fixed. Sigh.
Last visit something broke and it couldn't be repaired. I had to do all I could to explain *why* it couldn't be fixed. Sigh.