Multigen Remodel Madness

We've started the demolition of Ari's bathroom (check out that brown tub - yikes!) and look forward to sharing the updates when the remodel finishes up.  For now, here's a look at the before and beginning of the demo job.

The master suite was quite large (around 800 square feet) and on three levels, including a fireplace hearth level along two walls, before the remodel.  According to papers we found with the house, it included a "liberated bathroom."  Don't worry, we had to Google that too. There were few walls between the bed and bathroom and no doors.  The main feature: a 300 gallon tiled soaking tub made of solid poured concrete abutting the carpeted bedroom framed by two walls covered in six foot tall mirrors.  A small shower was behind one of the mirrored walls and open to the floor to ceiling windows facing east.  Near the large windows was a raised seating area with tile-covered 4 inch thick poured concrete and chicken wire floor. The bathroom's single sink and make-up counter were in the corner of the third level of the room with even more large mirrors, the toilet, and some of the closet space.  Looking at this huge amount of space, we could see the opportunity to use it more

 One of the things that drew us to this property was the attached one-bedroom apartment with large two-car garage.  We could see potential in the apartment, but the bathroom had a claustrophobic shower, overly ornate and large vanity, and was dark and gloomy.  Ari couldn't wait to do the demolition for the bathroom, and jumped into this project on the first day of COVID-19 quarantine in March.  The kid loves to swing a sledgehammer!  Ted and Ari stripped the bathroom down to the studs in a couple of days and had it ready to go for the contractor to take over with the rebuild.  After pandemic delays, construction started in May on this bathroom.  The final bathroom is light, bright, and feels much larger than the previous version! The kitchenette featured a mini fridge and mini microwave, along with a darker countertop.  By adding a built-in pantry we were also able to fit in an apartment-sized fridge.  The area where the mini fridge once stood is being converted to open shelving, a