So the other side of the bathroom had to be “Demo’ed” and Hubby was up to the task. Once again there were tiles to be ripped off the walls and then the plywood behind them had to go too. Hubby shut off the water and removed the vanity as well. Of course there is always unexpected when going into the walls of a house.
While under the sink Hubby found out that the main pipe drain from the sink was completely corroded and would have to be replaced. He mentioned to me that he isn’t sure how that pipe wasn’t leaking as well.
After Hubby took off the bendable water pipes he asked me to stay upstairs and check it the water would STAY off at the sink if he turned it on downstairs. We wanted to be able to use the toity of course.
I waited. Trixie waited.
And after all that waiting we found out that one of the shut off knobs was leaking. How did you find this out you ask? Well, I was turning the knob in a “righty-tighty” fashion and there was still a trickle. So I kept turning in a “righty-tighty” fashion until it budged….all the way around again and spurted out in a nice steady stream! Luckily I had a bucket and the water didn’t really go anywhere.
Hubby had to find a replacement knob and success! we had one that fit and all was good in the world again!
Then we removed the sink, and saw just what 50 plus years of “Oh crap!, my comb fell behind the vanity” really meant.
It was grody (yes I said grody!). You don’t want to see a close up. About 6 combs, 15 curlers, 2 tweezers, 2 nail files, 1 eyebrow brush, and 25 lbs of dust/grime/gunk!
Then Hubby did the rest of the Demo and found some hidden newspapers again from where original soap dishes or tooth brush holders had been in the walls.
This time the date was Tuesday May 17, 1955 — a day later than the last newspaper.
Hubby commented that although people feel like society has gotten worse it might have been just has messed up back then. This newspaper was full of articles about terrible things including: “Flying Tiger Vet Kills Self”, “Woman Pleads in Fatal Knifing”, Winston Churchill’s thoughts, the death of baby siamese twins and all kinds of crazy stuff! Mixed in (to lighten the mood I’m sure) were advertisements for new Frigidaires, vacations to Florida, the “Biggest most beautiful car”, and Chesterfields which promise to “Put a Smile in your Smoking”.
Enjoy!
I was looking for that newspaper ! Jebba and Jebba Hubby had it all the time. Wonder what else they are hiding ?