For a while, I've been wanting to update one of the bathrooms. Nothing major - new faucet, replace the medicine cabinet (with a mirror) and change the light fixture.
I'm in major cleaning/organizing mode and thought it would be a good time. Frank and I have gotten pretty good at changing faucets so I thought I'd give it a try by myself. Only 2 trips to Home Depot (the original to get the faucet and the second for supply lines.) Not bad! Got it all done in 2 hours (which included the second trip.)
Before |
After (including drain). No leaks! |
Medicine cabinet and Light Fixture
Taking the medicine cabinet down shouldn't have been a problem. There were only two screws attaching it to the wall. One screw came out pretty easy. The other (fortunately the top one), wasn't as cooperative. But I put a little muscle into it and down it came.
The light fixture was pretty easy to take down** as well, but I probably should have taken it down before I bought the new one. Unbeknownst to me, when the contractor installed the fixture oh-so-many years ago, he "tested" the wall every half-inch to find the stud. So, it was a second trip to Home Depot to get spackling.
**For the safety monitors reading this, I turned of the power before starting the removal process.
White to white, black to black. Ground wire to green screw. Lightbulbs. Power back on. Voila!
Overall it was a pretty easy project! (Thankfully, Home Depot is just up the street.) :o)