I’m done for the day– nails pulled, tub swept, vacuumed, and cleaned, 99% of the drywall out of the way. There’s a half-inch gap between the wall on the left and the back wall, and there’s still some drywall in the corners that I’m gonna have to use a chisel or something to get out, but it’s not something I feel like I have to worry about at this exact second. We can bathe the boy tonight, and that’s the important thing. I even clipped the dead wire and moved it out of the way so there’s no electrocution worries. (Yes, I know you can’t electrocute yourself with a dead wire. Still don’t want it dangling where my two-year-old has a chance of getting to it, especially if he’s in the tub at the time.)
Next step: rebuild.
Which is terrifying. 🙂
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I would be terrified of rebuilding as well. I’m very good at watching ‘Leave it to Bryan’. Watching. Not so good at actually doing anything manually. I’m really hoping that it all works out for you and you end up with a spa-like bath that Oprah would be proud of. 🙂
Eh. Unless I find a way to get a bigger tub, which would involve moving half the walls in my house (sounds like I’m kidding, doesn’t it? I’m not) then I don’t know how “spa-like” everything will be– I’ll settle for not leaking and moldless. 🙂
If that wire is dead, and just goes into that box on the left of the picture, remove it entirely while you have the opportunity and access to the staples that hold it to the studs. Technically even a dead wire shouldn’t be terminated outside of a box. Certainly I’ve broken that rule before, but if you have the option, might as well do it right.
It’s on the list– I may actually remove the whole damn thing if I can’t figure out why it’s there. Need to get back up in the attic and see if I can trace the line.