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Now that the weather has warmed up work has resumed on the remodeling of the small bath and shower installation. Previously we had demolished the old bathroom.

Cleaning Logs:BeforeThe two stick frame walls have been insulated and covered in a plastic vapor barrier. The log wall shown here in the first photo has not seen the light of day for probably 50 years or more and needed a serious cleaning. The tops of the logs were covered with a thick black soot from years of coal and wood burning heat.

Using my home recipe for cleaning logs I have gently washed down the logs with a soft bristle brush. This process will brighten the wood slightly. However once clean I will re-stain and seal the logs at a later stage of the construction.

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log bathroom demolitionThe shower attached to the small bathroom, as discussed in the previous installment, has been removed and the space opened up to its original 6 by 6 space.

The narrow door as seen in this photo is only 19 inches wide and leads to the bathroom. The walls have been stripped of the cheesy press-board paneling.

This room originally served as a bathroom for the tavern and is situated in a corner of the veranda game room. As layers of paneling were stripped away one could see on the floor where the toilet and sink once set. The ceiling of the small room has been removed to expose the game room ceiling which slopes from 12 foot down to 10 foot.

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Remodeling a Small Bathroom in a Log Home Part 1

The bathroom remodeling has begun.
The original bathroom had lovely salmon floor tiles. The walls were covered to a height of 48 inches with cute white 4×4 tiles with delicate little blue and pink flowers. A built-in Medicine cabinet with fluorescent tube lights helped to illuminate the brilliant sunflower-yellow sink and tiny white toilet. [...]

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