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Richluu

(160 posts)

43. Nice!

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 08:19 PM

15 hrs ago

Bern there done that. Our house is 180 years old and had knob and tube electricity and conduit on the outside of the walls! We tore out lathe and plaster, put in romex, and drywalled.

Congrats, fellow old house remodeler!

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Before/After 2nd-floor bathroom in our 121 year old house (5-month project) [View all] Bo Zarts Saturday OP

Lovely! SheltieLover Saturday #1

Beautiful! Wow, whatta job. MiHale Saturday #2

Tons of work but not razing the house is respecting the past and you've done it very well Deuxcents Saturday #3

That's beautiful! sheshe2 Saturday #4

Good job SuzyandPuffpuff Saturday #5

Good job. Old Crank Saturday #6

It's absolutely gorgeous! 10 Turtle Day Saturday #7

Very well done! Pucks mom Saturday #8

'Tis a thing of beauty! niyad Saturday #9

Nice. I am really glad you maintained the overall aesthetic of the old house with this hlthe2b Saturday #10

Grab bar by shower head? irisblue Saturday #11

Show us more hurple Saturday #12

Great job, enjoy. Main floor laundry is a must for seniors. multigraincracker Saturday #13

Very nice! Must feel great to have all of your big home KPN Saturday #14

Lovely transformation! highplainsdem Saturday #15

Beautiful Job ms.pamela Saturday #16

Great job!!! paleotn Saturday #17

Gorgeous !!! Karadeniz Saturday #18

Is it the camera lens, or is the end result actually a bigger bathroom? Beartracks Saturday #19

Very nice! calimary Saturday #20

Curious... ultralite001 Saturday #21

That's fantastic 👍👍 TommieMommy Saturday #22

Wow, thanks for sharing! PatSeg Saturday #23

Wow, thanks for sharing! PatSeg Saturday #24

As a contractor who's done a ton of kitchen & bath remodels, that looks great! CaptainTruth Saturday #25

It looks great. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #26

Every time I see the stairs you climb on the fire towers, my knees ache. erronis Saturday #27

That is wonderful. I love the walk in shower. 1WorldHope Saturday #28

LOVE... GiqueCee Saturday #29

Loved that shower floor also. KS Toronado Saturday #32

Grab bars? Onlyserious Saturday #30

Nice! I love that shower. LoisB Saturday #31

I really like the lattice tile Bristlecone Saturday #33

Hard work paid off, it's beatiful. Figarosmom Saturday #34

An admirable job! Aussie105 Sunday #35

Amazing renovation gademocrat7 Sunday #36

Well done! democrank Sunday #37

Walk in showers are the bomb.... Historic NY Sunday #38

That is a bathroom I can get behind. Susan Calvin Sunday #39

Superb. Well done. twodogsbarking Sunday #40

Beautiful! evolves Sunday #41

Dude! Be The Light Sunday #42

Nice! Richluu 15 hrs ago #43