Bathroom Remodel - So much for pine carsiding

Well damn. I took the rest of the drop ceiling panels off the ceiling and guess what I found-- more ductwork than I had planned for, which makes my plan for wood ceiling a little to hard to do.

Not impossible.

But to do it I would have to install 2x3 or 2x4 boards around the tops of the walls and attach some sort of reinforced/hung plywood to it and install the wood against that. Because my plan of extending the joists is just not going to happen.

Which is not all bad:

• Would have been tricky to raise the walls because the wall boards/lumber does not extend to the ceiling on the one side of the room.
• A drop ceiling in the bathroom is not the end of the world.
• Cheaper not to do it.
• New white drop ceiling tiles might look just as nice with the great color paint Sandy picked out.
• Will not have to adapt vent covers to fit a curved ceiling.
• Easy to make changes in the future or do it later.
• We only have a few days to get it done.

So what remains to do:

• Remove caulking around tub (again) we did it last year but I ran out and had to put on some crappy stuff that kinda dried out anyway.
• Replace some damaged/slightly rotted drywall sections.
• Replace a flourescent fixture with a new light fixture over the vanity.
• Install a new quieter and more powerful blower/vent.
• Install a new light fixture over the tub. (Should be easy as there is a plug in for it so I won't have to wire it. (I hope. Anything could happen but I can do electrical work.)
• Prime with oil based tinted primer. (Good for coverage over a place where wall paper used to be I was told. We did this upstairs and it was great.)
• Paint with latex.
• Install new white rubber wallboards.
• Maybe replace the vanity if we can find one that fits and is inexpensive.

And try to have it all done by....this Wednesday!