Yikes. But I have to say that your labor costs are very reasonable given the circumstances! Glad that part is over. 
Up and onward! Hope that damn thing heats well.
I expect to find even worse issues than my distressed properties in the master bath. I’ve got serious termite issues and I know they are having a gourmet feast behind all the tile in the shower. Pretty sure the shower floor is going to cave in any minute now.
Sorry about the challenges, CB.
I just want to comment that we replaced a skylight in our master bath 11 years ago with a motorized open/close function during a remodel and love it. There’s no way we’d use it if we had to use a stick to crank it open. We do live in CA and not right by the ocean so we may be less susceptible to problems compared to those who live by the sea or where it snows or even rains excessively. We did briefly discuss getting windows with the blinds built in but agreed that they could fail and it wasn’t worth the risk.
Oh dear. Hope it is not as bad as it sounds! Those damn buggers desrve a hearty dose of the finest “termite Novichok” available,
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After spending so much money to put in one small tankless water heater I am thinking I might just move my newer tank water heater to some outdoor location and install a water heater cabinet and insulate the water heater. Still working on where a location might be that will work with the existing plumbing to minimize having to replumb the rest of the house.
We are finally done with all the plumbing for the new kitchen and bath. Of course my lead wanted to show me how clogged my old cast iron pipes are under the house. My main sewer line runs under the middle of the house running east/west. Poor guy crawled under there and replaced the cast iron draining the back part of the house and installed new ABS to the main line. He did this because he said he didn’t want to get a call from me that the renter drain lines are backed up and could he please come out in the middle of the night and fix it
Now we are madly working on the electrical issues. We traced the spa wires back to a conduit that is running down the back of the garage before going underground to the other side of the yard. So, we are going to be able to intersect the line at the back of the garage and we only have to trench down from the garage to the north side of the house for a new exterior sub panel. This is a lot less work than we originally thought. Trench is getting dug today and we should start laying the line tomorrow.
We are in a rush to get electrical done because we cannot test all our hot and cold water lines until we get power to the tankless. We already have gas hooked up to the tankless water heater, but it will not ignite without that little bit of electrical that triggers the igniter. So, cannot test the water plumbing until tankless works and pushes hot water through the lines. Then we have to dismantle all the old lines that are feeding the old water heater sitting outside and run all our electrical through to the new outlets and switches.
Not until all that is done can we even start closing up the walls with drywall and move forward.
Anyway you can put an outdoor shower in? I just think that would be so great in your house!
There’s already an outdoor shower (see post #1).
I do have an outdoor shower, but it is on the south side of the house and is not available for the rental. it USED to be completely private but is now under the windows (same as my master bath) of the giant 2 story being completed next door. So much for the outdoor shower:) guess all the surfers that use it will just wave at the neighbors because those guys don’t care
Giant houses are such eyesores! Let the moonlight shine in your neighbors’ windows. 
PROGRESS
Well, it has been 3 weeks since we started and we have burned through $17,000 dollars! At the end of the day today we will finally be done with all the plumbing (which was a total replumb of the back and addition of many appliances) and a full new electrical for the back room. The subpanel is wired up and connected to main panel on garage and all of the wire has been run for all the new items and circuits. The last bit today is we have to get electrical to the tankless water heater and test it through the back room. Then we are disconnecting the large water heater outside and letting the tankless feed the whole house for about a month until we start the plumbing and connect the large water heater on the other side of the house.
Monday we are going to start closing up with drywall and then we will do the shower waterproofing (on the walls) and install the shower tile. I have the wall tile for the shower (leftovers from some high end projects). I still need to select a shower floor tile that blends in with the style. The studio flooring has arrived and, while the tile guy is installing the tile in bathroom area, we will be installing the new flooring in the studio. I have chosen a high quality 12mm laminate in a lighter shade for the studio flooring
https://www.garrisoncollection.com/product/garrison-laminate/nanterre/
SPENT TO DATE:
Demolition and Trash Haul $2,000 (this includes a lot of stuff that got hauled out of the garage and my house)
Sound proofing, new windows purchased, landscape removal and painting studio $4,000
Back Bath and Kitchen $11,000
includes several appliances, vanity and bath fixtures already purchased, one window and door purchased, bath floor tile, tankless water heater install, new fan and venting, major plumbing and electrical work and reframing
I expect to spend probably another $9,000 getting the kitchen purchased and installed, a couple more appliances, tile install and miscellaneous
I really like the flooring!
me too!
I think you’ve accomplished an amazing amount for your $17K. The amount you’ve spent on the back bath and the kitchen, which includes quite a few major purchases, is less than we were quoted to just reface our kitchen cabinets. (Our cabinets remain in their original condition - no surprise there.) It may not feel that way to you right now, but it looks as if you’re making a significant difference for the funds budgeted.
Yowza! That’s a looong trench.
You’ve done an amazing job on a very small budget—you wouldn’t be able to get a fraction of that done around here for the price you paid. You view is priceless and the rental looks oh so inviting, even though you’ve just started.
CB, if my Mr. keeps screwing his future within his co like he does now, we might be knocking on your door inquiring about your rental.
@coralbrook Are you not allowed to use polyethylene gas line? Seems like it would have been a whole lot easier to run that under the house and in a trench, rather than iron pipe.
Is plastic NG piping allowed for above ground installation? Here in my neck of the woods, the answer is no.
This is in a crawl space though, so technically inside.