Unfortunate discoveries

Rotted beams in a load bearing wall in hall bathroom needed to be replaced.  The inside of the wall was exposed after demolition to the shower.  The air fan duct had a tear/hole in it which may have been caused by rodents likely fed moisture into the wall for some unknown period of time.  

Bedroom acoustic ceilings required additional work caused by the paint used on the ceilings.  

A rusted drain in the master bathroom shower.  So rusted that the contractor needed a jack hammer to remove it.  Also, discovered that some pipes need to be replaced.

Large tile laid on walls are considered an upgrade to the contractor which makes sense.  Large tile is heavier and requires some time to set before proceeding to the next set of tiles to prevent crooked lines.  Didn't realize this at the time we picked out tile.  Hopefully the tile store allows me to exchange some of the large tile for smaller tile.  Otherwise, mo' money, mo' money, mo' money.

Minor unfortunate discovery: The two drain and waste and overflow systems that I know of have drawbacks that seem to be equally annoying.  There is the old school system for the tub that has a toggle switch on the overflow to stop/open the drain.  These types of drains were more appealing to me because the cover allows less long hair to fall down the drain.  However, the toggle switch and connection to the drain may after some time have issues and need to be replaced which is kind of a pain in the arse due to its complexity relative to the "easy touch" system.  The "easy touch" system allows you to stop/open the drain by pushing or pulling on the pre-attached stopper.  Nothing attached to the overflow.  And most people agree that it looks nicer because you can't see the drain.  However, there is no good hair catching mechanism.  Ideally, there could be a screen or a cover similar to the one on the old school system a couple inches below the pre-attached stopper that is screws on to the middle of that cover to easily remove and clean the drain.  Why doesn't this exist already?  Since they both have drawbacks, I decided to go with the one that would be easier to install and pop the screen out and replace with the "easy touch" cover in the event of a bath.  But, of course, that system wasn't available in the right color so all that thinking for nothing - old school system by default.

That's all for now.

P.S.

if anyone knows how to poop or grow new money, i'd like to know.