Our bathroom remodel is finally finished. Here are the before and after pictures:
Posts Tagged: Mud
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Bathroom Remodel 6: Almost Finished
After finally installing a proper toilet, I set about hanging the beadboard on the walls. I had been dreading this step because of all the intricate cuts that were involved. It would’ve been easy if it was just a matter of measuring and drawing lines; but as I’ve said before, nothing is plumb in my house. Beadboard is like graph paper; it’s easy to see angles on it. I was worried that even if I cut everything perfectly, it would still look bad as I lifted corners to make the seams fit snugly. I decided to start by lining up the two light switches. I’m a nut for symmetry. I took it as a good omen that the first piece of paneling only need to be trimmed once to fit.
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Bathroom Remodel 5: Tile
Last week, I put on my general contractor hat and oversaw the tile and plumbing jobs. This is what the floor looks like:
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Bathroom Remodel 4: Progress
On Monday afternoon, the wife put a couple of coats of stain blocking primer on the ceiling and walls. I realize I still have some bumps to smooth out on the ceiling patch, but it looks okay.
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Bathroom Remodel 3: The Hard Work
We finally got into the thick of the bathroom remodel over the weekend. And by “we” I really mean “I.” The wife helped demo the baseboards and wainscoting, but there’s just not enough room in our tiny bathroom for two people to work. She primed and painted the bead board outside while I worked in the bathroom. In what I hope wasn’t an omen, I had to call a plumber early Saturday morning. One of the faucet shut-offs was so brittle and corroded that it had to be replaced. After that, I disassembled the sink and got the vanity out of the room.
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Bathroom Remodel 2: It Begins
Although I just posted the Bathroom Remodel Plan, I actually started working on the room a couple of weeks ago when the wife was out of town. I figured that since I was going to fill the house with dust from the Hardwood Floor Patch Job, I might as well start skim-coating the bathroom walls with mud. To begin, I had to take everything out and scrape down the walls and ceiling.
