Our bathroom remodel is finally finished. Here are the before and after pictures:
Posts Tagged: Tile
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Aug 10
Aug 10
Bathroom Remodel 7: Finished
I really let this project drag on. We’ve had a functional bathroom for weeks, but I haven’t really had a chance to finish the drywall and paint. We entertained guests a couple of weekends ago, which made me put off sanding the drywall mud. After they left, the wife broke the central vaccuum. She somehow sucked up a three foot long rubber band that she uses to work out. After disassembling it a few times, I eventually got it out. Last weekend, I finally got around to painting the beadboard and trim.
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Jul 10
Jul 10
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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Jul 10
Jul 10
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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Jul 10
Jul 10
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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Jul 10
Jul 10
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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Jul 10
Jul 10
Bathroom Remodel 1: The Plan
We’ve never been too pleased with the bathroom in our tiny house. The previous owners remodeled it immediately before selling. As a matter of fact, we first viewed the house when the room was under construction. In retrospect, I should have asked them to give us an allowance in lieu of finishing the room. They did some good structural work beneath the floor, but everything else was done on the cheap. Here’s what the room looked like when we bought the house. We tried to dress it up a bit with fixtures, but it was like putting lipstick on a pig.
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May 09
May 09
Kitchen Remodel 2: It Begins
Although the cabinets aren’t scheduled to be installed until the first week of July, we were told we could move the date up if we’re ready sooner. That date was always a conservative estimate. Our ideal plan is to have the bulk of the demolition work done by the end of Memorial Day weekend. This thing arrived on Friday to get the ball rolling.
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May 09
May 09
Kitchen Remodel 1: The Plan
Well, we just put down half of the money for our new cabinets and counter tops, so the kitchen remodel has become a reality. They’re scheduled to install them in the first week of July, so that gives us a month and a half to get the room ready. It seems like every previous owner has tried to jazz up the space with new paint, knobs or fixtures, but no one put any serious time or money into modernizing the room. Here’s how it looks:
As usual, everything looks decent in the picture, but a closer inspection reveals antiquated cabinets and shoddy craftsmanship.
