Author Topic: A little Home Remodeling. (Read 1390 times)

lethal289 · « **on:** January, 10, 2010, 05:55:47 PM »

This was a late christmas gift to my wife. It took 8 days start to finish. Mostly nights and weekends. Our home was built in 1959 and the bathrooms were mostly original. Heres a before pic:

and and after:

Some in between:

Gutted the bathroom drywall and all down to studs. I didnt find any moisture damage so i was able to insulate the walls and and hang Moisture resistant green board. Framed the deck for the 8 jet whirlpool.

Finished the drywall and painted in prep for the tile.

Heated floor:

Tub tiled with a future access panel:

The finished product (although the tank lid is now installed):

Some other upgrades include a programmable thermostat for the heated floor, an exhaust fan, and a heat blower ceiling light. I also did custom window and door trim. Very cozy, and im proud of the results. Now the fun for the wife, she gets to decorate it. A turnover that was this fast was exhausting.

blue65coupe · « **Reply #1 on:** January, 10, 2010, 05:59:06 PM »

Very good job. How wide of a door do you have to put that tub in? I know most have trouble fitting through standard doors with a little larger tub. Very nice job there Jake. I like the side faucets on the tub and the access door was a must. Glad to see you put it in. Thumbs up.

67TXStang · « **Reply #2 on:** January, 10, 2010, 06:03:27 PM »

Nice job. I've been planning to remodel our bathroom.

I'm not sure if it is the change im color or the tile but something makes it look larger.

lethal289 · « **Reply #3 on:** January, 10, 2010, 06:07:53 PM »

Thanks Guys, The old tub was 5 feet x 30" x 16 deep and cast iron. (the scrap yard said it was close to 450 lbs. What a PIA to get out. I had to use 2x4 for leverage to inch it up onto a dolly. The new tub is 5 feet x 36" x 21" deep (sunk into the floor a little to make it easier to get in / out)

Duane the door is only 30 inchs wide, but turning the tub sideways it went right in.

classicdoug · « **Reply #4 on:** January, 10, 2010, 06:09:02 PM »

Great job.

I hope you kept the old toilet. That thing is probably worth some money if you find the right person.

Doug

lethal289 · « **Reply #5 on:** January, 10, 2010, 06:13:34 PM »

Quote from: classicdoug on January, 10, 2010, 06:09:02 PM

Great job.

I hope you kept the old toilet. That thing is probably worth some money if you find the right person.

Doug

Nope, its about a billion pieces in a waste management dumpster right now. Good thought though.

Grabber70Mach · « **Reply #6 on:** January, 10, 2010, 06:21:05 PM »

Very Nice.

Hope to redo mine one day in the future.

monkeystash · « **Reply #7 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:03:32 PM »

Nice job! That looks outstanding!

guruatbol · « **Reply #8 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:05:17 PM »

Yo, for you rednecks out there, those there green toilets make awesome planters, don't ya know?!!!

Ya'll can plant the bottom with tall flowers, and the tank with shorter stuff! Use the lid for watering Fido!

Hehehe

It looks nice man. Congrats. I did the two in our previous house. I hope I never have to do it again! What a PIA. Went down to the studs and when I put it back together it was totally different. The cast iron tub was such a pain. I moved it without a dolly and out into the trailer and out into the dump all by myself. Must of weighed in at 300# or more. The guys at the dump kept telling me there was no way I could do that by myself! F them, I just used my body weight and a bit of gravity and leverage and there you have it.

Anyway, nice job!

Mel

tarafied1 · « **Reply #9 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:17:39 PM »

my house was built in 69 and it needs all 3 bathrooms redone (besides the trashed basement). In fact we only use the one shower because the facuets don't work right in the other two and there is no access. I'm gonna have to gut them just to fix the faucets.
Anyway, great job!

RapidRabbit · « **Reply #10 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:22:51 PM »

Looks great! I love the tile. :coo

We gutted our bathroom in our first house and it was real Bear. Had to sledge hammer the tub to get it out.

lethal289 · « **Reply #11 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:29:35 PM »

Thanks guys.

Craig, whats wrong with the faucets? maybe you could replace the stems / seats / or washers and be able to use them again.

I started in the basement of my home, and im working my way up. I busted up the concrete and moved the plumbing around and put in a shower. i also finished a game room with a built in oak entertainment center and dental crown molding (What a PIA). It was suppose to be my "man cave" with a bar area and mini fridge, but with a baby on the way, it looks more like a family room now that we moved the computer down to free up a bedroom. Luckily, The kitchen was updated prior to us buying our home, so i only have a little more to do then im done.

RapidRabbit · « **Reply #12 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:31:11 PM »

the whole house is going to be a baby room now. :lol

lethal289 · « **Reply #13 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:31:43 PM »

Quote from: RapidRabbit on January, 10, 2010, 07:22:51 PM

Looks great! I love the tile. :coo

We gutted our bathroom in our first house and it was real Bear. Had to sledge hammer the tub to get it out.

Thanks, the tile is Ivory Travertine.

Same thing here with the floor. The existing tile floor was set on 2 inchs of poured concrete on top of 2x10 floor joists. A few hours with a 3lb sledge to get it loose, and man was i sore.

lethal289 · « **Reply #14 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:33:17 PM »

Quote from: RapidRabbit on January, 10, 2010, 07:31:11 PM

the whole house is going to be a baby room now. :lol

Truer words were never spoken... I think it will be worth it! :coo

stangg · « **Reply #15 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:41:11 PM »

Looks great... I can certainly appreciate the effort it takes to get one done quickly... this past year I had to one over a 4 day weekend. It ended up taking the 4 days plus several more nights to do the tiling and other finish details...

The best part of projects like this is that the wife is usually a little more tolerant of me spending a little extra on the mustang...

silverblueBP · « **Reply #16 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:45:05 PM »

WTG Jake, looks awesome.

BTW, did you hire a professional plumber to do the work?

:lol

lethal289 · « **Reply #17 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:46:18 PM »

Quote from: silverblueBP on January, 10, 2010, 07:45:05 PM

BTW, did you hire a professional plumber to do the work?

:rofl

:bird

tarafied1 · « **Reply #18 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:47:48 PM »

Quote from: lethal289 on January, 10, 2010, 07:29:35 PM

Craig, whats wrong with the faucets? maybe you could replace the stems / seats / or washers and be able to use them again.

The cold water has hardly any flow/pressure on one of them and I can't remember what's up with the other. Since my older son moved out we never use it.

lethal289 · « **Reply #19 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:52:18 PM »

Quote from: tarafied1 on January, 10, 2010, 07:47:48 PM

The cold water has hardly any flow/pressure on one of them and I can't remember what's up with the other. Since my older son moved out we never use it.

What type of faucets? Id try removing that cold stem, there could just be some calcium deposits restricting the flow if its just the cold side. Or it could be something as simple as an integral stop partially closed. Might be worth a little investigation, and ill try to answer any questions you have. Pics maybe helpful.

tarafied1 · « **Reply #20 on:** January, 10, 2010, 07:56:16 PM »

THANKS!

guruatbol · « **Reply #21 on:** January, 10, 2010, 08:02:03 PM »

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Same thing here with the floor. The existing tile floor was set on 2 inchs of poured concrete on top of 2x10 floor joists. A few hours with a 3lb sledge to get it loose, and man was i sore.

The house in CA was built in 46. the tile removed from the existing bathroom was poured into the floor joists, and the joists had plywood attached from the bottom. It was the entire 6" think. I just removed the plywood from under the crawl space and then used a sledge to push it out. What a PIA! Then to get that crap out from under the house was easy since there was a hole in the floor.

I had so much rubble I made three trip in my 5x10 trailer to the dump. All three had the axles cambering out badly there was way too much weight in it.

Since my home now is new, I just have little projects like a shower door on our 4'x7' open shower. It gets cold in there. I also should put in a heat lamp fixture, that will help too.

You do nice work and the SWMBO should be happy and let you spend some more dough on the Mustang.

Mel