Bathroom Remodel, Before and After.

[Rich]

When I bought my 56 year old home, the bathroom was by far the room that needed the most work. It had a plastic blue tub, a broken blue toilet, a vanity that wasn't worthy of a dirty toothbrush, tile that was painted over and lineoleum flooring. The bathroom is the start of everyone's day (even before breakfast, I hope) and I really wanted to bring some life back into this neglected and outdated room. Below is a quick picture tour of the project from start to finish. I hope you enjoy.

Painted over tile, blue plastic tub and $10 fawcets from 20+ years ago.

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Hideous Vanity.

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Old toilet. The only thing cool about it, is that it was sort of a recliner chair toilet... but it had to go.

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A cheap fawcet head and tile that only goes up about 5'5".

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The fun begins! I found that there is no easy way to remove the lattice & mortar tile installation. You smash it with a hammer and tear it down any way that you can.

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[Rich]

Using the demo saw to cut out the old tub. This thing was a pain in the ass to remove. Removing old tile uncovered some old lineoleum that was once on the walls.

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New Greenboard up, my buddy Matt cutting out the hole for the window.

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I wish I had taken more 'during' pictures, but the project took a lot longer than I had expected and journalism wasn't at the top of my list.

After:

New toilet, floor tile, paint and porcelain & chrome toilet paper holder and towel rack.

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New drywall behind the vainty (old installation was all bowed out and I couldn't make the vanity sit flat against the wall. Had to shim and cut the studs behind it to make it work. Re-wired and added an outlet box with switch, and new vainty light. New plumbing underneath to accommodate updated fawcet.

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New tub and tile enclosure, new plumbing to accomodate updated fawcets.

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[Rich]

Premium 3 handle fawcets. I can't stand the single water control that most houses come with, damn Delta Fawcets and their achievement.

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New sink fawcet to match the tub fawcet.

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I figured since I had layed 2 12" tiles next to eachother, I'd have room for the 24" linen cabinet that I bought. Apparently 12" tiles are more like 11.something inch tiles and I had to build a platform over the baseboards to accommodate the width. (I didn't want to cut the baseboards after just having repaired all of the drywall). The leading edge is routed but its hard to see in the picture.

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I ripped and routed a board to give the leading edge coming off the tub a 'pillar' look. Coped a custom header at the top to go along with the pillar look. New cove moulding in the entire bathroom.

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117.something degree angled wall. I wasted a good $10 in cove to make this cut. Should have paid more attention in geometry class.

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And that's about it. It was a rewarding project, but took me a lot longer than it should have and just about everything that could go wrong including busting pipes underneath the house and having to rip down walls that were just too far out of square to make things fit made it even longer. Feel free to post any questions and I hope that someone is inspired to start a project of their own.

Next: refinishing my 55 year old wood floors.

[coolcloo1019]

Damn dude, that looks NICE. Good job!

[Rich]

Damn dude, that looks NICE. Good job!

Thanks man. I should add that the mirror is not permanent, its a bit too wide and overhands the tub tile. I skimped on the cabinet too, but the spot is ready for any 24" cabinet if I wish to upgrade to something that's a nice piece of wood furniture.

[corey r.]

bad assed work. Looks totally professional.

[Unregistered]

It looks great. Those old school colors are really somthing.

[Kristin]

You are skilled!


Looks great. Are you currently working on another room?

[NeENeRs]

holy shit what a difference!
great job!!!

[Rich]

You are skilled!


Looks great. Are you currently working on another room?

Well, I have been slacking some, but my floors in the entire house minus the living room look like this:

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I hope to refinish them soon. Siding the entire outside of the main structure of the house may come first, I haven't decided yet.

[Karma]

Oh wOw. I can't wait to do stuff like that. Nice job!!

[Sabotage]

wow, nice before and after! looks great! i bet you're soo proud of your work mr bob vila!

[ITPete]

That looks totally awesome. We are in the process of doing the same thing. Where did you get your wall accessories? We really like them and think they would go well in ours too.

[Guado]

WOW Rich. Absofrickinlutely badass!

[Rich]

That looks totally awesome. We are in the process of doing the same thing. Where did you get your wall accessories? We really like them and think they would go well in ours too.

Thanks-

You know, they were either from Home Depot or Lowes.... I've been to both stores so much I can't picture them on the shelves in either store specifically. Good luck in your project.

[XtremeVision]

awesome work man.

[Aharon]

I hope to refinish them soon. Siding the entire outside of the main structure of the house may come first, I haven't decided yet.

Does the house currently have original siding? Watch out, it may be asbestos. Last week I put on a gas mask to drill into the siding of our house to mount a box.

[Rich]

Does the house currently have original siding? Watch out, it may be asbestos. Last week I put on a gas mask to drill into the siding of our house to mount a box.

Shit yeah, half the house is asbestos. I'm not going to remove it, asbestos is the best siding you can have until you need to remove it for whatever reason. Its a great insulator and fire retardant. I'm going to fur it and go right over it. :)

Even if I did remove it, you don't need a special permit for residential removal, just have to be careful.

[Guado]

Asbestos is your friend. Breathe in the life giving properties

[Strokd85]

Rich, looks awsome. We did something similar in our first home in St. Pete. (47 year old home). not quite as nice as what you did, but we modernized it a bit. I'll see if I still have some pics.

[Alli]

i LOVEEEe renovations!! looks hot! i love the colors - fits bathrooms very well. nice job!!

[Frances]

That looks great!

[_Chris_]

Very nice work! nice pics too.

[Maite]

AWESOME job! I am very impressed.

[Hillary]

Wow, that's awesome work!

[Leggzs]

Love the colors!!!! The tile floors really pull everything together!! Awesome job

[MikeB]

very nice man

[JERSEYGURL]

Thats just a :-o