Work started last Friday. The room was gutted and cleared. Rough plumbing was completed. We put an ad in the local newspaper and sold the cast iron clawfoot bathtub for $300.
Monday through today (Thursday), a lot has been completed. The rough electric was put in , the new linen closet was built, the shower floor pan was installed, and a stub wall between the shower and where the new vanity and sink will be was built. Today, the first coats of drywall compound were applied.
Tomorrow, the floor was supposed to be tiled, but that has been moved to next Monday. Instead, drywall compound will continue to be applied, and the plumber will install the new shower tower control valve, as well as performing a repair to the plumbing vent system so that the washing machine doesn't flow sudsy water into the downstairs toilet when it drains.
All in all, things are moving right along. The longest lead time item is going to end up being the glass surround for the shower, which cannot be started until the cultured marble is up, so that final dimensions can be calculated for the glass.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Master Bath Remodel
Yesterday, our contractor presented the total of all the estimates for the job. I paid him $3,000 to get started and they were here bright and early this morning at 8:30AM. It is now 2 1/2 hours later, and the bathroom is pretty much gutted. I hope to salvage only one item from this project, which is to sell the cast iron, clawfoot bath tub. I put an ad in the local paper to sell it for $300 with the faucets. The ad will run for two weeks. If its unsold at the end of that, we'll haul it off to a scrap metal dealer and get what we can for it.
The new bath room will have a custom, cultured marble 4' x 5' shower, with an integral bench seat and a shower tower with 4 body jets, a fixed shower head and a shower on a hand-held hose, a built-in soap and shampoo niche, and frameless glass surround and door. Adjacent to the shower, where the old bath tub used to be, will be a new custom vanity with a single under-mounted sink. As you face the vanity, you will look into a mirror illuminated by a new fixture as well as 4 recessed waterproof can lights in the ceiling, which also illuminate the new shower area. The toilet placement will remain the same, but where the old double vanity used to be will be a new linen closet. All of this will be sitting on a new tiled floor, replacing the old wood flooring.
I'll post some progress pictures soon.
The new bath room will have a custom, cultured marble 4' x 5' shower, with an integral bench seat and a shower tower with 4 body jets, a fixed shower head and a shower on a hand-held hose, a built-in soap and shampoo niche, and frameless glass surround and door. Adjacent to the shower, where the old bath tub used to be, will be a new custom vanity with a single under-mounted sink. As you face the vanity, you will look into a mirror illuminated by a new fixture as well as 4 recessed waterproof can lights in the ceiling, which also illuminate the new shower area. The toilet placement will remain the same, but where the old double vanity used to be will be a new linen closet. All of this will be sitting on a new tiled floor, replacing the old wood flooring.
I'll post some progress pictures soon.
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