Ok, so Kamlung inspired me to gather some photos and post up my bathroom reno. This renovation really had two parts. First was tile, paint, new mirror and fixtures in '08. Then a few weeks ago, I replaced the vanity, toilet, wainscoting, chair rail, baseboard, quarter round and had someone resurface the tub. I know with threads like this you typically have to wait for progression but I have the whole thing here so I hope you enjoy! Sorry I don’t more detailed pics of the before but here’s the starting point.



First up, TILE. This was the first tile job I did on my own. I had helped a buddy on a few tile jobs but had never tackled one myself.

Everything stripped out of the bathroom.


Time for some backerboard, glue and screws.


Figuring out a starting point.


It went pretty quick to this point.


The end is nigh!


Woo, tile done.


Grout down, first pass of cleanup.


Tile complete!


Ok, fast forward until a few weeks ago. We were “supposed” to just be resurfacing our tub and surround but the wife being the wife, it turned into, “oh lets do this too while we’re at it!”. Well, the “this too” became a laundry list of things, as I mentioned before, the vanity, wainscoting, chair rail, etc.

The tub was horribly discolored and the surround wasn’t even the same color. Also, the caulking badly needed to be redone. The plan became to have someone clean/prep/spray both the tub and surround in white instead of replacing the whole thing. The price was very good and the stuff he sprayed (basically an epoxy paint) has a lifetime warranty.

Tub and surround before.


Tub and surround after. It turned out great. The smell was horrible for a day though. It smells like nail polish remover and it was in the whole house for a solid day.


On to the rest, a few pics of demo.



New wainscoting going up.


This is where it really went quick. Chair rail, baseboard and quarter round




And the last thing before paint, the plumbing door. I took the old door and added chair rail on top. My OSD took over and I also had to make the lines on the door match the lines on the wall.

 

FINALLY DONE! Here’s the final product after caulk, putty, paint, new vanity dropped in as well as new toilet.

 

Amazing job!

 

That's beautiful. Really nice work.

 

looks awesome!!! i'm glad that more homeowners are willing to do these renos themselves... i love the detail, esp with matching up the lines in the access door for the tub... how did you access the bottom of the tub to take out the drain??? is that open underneath???

i think the only thing i would have suggested for you was to wire an outlet behind the vanity... you were replacing the wainscoting, so it shouldn't have been much to cut a hole and tap that outlet above... with the new vanity, just hide the hair dryer in there and already plugged in... gives it a cleaner look IMO

 

Thanks guys.



Yeah, there was access from the crawl space luckily. I was able to remove everything from there and re-plumb it(tub drain kit from Lowe's actually). The old stuff was a smaller diameter and was clogging every few months. When I removed it, there was a golf ball size mass of hair/skin/soap

I never gave that outlet idea a thought. I'll have to keep it in mind for future projects :wink:

 

Very nice, you've inspired me to post up my bathroom reno pics.

Kudos to getting the tub reglazed. I actually own a tub reglazing business and its the best route to go if you dont want to purchase a new tub.

 

Great job!

 

Amazing job you did for sure. I had a good laugh about lining up the lines cause I would have to do the same thing for sure. The new bathroom is top notch looking.

 

wow....very nice finish! love renovation threads!

 

 

Looks awesome!

I would suck at this kind of thing. I can't even cut bread straight....

 

 

Great Job!!

 

Very very nice work. I was unsure on the wainscoting but it looks killer. love DIY jobs, you just feel so good about it and I'm sure, you like me, find yourself just checking out your work every time you walk by.

 

Nice job bro!

How much did you pay for the resurfacing of your tub? I want to do that to my parents' tub. Also, did you have a tile cutter for the compound cut near the door moulding?

for increasing the value of your home!

 

Thanks again guys

Yep

It was $350 for the tub and surround. Also, maybe L's TL can tell us what he normally charges, he said he does them.

I borrowed a tile saw from a buddy. It was one of the cheaper ones Lowes had. I didn't have any trouble with any particular cuts but later I learned you really can just take a saw and cut out the bottom the door jam then slide your tile under it a little bit. That way there's no grout line and you don't need the cut to be precise or anything since its hidden.

 

Really nice work! I wish I should have done mine instead of paying through the nose.

 

awesome work

 

Great work and nice selection of colors/textures/finishes.

 

We usualy charge between $175 and $250 for the tub depending on its condition and if we have to fill chips or cracks in it. For a surround is $75. We charge a little more for clawfoot tubs. So you got a good price for it in my opinion. He did a great job. I've seen some really crappy reglazing jobs and thats without the warranty. I'm used to cleaning up other companies' messes. Unfortunately this leaves a bad taste in the homeowners' mouth and reglazing gets bashed. We typically get most of our business from apartment complexes and dorms though.

 

Great Job!! Looks great!

 

Nice work, I really like the tile and paint colors

 

You know any really good bathroom people in NoVa?

 

Renovation wise? I'll talk to my dad about it. I usually stick to MD. He travels the VA/MD/DC frequently to do carpentry/handyman work.

 

Awesome! I love it. I think my hall bath is next on the list after the yards are done...

 

Wow - that looks great!

 

I need to replace tub and tile surround, but there could be more work after what is seen under the tub. Seems have had a leak for a bit. Had someone come today, waiting for the estimate.

 

Hopefully you have a water proof membrane under the tub. Let me know what they say about the estimate.

 

Awesome work! Love the colors you picked, especially for the floor tile. I want to redo my master bath, but the big thing that's holding me back is the tub. I've got a shower with some water damage. All the tile needs to be ripped out and new hardyboard and tile put up. Figure while I'm doing that, I'll retile the floor and the tub surround (garden tub separate from shower) so that it all matches. The tub and vanity tops are green cultured marble though and finding anything that's going to match is a bit of a challenge.

 

I will have an updated pic of the window tomorrow. The wife thought the brown valance wasn't quite right so, of course, she got something else.

I also wanted to show you guys how the plumbing door works. There are no visible screws holding it on

 

Love the tile!

 

New valance.


To mount the plumbing door, I got a couple of these $0.75 cabinet hooks. I put one on each side of the opening and it holds great.

 

You did a great job.

 

great work. The tile work on the floor looks awesome too

 

Cabinet hooks! Brilliant!!!


I'm wanting to do something very similar and was just starting to think about how to do it...thanks for the idea


Awesome job too!

 

I knew if I used screws then painted it would be horrible to remove and I'd have to touch up spots. I had originally planned on using 4 hooks but 2 did just fine.

 

Great job! I'm sure you and the wifey are very pleased!

 

Awesome job! It looks great!

 

The finished bathroom is beautiful! You did an awesome job!