The Bathroom Before
We are finally remodeling our small 1970's family bathroom for a few reasons. Mainly, it is because of the shower, or lack there of in this case. We are purchasing all the supplies and materials this week. Hoping to begin demolition and reconstruction shortly after. My husband has claimed that he is capable of completing all of the work himself. I have insisted that we hire some of his highly skilled friends to assist. The compromise is that they will help with the shower install since we are removing the outside wall of the house to bring in a complete new shower and it is the rainy season and we have a toddler. A giant whole in the wall could be disastrous for our marriage.
As I am the number cruncher and analyst in the family, I will be tracking the spending and updating as we go.
Cost:
Tile $80.52
Tile supplies, mortar & grout $84.32
Bamboo vanity $300
This would be our current non existent shower. Notice the beautiful piece of scrap wood that affixes our shower head to the wall and the deteriorating drywall that lines the shower.
Our vanity.
This would be the close up of the shower wall and the holes in the drywall.
The lighting above the mirror.
The view of the ceiling light fixture and heating vent. Notice no other vents.
At this point, we have just realized that we purchased a vanity that was made for someone else but is too deep for our bathroom by about 3.5 inches. In a bathroom this small, this isn't going to work. My husband talked to the cabinet maker about resizing the piece and he will do it free of charge.
Next problem was the tile, we found something that we liked better than what we already bought at a slightly cheaper price yesterday. But, the tile we liked came in a big run of tiles that were all very different. We really liked some of the tiles, and didn't like others. So we had to buy almost double the amount of tiles that we needed to ensure that the boxes had enough of the ones that we liked. Does that even make sense? We can return the full tiles we don't use at the end. The total cost of this project might never be known.
The last situation that we had to tackle was the counter top and sink. The only criteria that we both wanted was an under-mount sink. The problem being, where we live, there are very few options for custom counter tops with under-mounted sinks. The first choice was paperstone, which is an eco friendly option, but the package deal that would have worked had a cream colored sink. I thought that would be ok until I really thought about the new white toilet and six foot tall white shower and surround that were going in right next to the cream sink. The only other option was Corian, so we just ordered that today. The sink will be attached to the countertop to form one solid piece, and we were able to save a couple hundred dollars by picking a color that they had extra of and not ordering our own sheet. Still, that is $668 for a sink and counter top that is barely more than 3 feet long. I don't want to dwell on that any longer.
Demolition has already started, but I will start a whole new post from here.
Next problem was the tile, we found something that we liked better than what we already bought at a slightly cheaper price yesterday. But, the tile we liked came in a big run of tiles that were all very different. We really liked some of the tiles, and didn't like others. So we had to buy almost double the amount of tiles that we needed to ensure that the boxes had enough of the ones that we liked. Does that even make sense? We can return the full tiles we don't use at the end. The total cost of this project might never be known.
The last situation that we had to tackle was the counter top and sink. The only criteria that we both wanted was an under-mount sink. The problem being, where we live, there are very few options for custom counter tops with under-mounted sinks. The first choice was paperstone, which is an eco friendly option, but the package deal that would have worked had a cream colored sink. I thought that would be ok until I really thought about the new white toilet and six foot tall white shower and surround that were going in right next to the cream sink. The only other option was Corian, so we just ordered that today. The sink will be attached to the countertop to form one solid piece, and we were able to save a couple hundred dollars by picking a color that they had extra of and not ordering our own sheet. Still, that is $668 for a sink and counter top that is barely more than 3 feet long. I don't want to dwell on that any longer.
Demolition has already started, but I will start a whole new post from here.
I love it, "ceiling fixture."
ReplyDeleteYes time for a re-do Sara. It's funny how you can get tile for $80 and the stuff that holds it together actually costs more - though only slightly. What kind of tile are you putting in?