We bought a 1977 house about 3 years ago that was mostly renovated aesthetically in the 90s. Our plans are to renovate the entire house slowly over the next few years as we live in it and figure out what we want. This thread is about the guest bathroom which really hasn't been touched since '77. It needed the most help out of the rest of the house, and it would give us a chance to test subs and ideas before tackling other bathrooms or parts of the house.
Our plans are a full gut down to the studs with new plumbing and new wiring. Marble tile floor and shower, marble counter top on the vanity, two sided glass shower panels and all high end Kohler equipment. I'm doing most of the work myself except for the plumbing and tile. I can do the plumbing, but I want to see what the pros do first to see what's code.
I didn't get any before pictures, but you can imagine old subway tile in the shower, cast iron tub, old double vanity and 1990s cheap tile floor.
Popping off the old mirror, didn't break it
Removing the old tile in the shower. There was about 1.5" of mortar on the wire lath. 1700 pounds of tile and mortar were removed from the shower itself.
Our plans are a full gut down to the studs with new plumbing and new wiring. Marble tile floor and shower, marble counter top on the vanity, two sided glass shower panels and all high end Kohler equipment. I'm doing most of the work myself except for the plumbing and tile. I can do the plumbing, but I want to see what the pros do first to see what's code.
I didn't get any before pictures, but you can imagine old subway tile in the shower, cast iron tub, old double vanity and 1990s cheap tile floor.
Popping off the old mirror, didn't break it
Removing the old tile in the shower. There was about 1.5" of mortar on the wire lath. 1700 pounds of tile and mortar were removed from the shower itself.
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