subway tile for Kohler Villager
Ben_jamin
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Comments (45)Hi! The big window in the shower is part of my 1985 tract house and appears to be a problem for most homeowners in my neighborhood. The original installation was prone to leaks, with water penetrating the inside of the wall. Many neighbors use a shower curtain along that wall, but I wanted to have an unadorned window. We gutted the room, and hired a local "vinyl" window company to install the picture window. It's dual pane with patterned (Industrex) glass. The interior of the window was not rated to be used in a wet environment. The installer caulked areas he thought would be vulnerable. There is no way to know if water is going inside the window, but to my eye I think it's doing great. My tile installer used "old school" techniques, putting wire lath up with layers of mortar which he leveled perfectly. The tile is perfectly square and sits flush against the window. Along the bottom edge, he used sheets of vichithane (sp?) which is a sticky rubber product. He over-did that area to make sure water never entered the wall. The marble sill sits on top of the waterproofing system. A window in the shower is great and I love the design, however, I can't shower at night with the light on. I have no problems with a "peep show" as long as I shower in the morning with the light coming in from the outside. Hope that helps! P.S. The local window company convinced us they manufacture windows, but I suspect they are the same as big-box store retrofit vinyl windows. The rest of the house we used Renewal by Andersen and they're much better....See MoreKids' Bathroom - DONE! Subway tile w/contemp. sliding glass doors
Comments (15)Great! I love your floor. I have a hunch you're going to love your bathroom. What's your paint color? It is lovely and soft. I just put in BM Bunny Gray in my project and it reads a very soft soft blue. You put in the Bellwether 60" (standard install size) didn't you:) I have that in my ongoing remodel project too. I think it is very stylish. I like the low side for getting small kids in and out (grandkids someday). How do you like using this tub for your shower? My remodel is in a bath without a shower. But I have another bath that might get a make over in a year and haven't decided if I will just take out the tub and go with a shower only or put a tub/shower in to replace the existing setup. Congratulations on a beautiful job. What are your other bathrooms looking like?...See MoreKohler Villager? Did I make the wrong choice?
Comments (27)There are several positive things you should know about the Kohler Villager. First it is a model that has been around for a long time. Might tell you that this is because the tub is one of there cheapest models of cast iron so it is popular and is built well as I haven't seen any that I remember having rust coming up through the under side and I have seen this in some where it is under the finish and you can see a rust color. usually by the drain or overflow where the finish ends not far. Besides it being 316 pounds and seemingly difficult to handle. It happens to be the easiest tub to install for me. I have been plumbing for 30 years so I have a few tricks under my sleeve. In a one story house, I can get the tub off my truck and inside the house to the bathroom and even install it by my self. A steel tub weighs so much less but more difficult to install. one of the reasons are a tub opening is usually 60-1/4" as the framer will almost always give you that 1/4" to help ease a tub in, so a steel tub is almost always a little over 60" and mostly is 60-1/4" so no play to help you out where as the Kohler is around 59-1/2" to 59-3/4" always and never has been 60" so right off you have a advantage. even if the framer didn't give and more than 60 or perhaps right under then it still works. Another thing that will help is that with a Villager the height of the tub is around 14" so to get it in place you tilt it on the apron and of course should use a blanket or throw down under the apron to protect the finish and push it in a angle as far as it will allow and then you almost have the room to straiten it so all you need to do so pick up one side and scoot it in between the studs as studs are for most of them 14-1/2" and the tub being 14" it fits. then you will be able to straiten the tub with the wall. probably at this point you are now too close to the back wall to lay the tub down but it works. just start by scooting the tub out from the wall as far as you can or need and start leaning it back into place. if it is still too close then let it lean onto the wall and can grab by the backside with you leaning your self over the tub and give a little jerk and the weight of the tub will help you with pushing the front of the tub out ward for you while you try to keep it from coming down too hard. one more thing that you must not forget. as you are leaning over and have a lot of weight in your hand, you want to ease it down with out having to stop and reverse the move because you just now realized there is a tub ledger under the lip and will smash the living heck out of your fingers also a possible freeze block that the framer put there for sheet rock backing. I use what is known as tub hangers so they don't get put in until the tub is set and wiggle them in between the tub and stub to support and level the tub. if you use a 2x4 ledger instead, you can use a pry bar to set between the ledger and tub, when you get close to sitting on the ledger then stick the angle end of the pry bar in between tub and ledger to save your fingers. this all takes me about fifteen minutes, that is how easy can be but I have a few under my belt so don't race time, instead think about the quality of product that will be there, cast iron and not steel or fiber glass which is okay if that is your choice, just don't choose be cause your thinking how hard it is. steel tub is not 14" like the villager, nope they are commonly 15" and that is 1/2" to much to install this way I hope this post can be of help to anyone that is attempting this, my 30 years of schooling the hard lessons to give you the answers good luck....See MoreCast Iron Kohler Villager or Rough Steel American Standard
Comments (5)My mind is made up! I am going to purchase the Kohler Villager via EFaucets.com. I am also purchasing the Kohler Memoirs Elongated Toilet w/the Insuliner Tank. So now I have the tile, tub and toilet. I now need the faucets; I love the Price Pfister Hanover and my builder is building my vanity. I can't wait for this to be finished. I also need a vent/light/fan! Any suggestions? Thanks, suebotinCT...See MoreBen_jamin
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