Old New or New Old Bathroom?
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Old Bathroom needs new layout!!
Comments (23)You could also swing the door the other way into the bathroom. If you don't mind the door swinging into the bedroom (some people think it looks "wrong", but I don't), I think that would be the way to go. I did that in one of my bathrooms because I wanted to be able to leave the door open while at the sink, but it would have blocked the window if it swung inward. Johnson Hardware has good pocket door kits. I love pocket doors, but not for bathrooms because sometimes I'm in a rush and don't have time to fiddle with pulling the door.:) Also, if you're worried about towels hanging space, you'll lose the option of using the door if it's a pocket. I read on here somewhere that you aren't allowed to swing a door into a toilet compartment, so a pocket door there would be ideal. You have enough room inside the toilet compartment to put a cabinet on the short wall opposite the toilet. You could then get rid of the cabinet outside the shower and put a towel bar there. I don't know what size towel warmers come in, but it might be able to fit there. 48" is a generous width for a shower, so you could even steal a few inches off of there to make room for the towel warmer if needed. BTW, I couldn't tell if your 48" shower width was to the inside of the curb, or if it included the curb....See MoreNew Bathroom/Addition vs. Bathroom/Kitchen Remodel
Comments (5)thanks to all who have posted so far, especially Eric. We can probably save/budget down the road for a kitchen redo, or do part of it ourselves. Additions would be a little harder for us except finish work (floors, tile, etc. Can do drywall even but would need to find time to do it). What that kitchen has is a U shaped layout, not too bad except there are overhanging cabinets between a small dining/family space and the kitchen. It's a counter/pass through kind of setup where someone can sit at stools and talk with the person in the kitchen....except the cabinets hang down so the person in the kitchen has to look under them. We would likely tear those out and relocate the stovetop to the perimeter wall and make that pass through an island. Then that entire space could become kitchen/dining. It is possible we could still move out a wall on that (kitchen) side of the house down the road too, we are in Hawaii so all the construction costs are much, much higher than mainland. So jealous of all the posters here who can put on a large extension for less than 50K. Plan A or Plan B will cost us about the same. We don't plan to sell and move anytime soon, but should we need to we're leaning toward sq. footage instead of just extending current bath and upgrading the kitchen. Our neighborhood is about 20 years old so people are beginning to redo those rooms as the fixtures and appliances are ageing. We redid all the appliances about three years ago with stainless finishes, new faucet/sink, and redid the countertop Corian, so the kitchen is livable - just need to clear out some clutter and make smarter usage on available storage space. We could paint or restain the cabinet doors to freshen it up. A few neighbors are creating the "big bang" kitchen now but I'm not certain a 70K upgrade will improve the value that much as a new neighborhood is planned about 5 miles away within the next couple of years. Would we love to live in a "WOW" kitchen, of course. But as with most people we have to make a decision on where it is best to spend the money for now. We could feasibly also add on a 2nd story in future years, but we prefer the single story and if we age-in-place as planned, the new bath will include wide accesses and no-curb shower....See MoreUsing old, old printer with new, new laptop
Comments (2)You should have a USB A/B Cable that came with the Deskjet 930C. Look on the back of the printer for the square plugin, right above the parallel plugin. I buy my USB A/B Cables at the 99 cent store, if you can't find the one that came packaged with the printer....See MoreNew wood/old wood... will the new wood blend with old in 6-8 mont
Comments (3)It is pretty easy to get a decent match on older wood - if you are willing to pay! There are numerous companies that specialize in reclaimed lumber. They would be able to match you up with some planks from the same time period and mill them to match yours. We just did that with heart pine in a 1912 house. It is not cheap though. Lumber, milling, installation/weaving, sanding and finishing came in over $25/sq ft. Fortunately it was just a few small patches. If you are just trying to make a new board look "old" - good luck. Modern lumber just isn't going to have the same look as the old growth trees they were logging 100 years ago. If you can swap out some boards from a closet for "free" that is a better option. As for the costs, ripping up 2 sections and repairing them obviously will cost more than just 1 section. For the urine damaged areas - whose idea was it to just sand? If you asked him to do it to save some money on repairs and now don't like the look, expect to pay to have it fixed. If you left it up to the contractor as to which boards to replace and which to salvage and he just did a poor job, then he should stand by his work and fix it....See More
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8 years agoI like the very soft brass look of the brass taps on this website (although I don't like the disclaimer "they will quickly tarnish if not re polished")-- that said, did many older homes that had indoor plumbing have brass-coloured fittings? I think I've only visited ones that had chrome fittings but my experience is not wide.
Has anyone used refurb period plumbing fixtures?
PS ... hello, I didn't know I needed you until now, cross handle art deco fixtures.
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