Bathroom renovation...tile cut wrong size.
LynDa
6 years ago
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Converting Jack n Jill bathroom to two private en suite bathrooms
Comments (20)I'm assuming from what the OP said that they don't want or need hall access to a bathroom that one of the bedrooms isn't going to be used as a bedroom. I also LOL at how home builders are so overspecific in naming the rooms on their floorplans. Like everyone wants a game room in the middle of all the bedrooms and home office, just the thing to ensure a good night's rest or undistracted working at a desk. One small item I find really irksome in this floorplan: the door to the master bathroom toilet room is ideally positioned to (a) block the entry from the bedroom when open, which it assumedly would be when not in use, and (b) whack the person using the sink when unexpectedly opened from inside. Also, that door to the upper left bedroom is a weird one. Perhaps to keep it from blocking access to the J&J bathroom when open, it's hinged on what would otherwise be the wrong side. As it is, especially since the bedroom closet extends further than the door opening, the door must be opened an awkward 180 degrees to enter the bedroom from the hallway. Another reason that favors making the upper right and lower left bedrooms the two en suites. This post was edited by lee676 on Wed, Jan 21, 15 at 15:32...See MoreGranite Installed... Wrong Edge for Bathroom Vanities!!
Comments (34)Well I got a new update... As I mentioned previously the bathroom vanities were removed and are back in the shop to correct the edge.. This was before I even had any time to speak with the wife and think about negotiating.. Today I receive a phone call from the project manager.. He tells me that they can enlarge the sink and give us the 24 or the 28 inch sink that has the same width.. The fabricator looked over the specs of the new sinks and both will work.. HOWEVER, with that said I have two options.. Option #1 is to have the fabricator come to the site and do the cut with the granite installed.. Project manager says that the only drawback is that they will have to buff the edge by hand and the finish will not be "as good" as we have now since they do the buffing with a machine at the shop.. Option #2 is to have them take the slab out of the house and bring it back to the shop.. They will do the cut there and use machine to buff the edge.. The exception with option #2 is that if the granite breaks it will not be on the fabricator and I would be responsible.. At this point I flip out on the builder and ask how I am supposed to get a finished product that is less quality then what I would have gotten because they failed to go over the sink size.. The project manager claims again that he did show us the exact sink.. Then goes on to say that they have had to enlarge sinks in the past and no one has ever noticed the difference and that even though its done by hand it still comes out great.. He says that if we go with option 2 and something happens it will cost roughly 2k-3k to replace and said that it would fall on me regardless of the whole issue that they never went over or confirmed sink size.. With that said I am thinking that its not worth the risk of 2-3k to have them take it out.. The builder is obviously taking a strong stance as I assumed they would since granite is an expensive item and not something they can make up for.. So if something goes wrong and it did fall on them its money out of their pocket and not something they can just have their hourly employees fix.. I am thinking of just letting them cut the granite at site and leave it at that.. At this point we have upgraded so many things that our contingency fund is almost depleted and the risk of 2-3k is too high for us.. Has anyone seen site buffed granite? Is it something that will be noticeable compared to what we have seen now?...See MoreCan I use kitchen sized vanity cabinets in my bathroom?
Comments (15)Normal kitchen height counters have become much more common in bathrooms in the last couple of decades vs vanity height. When I replaced my vanities, I built them to finish at 36 height in both upstairs bathrooms. Neither are 24" deep though because of space constrictions. If the added depth is a problem, you can bump out the wall or mirror above. (But be sure to leave faucet clearance space.) Ditto about using the widest drawer stacks you can fit. 30" vs 2 15" stacks. You gain the space require by one set of drawer slides (if side mounted slides are used vs bottom mount) PLUS two cabinet sides. And, the extra wasted space if you are using face framed cabinets vs frameless. You will end up netting quite a bit of extra drawer space. Extra bonus because one 30" cabinet should price out for less than 2 15" cabinets will. I don't like towers anywhere near water. Have seen too many pix of water damaged tower cabinets when installed close-close-ish to a lavatory. That, and I hate the trapped feeling. As mentioned, if the vanity is captured between two walls, measure, measure and then measure again. Determine if you will need fillers. Keep in mind that square 90 degree corners are rare so, even if the measurements say it should fit, an unsquare opening may prevent the assembly from fitting in reality. (Removing drywall from cabinet level down can save you sometimes.)...See MoreBathroom renovation tile and floor transition at doorway
Comments (6)What size of tile are you using for the floor? If it's large format, then they should just scribe the tile to the out-of-square room. If it's smaller, like 2" hex or something, then that would be more visible cut on the slight diagonal. I will say that I like their attention to detail, as they're planning the tile layout in advance, rather than trying to rectify things mid-tiling. It's likely that with carpet butting up to the tile will mask the gap, and no one will notice. The 50 mm step up does give me pause, though. That's a 2" step up, quite a toe-stubber. How are you planning to ease that transition?...See MoreLynDa
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