Solid matte tile behind bathroom vanity - any potential issues?
Rachel Jarabeck
3 years ago
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Comments (24)As drawn, I like #1 best. Like desertsteph, I would switch the toilet and vanity and reverse the door swing. Actually, I would prefer to eliminate the swinging door. I'm not sure you could use a pocket door with the side wall sizes and plumbing locations, but how about a really modern looking barn door attached to the hall side of the wall? It could be a big slab of walnut, or frosted or clear glass or some mix. Because of the wall sizes, 2 narrower barn doors that open from the middle might actually be better. I like the layout of #2 (2 sinks), but couldn't live with the bath being that visible all the time. I also think that one would work well with solid walls at the edges of the wall facing the bed, and large sliding doors you could leave open most of the time if you want to. With #3, I would not like to walk through a potentially wet area to reach the toilet. I wonder if you could put a sliding door to the toilet compartment on the hall side. [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/while-at-chil-design-group-contemporary-bedroom-vancouver-phvw-vp~102824) [contemporary bedroom design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-bedroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_715~s_2103) by vancouver interior designer Claudia Leccacorvi...See MoreSee my bathroom choices over at Bathroom forum
Comments (16)Hi everybody! I have been waiting all summer for it to cool off. It seems that the heat makes my dizziness and nausea worse. I have lost about 15 lbs with being too sick to eat throughout the summer. I just this week got my helper here to help me clean the garage and then I moved the vanity out there and sanded it a bit in the easy places, and got it up on a table. I got the brass floor protectors pried off the bottom of the legs and was pleased to find no holes have been drilled in them. That means that I can drill holes for the feet I bought. I have adjustable feet that will give the vanity an extra 1/2" of height, and that can be screwed up to give another 1/2" if we want. That would make the legs appear to float way too high in the air, so I don't think it will work. the extra 1/2" will have to suffice, with the ability to make the vanity level so that the sink will drain properly. I have also decided that the bail-type handles that came with it are not going to work for us. I can't see us fumbling around trying to grab the bail that has recessed back into the grooves of the handle around it, standing there with water or soap in our eyes. A knob is much easier to use. I had Hubby try using the bail and he vetoed it on the first try and said, "replace 'em!" I am using these on doors of a set of shallow cupboards that will be recessed into the closet of the the neighboring bedroom. I figured they were a sure bet for the six drawers, too. I am not going to use the center drawer anymore, what with all the plumbing going on above it, so I will just fill in those holes. I need to cut away the bottom of the drawer space, then move the drawer support piece to the left or right. It is at dead center right now, and the sink's drain will need to go there. I just have to sand down the fluted areas of the vanity table, then it will be ready to be primed and painted. I am still leaning toward painting it the violet Peace and Happiness. I have purchased more components for the plumbing. I have all of the shower controls and the rain shower head and regular shower head. Still need to get the hand-held and some safety hand-hold bars for the shower area. I still have not finalized a wall tile (looking at fake Cararra tile for the room's walls) or floor tile or the surface for the top of the vanity. We HAVE concluded, though, that we cannot get this job done until Toby, our ever-more-confused beagle/golden retriever mix, dies. He will be 16 at the end of this month. He has spinal arthritis and began vomiting every time he was given his Tramadol or his glucosamine/chondroitin pills, then quit taking them. He had to go on prednisone to control the pain. He is peeing a lot in the house, always on a rug or quilted mattress pad put down for him. The bathroom is his main place to pee. I will not have my new floor grout saturated with dog pee. I don't think the poor guy would cope well with the construction, either. He is now blind in one eye and somewhat deaf. It would be too confusing for him to do all that construction. So even though I can't get Jim over here to do the work, if I could, I would not be able to do it until Toby passes on. So, instead, we are getting new gutters and trim, and getting our four remaining windows replaced. We did the other three windows when we remodeled the kitchen and made the living room into the library/music room. I am in the process of cleaning and decluttering so the window guys can get in to measure!...See Morebathroom floors-- is it crazy to do solid oak?
Comments (14)recently went looking for wood look tile for a whole house job.... it is worth a trip to Tile town to see what is new in porcelain tile wood look. Fortunately for me within a short drive I can hit like 20 stores and each one has something different. Some from Italy, Spain, China to name a few. Some look like crap, but some look amazing with the new hp laser printing there is literally no repeats in pattern. These high end tiles are not cheap tho.....good ones are 7.00 +/-sq foot. Not bad if just a small area. I would go with a few of your pieces of real wood and see what you find... personally I am not a slave to anything so if water spills I am not going to panic run and wipe it up. Note the problem with this real look tile is they only show you one or two pieces and you have no clue how the other will look, and we find that they won't give samples and they won't let you buy a box and return so for us with close to 3k sq feet it was making my knees week. So we decided on real wood, can you tell me what you chose? and why?...See MoreTile issue for master bathroom
Comments (14)Thank you. Second one is ceramic that's been discontinued. I know this because I had some left over from that project, and went to use it on another project and ran short a few pieces. We did a nationwide search for it, and found ONE BOX in San Diego. It cost me almost 500.00 for that box of tile and the shipping. The third is real carrara....See MoreJennifer Svensson
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