Bathroom shower renovation - solid surface, tile or ?
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Tile most of the bathroom or tile the entire bathroom?
Comments (17)Sumod- The medicine cabinets are simple wood frames with a cabinet-grade plywood back that just sit in the stud cavity. Because of the dimensions, the front of the frame projects about 1"+ beyond the finished wall. The medicine cabinet doors are also plywood with veneered edges and they are attached to the frame with standard cabinet hinges (Euro hinges). The mirrors are just 1/4" plate glass ordered to size from a glass shop and held in place with mirror mastic and a metal strip at the bottom that you don't really see. The guy who did the cabinets just made the medicine cabinets as part of the job. I don't know about the door brand...we live in a large metro area that has lots of door shops and the doors are just solid core maple doors with the center cut out and a maple panel held in with molding. They're not stained; they simply have a couple coats of clear spray lacquer....See MoreSolid surface suggestions for 57" wide bathroom..
Comments (14)Thanks everyone. I asked a new question, "[Which solid surfaces are refinish able? Sandable polishable[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/which-solid-surfaces-are-refinish-able-sandable-polishable-dsvw-vd~4260627)" because Iv read the onyx collection has a sealer which I assume would need to be reapplied if you polished out a stain. Joseph Corlett replied, "You want to get an acrylic or polyester sheet with an aluminum tryhydrate filler, Corian, Avonite, Staron, LG Hauseys HI-MACS available at lowes, Livingstone, Wilsonart" Im not sure why he didn't include Swanstone. I imagine the above manufacturers are quite expensive. But so is replacing another shower when it starts to look crumby. Mixing a shower pan with different walls is a possibility and if I did that, I would lean towards a cast iron receptor like kohler makes maybe. Swanstone refinishing I'm not sure why swanstone and cultured marble aren't considered SS. But Iv read cultured marble also has a sealer or clear coat like the onyx collection, which would make refinishing difficult. Ahh decisions decisions....See MoreSolid matte tile behind bathroom vanity - any potential issues?
Comments (8)Thank you all. I did dump water over the sample tile multiple times, and let it dry, and it looks pretty good! Not sure why I didn't even THINK of putting the sample through its paces! I also realized that my son currently has a mirror that extends down to the top of the vanity, and these tiles aren't going to look any worse than his mirror does. And it usually looks clean. So we're set to proceed. Thanks for all of your thoughts!...See MoreUsing handyman to renovate bathroom, his tiling is terrible.
Comments (11)I’m in socal as well. The problem with handymen is they don’t do certain jobs enough to develop a mastery. Tile, drywall, paint are some of those trades off the top my head. Safety issues aside, the 20k estimate you are getting is the price for knowing tradesmen with sufficient skill. This also sounds like a relatively small job, so the 20k also includes a “sucker” fee for lack of a better term a contractor will add because the job is too small but for the right price they’ll do it. My simple advice, with your situation, walk away and do more homework on skilled tradesmen who can finish the job. With a typical contract you are obligated to give the contractor a chance to “fix“ their mistake. It’s a BS clause but since you don’t have a written agreement you can ignore that. If you can’t find the skilled workers out there to do tile, 20k is your other option. Hope this helps....See Moreclaybakin247
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