Trying to fit 3/4 bath into 6'6" x 6'6" area
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Comments (17)"The pull of that tub on the first floor for young families is a real selling point here. Any mom who has had to run up stairs constantly to stay with pre-schooled aged children in the tub, while trying to do laundry and get supper on the table can appreciate the usefulness of a main floor tub. " Yeah, um, no. As a mother with two little kids, I NEVER used the full bath on the main floor for bathing. If I'm making dinner and doing laundry, there's no way on God's green earth I've got kids in a tub as well. Kids in tubs need to be watched. If their bedrooms are upstairs, then that's where I bathe them. No slipping of wet feet going upstairs, no water tracked through the house to their bedrooms. However, my caveat to this is your house wouldn't be on my buyer's radar because I need a kid's bathroom with a tub upstairs, and if I could find a house in your price range where I didn't have to bathe my kids in the master bathroom, I'd take it every time....See More3 or 4 Bedroom Dilemma
Comments (7)I don't understand why you would want to build a house that will only serve you well for another five years. You say you will be empty-nesters in five years and that you plan to stay in this home as you age. Yet you are planning a two-story home (not good for Seniors) with space you soon won't need. I do understand your resale concerns. My DH and I wanted 2900 sq ft of one-floor living, yet our acre lot is zoned to support 5-6000 sq ft homes like some of the smaller ones around us. (We did a teardown in an established neighborhood with some historic properties and some 12,000 sq ft on five acres.) We 'hedged our bet'. We built our one-story, but included a formal stairway up to a full height attic under a 10/12 pitch roof. Finished out with the addition of dormers, our attic can become a second story, This also made the house fit more naturally into the neighborhood, yet we pay no taxes on the attic. Our eventual buyer may want just what we wanted -- a newer, one-story home in an established setting -- but the option to expand exists. Our kitchen, LR, DR and library are large enough to serve that potentially larger family. Having larger rooms is one reason we built. We couldn't find that in existing one-story homes. Meanwhile, as mrspete posted, we have that oft-recommended smaller, lower-taxed home in a desirable neighborhood. Maybe you can wait to build a home that will serve your needs for another 20 - 30 years?...See MoreTrying to come up with ideas on what to do with our tiny master bath
Comments (7)Appreciate everyone's inputs. Main level laundry is not possible with our floorplan. And impractical for us. Laundry is currently in the basement level. So why wouldn't you want to take your clothes off and throw em directly into the laundry. Wash/dry. Fold and put directly into closet that's right there. Why you would want to take them down two sets of stairs is beyond me. Thank you calidesign for you opinion on the bathroom doors. Completely forgot about swing factor and how that'll affect the space. We planned on doing a pocket door for the master closet but didn't think about the entry door into the bathroom. Might looking into sliding doors for the laundry instead as well. So appreciate the positive input....See MoreHelp! Need one Daltile / Amer Olean 0100 6x6 radius bullnose (or 3x6)
Comments (18)Thankfully, found exactly one near-perfect tile after hunting for an hour at the local salvage yard. Thank you to anyone who has ever donated odds and ends (particularly, formerly very standard tile finish pieces) to salvage and re-use centers!! If you have any 6 x 6 or 3 x 6 radius bullnose in 0100 collecting dust, I will happily pay for shipping to take them off your hands as I'm committed to my traditional subway install with the radius bullnose/mudcap. RE: Waterproofing. Thank you to everyone who expressed concern. The original installer didn't seam the joints of the cement board or waterproof the tub to wall connection properly. We're using Hydro Ban to build up a slope connecting the wall and the tub. The hydro ban has taken a few coats. It's not a perfect solution but the original install lasted 13 years. The reason for doing this work was to confirm there was no water damage at the seam (which there isn't, thankfully) and to upgrade the caulk which had staining. Since there isn't water damage, we're waterproofing the first 6 inches the best we can without ripping everything out. And we're also using epoxy grout to improve the chance that water and moisture will be able to get in higher up. Obviously, would be great to be able to redo everything. But I have another bathroom that needs to be redone right away (for the safety of elderly family members). If we'd discovered water damage, we'd be tearing everything out. Since there isn't, being able to repair means getting additional mileage on this bathroom and being able to install the second one. Even a year or two of use will be good enough but the tiler I'm working with now is great and I suspect we may get more than that. Grateful to be able to salvage the work and material that went into this install. The tile runs ten feet tall. The 6 foot long bathtub is an incredible Waterworks cast iron deep soaking tub. And, even though it's not perfect, everything still looks great after 13 years. If we were in a different climate, or not in a redwood framed building that sits on sand, the moisture issue would be another story. Thankfully, everything just runs through to the sandy soil. So, if there was moisture penetration, any water has dried. But future bathroom installs will be very different than this one was. Thank you, San Francisco Building Resources and Latch Tile! Don't forget to donate your extras!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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