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Comments (4)Tiling isn't that difficult and the finished product is something that you can be proud of. I bought a tiling book from HD yers ago that really paid off, and you only need a couple of specialty tools. After your new subfloor is in, you'll want to caulk the joint where the floor meets the tub with a good (Dap) silicon caulk. Now install the 1/4" durock in the same fashion with screws into the joists, and then every 8" or so. Again, caulk the joint where the durock meets the tub. Tile then grout and your done. This is the second floor bath in a recent remodel of a Cape Cod house. The tile is Cotto Duomo Grey, .97/ft2 at HD. The grout is Delorean Gray. Floor area is ~55 ft2, total cost with Durock was around $125.00. Walls are Cottage white, flat, and the trim is Ben Moore Sand Dollar, semi gloss...See MoreWould You Remove This Bathroom?
Comments (10)Your floor plan is way better than mine lol. Anyway - I finally got the attention of my friend, who was my boss, the architect. He came up with a way to handle things, which leaves the bathroom in place. Basically, it will be entered through the Butler's Pantry in the Dining Room, which essentially gives the illusion of entering through a small "hallway"; instead of entering it directly through the door IN the dining room or kitchen themselves. Much better idea. This way you're not literally bumping over someone's chair while eating to get into the room or, visually seeing the toilet while cooking. And I don't feel like I have to rip it out either, which really pained me to do. BTW - we did look into putting it under the stairway but there wasn't enough wall space at all, let alone head clearance even if there was. I think we'll be able to live with the Pantry entry. We don't need to use that space as a pantry per se anyway - it's just going to be used for storage. It will then have 2 doors also, leading in which should cut down on the noise level and we'll be adding a fan as well to help. Thankfully there's a window in there, so the room in the end should wind up being a nice space, although awkwardly placed. Could be worse....See MoreRemove the bathroom to fix the floorplan?
Comments (10)I agree . . . I would leave the bath where it is. By relocating to the utility area, you only create another bottleneck with everyone trying to get through the kitchen to use the bathroom. Not good. And, yes, a 5'x8' bath is very common and could work well. Try an enameled steel tub (Kaldwei has some narrow versions that are fantastic!) and you'd have 30" for a tub, 30-36" for the toilet and still have a 30-36" vanity. The bath door also looks like it is offset which allows you to have that wall shelf but makes entering the bath claustrophobic. I'd get creative with the vanity area (build a ledge above for supplies or "banjo" countertop). Storage could also go above the toilet (see wall mount bar from CB2) and a train rack for towels can be in the tub area opposite the shower head. In future, building a master bath using a portion of the back porch would work well, I think....See MoreShould I remove this bathroom wall and make space for linen storage??
Comments (19)You can avoid the need for door-swing space by getting drawers on the outsides of the vanity. One possibility that you have not discussed here is to get a trough sink vanity with two faucets. Then you do not have to remodel for resale. If you get a vanity with drawers, you will have accessible towel storage in the bottom deep drawers and storage for smaller items in the upper drawers. Once you remove the wall, you may be able to get a 60" vanity, which will give you many more choices for your vanity. This one is 60" here at Houzz and is one of the few not sold with top and sink, so you may put in any that you choose. The bottom drawers on both sides are double-high, so this vanity has seven drawers!A wide trough sink like this one would technically make this a two-person vanity.And it is small enough that all of the plumbing would fit into the door cabinet part. Really, when a second person is there, often they just need to rinse a tooth brush and spit into the sink or wet a wash cloth while the other is shaving, and this kind of set-up works fine for that. My hubby and I managed that with a single faucet with a swivel mount on a tiny 30" Home Depot Euro-style "belly sink" for years. I don't know what your floor space is going to feel like after you take down the wall, but if you feel you have room to walk around it, they make a matching linen tower. It is 24" wide and 20" deep and 6 ft tall. A linen tower over across from the end of the vanity will keep the vanity area feeling spacious. It is another option instead of having the tall linen tower on the counter looming over you. With all of the drawers you can get in a 60" vanity, do you need the tower? I have a 60" vanity in our main bath now, and it is pretty useless, but that is because it has no drawers at all. As I suggested above, if you are short on floor space, you can have any cabinetry sunk into the wall. Simply have the builder do a header to carry the weight of the stud that needs to be removed, and frame around the opening with a bit of wood trim painted to match the cabinet. You can take the drawer front or door in to the paint shop for a match to be made, or have the trim painted the wall color....See MoreHU-196874496
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