We started at the beginning of this whole process with this echm-beautiful-echm bathroom. Please excuse the absolutely horrible pictures. I hadn't figured out how to use our camera yet--but I'm getting better. I promise :)
The bathroom layout was nice enough, so we plan on keeping that, but the finishes left much to be desired. Everything was an awful shade of dirty tan that made the whole room just look well, dirty!! Remember back to this post where we found out that we would have to gut the whole room, just because of the silly sink? Well that's what we did. Our plan of attack was to gut everything down to the studs, keep the same layout, and update everything to have a fresh, new bathroom!
After much deliberation, we decided that the current layout was probably the best. It was a very efficient use of the space and we didn't want to spend too much money moving around plumbing. The only change we will be making is to move the tub plumbing to the other end. Buh-bye ugly pipes!
Instead, we felt that installing radiant heat in the floors would be a good space saving option. And as for that corner? Well she will be decked out with our new linen cabinet. Instead of the visual weight of a cabinet on the wall, like the original owners decided, we opted to move the cabinet to the floor and dress her up a bit. We will also be adding some open shelving above for more storage. You can read about our design plans here.
So after we gutted, insulated, and wired the bathroom, she looked like this.
Empty and a complete blank slate! It was such a great feeling to see how the space was transformed just by gutting it! The next steps were to drywall and then begin installing the flooring. So, over the weekend Jonathan and I slapped up some drywall.
This was the fun part! Jonathan taught me how to use his automatic screw gun. I have to say I'm not that great at it but learning how to use another tool was really cool. Plus, it added some fun to the night as we made inappropriate jokes about, well, screwing. (You should have known that was coming. Darn you for thinking that I am above that! :) )
So, you may be asking yourself why there are two different colors of drywall. Well the green stuff on the upper half of the wall is moisture resistant drywall (a.k.a green board--realll original) and the white stuff is just regular ol' drywall. The lower half of our bathroom will be covered in a PVC paneling that will protect the walls, so there was no point in spending the extra money for the special stuff we put on the upper half.
Finally, after much screwing...of the drywall (man get your head out of the gutter!) Jonathan put on the first coat of mud
and then moved on to the floor. Installing a radiant heat floor is a relatively easy and fun process, if you know what you are doing. First we had to decide where we wanted the heat to be.
It is basically a red mesh mat that is about 2 ft wide and 30 ft long that carries the blue heat coil through it. You can cut the mat (not the heating element) which allows for you to cover an entire floor by customizing the layout as you see fit. So Jonathan and I decided to run the heat through the middle and right side of the bathroom. We didn't put it under the left side because that is where the tub and toilet will be. No need to heat the floor under those things!
After we figured out the layout and made sure that the thermostat and temperature gauge were all set, Jonathan mixed up a bunch of concrete and began to set the floor.
Once that was done, the floor just looked like a solid concrete pad--the perfect surface for tile!
So, now all we have left is to finish up the drywall, tile the floors, install the beadboard, and start painting. After that we can begin putting in the fixtures (i.e. tub, sink, toilet) and start decorating! I can't wait to get my hands on this place!
What projects did you work on over the weekend? Come on, spill the beans!
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