Bathroom remodel

[The emperor has no clothes]

Finally finished a week ago. I really liked the door and tile.

[Serk]

Very nice, you wanna come do mine next?

One question - does the door have a lock? (Dad of 4 is interested in details like that. Had a hotel with no lock on the bathroom door, I prefer to poop alone, not with company! )

[Jess from VA]

Just jam a small wedge in one of the overhead door rollers. 

Nice work.


I also need a new bathroom.  (the other one is fine, so it's not getting done)

Did get (finally) a new toilet to replace my 60yo 3 gallon Am Std.

The 1.6 gallon Am Std Champion 4, that will flush a bucket of golf balls, in a half second.

Fortunately, I rarely pass any golf balls (though on occasion, it feels like it).     

PS: it only comes in the new chair height, and it's OK, but after many decades of voiding from the lower height, I would have preferred the lower height.

It also has that amazingly slow toilet seat drop (which is good for about a half hour of simple entertainment).   

[f6john]

Rob, I'm impressed. Nice use of colors and it appears you have skills. I'll bet momma is happy too!

[The emperor has no clothes]

Very nice, you wanna come do mine next?

Thanks, probably not.  No lock, it's just us 2, and this bath is part of the master bedroom. (But I'm sure a lock could be added easily enough)

Rob, I'm impressed. Nice use of colors and it appears you have skills. I'll bet momma is happy too!

Thanks, but I can't take credit for colors or fixtures. (Although I did design the door and it's colors)

[f6john]

I'm guessing the kitchen is next!

[NewValker]

Nice job Rob!
Hi to Brenda !!

Craig

[The emperor has no clothes]

I'm guessing the kitchen is next!

No, we made a deal that an outdoor cooking area would be next. I've wanted a covered area with fridge, bbq, tv next to the pool for a long time. I might get it done before I die. 

Nice job Rob!
Hi to Brenda !!

Craig

Thanks, Craig 

[Hook#3287]

You ain't done till you hang the tp.

Leaving it on the shelf is a no no.

Great job

[cookiedough]

nice, but isn't the TP holder across from poddy too far to reach comfortably? 

that big showerhead looks like a TV wall mount..... 

[hubcapsc]

that big showerhead looks like a TV wall mount.....

I've taken showers at a couple of houses with giant fancy showerheads...
deluxe  ...

-Mike

[SCain]

Nice Job, like the door and tile combo, looks really good.

[f6john]

I'm sure the outdoor kitchen will be epic!

[h13man]

Nice job! Liking the color scheme and the use of larger tile in the tub surround. I don't see a HGTV designer bathroom.     Again good job.

[Avanti]

A man's bathroom, the lid is up!

[msb]

Nice job Rob. The Mrs's generally do have the better eye for colour & patterns for home design which suits me just fine...I don't mind doing the work as long as I know I won't be held responsible for the colour/pattern selections down the road

From a 36 year technical person/trainer in the tile & stone industry, I commend you on what looks to be proper layout, cuts and edge profiling of the tilework

[The emperor has no clothes]

Nice job Rob. The Mrs's generally do have the better eye for colour & patterns for home design which suits me just fine...I don't mind doing the work as long as I know I won't be held responsible for the colour/pattern selections down the road

From a 36 year technical person/trainer in the tile & stone industry, I commend you on what looks to be proper layout, cuts and edge profiling of the tilework

Thanks, but there are plenty of mistakes. You just can't see them very well in the pics. In picking out the tiles, she found some good tile for the floor in Vegas. But she couldn't find anything she liked for the tub surround. She finally decided on some at our local Lowe's dirt cheap. After starting the tub surround I found why it was so cheap. There were differences of a quarter inch in dimension. Which I'm sure you know makes a tiling job VERY difficult. I also didn't realize that half of one box was a slightly different shade until I started grouting. But at that point I wasn't about to remove them and redo it. Thank God she picked the tile, I'd have never heard the end of it.   That was the most challenging tile job I've ever done. The old saying "you get what you pay for" is pretty apt.



(I also think a proper layout would have been to center the back wall, and take cuts off of both ends)

[msb]

Nice job Rob. The Mrs's generally do have the better eye for colour & patterns for home design which suits me just fine...I don't mind doing the work as long as I know I won't be held responsible for the colour/pattern selections down the road

From a 36 year technical person/trainer in the tile & stone industry, I commend you on what looks to be proper layout, cuts and edge profiling of the tilework

Thanks, but there are plenty of mistakes. You just can't see them very well in the pics. In picking out the tiles, she found some good tile for the floor in Vegas. But she couldn't find anything she liked for the tub surround. She finally decided on some at our local Lowe's dirt cheap. After starting the tub surround I found why it was so cheap. There were differences of a quarter inch in dimension. Which I'm sure you know makes a tiling job VERY difficult. I also didn't realize that half of one box was a slightly different shade until I started grouting. But at that point I wasn't about to remove them and redo it. Thank God she picked the tile, I'd have never heard the end of it.   That was the most challenging tile job I've ever done. The old saying "you get what you pay for" is pretty apt.



(I also think a proper layout would have been to center the back wall, and take cuts off of both ends)

Yes, as with anything, you get what you pay for. For that size tile to be that far out on size consistency, it must have been a real good deal
And yes, the ideal way to lay out that back wall would be to even out the two end tiles, but if you leave more than 50% of a cut tile at one end its considered acceptable.

[hubcapsc]

Thanks, but there are plenty of mistakes.

I put down this floor. It has electric wiring underneath and is warm on your feet in
the winter  ... I used a kind of thinset labeled "High Strength", the floor
is still good 20 years later. There are way more than "plenty" of mistakes. Been there,
done that, never going to be the tiler again.



-Mike