In the footsteps of Paul (TheVTCguy)

[Abdullah71601]

Paul remodeled his bathroom over the summer and it got me to thinking about mine. I knew it needed paint, as the hideously loud pink that the house came with wasn't making it for me. But, Paul inspired me to do the floor as well.

It's a small bathroom, and needs to have lighter tones so that you don't feel like you're in an outhouse, so I went with a dark beige (looks kind of yellow) and brightened the woodwork.

The before picture, with the lights off. Trust me, it's shocking with the light on.

[Abdullah71601]

The after pictures. This is a porcelain wood look tile on the floor.

I still have to grout the shower tile and install the shower head.

[tamiya]

Nice job, looks great - looks 20yrs newer!

Usually doesn't cost that much to changeout the bowl & cistern too, at least downunder... ours is only held on by a few screws. (Other countries like in Asia the bowl is cemented in, slightly more work to changeout)

[locutus49]

We are living in a hotel right now as our condo is being reno=ed. Our new wood floors look similar to the porcelain faux-wood in your bathroom.

It is a big job changing out floored in a condo as the furniture is moved from room to room as they demo and replace. And previous laminate floors were glued directly to concrete, so they have to grind the old glue off, making a lot of noise for the neighbors.

Bottom line, it will take almost twice as long and who knows how much more in cost. Oh well, living in the hotel with pets is okay.

[incontrol]

Very nice work! The room looks so much lighter and fresher. I really like the look of the floors.


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[bdex75]

Looks good Abdullah. Is the vanity a solid wood construction? We had an old 70’s vanity in one of our houses that was solid and we sanded and painted it the trim color and added some modern hardware . Looked great when it was done. In the house we have now we would like to change one of the white vanities to light gray but it is one of those thermofoil ones. Quality is great, but we are stuck with the white.


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[tamiya]

Originally Posted by bdex75

In the house we have now we would like to change one of the white vanities to light gray but it is one of those thermofoil ones. Quality is great, but we are stuck with the white.

Ever considered wrapping it in selfadhesive signwriters vinyl? comes in whole rainbow of colours

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by tamiya

Nice job, looks great - looks 20yrs newer!

Usually doesn't cost that much to changeout the bowl & cistern too, at least downunder... ours is only held on by a few screws. (Other countries like in Asia the bowl is cemented in, slightly more work to changeout)

The commode is less than two years old. The old one was peach color, high volume, and leaked a lot. These install just like yours, I think. Two bolts into a flange and a wax ring to seal the connection.

Originally Posted by locutus49

We are living in a hotel right now as our condo is being reno=ed. Our new wood floors look similar to the porcelain faux-wood in your bathroom.

It is a big job changing out floored in a condo as the furniture is moved from room to room as they demo and replace. And previous laminate floors were glued directly to concrete, so they have to grind the old glue off, making a lot of noise for the neighbors.

Bottom line, it will take almost twice as long and who knows how much more in cost. Oh well, living in the hotel with pets is okay.

I feel your pain on the demo displacement. I bought this house as a fixer upper at a substantial discount with the intent of doing DIY until it was time to move. I've done one room at a time over about four years. This is the last room. Had I done it all at once, I would have been living in motels for months.

This is a second floor bathroom and I was expecting the floor to be plywood. This floor was a vinyl tile glued to particle board. The square tiles leaked water into the particle board over time and caused a lot of swelling. I had to tear out the particle board and replace with a concrete backer board. That turned a weekend project into a two weekends and a bunch of after work project.

To compliment the wood look tile, I went with garage colonial baseboard. It's a PVC product that looks and paints like wood, but is waterproof and won't mildew in wet areas.

Originally Posted by bdex75

Looks good Abdullah. Is the vanity a solid wood construction? We had an old 70’s vanity in one of our houses that was solid and we sanded and painted it the trim color and added some modern hardware . Looked great when it was done. In the house we have now we would like to change one of the white vanities to light gray but it is one of those thermofoil ones. Quality is great, but we are stuck with the white.


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The vanity is veneer over HDFB with a solid faceplate and veneer doors. It has a varnish top coat, which is hard to paint over. I would need to take it out to the shop and strip and refinish it. Refinishing is tricky because too much solvent penetration will delaminate the veneer. I did refinish those white cabinet doors in the background. I wasn't so ambitious with the vanity.

[Etschell]

great job.

[MonBK]

Looks good A, nice job.

[GerardoG]

Wow! Great job!!!!

[TheVTCGuy]

Great Job Abdullah! WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU HELP ME WITH MINE!?!?!?

[brandrea]

Nice job

I'm not handi whatsoever and have to hire a contractor if it involves more than a stapler

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Great Job Abdullah! WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU HELP ME WITH MINE!?!?!?

He probably didn't want to be electrocuted.

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Great Job Abdullah! WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU HELP ME WITH MINE!?!?!?

Is it a leading question?

[Jocke]

It looks really great, I love the floor.

[superdog]

Looks fantastic.

Great colors.

And absolutely love the floor. Nice job.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by Etschell

great job.

Originally Posted by MonBK

Looks good A, nice job.

Originally Posted by Jocke

It looks really great, I love the floor.

Originally Posted by superdog

Looks fantastic.

Great colors.

And absolutely love the floor. Nice job.

Thanks guys. That tile product is from Lowes. It's amazingly realistic looking, and with a cocoa grout it's hard to tell it's not hardwood. I've done a lot DIY tile, and this was by far the easiest install.

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Great Job Abdullah! WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU HELP ME WITH MINE!?!?!?

I offered positive encouragement. You ran with it and did a great job on your own.

[swatty]

Looks great, a big improvement

[bdex75]

Originally Posted by tamiya

Ever considered wrapping it in selfadhesive signwriters vinyl? comes in whole rainbow of colours

No but will look into it now. Thanks for the idea.


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[SemperFi]

I love the look of your floor. We just did a spare bedroom this week in wood look porcelain tile.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by SemperFi

I love the look of your floor. We just did a spare bedroom this week in wood look porcelain tile.

That looks great Angelo.

[teqp]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

The vanity is veneer over HDFB with a solid faceplate and veneer doors. It has a varnish top coat, which is hard to paint over. I would need to take it out to the shop and strip and refinish it. Refinishing is tricky because too much solvent penetration will delaminate the veneer. I did refinish those white cabinet doors in the background. I wasn't so ambitious with the vanity.

Could you apply Kilz primer on the veneer and then paint? I did that with my wood stairs and it came out pretty good. Just a thought. Otherwise, some new hardware would help.

Everything else looks good.

[RW16610]

Excellent improvement! That looks so much better and you did a great job

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by teqp

Could you apply Kilz primer on the veneer and then paint? I did that with my wood stairs and it came out pretty good. Just a thought. Otherwise, some new hardware would help.

Everything else looks good.

I wanted to replace the vanity, but the missus shot me down. New hardware is a good suggestion. I'll check it out.

Originally Posted by RW16610

Excellent improvement! That looks so much better and you did a great job

Thanks!

[BNA/LION]

Nice upgrade my friend, looks great!

[Wesley Crusher]

Great job. Huge improvement!

[DJ TT 2002]

Wow!!!
Great job.

[TheVTCGuy]

Abdullah, is my room ready?

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by BNALION

Nice upgrade my friend, looks great!

Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

Great job. Huge improvement!

Originally Posted by DJ TT 2002

Wow!!!
Great job.

Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Abdullah, is my room ready?

The room is done. But I'm still building the furniture. Care to sleep on the floor?