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Main Bathroom Repair / Remodel |
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The main floor bathroom was in
serious need of a re-model. It was on my
schedule of room renovations after I finished the
lower level of the house. When the sink
sprang a leak while we were out of town, this
bathroom repair and remodel was moved up on the
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The bathroom is divided into two sections. The
outer section had the vanity and some shelves.
The inner section has the toilet and bathtub.
The stripped down bathroom before demolition is pictured above and
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The sink area floor had carpeting in
it. The
toilet/bath area had ceramic tile. Most of the walls
had old wallpaper on it.
The only thing we had replaced in this bathroom, when
we bought the house, was the sink faucet. The
sink was cultured marble that had been heavily damaged
from razors.
Everything in the bathroom was removed. The
flooring needed to ripped out up to the bathtub.
The flooring and studs underneath the bathtub were
in good shape, so the bathtub stayed in place.
The bathtub itself is in decent
shape. However the tile on the wall had been damaged. Which I
dealt with later. The shower doors were removed before
painting.
The bathroom vanity was measured and was
being constructed offsite by the
contractor's carpenter.
The replacement vanity and shelves would
have the same dimensions. Because this was
an insurance claim, I could only have a
replacement of what was damaged. |
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The above two photos show the damaged drywall,
wallpaper, and
flooring being removed. |
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Since I was getting a new vanity,
I decided that I was not going to place the old ugly
damaged sink / counter top on a new vanity.
I let the contractor know that I was going to
purchase a new sink. I would be paying
for the sink on my own. The size of the
countertop / sink is not a standard size kept in
stock at big box hardware stores. I did find
the exact size I needed from
American Standard. I special ordered
through Lowe's, which had the best price I found at
the time. I ordered the Silkstone Rectangular Bowl Vanity Top
37" x 19" in the sand granite finish.
(discontinued sometime
before March 2018) |
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The sink I purchased is
pictured above with the faucet attached,
ready to install on top of the vanity.
I purchased a new faucet at the hardware
store. The style I purchased is from
Moen's Caldwell line in the Mediterranean
Bronze
finish. I liked this faucet
because it has a high swivel spout.
The faucet was also on sale at the time,
which helped. (discontinued
sometime before March 2018) |
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What happened next? Please read on... |
