DattVR4
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OP remodelled their bathroom
Finished product
What I started with
Walls framed
Open floor
Sistered joists for recessed subfloor and recessed shower pan
Recessed subfloor
Plumbing and electrical rough
Vanity design
Vanity top mold
Polished vanity top
Re-finished window
JadedStormm
What's the size of the room?
FuriousFire
TieBandit8
But where are the seashells?
saltysquash
*snickers* he probably doesn’t know how to use them
ME2BNS12
I really hope there's going to be windows shades or blinds or something. Unless you're an nudist exhibitionist, in which case carry on!
skoobs
Literally bigger than my entire house.
HalfSharkAlligatorHalfMan
Excellent craftsmanship
Bridgiebird
I did my bathroom in a very similar fashion except my toilet is in-between the counter and shower
babycheesehead
Wow, that’s amazing work. I like the modern style
cerrudo3113
Good Job!!!!
maximus5000
Wow looks awesome! Did you stain the window frame the same as the vanity? (Hard to tell the way the light hits it)
DattVR4
The vanity is black walnut with a danish oil finish, and the windows are the original (1967) Douglas fir with satin spar urethane, no stain
maximus5000
Beautiful
Itcanbedone
Tubs are underrated
maincarrot
Nice colour, what is that? It's kind of the colour we want to do a bedroom with that cherry looking wood accents.
DattVR4
Behr “Juniper Berries”
CleverNickNameTaken
Dig your style man, really like the lighting in the nook.
RickRollable
Gosh
Nerfgunner
magnaw
The perspective of the first photo really fucked with my brain
MrRobSteel
Yeah, took me way too long to work out the perspective.
TheInternetNeedsMoreCats
Oh the sink and cabinet are floating. Helluva optical illusion. Haha. Much improved!
TrilithonStone
1. I liked it before. 2. You did all that and left the shitter next to the door?
OaksParcel
That looks great, but wouldn't water escape the shower area easily? Also, isn't tile slippery when wet?
DattVR4
And the tile is slate, so it's naturally slip-resistant
MBdub210
JellyNips
The floor of the shower is recessed and I imagine probably slightly angled towards the drain, so that part should be fine
DattVR4
Very little overspray past the opening, and the slope keeps water in. You shouldn't have standing water in a properly draining shower.
ME2BNS12
Yeah. You see, it's the "shouldn't" mindset that causes problems. You can't forget about Murphy's law. A small ledge is always good.
DattVR4
I get that, but it would take an excessive amount of water to flood past the door without noticing. Like a gross negligence situation
TheGhostMinx
I absolutely love it!
SlightChungus
My friend does bathrooms for a living and had nothing but praise on how you did everything. He was extremely impressed with level of detail.
FuriousFire
I like the lighted niche. Great job. I'm about to remodel a bathroom as well and I picked up that plug from Lowe's too. I hope it holds up
DattVR4
So far so good. Legrand is good quality and Adorne is their top of the line. Lowe’s had them on clearance here and I couldn’t resist
raycharles318
Those plugs are badass! Are they gfci too? Totally using those on our remodel!
DattVR4
No but they are on a GFCI breaker. Be forewarned, you need a deep box to comfortably accommodate these. 20cu in+. They won't fit a standard
raycharles318
Oo, nice! Good to know. Thank you @OP, this is a super helpful post!
Bruncuzzy
What is the vanity top material you used?
DattVR4
Concrete- this was a blend of portland, sand, basalt fibers, plasticizer, and a powdered dye
beenpostingsince
Hold me closah Tiny Bathroom /Count the tiles from the potty/Lay me down a brand new bath mat/ You'll have a pissy day today...
wastingmuchtime
Impressive
emjay9010
I'm your Tiny Bathroom, a bathroom for money
I'll not watch while you take a poo
I'm your Tiny Bathroom, a bathroom for money
And any old ba
emjay9010
..bathmat will do
Djjazzyhorn
That bathroom ain't tiny.
DattVR4
Lol not now, but it was when I started
Simonboo
I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
tankerofquetzals
It fits a whole Parisian flat.
UKallikat
Agreed, the starting point is about the same size as mine, and there's nowhere to extend it to.
Evo435
#5 The before pic was tiny.
Whyyouhavenokindness
*laughs in nyc* ... ... *crys in nyc*
ThePubicWig
Only thing I was thinking. Lol. Saw the first pic, then scrolled to the comments to see who agreed with me
muchLongerUsername
The 'before' pictures in these always look fine to me. I feel like I'm going to die in a completely 'original' house.
DattVR4
Nothing wrong with that. Main thing is it was 1.5ba/3br, and I needed 2ba/3br both for roommate and resale. And I tend to go big or go home
muchLongerUsername
Don't get me wrong, the 'after' looks better. I just don't think I'd ever decide 'needs updating!' *shrug*
DattVR4
I will say the original tile guy was more of a craftsman than me. Full mud bed, walls too, all loose mosaics, dead flat, perfect lines. Art.
muchLongerUsername
Heh, yeah - I'd go for nice big tiles too - hard to fuck up. =D
Sevulturus
This is almost exactly how I want to do mine. Thanks for the inspiration. Also the reflection on that glass pane in the first picture broke>
Sevulturus
my poor brain.
Swinglowmysweetballs
Question: the tile spacers, the yellow part is a wedge, the white part it fixes into, how does that come out?
DattVR4
1/2 Those are LASH levelers, and they are shaped like an upside down T. The wedge pulls the tiles flush, and the top part gets broken off.
DattVR4
2/2 The bottom part gets left underneath the tile. Ideally they break right at the bottom of the tile, and don’t stick up in the grout line
DattVR4
Which requires manual removal
enferno8
Looks nice, but I loathe showers without doors.
penzick
As a person with very long hair, yeah, that is *not* gonna go well.
yallmfsneedjesus
I have a similar set up (i have a giant tub). If you have encased doors it never dries out and you fight mold. Love my 1/2 door too @OP!
DattVR4
People said I’d regret it, and in a smaller shower or larger bathroom I might, but this has been great even in the winter
DownVoteVerifier
It's way better... You can just mop your whole bathroom area and around the frame. If it's slippery...that is why you can buy slip mats.
PostRGirl
I love mine, I thought it might be cold when I turn it off, but it's perfect and easy to clean
Sebbi
As a Dane whom just built an entire new house. Shower doors? Fuck that. We're living in the 21st century.
Curiositykissedthecat
Yep, op will be dealing with slippery wet floor after every shower now
DattVR4
Not really, I get a little overspray but the bath mat catches it. Designed it with this in mind, 36x60 with a 32" glass panel.
Zippittydoda
Beautiful but did I miss where the shower drain was placed?
DattVR4
It’s that linear metal channel. It goes in after the mud bed for the shower floor and has a tileable grate so it blends in with the floor
Zippittydoda
My eyes were looking for the big round circle drain-this is so much nicer.
noheaunicorn
Looks like it's in the back of the shower along the wall (longer wall). It's a thin strip of recessed section.
somethingsomethingsomethingclever
#23
Zippittydoda
Thank you!
letstalkabouthis
Oh shit you’re right! I forgot the drain. CRAP!!!!
rumandbass
Ballpark cost on this?
DattVR4
Hard to say exactly, as this was one facet of a larger project, but maybe $2.5k-$3k in material in this bathroom plus my time.
DattVR4
Also got a lot of my more expensive material open-box on eBay or Lowe’s/HD clearance, saved a grand or so that way
laDisparitionDesHeures
What's your process to get this? Luck it out?
DattVR4
Keep a mental or physical list of things you need, then scour the clearance sections and ebay. Can take months sometimes. 1/2
NowThatsWhatICallGif
Did you use reber in the concrete countertop or fiberglass also did the mix have rocks? Looking to do myself and that looks great
DattVR4
I'm in the stores multiple times a week in multiple locations for work, so I do have a slight advantage there. 2/2
DattVR4
Probably in the $15-20k range if it was for a customer, and $60-80k for the entire project (2 bathrooms, and total redo 3 bedrooms/closets)
WhyWasDinkyTaken
As a poor, that's what I was expecting.
DattVR4
Don't get discouraged. Internet has made DIY so much easier if you are mechanically inclined. And this was more extreme than most projects