We had a heater/fan/light in our original newly wed single floor, 2 small bedroom - 1 bath. The bath was a shed added on the house and was COLD. I can remember leaving the faucets trickle on the coldest nights to keep the pipes from freezing and finding ice in the sink. The kids showed up and 28 years ago we did a near total reconstruction to a 2 floor, 3 bedroom - 2 1/2 bath. Influenced by our prior experiences we installed wall mounted fan heaters in the two full baths. The master bath one is perfectly placed to warm the bath towel.
Bathroom remodel tips?
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We had a heater/fan/light in our original newly wed single floor, 2 small bedroom - 1 bath. The bath was a shed added on the house and was COLD. I can remember leaving the faucets trickle on the coldest nights to keep the pipes from freezing and finding ice in the sink. The kids showed up and 28 years ago we did a near total reconstruction to a 2 floor, 3 bedroom - 2 1/2 bath. Influenced by our prior experiences we installed wall mounted fan heaters in the two full baths. The master bath one is perfectly placed to warm the bath towel.
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+1 the extra 3" of height is so much luxury for so little extra. I'm not due to remodel for many more years, and if/when I do the only other thing I'd consider is a TOTO toilet - like in Japan. Heated seats are ridiculously awesome.
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I like.....
1. a deep soaking tub (no jacuzzi); a two-person tub is good.
2. a two-person shower, separate shower heads and controls; at least one hand-held shower makes for easier cleaning
3. a bidet
4. a wall mounted towel warmer on a timer. Not for warming towels so much, rather, for drying towels and washcloths after use, or even for hand washables (in humid climates - not needed in dry climates).
5. heated floor would be nice
6. everything easy to clean. This means not too much grout. I wouldn't even mind a drain in the floor!
7. taller counters or vessel sinks; taller faucet for washing hair
8. big mirrors
9. skylight
10. thought-out outlet placement for blow dryer, electric toothbrush, night light, cords being out of the way
11. tall and deep linen closet
Also, I like some of these things in their own sections, with pocket doors. Everything all out in a big space means it's cold, not as warm and cozy.
1. a deep soaking tub (no jacuzzi); a two-person tub is good.
2. a two-person shower, separate shower heads and controls; at least one hand-held shower makes for easier cleaning
3. a bidet
4. a wall mounted towel warmer on a timer. Not for warming towels so much, rather, for drying towels and washcloths after use, or even for hand washables (in humid climates - not needed in dry climates).
5. heated floor would be nice
6. everything easy to clean. This means not too much grout. I wouldn't even mind a drain in the floor!
7. taller counters or vessel sinks; taller faucet for washing hair
8. big mirrors
9. skylight
10. thought-out outlet placement for blow dryer, electric toothbrush, night light, cords being out of the way
11. tall and deep linen closet
Also, I like some of these things in their own sections, with pocket doors. Everything all out in a big space means it's cold, not as warm and cozy.
Bamaman
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This forum is very timely, as I'm pretty much beat after 2 days of rebuilding the master bathroom in our new to us home. It's the second house we've bought that had carpet in the master bath. It took less than 15 minutes to get rid of the carpet.
Let me say that we're fortunate that our bath is very beautiful in styling. We don't use the Jacuzzi, however our 2 grandchildren use the tub all the time. And any house in this neighborhood is expected to have a spa tub.
I cringe at the costs mentioned previously for rebuilding baths. So far, I've gone through 11 sheets of 1/4" Wonderboard ($100), $22 for 2 bags of thinset mortar and $25 for screws. 150 square feet of porcelain tile will be $300, and it'll take another $22 for more thinset mortar and $12 for grout. We'll just say the total cost will be $500 for the re-do.
Once you get used to a tall and long toilet, going back to a standard toilet is just not enjoyable. I have removed the toilet and will be swapping it with
the American Standard Super toilet in our old house--5 minute job.
I would have liked to have put the heating strips in the floor, but we're too busy getting the rest of the house ready to move.
I am what you would call an advanced homeowner builder, and I'm always building something. I also just installed granite in the kitchen and 2 bathrooms of our lake house. I've also got to prime and paint 32 kitchen cabinet doors for the lake house.
Tomorrow, I intend to start laying the tile in the bathroom. It'll take me 2 days because I take time to properly lay out my tile and do the job the right way.
Don't think that laying tile in a bathroom is any big deal. I've found tile work to be relatively easy, and directions are all over UTube.com. The worst part is getting the tile supplies from the truck into the house.
If I was just going to be putting in a shower, I'd be putting in one that's 4' x 8' with a door on each end. Such a shower would require a custom built shower pan--which is no big deal.
Let me say that we're fortunate that our bath is very beautiful in styling. We don't use the Jacuzzi, however our 2 grandchildren use the tub all the time. And any house in this neighborhood is expected to have a spa tub.
I cringe at the costs mentioned previously for rebuilding baths. So far, I've gone through 11 sheets of 1/4" Wonderboard ($100), $22 for 2 bags of thinset mortar and $25 for screws. 150 square feet of porcelain tile will be $300, and it'll take another $22 for more thinset mortar and $12 for grout. We'll just say the total cost will be $500 for the re-do.
Once you get used to a tall and long toilet, going back to a standard toilet is just not enjoyable. I have removed the toilet and will be swapping it with
the American Standard Super toilet in our old house--5 minute job.
I would have liked to have put the heating strips in the floor, but we're too busy getting the rest of the house ready to move.
I am what you would call an advanced homeowner builder, and I'm always building something. I also just installed granite in the kitchen and 2 bathrooms of our lake house. I've also got to prime and paint 32 kitchen cabinet doors for the lake house.
Tomorrow, I intend to start laying the tile in the bathroom. It'll take me 2 days because I take time to properly lay out my tile and do the job the right way.
Don't think that laying tile in a bathroom is any big deal. I've found tile work to be relatively easy, and directions are all over UTube.com. The worst part is getting the tile supplies from the truck into the house.
If I was just going to be putting in a shower, I'd be putting in one that's 4' x 8' with a door on each end. Such a shower would require a custom built shower pan--which is no big deal.
That sounds awesome.
W2R
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In a shower that big, I'd want a built in bench and grab bar railings all down the whole 8'. Also maybe multiple shower heads, including one of those rain shower heads as well as a handheld one on a long hose. And as long as one is daydreaming, how about built in shelves for shampoo, soap, and such all along. Lots of bright lights inside the shower, too.
Remodeled a few bathrooms (rentals) and switched to weti board backing along with wedi joint sealant (love it). A little more $$ but never any issues. Unlike sheet laminated foam boards or the traditional Cement backerboards, wedi Building Panels will not absorb water. Another change I started doing is making the soap/shampoo cubby a tall double wide, last shower added two of them.
Bamaman
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
While all the Kerdi membrane systems are great, $569 for a basic shower kit is very expensive. I used their membrane on an outside balcony deck of my 36' screen porch and it's been leak free.
I have a buddy that's a lifelong commercial tile mason and bathroom remodeler, and he's found the Redgard on top of cement backer board to work great. He's never had a single leak in shower walls or in floorpans.
For my bath floor, I'm going to apply 2 coats of Redgard to my Wonderboard cement board. The grandkids sometimes get a little carried away splashing in the tub.
I have a buddy that's a lifelong commercial tile mason and bathroom remodeler, and he's found the Redgard on top of cement backer board to work great. He's never had a single leak in shower walls or in floorpans.
For my bath floor, I'm going to apply 2 coats of Redgard to my Wonderboard cement board. The grandkids sometimes get a little carried away splashing in the tub.
How does wedi board compare to dens shield? DH chose the latter after significant research. But I know he looked at wedi board as well.
Totally agree on the big, extra tall niche. We shop at costco so we had to make sure the niches were tall enough for the jumbo shampoos/rinses.
Another tip - if you're moving plumbing... add in shut off valves someplace accessible. Our house was built in the early 60's and didn't have shut off valves anywhere. Now we have them under each sink and built a panel into the back of the new linen cupboard with hot/cold shut off valves for the entire bathroom (including shower).
Totally agree on the big, extra tall niche. We shop at costco so we had to make sure the niches were tall enough for the jumbo shampoos/rinses.
Another tip - if you're moving plumbing... add in shut off valves someplace accessible. Our house was built in the early 60's and didn't have shut off valves anywhere. Now we have them under each sink and built a panel into the back of the new linen cupboard with hot/cold shut off valves for the entire bathroom (including shower).
pb4uski
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It all depends on who you are showering with....
W2R
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Hermit
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When I took up the tile in the powder room in our last house, I discovered the plumbers had cut the floor joist to make room for the toilet drain. The only thing holding up the joist was the subfloor!
Even funnier, we had a house inspector inspect the house. He noticed that toilet was not tight and went in the crawl space to make sure it was not leaking. He didn't say a word about the joist being cut. Just said it was not leaking. It was leaking when I replaced the floor tile and the subfloor was rotted around the toilet and had to be replaced along with the joist being shored up.Moral of this story: Expect the unexpected when you remodel.
Another hint: Make sure they put concrete board (Durarock, etc.) around the shower and not dry wall.
