Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at
11:49 pm
I’m redoing my bathtub and surrounding wall remodel and i’m planning to put of panel in the ceiling over the tub and block the heater air outlet (heater outlet is also in the ceiling over the tub). The reason I want to block the heater outlet is due to rust problem since outlet soaks up lot of the hot moisture during shower. Bathroom remodel place wants me to block the outlet before they put the ceiling panel because the hot air coming down could lossen the adhesive used to glue panel to the ceiling. Can any one help me how to do this x tks
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 at
3:16 am
I’m doing a bathroom remodel for a brother and his home is not on a slab but has floor joist and plywood. He is working with a home interior designer and she has sold him on the idea of using a limestone for the walls and floors. I’m a carpenter/electrician and have done some tile work but I don’t feel good about installing lime stone on a wood floor. Any insight will help:)
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at
2:08 pm
About 4 weeks ago I had a complete bathroom remodel done, everything demo’ed and all new put in.
Is the grout supposed to get darker when the shower is in use? The old tile was not like that, also I keep discovering tiny holes in the grout, that weren’t there before.
Is either of these something to worry about, or will it cause me problems down the road?
I ended up having the contractors from hell, I had to double check everything thing they did, for 3-4 days in a rowI had a punch out sheet daily with between 15-20 items listed that needed to be done and/or corrected.
Are the things I mentioned regarding the grout just more to add for them to fix? I don’t think the grout was sealed, and I don’t know if that is part of the job or an add on, does anyone know what the industry standards ares?
Thank you in advance.
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at
5:37 am
My contractor just asked me if I wanted smooth or orange peel textured walls for by bathroom remodel. What do you think? What are the pros/cons
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Friday, July 16th, 2010 at
2:03 pm
I am planning a bathroom remodel and some friends told me not to do the wainscoat around the room because it would "automatically date" the room. It’s not like I am adding flocked or metalic wallpaper? Is it true that wainscosting in a bathroom gives it a dated look? I thought it would look very upscale.
I was thinking of using tumbled marble or some other "matte" finish tile with a horizontal detail near the top and a finished edge, bullnosed or something.
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 at
3:26 am
Contractors,
I am playing with the idea of starting my own little contracting firm. I have some theories on how to price out jobs but was wondering how you guys do it. Say I had a customer who wanted a bathroom remodel that included (assuming a 10X10 bathroom
Replace the vanity and sink, and fosset
replace the toilet
rip and replace floor tile,
rip and replace tile around the tub
rip and replace light fixture
rip and replace mirror
Paint the walls and ceiling
How would you guys price this job out?
Monday, June 7th, 2010 at
8:01 pm
The ads say that they include solid oak cabinets and granite countertops (with certain specifications as to cabinet size and linear feet of counter), as well as demolition and installation. (This is in Southern California, San Gabriel Valley area.)
Also interested in the 95 bathroom remodel ads if you have experience with those.
Friday, May 14th, 2010 at
9:26 am
Seeking professional advice from fellow D.I.Y. folks. I am starting a complete bathroom remodel, What should I start ripping out first? We will still be using this bathroom off an on if needed, as a guest bathroom. Everything is coming out at one point.But I am not sure where to start. I am replacing or getting rid of the half paneling, the lighting, sink and huge avocado green vanity & cabinet, toilet, floor, wall paper under the 3 or 4 layers of paint, ceramic tile in the shower, and finally the bath tub. What would you start with??