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dtool242 01-26-2015 08:19 AM

Showing off my home improvement skills
 
Bought a house about a year and a half ago that was built in 1919. The bath on the main floor was hideous, didn't even have a shower. I finally got around to totally redoing it.
Before - Start of Hammer Time
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422291913.jpg

Some in progress shots.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422291977.jpg
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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292203.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292275.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292345.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292391.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292434.jpg

dtool242 01-26-2015 08:21 AM

And the finished bathroom
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292801.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292825.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292849.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292879.jpg

LakeCleElum 01-26-2015 08:27 AM

D. Tool: The result is truly professional. Great job. You saved meany $thousands doing it yourself...

Oh Haha 01-26-2015 08:28 AM

Looks great!!

I don't have the patience or skills to do that. I DO have many tools, though.:)

porsche4life 01-26-2015 08:52 AM

All looks good, except that tape joint above the toilet. That would drive my OCD ass crazy...

dtool242 01-26-2015 08:55 AM

Ya, my drywalling skills are not up to par. I thought the textured painted wallpaper would hide it better.

stomachmonkey 01-26-2015 09:10 AM

Good you kept the block glass window.

Great feature.

I would probably have turned the fleur de lis 90 degrees clockwise to point at the sink.

Still, nice job.

JavaBrewer 01-26-2015 09:15 AM

Busy pattern but it works. I like the tub! After all that hard/heavy work you really need to spend an afternoon and correct the mentioned tape joint. I'll bet you can find a handy man who does drywall to fix that for a $100 - easy afternoon job.

dtool242 01-26-2015 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 8456556)
I would probably have turned the fleur de lis 90 degrees clockwise to point at the sink.

I spent quite a while debating the positioning of the medallion. Centered on the tub, centered on the sink, which way it should be facing. In the end I went with centered on the room and facing the entrance.

Rot 911 01-26-2015 10:08 AM

I'm impressed! Great job!

stomachmonkey 01-26-2015 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtool242 (Post 8456597)
I spent quite a while debating the positioning of the medallion. Centered on the tub, centered on the sink, which way it should be facing. In the end I went with centered on the room and facing the entrance.

I'm thinking of it from the perspective of focal point. It leads your eye and in the pic makes the room feel narrower than it may be. My personal opinion is you stand at the sink more often and the tub runs left right so that orientation feels more natural for me. It all flows in the same direction.

It may give a different impression in person than in the photos and it's your bathroom.

Long as you are happy with it who cares what I think.

I think the bathroom looks great.

Exactly what I would expect from a 1919 home.

I'm impressed.

john70t 01-26-2015 10:28 AM

Beautiful job and design!

What shower hardware did you use per chance?
I also did a clawfoot --> shower conversion for the rental but the first set of curtain-hanger parts from internet were extremely poor quality.
A careless yank and the whole thing would come down. Not good.
The second set were only a bit more substantial but both looked like they were made by the same company.
In the quest of over-engineering, I ended up putting in a couple of support down rods from the ceiling, which of course affects the sliding of the curtain.
Having water splash in the corner was a big concern.
Ended up using three washable cloth liners hung on the bead-type rollers(these are nice).

livi 01-26-2015 10:45 AM

Beautiful design. Excellent work!

dtool242 01-26-2015 10:46 AM

The tub, sink and toilet are all from Barclay Products Limited due to the plaster walls I used rather large toggle bolts to attach to wall and ceiling. I wouldn't go trying to do chin-ups from the curtain rod, but it is fairly sturdy.

Bugsinrugs 01-26-2015 01:51 PM

Beautiful job.....how long did this take you?

dtool242 01-26-2015 02:01 PM

It took me about a month, working on it after getting home from work and on the weekends (when I wasn't traveling). Didn't really keep track of the number of hours.

jorian 01-26-2015 02:45 PM

Nice job. Nothing having a chit, shower and shave in something of your own creation.

herr_oberst 01-26-2015 03:12 PM

Nice work.

Good for you starting and completing an intensive DIY project.

Hammer to champagne is a nice touch.

Bugsinrugs 01-26-2015 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorian (Post 8457116)
Nice job. Nothing having a chit, shower and shave in something of your own creation.

Leaving your creation in your creation......I like it.

Scuba Steve 01-27-2015 03:36 AM

Awesome work! I kept waiting for something clawfoot to show up and there it was at the end.


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