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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 http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292057.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292103.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1422292151.jpg 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 |
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D. Tool: The result is truly professional. Great job. You saved meany $thousands doing it yourself...
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Looks great!!
I don't have the patience or skills to do that. I DO have many tools, though.:) |
All looks good, except that tape joint above the toilet. That would drive my OCD ass crazy...
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Ya, my drywalling skills are not up to par. I thought the textured painted wallpaper would hide it better.
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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. |
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.
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I'm impressed! Great job!
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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. |
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). |
Beautiful design. Excellent work!
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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.
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Beautiful job.....how long did this take you?
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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.
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Nice job. Nothing having a chit, shower and shave in something of your own creation.
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Nice work.
Good for you starting and completing an intensive DIY project. Hammer to champagne is a nice touch. |
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Awesome work! I kept waiting for something clawfoot to show up and there it was at the end.
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