The last of my 2007 honey do's is almost ready to begin.
Replace our Master bath counters with solid marble tops to match the bath/shower.
The bath has two separate sinks measuring 2'x6' each. They are currently set in simple tile over 1" thick mud float over plywood. Looking under the cabinets I see a nail or two shot down to secure the plywood to the cabinet base so I'm HOPING that nails were used instead of screws. That would make the demo a pry off job vs. demo of tile, mud, and plywood. In case I do have to demo does anyone have any hints to speed the process? I'm guessing remove the v-cap edge and start with hammer and wide chisel. Here are the two sinks today -
I have the new countertops in house and ready to install. I had the fabricator add a small radius in front of the sinks to give more interest. Note the counters have the finished side facing away from the camera. The sinks are these cool travertine vessel sinks I got off of Ebay (50% savings over local). They match the travertine floors I installed earlier this year. I will be installing quality 1" plywood tops screwed into the base cabinets that the marble tops will sit on. My plan for the backspashes is to tile with travertine up the entire wall and around the mirror. Not decided yet on any decorative bits as I worried about looking too busy. The marble fabricator will be stopping by when I'm ready to help place the tops and drill the final holes for the drains and faucets.
My wife wants to replace the chrome fixtures with rubbed bronze. I have my eye on a couple bronze vessel faucets, the single type that stand on the counter (don't want to replumb for a backsplash mount), but have yet to pull the trigger. My concern is the tub hardward needs to get replaced too...and this stuff is not cheap
. A question I have is - can
I remove the tub faucet w/o having to get under it? Probably not is my guess. The only access would be to cut sheetrock in the master bedroom wall to access the tub from behind. I'll cut a hole that spans two studs to give me elbow room and to make the sheetrock repair cleaner.
Well that's what I have lined up for the next couple weeks. Any advice from you handy folks would be appreciated. I anticipate starting the demo this Sunday. Time to head to Costco for a case of Pete's Wicked Ale.