[mantispf2000]

Today, after many years of some neglect, we begin the upgrading/remodeling of our front/kids' bathroom. I've done that tub paint thing, new toilet, counter top, and paint, and today, we tear it all out, and will be getting a new tub (thank HD, when Lowes failed to deliver on time), tile floor, surround (ok, I'll cut Lowes slack on the delivery of our custom one-piece unit being late), and wall texturing. I may not have been ready financially to do it, however, with my son's contact, we did get a ripping deal on labor cost, so it was hard to pass up.

Pics to follow (I hope!!!).......

 

[stosh]

Awesome, we did the same thing just so we could sell our house though. Now I need to go and do it to another house.

 

[Scrub]

My least favorite part of a bathroom remodel is removing the old turd bucket.

 

[maxyedor]

Hiring people to do work for you? What dental school did you attend?

Just started mine on Saturday, demo is 95% done, gotta finish after trash day. Do I know what I'm doing as far as new fixtures and pieces? No. Do I have any idea WTF I'm doing? Also no. However I have you tube, seems easy enough.

My least favorite part of a bathroom remodel is removing the old turd bucket.

Get yourself a wet-dry vac. Shut off the water, flush it to empty the tank water, then vacuum out the bowl, pull the tank, pull the bowl, pry up the wax ring and go deposit all of it on your neighbor's lawn, easy. I've never seen anybody do it this way, there's always a garbage bag to contain the water and lots of swearing involved when the bag rips, I can't be the first person to think of the shop vac idea, but it works bitchin.

 

[Jozz]

Hiring people to do work for you? What dental school did you attend?

Just started mine on Saturday, demo is 95% done, gotta finish after trash day. Do I know what I'm doing as far as new fixtures and pieces? No. Do I have any idea WTF I'm doing? Also no. However I have you tube, seems easy enough.



Get yourself a wet-dry vac. Shut off the water, flush it to empty the tank water, then vacuum out the bowl, pull the tank, pull the bowl, pry up the wax ring and go deposit all of it on your neighbor's lawn, easy. I've never seen anybody do it this way, there's always a garbage bag to contain the water and lots of swearing involved when the bag rips, I can't be the first person to think of the shop vac idea, but it works bitchin.

I just scoop the water out with a plastic cup and finish with towel. Next bowl, buy a one piece unit. Hope any of you guys don't have to man handle a 400lbs cast iron tub.

 

[Randomshot]

Thats a lot of work. Just turn off the water. Flush the tank. Put a smalk bucket under the fill line for when you disconnect it. Done

 

[mantispf2000]

Hiring people to do work for you? What dental school did you attend?

Well....... there's doing it my way with youtube's help, and there's doing it the proper way, paying someone to do it right the first time.

To keep peace in the house, I have chosen the later!