The “last” project for our condo remodel was to have been the bathroom. We purchased a deep soaking tub, a nice vanity, and were just waiting to have the extra funds available to be able to hire somebody both good and fast. Well, life caught up with us. So, in order to rent out our condo, we felt that we needed to do a few things to make the bathroom livable. Those few things involved tearing out the bathtub surround, to see if there was mold. Surprise!
We didn’t find anything going into the walls, so much as just upon the surface of the drywall. But, in order to discover this … the drywall needed to come all the way out. So, we went ahead and showered at a friend’s house for a few days, and demolished the wall around the tub. After we were done, we had a “professional” install a new bathtub surround. Well, it’s done, and done fairly well, and that’s what matters, right? Yeah. Sure. The little things like caulking? Oh, those can be done by the homeowner.
No matter – it’s just another one of those things which we’re dealing with along the way. Kind of like the multiple layers of paint on the ceiling … which were infested with mildew … and which needed to be dissolved prior to painting with a mildew-resistant primer. We’ll have more pictures soon (the camera is well – Yay!), to show the finished paint job, but suffice it to say that the painting? Oh, that was the easy part, compared to the stripping of old paint. Three applications of stripper! Two days! Showering? Oh, yeah. That. Hah!
The shower is now done, except for a bit of tidying around the edges where paint or caulk have been errant. So, everything is moving apace, even if it doesn’t feel that way. The remodel is as done as it’s going to get, for at least the next, oh, four years. So – when I take pictures of the finished product I’ll post them on Flickr, and we’ll call this “the end” of the Remodel.
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congratulations! the remodel is done! i am sure the renters will really appreciate it! 😉
it does look great though! good for you especially since there is so many other things going on in your life!
Holy cow! The picture with all the drywall in the tub would have made me scream, asking myself “is it ever going to end?” Quite the before/after pics 🙂 Thank goodness it’s done!
Wow, nice work. Your bathroom looks great. My wife and I need to overhaul our townhome master bedroom too. It’s got some big mold issues that only a sledge hammer will fix, I’m afraid. 🙂