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Post by Fox on Nov 20, 2010 22:34:39 GMT -5
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Post by 90GTVert on Nov 21, 2010 1:36:59 GMT -5
Lookin good so far. :thumb:
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Post by 2strokd on Nov 21, 2010 2:55:13 GMT -5
I agree, looks like you are getting the job done well :cheers:
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Post by WT100 on Nov 21, 2010 10:31:30 GMT -5
I feel your pain. 3 years later mine still is not totally done...
You're getting there, just don't slow down.
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Post by Goosey on Nov 23, 2010 9:25:04 GMT -5
Oh, man. I am still putting mine off. One bathroom, and 3 girls  Pretty much going to be ripping up walls flooring and plumbing as well. Also on my own, $. Also discusting. Would have liked the before picture  |
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Post by Fox on Nov 23, 2010 13:11:51 GMT -5
Would have liked the before picture Before ;D  |
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Post by WT100 on Nov 23, 2010 13:24:05 GMT -5
If you had to use those as many times as I have you wouldn't think that was funny at all...
Try it, at night, half asleep, in an out-house, in the middle of December, in Afghanistan, with bombers flying over head.
Now that I think of it... I must have been a real jerk in a past life...
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Post by shakerdriver on Nov 23, 2010 13:43:50 GMT -5
that looks like a whole lot of work ripping out the concrete to move that drain but its looking pretty good. like the light and fan seperated there to.
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Post by Fox on Nov 23, 2010 16:23:25 GMT -5
that looks like a whole lot of work ripping out the concrete to move that drain but its looking pretty good. like the light and fan seperated there to. LOL! That was a gag pic shaker.  I made a little more progress yesterday and today. I hung the door and then I got started mudding and taping the drywall and then I put mesh tape on the seams of the tile backer board and coated it with RedGard® $45 a gallon for that stuff. I put a lot of it over the seams. Clear silicone all the way around where the cement board and the tub meet so there's no chance of water penetration. (Knock on wood) I put up the last of the drywall today so now it's all about mudding and sanding for the rest of the day. Or maybe I'll just have some beers.     |
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Post by 90GTVert on Nov 23, 2010 17:01:38 GMT -5
Gettin' better. ;D Wish I knew what I was doing with all that stuff. I can build mechanical things but carpentry has never been a strong suit. I would not trust myself a bit to do that. I did the walls in the garage with plywood basically and the seems are off and stuff like that. lol One cool part of doing it yourself (since you are actually competent lol) is that you can take care in doing it and do it right. We had one of the bathrooms here redone almost 2 years ago. When the did corners that protrude, they left close to 1" gaps kinda like an L where they meet. Then filled that with a ton of mud. I'm just waitng for someone to bump into it and the whole bit cruble off or something. The did the grout or caulk or whatever (see why I shouldn't do this stuff) around the tub before they did some other things and it ended up collecting sawdust and turning yellowish before the job was done. The way the the vanity was setup the drain stopper hits the mirror when it's pulled and rubs paint off of it. We did the paint and after their prep crew came in (they insisted they prep it for paint not us) we had to fill and sand a bunch of stuff they missed before painting.
On top of all that we were estimated an amount including all tile, new tub, new faucets/shower, new cabinet and top, and a new toilet. We ended up buying all of that other than the tile so we could pick our own stuff and not pay their markup on buying it at Lowes just like we were gonna do. We only bought the accent tiles, they supplied the white main tiles. When it was all done, they gave us a bill matching the estimate. When told it should be cheaper since we bought all of the stuff, the owner of the company basically just told us it is what it is. It took longer than he thought because his son wanted to learn tile. They usually do houses for rich folks so he practiced on our house and took a long time to tile. Add in some screwups and redos on other stuff too. Not sure how that's our fault. If I work on something and it's my fault I'm slow, I charge accordingly and apologize for the delay.
So yeah, when you feel like quitting, think what it would be like if you had to get someone in there for you.
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Post by shakerdriver on Nov 23, 2010 18:31:36 GMT -5
well my dads a plumber and i've been on some of those bs jobs where we had to rip that kinda crap out and its NO fun at all. after swinging a sledge at that kinda stuff you'd hurt pretty good for a couple days afterwards. but it is looking pretty nice for a rough in, anyways.
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Post by Fox on Nov 23, 2010 21:12:15 GMT -5
When told it should be cheaper since we bought all of the stuff, the owner of the company basically just told us it is what it is. If I work on something and it's my fault I'm slow, I charge accordingly and apologize for the delay. I would have given him less and told him "it is what it is" and if he had a problem with it tough. He can take me to court. So yeah, when you feel like quitting, think what it would be like if you had to get someone in there for you. You make a good point. People that are paid to do something will use less care and rush through stuff while your back is turned. I paid a guy $1600 for a new roof on the bathroom and laundry room and I paid another guy $600 for new stucco on the outside of the bathroom because the siding broke into pieces when I removed it. I watched them work and they both did a great job. The house was built around 1900 and then the bathroom was added in 1920. I found that out when I found newspaper in the walls from 1920. They had it in there to block the wind I guess.  Anyway those walls are gone and I figured stucco would be good on that corner of the house because the sun beats on it in the afternoon. |
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Post by Goosey on Nov 24, 2010 18:34:03 GMT -5
So the Redgard goes on the plaster board before your waterproof layer, tile, plastic sheeting, suround or whatever? ( still deciding on my walls )
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Post by Fox on Nov 24, 2010 21:54:09 GMT -5
So the Redgard goes on the plaster board before your waterproof layer, tile, plastic sheeting, suround or whatever? ( still deciding on my walls ) Yeah, I'm going with standard 4x4 white tiles. I put a layer of roofing felt behind the Hardibacker around the bottom half of the surround and then I used the RedGard to protect the backer board from mold in case the water does ever penetrate the sealed grout lines. I'm using Acrylpro tile adhesive (3/16 V-notched trowel) directly on the Redgard but I'm gonna dull up the edge of the trowel teeth out on the concrete a little bit so it doesn't damage the RedGard. I won't be pushing real hard on the trowel for the same reason. The stucco guy finished today. He put on the color coat which I'll be painting later on after it cures for a few weeks along with the new roof supports and that ugly waste pipe vent stack. You can see the little white square dryer vent I used for the fart fan exit up near the roof line. ![]() i125.photobucket.com/albums/p48/dooley_09/Work Pics/IMAG0007-2.jpg[/IMG] ![]() i125.photobucket.com/albums/p48/dooley_09/Work Pics/IMAG0005-3.jpg[/IMG] ![]() i125.photobucket.com/albums/p48/dooley_09/Work Pics/IMAG0006-3.jpg[/IMG] ![]() i125.photobucket.com/albums/p48/dooley_09/Work Pics/IMAG0002.jpg[/IMG] |
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Post by Goosey on Nov 25, 2010 8:57:55 GMT -5
Nice. I'll keep that in mind. My house was built around 1915. I just actually bought the beasty so starting on the little things. Put in new backdoor and screen door ( w/kitty door ), shimmed the poorly installed front door. Big differrence in draftiness. Threw in some old storm windows, $1 garage sale, as mine were missing. I'll get to real windows some day. Next summer, roof, and garage tear down ( no roof), paint, woohoo! The bathroom won't be as well done as yours, but I like the idea of making it last longer.
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Anyway those walls are gone and I figured stucco would be good on that corner of the house because the sun beats on it in the afternoon.