Bathroom Renovation #8

Now with a fully functional bathroom, the pressure is a bit off but there is still more to be done. This starts with installing the remaining wainscoting, baseboards, and chair rail on the side opposite side of the bathroom. Then painting and caulking the results.

In order to complete the bathroom other than decorating and touch ups, the next big problem was that our functional bathroom had no privacy. In order to maximize our space in the bathroom, we installed a barn door on a raw steal track. The door is heavy so each of the four lag bolts must be place in a stud or header. The two above the door are on the header and the far right one is in a stud but the second to right one needed some effort to drop in some extra 2 by 4 material next to existing studs to have a proper mount. The door came unfinished and we went with a whitewash rather than a full white door to capture some of the natural wood feel in the door. All that remained on the door was cleaning up and painting the door frame and casing.

Decorating the inside of the bathroom to finish it off was a fun task. We have such crisp whites and grays in the room that we decided to add pops of color with our rug, towels and art not pictured. We also added a clean look of glass shelves over the toilet for some storage and decorations.

Bathroom Renovation #7

After the grout set and was sealed, the shower was basically ready for use. Except for the lack of shower hardware. This install should be rather simple in theory. I had to solder a copper tub spout to a threaded connector piece in order to screw this in to the valve. Note: I should have done this before the drywall and tile to make it much easier. For this I had to have a long piece of copper so that I could use a wrench to tighten in to place and then cut off the part damaged by the wrench. Finally I could slide the tub faucet on to the copper pipe (there are also twist on types of faucets). Unfortunately there was a leak and after another round of the same process, I discovered the hardware itself was damaged. Took a couple days to receive a new one which worked perfectly. Installing the other pieces of hardware was a snap.

Installing the vanity was one of the easier steps. The sink trap kit of pvc piping needed to be lined up and cut to make sure it all fit. It comes with gaskets and connectors for tight seals. The only part that was a little tricky was attaching the pipes to the sink with a good seal. Once everthing was lined up and the down pipe was attached to the sink, it could then be glued to the top of the vanity. Finally all of the connectors were tightened and the system was tested. This picture does not show the finished version with the faucets in place. 

Next I hung the medicine cabinet. Adding these items in provides a lot of storage but at first makes the bathroom feel smaller. This is just because it was days after having nothing, not even a tub and toilet, in the bathroom.