I'm back for the sequel to my previous instructable,
how to remodel a bathroom. That previous guide covered my downstairs bathroom and after a nice, *long* rest period I took on the upstairs bathroom. This was a complete gutting involving replacing an old cast iron tub, replumbing for a modern 1 handle shower, adding some electric, and tiling galore. As per my usual M.O., this was done on a budget. The whole thing cost me less than $1,500.
So things were pretty rough when I bought the house in 2007. I would up doing a series of initial work that got it pretty respectable including running a new power circuit (it initially had no outlets), but a few years down the road I needed more. The DIY tub refinishing I used began to peel within a month, the window in the shower was a perpetual moister problem, lighting was poor, there was no ventilation, and the vinyl walls/floor just weren't up to par.