Bathroom Renovation

by diy-master

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Intro: Bathroom Renovation

Hi. We bought a 30 years old house and the bathroom was still the same age:) So it was time to renovate it in our style ;) Because I did everything by myself it took some time. So maybe you will ask yourself why I did first this and not that...

STEP 1: Before

Just two before pictures.

STEP 2: Shower - Bath

First I started with the shower. The old shower out and put the new in with a more modern design.

STEP 3: Shower - Tiles

I glued the new tiles over the old ones. The old ones were glued very well, so this way it was much faster and less work :) Also for the bath and the doors it was better to make the space more narrow, but still big enough to shower. I will never understand how someone can like red lines between the tiles :)) The red color was also washing out, so sometimes it looked like there was blood in the bath.

STEP 4: Toilet

Also here we wanted a more modern solution. Not so much because of the design, more because it is much easier to clean under and around the toilet.

STEP 5: Floor

I put self leveling floor over the tiles and then glued the vinyl on. Pretty easy and great results.

STEP 6: Walls

First I cleaned the tiles really well and then I put some primer on. Then I glued shiplap. I used much more glue than I thought. One tube per wall or even a little bit more.

STEP 7: Closet

Yes, also the closet I designed and made myself. I bought a few boards, because this was much easier and faster to do. I don't have enough tools for making big boards. But I did the doors and drawers by myself.

STEP 8: Doors

I also made grooves on the door and painted them white. Cheap way to get "new" doors :)

STEP 9: Finish

A few pictures of the finished project. I am very satisfied and that's the most important thing for me :p

6 Comments

Fall-Apart-Dave 2 years ago

The end result looks great.
Were the original tiles glazed and none-porous? I'd have deep misgivings about the adhesive holding long term with tiling over existing tiles - certainly faster short term but I have never seen a tile adhesive that will hold on a glazed tile surface. Keep a close eye on it!

diy-master 2 years ago

Hi. thnx for you comment. This is not new and nothing really special here that we putting new tiles on old ones:) Old tiles was normal, glazed, but you need to use glue which is for that kind of application and also you can put primer before. If it will be for next 30 years, I will be satisfied ;)

vshellhorn 2 years ago

Fantastic job!
What tool are you using in the self leveling floor picture?

diy-master 2 years ago

Hi. Thnx!
It's a wall sanding machine:)

jessyratfink 2 years ago

Wow, what an upgrade! It's beautiful now. Love how you upgraded the door by routing lines. :D

Also very happy to see that red grout disappear! Can't say I've ever seen that before ha

diy-master 2 years ago

Thnx! Yes, lines on the doors really make big difference.

The whole bathroom was in some red style. khm... maybe was not just a normal house ;)