Hi everyone. Newbee here with some questions about a bathroom remodel. Warning...long explanation needed.
First off, my wife and I are at odds with each other in regards to the future sale of our home, in relationship to a difference of opinion.
Her view: An existing private entrance door to the bathroom is more valuable to a home sale than a seperate Shower in said bathroom. Remove existing Jacuzzi Tub and install new Fiberglass Tub/shower combo and surround.
My view: Seperate shower is more valuable than private access from an adjacentbedroom. Especially since plumbing is already installed and there is another access from the hall.
Background.
We have a second floor bathroom, which I began remodeling over 2 years ago, only to be stopped dead in our tracks due to health and the economic collapse. At that time I had already plumbed and installed a Jacuzzi tub that was in "like new condition" when my wife purchased it at a yard sale. It sat around for almost 5 years before we could use it. Since this was a Jacuzzi, and was almost 2" higher than a standard tub, I decided, that since I had room for it, I might as well plumb for a new seperate shower too. I roughed in the supply and drain but thats all.
However, this is where my wife and I disagree now.
Times and economics have changed, and we now conclude we must sell this home as soon as we can. Unfortunately, this means a ton of work just to make it sellable. The first project is this bathroom. However, before I can proceed, a very important decision must be made. You see, when I roughed in the plumbing for the new shower this area was a waste of space, as there was a private door to an adjacent
bedroom(see Sketchup below). As there is another entry to the bathroom literally a few feet away, this door made no sense to me. Hence the idea for a shower here. Unfortunately, this area wasn't deep enough for a full 36" deep shower stall. This meant I had to reframe the stall INTO the adjacent bedroom. Fortunately though, there was already an wall offset in the bedroom that merely had to be extended for the back wall of the shower. No problem. At the time, this plan made sense. And since that time, my wife already purchased a new 36"x42" shower pan, and a highend shower glass door, although it is only 26" wide(thats another problem)
But heres the problem now. My wife contends for the sake of more time and expense(the surround) that we should eliminate the shower, and keep the door to the bedroom intact as it is a feature "most" people desire in bedroom-ie...a private bathroom entry. However, this bedroom is NOT the master bedroom and as there is another entry door to the bathroom right outside the bedroom from the hall, I contend that the Jacuzzi and Shower is of more value to the sale of the home.
For a few weeks I went along with this idea, untill it dawned on me that now the Jacuzzi would have to serve as a shower as well. This means a complete tub surround must be installed. Unfortunately, this Jacuzzi is a fiberglass unit, and is not designed like a standard tub which has a lip for the drywall/hardibacker/tile .The edge is designed for interfacing with a horizontal tile surface. So, I began looking at other options. One, is a new complete fiberglass tub and surround. However, they are more expensive than installing a complete tile surround in the original Shower plan.
A week ago, I was at a contractors yard sale and found a "like new" fiberglass tub and surround for a whopping $50. I jumped at it. Hindsight is 20/20 though. I "assumed" this unit was a standard 32" deep unit. Ha! After I transported it 100 miles home, I discovered it is 38" deep, which throws off all my plumbing centerlines. Not to mention the existing plumbing is right along a floor joist, and this units drain would require cutting the joist and blocking for support. Geeezus!!
Ok, back to square 1. Mainly, were not financially endowed enough to simply go out and buy everything we need. I have to make a silk purse out of a sows ear so to speak. And we don't want to throw a bunch of money into this just to sell the house either.
For instance. Originally we were going to buy twin Vessel sinks and use granite tiles for the countertop. However, at the contractors show, I purchased a perfect granite blank for $135, which already was bullnosed and polished. No sink or faucet holes. I'd simply have to have it cut to length,(106") and drain/faucet holes drilled.
Now, in order to buy a new fiberglass tub unit, we must forget the vessel sinks,and use cheap porcelain standard bathroom sinks. Which also means forget the granite, as it would cost more to have the sink cutouts machined. Arrrrggggrrrrrr!!
Then, on the otherhand, with a seperate shower, I have to have TWO faucet units. The name of the game here is juggling money, time, and materials to end up with the best option to sell this home.
Ok, here is what it looks like today. The tub is still up for debate as far as leaving it a Jacuzzi with a shower or installing a new Fiberglass tub and surround.
Here is what it would be framed like should the shower stay.
So, what would you do? Please help us make a decision. Thank you
fitZ
First off, my wife and I are at odds with each other in regards to the future sale of our home, in relationship to a difference of opinion.
Her view: An existing private entrance door to the bathroom is more valuable to a home sale than a seperate Shower in said bathroom. Remove existing Jacuzzi Tub and install new Fiberglass Tub/shower combo and surround.
My view: Seperate shower is more valuable than private access from an adjacentbedroom. Especially since plumbing is already installed and there is another access from the hall.
Background.
We have a second floor bathroom, which I began remodeling over 2 years ago, only to be stopped dead in our tracks due to health and the economic collapse. At that time I had already plumbed and installed a Jacuzzi tub that was in "like new condition" when my wife purchased it at a yard sale. It sat around for almost 5 years before we could use it. Since this was a Jacuzzi, and was almost 2" higher than a standard tub, I decided, that since I had room for it, I might as well plumb for a new seperate shower too. I roughed in the supply and drain but thats all.
However, this is where my wife and I disagree now.
Times and economics have changed, and we now conclude we must sell this home as soon as we can. Unfortunately, this means a ton of work just to make it sellable. The first project is this bathroom. However, before I can proceed, a very important decision must be made. You see, when I roughed in the plumbing for the new shower this area was a waste of space, as there was a private door to an adjacent
bedroom(see Sketchup below). As there is another entry to the bathroom literally a few feet away, this door made no sense to me. Hence the idea for a shower here. Unfortunately, this area wasn't deep enough for a full 36" deep shower stall. This meant I had to reframe the stall INTO the adjacent bedroom. Fortunately though, there was already an wall offset in the bedroom that merely had to be extended for the back wall of the shower. No problem. At the time, this plan made sense. And since that time, my wife already purchased a new 36"x42" shower pan, and a highend shower glass door, although it is only 26" wide(thats another problem)
But heres the problem now. My wife contends for the sake of more time and expense(the surround) that we should eliminate the shower, and keep the door to the bedroom intact as it is a feature "most" people desire in bedroom-ie...a private bathroom entry. However, this bedroom is NOT the master bedroom and as there is another entry door to the bathroom right outside the bedroom from the hall, I contend that the Jacuzzi and Shower is of more value to the sale of the home.
For a few weeks I went along with this idea, untill it dawned on me that now the Jacuzzi would have to serve as a shower as well. This means a complete tub surround must be installed. Unfortunately, this Jacuzzi is a fiberglass unit, and is not designed like a standard tub which has a lip for the drywall/hardibacker/tile .The edge is designed for interfacing with a horizontal tile surface. So, I began looking at other options. One, is a new complete fiberglass tub and surround. However, they are more expensive than installing a complete tile surround in the original Shower plan.
A week ago, I was at a contractors yard sale and found a "like new" fiberglass tub and surround for a whopping $50. I jumped at it. Hindsight is 20/20 though. I "assumed" this unit was a standard 32" deep unit. Ha! After I transported it 100 miles home, I discovered it is 38" deep, which throws off all my plumbing centerlines. Not to mention the existing plumbing is right along a floor joist, and this units drain would require cutting the joist and blocking for support. Geeezus!!
Ok, back to square 1. Mainly, were not financially endowed enough to simply go out and buy everything we need. I have to make a silk purse out of a sows ear so to speak. And we don't want to throw a bunch of money into this just to sell the house either.
For instance. Originally we were going to buy twin Vessel sinks and use granite tiles for the countertop. However, at the contractors show, I purchased a perfect granite blank for $135, which already was bullnosed and polished. No sink or faucet holes. I'd simply have to have it cut to length,(106") and drain/faucet holes drilled.
Now, in order to buy a new fiberglass tub unit, we must forget the vessel sinks,and use cheap porcelain standard bathroom sinks. Which also means forget the granite, as it would cost more to have the sink cutouts machined. Arrrrggggrrrrrr!!
Then, on the otherhand, with a seperate shower, I have to have TWO faucet units. The name of the game here is juggling money, time, and materials to end up with the best option to sell this home.
Ok, here is what it looks like today. The tub is still up for debate as far as leaving it a Jacuzzi with a shower or installing a new Fiberglass tub and surround.
Here is what it would be framed like should the shower stay.
So, what would you do? Please help us make a decision. Thank you
fitZ