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Hi everyone!
First I would like to say, awesome forum. I've been doing a lot of research lately and have found this site to be the most informative/friendly. I hate forum heros.
My wife is heading out of town for a week with our kids on December 14th. I'm off the entire time she will be gone. My Christmas present to her is that I will be redoing our main bathroom on the second floor of our house. Everything has been purchased and is stashed in the detached garage (she's been there like twice in the last two years we've lived in this place.)
So I've got 5.5 days for my bathroom remodel. The room is small 5' x 7'. here is my schedule.
Day 1 - Demo. Toilet is new and will be the only thing that wont hit the bin. Tile flooring, tub, tub wall tiles, vanity. All gone. Also the ceiling in the shower has a bulk head that I'll be removing as I want the ceiling to be full height.
Day 2 - install the tub, cement backer board, and Kerdi on the tub shower walls and Ditra on the floor (25sqf)
Day 3 - Tile the floor and start tiling the shower. I have done a lot of construction work in my life but I have never tiled. I'm dedicating 1.5 days to tiling. Ambitious?
Day 4 - Finish tiling the bathroom walls and install the hanging vanity
Day 5 - Paint, new lighting, new wall cabinet, grout.
Day 5.5 - finish the odds and ends, towel rack etc.
Schedule doable? Thoughts? Beer will be consumed on the first and last day only to help with productivity.
The tub install is going to be weird. It's a 5' bathroom, so how do you get a 5' tub in? Well, I'll be cutting out the back of my sons closet. I'll be able to pull the existing tub out and slide the new one in. The wall repair on my sons closet wont be bad. his closet is 4' wide, so I'm thinking of just putting 1/2 drywall over the opening and then 1/4' drywall up to his top shelf, just cover the scab up. I'll mud the screws and just put some 1/4 round up the corners, it's a closet not a dinning room. I don't want to keep the existing tub because it's shallow and disgusting. I've ordered a nice soaker tub, and I can't wait to use it.
I'm looking for any tips or advice to help keep this project on schedule. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris.
First I would like to say, awesome forum. I've been doing a lot of research lately and have found this site to be the most informative/friendly. I hate forum heros.
My wife is heading out of town for a week with our kids on December 14th. I'm off the entire time she will be gone. My Christmas present to her is that I will be redoing our main bathroom on the second floor of our house. Everything has been purchased and is stashed in the detached garage (she's been there like twice in the last two years we've lived in this place.)
So I've got 5.5 days for my bathroom remodel. The room is small 5' x 7'. here is my schedule.
Day 1 - Demo. Toilet is new and will be the only thing that wont hit the bin. Tile flooring, tub, tub wall tiles, vanity. All gone. Also the ceiling in the shower has a bulk head that I'll be removing as I want the ceiling to be full height.
Day 2 - install the tub, cement backer board, and Kerdi on the tub shower walls and Ditra on the floor (25sqf)
Day 3 - Tile the floor and start tiling the shower. I have done a lot of construction work in my life but I have never tiled. I'm dedicating 1.5 days to tiling. Ambitious?
Day 4 - Finish tiling the bathroom walls and install the hanging vanity
Day 5 - Paint, new lighting, new wall cabinet, grout.
Day 5.5 - finish the odds and ends, towel rack etc.
Schedule doable? Thoughts? Beer will be consumed on the first and last day only to help with productivity.
The tub install is going to be weird. It's a 5' bathroom, so how do you get a 5' tub in? Well, I'll be cutting out the back of my sons closet. I'll be able to pull the existing tub out and slide the new one in. The wall repair on my sons closet wont be bad. his closet is 4' wide, so I'm thinking of just putting 1/2 drywall over the opening and then 1/4' drywall up to his top shelf, just cover the scab up. I'll mud the screws and just put some 1/4 round up the corners, it's a closet not a dinning room. I don't want to keep the existing tub because it's shallow and disgusting. I've ordered a nice soaker tub, and I can't wait to use it.
I'm looking for any tips or advice to help keep this project on schedule. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris.