What we did to the Master Bathroom

In no particular order, here is a list of things we did to the Master Bathroom in Phase One of The Master Bathroom Remodel Project: 

Out with the old: 

• Tore out old tile on shower walls
• Took out old drywall
• Removed old insulation
• Ripped out old vinyl flooring
• Removed toilet
• Removed old shower base
• Disconnected shower drain
• Removed old shower doors
• Removed old shower valve
• Removed all hardware – shower, towel bars
• Removed old light fixture
• Removed old window sill
• Ripped up carpeting in front of sinks
• Removed all moldings
• Removed all doors

In with the new: 

• Installed new cement backboard on floor in front of sink and in shower room
• Installed new cement backboard on walls
• Installed new insulation and moisture barrier
• Installed new shower valve
• Installed tile in shower
• Framed window with tile and installed new sill and apron
• Installed new shower base
• Installed a heated floor element and automatic temperature gauge/sensor
• Ran new wiring for heated floor element controls
• Tiled floor in shower room and in front of sinks
• Grouted all tile
• Installed new fan/light fixture
• Ran new wiring for fan/light fixture so that fan and light can be operated separately on dual-switch
• Vented new fan to the outside, through the attic
• Installed new exhaust vent on outside of house
• Sanded, repaired, primed and painted moldings
• Installed moldings
• Caulked all seams in shower, floor, moldings, around toilet, etc.
• Sanded, repaired, primed and painted doors
• Replaced hinges
• Re-hung and adjusted doors (via shim and chisel)
• Installed new door handles
• Skim-coated walls
• Sand out imperfections on walls
• Primed and painted walls
• Sanded, primed and repainted toilet lid/seat
• Re-installed toilet
• Mounted three new towel bars
• Installed curved shower curtain bar
• Installed new threshold between tile and carpet
• Installed new shower head
• Connected shower drain

And then the clean-up began.  (If I have the time and/or energy to relive such a painful experience, I’ll share my adventures in tape removal from shower bases.  Don’t ask.  I’m not ready yet.) 

And, there are probably ten more items on each list that my hubby did while I wasn’t looking.     

So, when I say that Phase Two will be simple with its meager list of: “remove old counter/sinks, refinish cabinets, install new pulls, install new counter/sinks,” this is what I’m comparing it to!  After Phase Two is completed (and believe me, I’ll document the progress on that as well), I’d like to take a break from remodeling projects until next summer.  My hubby says he does too…but I can see the way he keeps eyeing the kitchen.