Two Bathroom Upgrades

[Sir Henry]

That’s a big bathroom.

[BrokenolMarine]

That's not all of it.
The previous owner was married to a princess... She wanted a luxury bathroom. So he built one. Huge.

[Sir Henry]

That's not all of it.
The previous owner was married to a princess... She wanted a luxury bathroom. So he built one. Huge.

What are the dimensions?

[BrokenolMarine]

That's not all of it.
The previous owner was married to a princess... She wanted a luxury bathroom. So he built one. Huge.

What are the dimensions?

Like I said, Huge, twelve foot by fourteen feet eight inches. Larger than a lot of bedrooms.

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Then there is another walk in closet off that bathroom that was all floor to ceiling shelves for just shoes and purses.
Yup, a true princess bathroom. I told Miss T I would have made that bathroom HALF that size, and enlarged the Master Bedroom. You could have doubled the size of the Master Bedroom and still had a very generous Master Bath.

[Sir Henry]

That's not all of it.
The previous owner was married to a princess... She wanted a luxury bathroom. So he built one. Huge.

What are the dimensions?

Like I said, Huge, twelve foot by fourteen feet eight inches. Larger than a lot of bedrooms.


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Then there is another walk in closet off that bathroom that was all floor to ceiling shelves for just shoes and purses.
Yup, a true princess bathroom. I told Miss T I would have made that bathroom HALF that size, and enlarged the Master Bedroom. You could have doubled the size of the Master Bedroom and still had a very generous Master Bath.

Thanks. That is huge.

[Hatchdog]

12 x 14’8”

We were just measuring our dining room for a rug and it’s 8x11’. It does open up into the kitchen and living room so doesn’t feel tight. Bathroom princess for sure.

[BrokenolMarine]

Like all projects, we have run into a couple hiccups. When the box was opened for the preformed pan for the shower, it was found to have a crack in the face of the curb. $800 was supposed to make life easier, lay a base of thinset, set the pan in place and level it, and allow it to dry, then tile the pan. Called the company, to see if tiling over the thin crack would be okay. NOPE, box it up, return it to Home Depot and have them return it. Another would be shipped when they have it in hand. Ten Days.

Our tile gal said she'd form and lay the base the old way. No problem. Save the money and still only be a day or so behind.
She and Miss Tina got to work. Laughing and cracking jokes all day. They got a LOT done and will be ready to start on the base tomorrow.

The first pic shows the wall up and the plumbing run for the main shower head and the hand held. You can also see the supports for the various grab bars and the seats on that right hand wall. They should be more than sturdy enough.

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They stayed busy throughout the day, got the backing board up and secured. Won't be too long and they will be tiling.

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It's just still rough, but starting to look like something. Still a lot of work to do, but you can get an idea now of Miss T's vision.

[BrokenolMarine]

I mentioned the "Antique Nail Puller" in an earlier post. For those who like old tools, here is a picture of the tool.

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To use the tool, you open the bird beak looking thing at the bottom, placing it on either side of the nail with the tool held vertically. Your hand wraps around the grip just above the beak with the foot pointing toward you and helping to stabilize the tool. The handle at the top of the tool is lifted about a foot then hammered down onto the tool in a sliding motion. The teeth bite into the wood on either side of the embedded nail. Pulling back on the handle closes the teeth on the nail. If you don't get a bite on the nail, you reopen the teeth and reset them on either side of the nail in the same grooves you just cut, and slam it again. Reattempt to bite the nail. Once you have that bite, you can use the leverage of the tool like a crowbar to pull the nail, levering against that foot. Stubborn nail? Extend the upper handle and increase the leverage. It will easily pull large nails from stubborn wood.

Once you learn the use of this old thing, you can get good with it and pull most embedded nails with just one or two strikes. The key is proper positioning prior to the first strike and a steady bottom hand so that the tool doesn't move on the down stroke. Slip and strike off target.... move and reposition 90 degrees off or the tool will slide off into the old grooves every time.

The really important thing is that the lower hand STAYS in the grip area. If any portion of that lower hand rises above that little ridge on the lower grip... It's a mistake you only make once. You'll have a huge blood blister at minimum once that upper portion slams down. That pinch can cut the skin. Leaves a cut that looks like scope bite. Don't ask me how I know this.