Hall Bath Facelift

A few months after living in our home, I noticed the hall toilet wasn't sealing correctly. My darling husband installed a new seal, but it continued to leak at the base. So, he removed the toilet and brought home a new one. Same problem. Then I suggested we need to check the sub floor for rot and mildew. Good thing we looked! A few days later, my love brings home this fabulous marble sink and tells me to "decorate" the bathroom around it. Well, minus a few finishing details, here's what we have so far.

11 Comments

Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Cool sink. Where did he get it?

on Sep 09, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

Oh what a terrible reason to get a new bathroom, but gosh you did a cute job of it. Love the song words and the book page art. And ofcourse what an awesome sink!

on Sep 09, 2012 · Like 0
Amanda M Bethlehem, GA

Steve, he found the sink at a plumbing warehouse in Atlanta. Sometimes you can get great deals from floor models just like you would a car.
Becky, I do appreciate your concern behind our reason. We felt that if we had to put forth the money to fix the sub floor we may as well renovate the construction standard bathroom. Also, after ripping the moldy linoleum, we found the pipe for the toilet was not installed correctly. The ...»
flooring had to be done along with the toilet flange. I originally planned to deal with the cheap green marble linoleum counter top and thin, flimsy sink until later, but my husband brought home the gorgeous marble. My creative juices took over my patience. The only brand new items in the bathroom are the sink, toilet, flooring, counter top, faucet, and mirror frame. I constructed the counter top and mirror frame. We hired one of my husband's co-workers for the tile flooring. I was able to save the base boards, sand them, repaint them, and reinstall them.
Cheers!

on Sep 10, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

Oh I agree it made perfect sense to redo your bathroom. No concern here. You made the right choice.

on Sep 11, 2012 · Like 1
Terri J York, PA

Glad you checked your sub floor. I almost wish I had that problem so I have a viable reason for redoing my downstairs bath. Great job!!!

on Sep 13, 2012 · Like 1
Bernice H Yakima, WA

@Terri......Me too! Great Job Amanda.

on Sep 13, 2012 · Like 1
Jennifer F Washington, DC

I have a leaking shower because of my general contractor, Sarah Raymond. Now, she refused to fix. I asked someone to take a look at the floor of the shower. He said the gout should not cracked. Still, Sarah refused. It is not her problem she said now because of the warranty. Help!

on Sep 13, 2012 · Like 0
Katherine B Sanford, FL

I have just done the same thing myself. due to water damage. thank goodness for home owners insurance

on Sep 14, 2012 · Like 0
Amanda M Bethlehem, GA

Jennifer, you may need to post your comment under "Ask" to better reach the audience you need. As a DIYer, I cannot answer your legal questions about what to do. Good luck!

on Sep 14, 2012 · Like 0
Amanda M Bethlehem, GA

Katherine, thankfully only the subfloor around the toilet was damaged, and it was just enough that we had to replace it.

on Sep 14, 2012 · Like 0
Katherine B Sanford, FL

Amanda, that was good. I have hardwood floors and the wood joist under the floor was bad for about a 5 foot area. It was time to remodel anyway.

on Sep 17, 2012 · Like 0

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