Our new downstairs powder room

LadyisRed

Shared on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 11:39

You know the joke that if you do any home repair that its going to cost twice as much and take twice as long as you think it will? This job proved that theory true. Except we took three times as long ;)

The owner of our house three years ago was trying to update the house to sell, so they did quite a few cosmetic fix-ups. While I’m sure they did their best, there are certain flooring issues because of what they did. One of them was the peel and stick tiles they used in all the bathrooms. They didn't pull out the toilet, they just cut the tiles around it. Then they didn't Calk. Add in their little boys, the next owner’s kitty litter box, and my little boys, and you get a very stinky bathroom.

Here is the before Shot. The color isnt a bad color, just bad for that small of a space. Even from this far back you can see the gaps in the tiles.
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Ewe!
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Can we say Double Barf Yuck EWE!
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Under the sink pedestal. Nothing is grosser than others people’s “yuck”.  
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Kyle pulling up the tile and the Linoleum underneath.
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Primed the floor with KILZ
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Wainscot goes in
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WHALA!
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The flash did funny stuff to the toilet and sink, they look cream here, but IRL they are white too.       

Comments

AngryJason's picture
Submitted by AngryJason on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 11:41
Looks great. About the only change I would suggest is adding a dirty limerick book. Everyone loves seeing one of those!
ekattan's picture
Submitted by ekattan on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 11:50
Waited after the 9 yr old bday party. Smart. Very nice.
Lala Calamari's picture
Submitted by Lala Calamari on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 12:04
Good job.
bunsen27's picture
Submitted by bunsen27 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 12:08
You should subcontract Shakes out, he does pretty nice work! :)
TKBosss's picture
Submitted by TKBosss on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 12:11
Very Nice!!!!
TDrag27's picture
Submitted by TDrag27 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 12:45
Looks great! Is Shakes for hire?
CapnHun's picture
Submitted by CapnHun on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 13:44
Looks great! I just gotta throw this out there though. White and how many children do you have?
Hawk7365's picture
Submitted by Hawk7365 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 14:01
nice work, well done
wamam87's picture
Submitted by wamam87 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 14:36
awesome!!! you guys should be very proud. you should also take a shower...:)
AvastYeBilgeRat's picture
Submitted by AvastYeBilgeRat on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 15:54
Wow, looks great - congrats on a successful project!
BCKinetic's picture
Submitted by BCKinetic on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 15:54
Looks great! And now you have the deep satisfaction of doing it yourself. Time and money mean nothing to the satisfaction a man (and wife) get from doing it personally.
Fish66's picture
Submitted by Fish66 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 17:09
Nice job, it looks much better.
Zikan's picture
Submitted by Zikan on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 19:26
You just wanted to show off your man, didn't you? :)
Arkhamguest's picture
Submitted by Arkhamguest on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 22:26
Nicely done!! I can't believe they didn't take up the stool to tile underneath it. Sounds like a rough and quick job to get it looking just good enough to sell. Excellent update. You should both be proud of your work.

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