Our new downstairs powder room

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LadyisRed

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 (14)

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AngryJason·
Looks great. About the only change I would suggest is adding a dirty limerick book. Everyone loves seeing one of those!
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ekattan·
Waited after the 9 yr old bday party. Smart. Very nice.
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Lala Calamari·
Good job.
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bunsen27·
You should subcontract Shakes out, he does pretty nice work! :)
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TKBosss·
Very Nice!!!!
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TDrag27·
Looks great! Is Shakes for hire?
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CapnHun·
Looks great! I just gotta throw this out there though. White and how many children do you have?
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Hawk7365·
nice work, well done
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wamam87·
awesome!!! you guys should be very proud.\r \r you should also take a shower...:)
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AvastYeBilgeRat·
Wow, looks great - congrats on a successful project!
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BCKinetic·
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.
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Fish66·
Nice job, it looks much better.
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Zikan·
You just wanted to show off your man, didn't you? :)
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Arkhamguest·
Nicely done!!\r 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. \r Excellent update. You should both be proud of your work.