I managed to save my circular saw blade when cutting the backer board by flipping it around the wrong directly like everyone said to do online, but I'm pretty sure I'll get lung cancer from the experience. My jig saw blade could not be salvaged after a very short cut.
Building the cabinet was surprisingly painful. I always forget how much planning goes into having it turn out to fit when you get done. I invested in a Kreg pocket hole jig so I could screw together the face plate and that turned out pretty well. I have never invested in a set of big pipe clamps, so that was my only other alternative for getting the face glued together.
This was my first time tiling anything of consequence. Apart from sore knees and sore back, and being really boring, it was not bad.
The beadboard actually went up over a period measured in years, but I synced up the completion of the beadboard with this remodel. Here are some pictures of the finished product. Actually, I shouldn't say it is finished, but at least the stuff I started got finished.
If you zoom in you may be able to see the custom baseboard carve-out for the toilet hose. It is junk like that which pushed out schedule. I noticed that the baseboard was going to collide with the hose right as I was installing that baseboard. Ugh.
This stupid jut comes to a "point" with two crazy angles. Fitting all these was a nightmare.
That crazy dip in the baseboard you'll notice in the next picture in because I forgot how tall the baseboards were and if I left it the full height as it ran into the cabinet that wall-side door would not open.
8 comments:
I was hoping you'd post pictures of your master bathroom. Did you use the sheets of beadboard or individual boards?
I can't believe that crazy angle between the door and the shower - who designed that bathroom LOL!!!!!
The bathroom does look lovely though - well done you!
I had been wandering how that bathroom was coming also. It looks great! And looks frustrating too, so good job!
An inspiration, to be sure! Well done!
Thanks all. I didn't like the bead on the sheets of beadboard (too flat), so I ended up going with the individual boards to get the good bead.
Wow! Great job on both the remodels! They look loads better.
So, Jacob, how much will it cost us for you to do our bath? :) It's only a third the size of yours. And we already have tile! I'd love an updated vanity and new mirror and lights. I can't believe how great it all looks! Can you get Steph out of the bathroom now?? (hee hee)
I have good news for you on the lights and big mirror. Both are pretty cheap at Lowes/HomeDepot and easy to install yourself. You could easily upgrade those this weekend.
I have bad news for you on the new cabinet and vanity counter top. They are expensive and hard.
As to Steph, I couldn't get her out of the bathroom before, so this made no difference.
Ya, Steph has problems getting stuck in the bathroom. She gets it from her Dad... Looks totally professional and so much better. I cannot believe how boring it all looks in the "before" pics. Now it's elegant. Excellent! Party on!
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