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So begins the bathroom so I can finish the attic!

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  1. papadave

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    Holy moly. Lots of extra work. Should come out much gooder then.
     
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    I had a TV on a dishwasher in the living room for a while.
    Sometimes ya just gotta be a bit unconventional
     
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    The way I see it is either I lay them and fight the cement or I cut them and spend a little longer on it. I’d rather it be right and ready when it’s time to set the tiles.

    So far so good it’s looking pretty nice! :D
     
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    Well I’m done for the day.

    Had to switch the trowels for the cheapo it works way better than the fancy one I bought of the same depth.

    I have a lot of mortar through the grout lines more than I want but it’s cleanable so o well. More work but worth it in the end.

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    We keep a carpenter pencil handy to get excess mortar from between the tiles as we go.
     
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    Thats a gooder Idear!:thumbs::thumbs:
     
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    Well I got the first row set and drying for the tile. Twas a pain in the Bleep.... BUT it’s gonna look gooder!

    There was a rather annoying bend in the lip of the tub so ya :startled: :headbang: $112 for a steel tub is still worth it though.:thumbs:

    The first row is going to get left to dry so I can tile the rest easier. I have some floor work left to do as well so hopefully in a few weeks all the tile will be done especially the shower........

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    In a few months, this will all be just a painful memory............Oh wait.........
    No, this will all have been worth it. Yep, that's gooder.:dex:
     
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    props on tile work
    our current bathtub is all 4 inch tile, even the ceiling
    and needs redoing
    I'm considering a plastic shower.
    Except for an outdoor plastic shower I've never owned one. Always been tile.
     
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    Not painful at all! Admittedly a little annoying though. :whistle:

    No more mold issues.... It’s amazing when I turn the furnace on there’s no smell anymore it’s totally gone now! Smells so much better in the house without that stupid cold air return in the bathroom!

    I’m debating a home estimate for insurance afterwords I bet our home value goes up a little..
     
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    My experience with plastic showers has NOT been a good one. They all break in the same spot... Right where you stand. I think the difference would be if you put mortar under the pan you’d be good to go. They are not very strong.

    My wife’s uncle has a beautiful bathroom in his cabin and they used a plastic / fiberglass shower which I believe was mortared in and it’s held up well.

    The reason I didn’t do it here was I can replace a bad or broken tile easily but a plastic liner is a total tear out if it breaks.

    Our old apartment had a crack in the shower and they had 4 guys come in and cut the bathroom to replace the tub / shower it was one heck of a job. I ended up helping too.
     
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    Beautiful!
     
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    SOP is no return air from the bathroom or the kitchen...bathroom for sure! That's a big :doh:
     
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    Ill admit I have known for years now about the cold air return but I have never had the time or moneys to do anything about it till now....:hair: I wish that I had gotten into this years ago but that would have led to this project sooner and probably on a much tighter budget than what we have right now...:whistle:

    That stupid 20/20 hindsight thing. I never new we had so much mold though if I did I would have started budget or not...:hair:
     
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    This house is the first time I've had plastic surround, all others were tile. I appreciate not having to clean grout lines.
     
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    If you still have tile anywhere I got a trick for you!!! :D

    Growing up we would wax the tile with plain Jane car wax once a year or so and the tile stayed nice and clean. It looked awesome and pretty much everything would slide off and there wasn’t any soap scum or residue after showers.

    It’s prbably a bad idea for floors :rofl: :lol::whistle:but walls is awesome!
     
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    Pallet Pete .. Good hint I've always used rain-ex for car windshield..
     
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    I use a hard shell turtle wax in my work van windows it really keeps them clean in the winter... It works good with rainx washer fluid too.
     
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    Nice to see you have it all coming together. I congratulate your wife for tolerating the huge inconvenience of going outside to use the facilities. Pete, my entire living area floors are tiled with the tile. Very neutral and easy to care for. Lowes had it on sale so I bought over 1200 sq ft.
     
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    What brand tub did you get? I had to look a bit to find a steel tub when I re-did my bathroom a couple of years ago. I think there were two options that I found but I didn't want a plastic tub. I had to special order mine as slightly shorter than normal. I went with the plastic surround as that is my only bathroom, so didn't have time to mess with tile and the final set time.
     
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