If you have been following my blog , you will remember I have been working on upgrading my house for a good few years now. You can see some of what we have done on the blog at the home tour section. My last big reno was the master bath. I had an old walk-in shower that leaked to the downstairs and required not only replacement but a complete BR redo. see HERE
After seeing the beauty of the new master, I knew I wanted to start on the other upstairs bath. Because I have such a large shower to begin with, the original builder put a shower- tub in the guest bathroom. I never use that shower but did try to use the bubble tub over the years.
I learned to hate the bubble tub. Most times, when I filled the tub, spiders or dirt/dust would come out into the water even before I turned on the jets. I had to drain the tub and refill if I wanted a bath, and I hated having to do that.
After one scary encounter with a floating spider, I decided never again.
So I use my new shower. If I am staying in a hotel or friends, I make sure to use the bathtub at least once. As I am sure you know, there are times when you want a good soak in a tub; I decided to have the bubble tub removed and replaced with a standard bathtub.
Because they did such a great job on the master bath reno, I decided to use the same company for this project. I also am having the floor fixed. Although designed for a tile floor, we put a vinyl floor in the bathroom for safety reasons.
That resulted in the floor being slightly lower than the threshold, to correct that the builders recommended using a wood-look waterproof vinyl over the top. We did that in the master bath, and I am happy with those results.
My other pet peeve in the guest bathroom is the size. It is tiny; the floor space is only 8 x 5. I had a shower curtain hanging in there, and that made the room look even smaller.
The kids are out of the house now, so I decided I would like to have the bathroom specifically designed for me. I have a great shower in the master. There are a guest-room and shower in the lower level of the house. The shower can easily accommodate anyone wishing to use another shower or a guest is more than welcome to use the main shower. Either way, there are more than enough options for everyone.either for a shower. So this bath is just going to have a tub.
The bathroom is too small for the claw-foot antique tub I wanted, so I improvised by getting a regular tub but having an old fashioned hand shower attachment. I will have the workers remove the old builder’s tile and have two feet of marble paneling surrounding the tub. The tub below is one of the prettiest I have ever seen but that did not fit into the end of the room; far to long. but I was able to have the same hand shower control unit
The builders start on MONDAY!!! I am so excited. Today I took the time to clear out the walkway to the guest bath. I needed to move all hallway tables, bench, and the chest on the way to the bath. I also have to remove the soaps, decorations, candles, etc. from the bathroom itself.
I know from the last experience, it will get pretty dusty once demolition begins. The company says they need a week. I hope so because I have guests coming to stay next Wednesday. Why do I also seem to fly against the wind???
Getting to the motor and electrics of my tub will be a challenge. I’ll show you in the next post. I hope they can handle it ok!
I’ll keep you advised. I’d also like to share with you the color scheme in the bath.
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Talk soon guys.
Take good care
Dara
