This project involved essentially removing all the stuff back to the studs and starting over. The toilet stuck out too far from the wall, the style was dated, and the client wanted a tub added to the space. The extra space was to come from a closet in the next room. Located on the 2nd floor, the project had to watch the egress and entry areas to cover and protect exiting finishes. Additionally, a plastic curtain wall was placed between the living area and the work area to keep dust to a minimum.
Removing and re-placing building materials meant climbing stairs often with heavy loads, so we had to be careful of not damaging finished surfaces as wells as not hurting ourselves. We also had to deal with plumbing drains that were previously not done well, and existing electrical wires that were running through the 8" projection where the shower wall started. It was an empty cavity that needed to be added to the room, minus the utilities that were there.
The client picked out the free standing bath cabinet, an electric floor warming system, a steam bath generator with aroma therapy, a jacuuzi tub, a towel warmer, and a linen cabinet. A space would need to be provided for a liter box underneath the linen area.
Framing: open up the flooring, place new pipes for drains. Frame walls, frame shower pan, and tub platform. Start plumbing lines and inserting the diverter, hot and cold, hand-held shower spout, and tub filler. Tile board or top of paper.
Add new window and remove old slider. Add 2 niches. Shower pan and drain visible. Jacuzzi tub by Hydrosystems - placing inside platform for fit.
Plumbing lines came from the attic and from below: view of master shower valve (rough) and niche space.
Mr. Steam generator in attic above the bathroom: auto drain flushing, filtered water canister, pressure relief valve to outside, and aroma pump (not visible). Once in the attic, the existing ducts for the heating and cooling were disintegrating due to excessive heat. We wound up replacing the ducts and installing attic fans on thermostats, and removing all of the insulation (blow in) that was in the attic. Turns out earlier problems with mice and rats contaminated the insulation, as well as damaging pipes and wires. New insulation was blown in at the end of the project.
Insulate, drywall started.
Opposite side view: towel bar warmer and box for floor thermostat visible.
Shower hot mop done, drywall moisture board in purple. This is the vanity wall.
View of vanity area and linen space behind wall.
Vanity had to go in first in order to do the back splash area and the inlay. Note line on wall showing the lines to follow in the tile work.
Vanity area.
Almost done - needs shower door.
Tub area.
Entry view.
Glass in.
Linen and cat liter box area.
While we were there, also removed and replaced the attic insulation, conditioned the attic with 2 attic fans, repaired splitting heating ducts due to hot attic, placed 8 x 10 ft storage space for light weight boxes in the attic, insulated the furnace plenum, repaired a leaky vent pipe (wasn't glued), and painted the master bedroom. Bathroom design by the owner and executed by GCC.
