Some pics of a bath and closet project, FWIW.
Lots of cell captures, so the qual aint so great. Now that it’s coming down toward the end, I’ll get the camera out.
Theese are the befores.
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After some demo and rough.
Move tub feed from middle of room.
Move shower feeds from middle of room.
Cut fuul height wall to 1/2 height.
Tear wall and install pocket to closet.
Reframe vanity wall for recessed med cabs.
Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Forgot closet befores.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Start making new closet fixtures.
Special order melamine color.
Tape came with no glue. Used Fastcap's Speed tape. I like it. Seemed like miles of taping though. Couldn't have made it through without numerous "shop pops".Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Time to start bath cabs.
Lots of goofyness. Undermount, softclose slides and doors, haven't used them up 'til now. Not hard, just different.
Vanity also has a integral shelf to support granite " skirt " to be added so that the vanity will appear to set on a granite slab. Doesn't really show in these pics yet.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Gotta run...I'll continue later.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Pretty uncool to leave us hanging like that......John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Really!
Forrest
Kinda like watching Lost and they leave you hanging until next week!John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Whiner.
On to finishing, a real biatch. Ended up with hickory ply and poplar sticks to build the cab out of. Don't ask. Ho was real funny about the vertical grain and I went through endless samples to get an approval.
When it came down to staining the assemblies, it was alot of hand rubbing to get everything to blend.
Came out better than we could have hoped for though.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Start to assemble the closet.
Pics suck. It is 8' x 7' room off of the bath. Had to disassemble the two large corner cabs, and reassemble them in the room - 30"x30"x7' cabs. It was a tight fit to say the least.
As you look into the room - on the back right corner isa six level, 7 foot x 28" lazy susan for her shoes. On the back left corner is the same rough cab that will house his pull out tie rack, and a trouser "carousel" which i should be welding instead of typing this. On the near right corner is a 4" wide cab with pull outs for belts, scarves, and other thin items. The near left corner is the "pantry", with four drawers down, three pullouts up (basically three sided drawers) to make a pull out shelf, and two thin jewelery drawers in the middle.
The balance of the room is shelf and rod combos.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Some progress pics.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Yesterday's pics, getting close.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Whiner?
Ho.
Looks nice. Why the two different woods. I can't tell by the pics, is the grain visible? Is that paint or stain? I thought I saw primer in a prior pic. I like the vanity hung on the wall.
Shoe carousel.....he/she must have a shoe fetish. I've never seen it before. That is a novel idea that I'll have to remember. I like the metal closet rod. Works much better than wood. We use fence top rail. Fits in the pole socket, doesn't sag, and hangers slide well. Doesn't look as nice as yours but we've done it that way as long as I can remember. I hate wooden closet pole.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Hopin' you'd come back after makin' me finish.
I'll take back the whiner thing now that you followed up.
The "main" grain of the wood ends up being pretty obscure, and tends to just give a subtle variation through the finish, to give the feel of real wood vs. paint. The vertical grain lends some texture to complete the natural feel, and she wanted it as tight as she could get - and I had to be able to actually buy the stuff. I tried every combination I could think of that was somewhat available. ( I had suppliers scratching their own heads ). I have lost some sleep over pulling this off - it is coming together and everyone is pretty damn happy (finger crossed).
Vanity is not hung on the wall - it's a "free standing" variety. Pic enclosed is what I was told to go emulate. Except for the color, shape, size, door style, depth, heighth, width, trim, and "add granite to the bottom".
She has ALOT of shoes. Never seen it either, pulled it outa my butt, trying to make a 8x7 closet functional, utilitarian, dynamic, and eyecathing. Probably screwed up somewhere. Just waiting for it.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Ya Done Good!John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
I aint DONE yet. but thanks for the encouragement. I done a bunch of these and this may be the toughest. The first thing I told this customer is that I wouldn't start a bathromm until all the decisions were made, and everything was ordered - 9 months ago. She had a deadline( her oldest/first daughter is getting married ) nothing got ordered or decided, and I knew the deadline was looming, so I started.
Here I am...
Ive built parade homes, ice rinks( arena ) , and everything else you can imagine - this little bath/ closet may be the hardest. I would rather build a house than a jewelry box!
Thanks , I'll get better pics as I try to finish.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
I agree that it is easier to build a house and that is 90% of what we do. 2 years ago we did absolutely no remodeling......but remodels and additions to me are more rewarding . You can take something that doesn't fit someones needs or just needs updating and make it like new.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Is there going to be a door on the shoe-susan? im hoping for a curved front :)
Budget is getting alittle run-away.
not planning on a door. I'll make it if that's what they want.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Pictures of your shop makes me lust for the past when I spent many hours working in mine. I miss my old shop. <sniff> OBTW you do very good work.
Edited 3/3/2008 6:28 pm ET by larryscabnuts
It aint no cabinet shop.
But it's home.
I do ok work, I seem to always be be trying to do the next thing that I may not be qualified to do by leaning on what I do well and stretching the boundries of what I can pull off.
But I appreciate the encouragement.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
No one was ever born with all the skills to do excellent work. We only are born with the desire. Skills we develop and it looks like you are well on your way. And its never ending. I did some jobs with a 70+ year old cabinet maker and found his mind was ALWAYS open to any way he could improve his skills. Willard was (is) the most skilled craftsman I ever met. He showed me a lot of tricks. He is now a bit over 80 now and is still learning the trade.
Just don't be afraid to charge very well for your skills.
JH
I like that shoe carousel as well, clever idea!
Doug
JH
I really like your roll around work benches.
Keep the pictures coming.
Doug