New bathroom for about $3500.00. My first bathroom install. I used off the shelf tile and created a cottage/traditional large walk in shower. I used the Kerdi waterproofing over cement board and the cement base that my husband(since he knows a thing or two about cement from over seeing a bridge project over the Snake River in Jackson Hole). I made my vanity from an old 6 panel door. Reused an Andersen window a neighbor got rid of. I Found the sink in my Dad’s barn. He said it was brand new in the box. What he didn’t tell me… the box was 30 years old. I made it work with a nice faucet I got from a Habitat Restore along with the sconces. The money I saved installing the bathroom myself allowed me to splurge on the glass panel and its installation. I softened it up with moulding from seconds along with the wall crown moulding from a blow down at a boys camp. Dad did all the planing and routing and installed the crown, while I installed the baseboard and the trim on the glass. The box above the vanity I made out of scraps and the counter was from a leftover oak door sill that Dad had made for the exterior doors. I still have to decorate it. But I have a kitchen and upstairs master bath to do first before I install the fluff. I learned a lot and cursed a lot but in the end (except for the punch list which will live on into infinity) I feel good about what I accomplished so far. There were no floor plans except for some early drawings I did from an online plan with my changes.
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The exterior wall is 2 by 6 construction with open cell foam and then 1 inch foam board on the inside for a thermal break. Sheetrock then cement board with a Kerdi waterproof system over everything but the ceiling.
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I had fun with this off the shelf glass tile for an accent to the subway tiles. I learned my lesson about multitasking while tiling. There's a few tiles I didn't get quite flush because I was detoured somewhere else in the house. I got my A.D.D. under control after that.
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The glass panel and install was the costliest item in the project at $1300.00. Well worth it because it allows the light to come in from the window.
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I dolled up the off the shelf shower hardware with some nice accent glass tile. Hides the off center location of the faucet and shower head.
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Although it doesn't show it, I did install the thermostat and baseboard heater. It's a glycol filled electric heater. All the walls and ceiling have rockwool insulation which helps keep the the termostat low and sounds proof the room better.
