Brilliant.
Since we will be moving a wall, we are going to have to cut into flooring anyways. And our flooring right now is liveable...whereas our little bathroom with a pedestal sink and no vanity is not the most enjoyable space.
So...that means...bathroom reno!! Woo hoo! We have another full bath in our basement (it's scary, but useable) so we won't be totally out of commission.
To give you a sense of our current bathroom space, here's a shot from one of our pre-posession house visits:
Obviously
we got rid of the mint green, doily curtain, and put up a shower
curtain...but we still have the same ugly floor tile and the same SMALL
size.
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Enter...reno.
:) It will be messy, and long, but soooo worth it when we can stop
bonking heads as we're brushing our teeth at night. Now the decision is -
do we hire someone to do the general oversight, or do we do that part
ourselves? We have an electrician (to re-wire the switches once the wall
is moved), HVAC guy (to move/replace the rad), and the only plumbing
change is moving the sink back. We could hire someone to do the tile and the drywalling. What do you think?
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Bathroom reno! Woohoo! I have the same tiny Toronto bathroom. Yours is going to look great!
Hmmm, coordination of a bathroom reno isn't too difficult especially if you aren't moving the fixtures. Contractors will also prefer to use their own subs for plumbing, electrical etc. as its easier for scheduling. They might also be hesitant to take on a job in stages (e.g. having tiling and drywall come back in once you've had electrical and HVAC there). Maybe get a few quotes and see if its worth it? Using a contractor can make the job go much faster than coordinating all the different trades on your own, so that's something to consider too. Good luck!
i'm lazy so I would just for one contractor to speed things along. But i would definitely make my wants and expectations known. Ooh love pic #3!
Fun!! We have gone both ways with renos - when we did the basement we organized electrical on our own (J knows a guy) and it was mostly okay. However when we did the master bath we had the contractor organize it all and it was WAY better and faster. Maybe a bit more expensive but since it was such an important space, we wanted it done well and FAST.
So having done both, I'd have the contractor do it all. Plus they will have subtrades that they are comfortable working with which can make the process go smoothly.
Have fun!
I love where you're going with this. Makes really good sense to do the bathroom first. Smart man you've got there.
Hi Heather,
Could I get the name of your HVAC guy - we are looking to remove and replace our rad in the bathroom and would love to use someone that I know is realiable and knows what they are doing.
THANKS!
Love that black vanity! I have to seriously get on painting mine black!
Very Nice Post! Keep it up!
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