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Small Bathroom Remodeling
A Small Bathroom Renovation can Provided
Increased Value and Functionality to your Home
By: Mark J. Donovan
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Over the years I have done numerous
small bathroom remodeling projects in my homes. Most recently I completed a
small bathroom renovation project in my master bedroom. As with any home
remodeling project, a small bathroom remodeling project requires upfront
budgeting and planning. In my most recent bathroom remodeling project, I decided
to replace the shower stall, the bathroom vanity and sink, the bathroom
flooring, medicine chest, and towel bars. I did almost all of the work myself,
and spent about $4,500 on materials and labor.
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The only item I subcontracted out was
the plumbing in of the new shower fixtures. That alone cost about $1,000 dollars
due to the fact that we wanted a shower fixture with multiple shower heads.
As with any bathroom renovation project, I started out my small bathroom
remodeling project by first removing the old bathroom vanity and toilet. I did
save the toilet as it still looked brand new and worked perfectly well. I also
removed all of the old baseboard trim and vinyl flooring.
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Since the home was built after 1979 I
was not worried about asbestos in the vinyl flooring material.
At the heart of my small bathroom remodeling project was the installation of a
new custom ceramic tile shower. Prior to installing the new ceramic tile shower,
I removed all of the old tile and cement backer backerboard from the shower
area. I also removed the fiberglass shower pan base. I then had the new plumbing
fixtures installed and then reinstalled new cementer backerboard and a new
mortar shower pan.
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Finally I tiled the shower stall and
added a glass shower door to finish it off. See my Ebooks on “Installing a
Mortar Shower Pan” and “Installing a
Ceramic Custom Tile Shower” to learn more
about tackling these types of projects on your own.
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Once I completed the custom ceramic
tiled shower I moved on to the floor for the next step in my small bathroom
remodeling project. I elected to install 12”x12” ceramic tiles with a slight
textured surface. I also chose a sandy earthy tone type tile. As with the
ceramic tile shower, I used a thinset mortar to install the ceramic floor tiles.
After tiling and grouting the bathroom floor I Installed a new custom built
bathroom vanity and sink. I chose a bathroom vanity top that had a sink already
integrated into it and that had a color that was similar to the bathroom ceramic
tile flooring.
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When installing a bathroom vanity and
sink, always install the faucet fixtures onto the sink/countertop prior to
mounting the sink/countertop on to the bathroom vanity. This way you limit the
amount of crawling around inside the bathroom vanity. All you need to do to
complete the bathroom faucet plumbing is to make three simple connections to tie
in the supply lines and drain line to the base of the faucet. After making all
the connections, simply turn the supply line valves back on to put your bathroom
vanity back in business.
Next on my small bathroom remodeling
list was to reinstall the old toilet.
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Prior to mounting the toilet onto the toilet flange I installed a new wax ring
to the base of the toilet. After placing the toilet over and onto the toilet
flange I slightly rotated it back and forth and pressed it flush with the
bathroom flooring. I then gently tightened up the toilet anchor bolts and
connected the plumbing supply line to the base of the toilet tank. Finally I
turned the water back on to the toilet.
To wrap up my small bathroom remodeling project I installed a new bathroom
medicine chest and new towel racks. In addition, I installed new baseboard trim
to complete my bathroom renovation project.
My small bathroom renovation project took about 5 weekends to complete and
required the occasional extra pair of hands for some of the heavy lifting.
Though I spent $4,500 dollars to renovate my bathroom, I am sure I increased the
value of the bathroom by at least 50% above my expenditures, due to the fact
that I did almost all the work myself. In addition, my newly remodeled bathroom
looks fantastic and is more functional than it was before.
For more help on bathroom remodeling, see HomeAdditionPlus.com's
Bathroom Remodeling Bid Sheet.
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provides you with the knowledge and information you need to plan a bathroom addition
project, and what to look for when hiring contractors. It
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your own new bathroom remodeling building costs.
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