Bathroom #3

The last bathroom is finally done!  Ok, before any smarty pants say I cannot count, yes, I know I have only posted one other bathroom remodel, and this says bath #3.  We had the kids hall bath remodeled first, then the master bath about a year ago.  But, we still have not finished the master.  Yes, I am slow!   We are currently working on refinishing the cabinets in there.  So, until I get around to posting that one  (and its a biggie!), I will suffice with this one. 

We just completed the hall bath on the other side of the house.  It is by the 4th bedroom that Charlie currently uses as his office and is the smallest of the bathrooms.   We redid the shower in it, replaced the toilet, fixtures and faucet and retiled the floor.  The paneling was also replaced with headboard and all of the moldings were replaced.  Then, I painted it out.  

Here are a couple of before pictures:

And here are the after:

We just have to get the glass shower door installed.  It only took us about 6 months to install the glass on the shower in the master bath, so we'll see how long we will wait on this one!!

Pool Renovations Complete!

Well, the pool is done.  For now, at least.  Eventually, we will probably do the tile and coping if we plan to stay here.  But, it had to have the minimal amount done, so that is what we did.  

First, they drained the pool, then pressure washed, acid rinsed and chipped away parts of the plaster.

Then, they repaired the tile that had fallen off and the corner of the coping.  Now, it was time to plaster!    That was  a pretty neat process.  They use a big hose and basically "blow" it in, then just start troweling and smoothing and working it around.  The more they smooth it, the more it sets.  Then, they placed the spotter tiles on the steps, the bench and as a line where the big slope to the deep end starts.  After the plaster was all smoothed out, they began to fill the pool.  The water cures the plaster.  

Once the pool was filled, they returned to begin balancing the water.  The first step is acid, then to neutralize.  Also, they went around and repaired mortar in the brick coping and patched up some spots, as well as replaced the mastic around the outside of the brick between it and the decking.  We changed this to tan rather than grey to coordinate with the mortar on the brick.  And, there you have it!!

 

Let the Pool Renovations, Round 2 Begin!

I know it's been a while since we've updated here, and I actually do have a lot to add.  But, ill start with our current project then later work backwards through our other completed projects and updates.  

Today, we begin draining the pool for what we'll call Pool Reno, Round 2.  If you remember back to when we first bought the house, the pool was black.  

We knew it had black algae, and that although we drained and pressure washed and changed to saltwater, eventually the algae would grow again.  Our plaster is very old and pitted.   And, yes, every year the algae returns in minimal amounts.  

This year was no exception, and the pitted plaster has become so old and worn, the algae grabbed on and had some fun.  Way worse than it has ever been!

In addition, some of the tile and coping began falling off because that happens when the pool is what ours is, just plain OLD!

We decided it is time to bite the big one and get the pool redone.  So, today the draining begins once again.  

We are just doing plaster and repairing the tile and coping for right now, so we may even have a 3rd part in the next year or so.  There are obviously many more updates to come!

Finishing Up the Bathroom

Well, the kids bath is finally finished! Almost anyway....

I painted the cabinets and put on new hardware, then we waited. And waited. And waited for the granite to be installed. Long story short, we ended up taking matter into our own hands, and finally....




We got granite! Finally is right!

New sinks were installed with it, then we had the plumber come install the new faucets....






Last finishing touches....adding new mirrors. This is the smaller one over the single vanity and I still have 2 larger ones to be hung over the double vanity. I will put an updated pic as soon as that's done. I have to boast for a second on my mirror finds....Kirkland's for $30 each!!!!



For the most part, it is finished. A little accessorizing, and we'll be set. It has been a long and drawn out process, but well worth the wait!

Just two more to go. Some day.


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Bathroom Renovation Progress

We have moved on to tackling the bathrooms in our renovation projects....what a process! We started with the kids/hall bath for now, and have plans for the other two hopefully in the near future.

Here are some before pictures:

Bath tub surround area:



Ugly bathtub:



Toilet/sink area:



Floor in the bath area:



Vanity area with carpet:



Her are the pictures of the process during the renovation:

The took out the old tub and replaced with a new one, and tore out all the ugly tile surround as well as prepared the plumbing:



What a mess it was:



They replaced all of the surround with new hardy board and began tiling the surround:



They put in a shampoo box built into the wall with the mosaic accent:



Then, they ripped out all of the old flooring and replaced with new coordinating floor tiles:



And, then the grout was in.....



The completed tub and surround with new fixtures as well!...



A new shower curtain adds the final touch....



Vanity area with walls painted, floor tiles with grout and a few accessories....



We also tore out some old paneling and are in the process of replacing it with new bead board paneling. The walls are painted, but still need to paint the bead board, trim and cabinets.

And, the granite countertops still need to be installed with new sinks and faucets.

But it is well on it's way to looking like a usable bathroom!

More to come....

Kitchen Progress

Since we have decided to wait on doing a full remodel of the kitchen, I started at least sprucing up the existing cabinets and walls to make it look a little nicer while we figure out exactly what it is we want to do in here. The simple fact is, kitchens are expensive. So, we want to live in ours for a little while to see exactly what we want to change and how everything flows.

To start with, I fixed up the wall where previous owners had closed in the door to the dining room, which we decided to leave closed off since we don't use that room as a dining room either.

Here is the before pic of this area:


And, with the wall plaster going on:


And, finally, all painted out:




Here is another view of this area including where we previously took out the little built in desk:


And here it is all plastered and painted out:




Here's the view looking into the breakfast room:



And, here's the painted version...a little fresher and updated:






That's where I'm at so far. It's definitely a start. I will move on to painting out the cabinets and the built in hutch as well as changing all the hardware and some decorating!

More pics to follow....


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Boys Room

Here is the transformation of the boy bedroom. We painted, put in new blinds, window treatments , ceiling fan and carpet.

BEFORE:



DURING:






AFTER: