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What would you do if you came home from work and your bathroom looked liked this?

22,984 6,520 September 23, 2010 at 12:37 PM in Humor (2)
Mold-1
BG-2 (and counting)

Whee

Bathroom before BG:





Bathroom after BG: EEK!








Tomorrow I break out the hazmat suit and real mask and the rest of the walls are coming down.
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sparkle&shine
09-30-2010 at 01:35 PM.
09-30-2010 at 01:35 PM.
Looks much better already!

If you are keeping the pink tub you can always paint it white with 'Tough as Tile' epoxy.
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BostonGirl
09-30-2010 at 01:38 PM.
09-30-2010 at 01:38 PM.
Quote from sparkle&shine :
Looks much better already!

If you are keeping the pink tub you can always paint it white with 'Tough as Tile' epoxy.
We're just going to drop a tub liner in it for now...it's a nice heavy cast iron tub, we don't know if we want to keep it..but everyone says to because it holds value...so we'll put an insert for now and maybe re-glaze it someday. Dontknow
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jj.12321
09-30-2010 at 02:01 PM.
09-30-2010 at 02:01 PM.
Quote from BostonGirl :
Mold-1
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I would be incredibly turned on if I lived with a woman that would take on this job.. laugh out loud

Looking good so far.
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pictureframes
09-30-2010 at 02:06 PM.
09-30-2010 at 02:06 PM.
Quote from Clivefrog :
Look at me! I own a house! I can do demo and renovation! Look at me!

Whee
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i cant believe u tore down that pink tile OMG. OMG they dont mkae that anymore. Frown sant wait to see how it looks finished. have u checked out rate my space???

http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-s...allery.esi

Quote from jj12321 :
I would be incredibly turned on if I lived with a woman that would take on this job.. laugh out loud

Looking good so far.
laugh out loud like AL bundy? he used to get turned on whenever peg cleaned.
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09-30-2010 at 02:28 PM.
09-30-2010 at 02:28 PM.
Quote from jj12321 :
I would be incredibly turned on if I lived with a woman that would take on this job..

Looking good so far.
LMAO My fiance just shakes his head, he has no clue wtf I am doing when he gets home everynight something has changed...although I'm pretty wiped out at night, but the adrenaline from doing all this is crazy..Whee

This should be done hopefully sunday ( although not the way I want right now..It's killing me not to pull the tile floor up..LMAO..i'll do that after everything else is done.)..then off to rip baseboards off 6 rooms and hallway, 4 more rugs to be pulled up and the hall rug. Then paint the whole interior...and the HWD floors are going to be installed as soon as I'm done, but have to be done and ready for the floors in less then 2 weeks..Faint

I can do it..Strong

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i cant believe u tore down that pink tile OMG. OMG they dont mkae that anymore. Frown sant wait to see how it looks finished. have u checked out rate my space???

http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-s...allery.esi
Ugh I hated the Pink...you want it? You can have the cast iron porcelian coated tub too when I decide to get rid of it bounce I still have most of it left...can't guarantee they aren't broken though....Teehee

No haven't checked that out, will do. Smilie
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09-30-2010 at 02:33 PM.
09-30-2010 at 02:33 PM.
http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-s...d=20596840

EEK! Did he live here before? Rofl2

We're just doing a simple update, nothing too fancy yet..maybe a few years down the road. This was more to get the mold out. I have so much more to do, I can't do the bath the way I'd want it right now.

But when I redo the Master bath, it's going to be friggin sweet..Whee
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Dark_Saber
09-30-2010 at 05:09 PM.
09-30-2010 at 05:09 PM.
Nice Thumbup
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10-02-2010 at 08:39 PM.
10-02-2010 at 08:39 PM.
Ok, getting there..laugh out loud

Insulation...check



Dexter like plastic barrier...check
( oh and ftr if anyone was wondering, lime (not the fruit) can hide the smell of dead bodies..look around )




Now tomorrow, green board goes up...Whee
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shuriken
10-02-2010 at 08:58 PM.
10-02-2010 at 08:58 PM.
Quote from PiratesSayARRR :
I would jump for joy because it was ugly before.
Iagree
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ashcampbell
10-04-2010 at 09:18 AM.
10-04-2010 at 09:18 AM.
Wouldn't it be easier to remove the toilet and sink/cabinet than work around them?
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10-04-2010 at 09:33 AM.
10-04-2010 at 09:33 AM.
Quote from ashcampbell :
Wouldn't it be easier to remove the toilet and sink/cabinet than work around them?
Nah, we're not replacing that wall...thankfully. And we're going to leave the toilet and sink for now.
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ashcampbell
10-04-2010 at 09:50 AM.
10-04-2010 at 09:50 AM.
The toilet is easy to remove and fairly inexpensive to put back. 2 bolt nuts and a wax ring that can be purchased for 3-7 bucks. It just looks like its alot of work to work around the toilet. Or are you scared to look at that part of the floor! ;P
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pictureframes
10-04-2010 at 10:15 AM.
10-04-2010 at 10:15 AM.
thanks for the update. keep em coming!
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jj.12321
10-04-2010 at 12:43 PM.
10-04-2010 at 12:43 PM.
Hey BG, Are you planning on using something like Red Guard on the greenboard? It's really relatively cheap insurance against leaks.. Only like $50 or so for a container that would be enough to do your walls around your shower.

Basically, it will waterproof the greenboard, so when water seeps through the grout (it will eventually), you'll be ok..

Greenboard in itself is not waterproof.
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desrtrnnr
10-04-2010 at 04:34 PM.
10-04-2010 at 04:34 PM.
i'm not sure i would put plastic behind the greenboard.. your vapor barrier is supposed to go on top of the greenboard then your mud or concrete board then your tile.. otherwise your greenboard will get moldy and crumble apart from the moisture
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