Our bathroom has had a wet spot between the toilet and tub. It wasn't going away, and seemed to be getting worse. We decided yesterday that we couldn't ignore it any more. We ripped up the old ugly carpet (my picture didn't stay on the computer. That ticked me off...it was some BAD carpet!)
The problem was a rotten seal under the toilet. The damage under there was unbelievable. Thankfully, the subfloor was in good shape. We dug it all out, put a fan on it until it was dry, and put down a new piece of water resistant flooring. It took forever! Now, we are all using the bathroom previously known as "Brett's" and hope to have this one working again before the week is out. I'll have more pictures as we get it all fixed.
I replaced our kitchen faucet while Kevin did all of this work. It took longer than it should have, and gave me an appreciation for the fees that plumbers charge. Hard water and time had done a number on those connections. I was proud and beat by the time I had it back together. There are many more projects to come, but it feels good to do them...for MY house!
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eek...I'm having flashbacks to my OWN renovated bathroom. Can you believe the previous owners didn't know what one of the pipes in the wall went to, so they busted it up to put in a medicine cabinet. It was the VENT PIPE! gahhh...that bathroom constantly smelled bad because the smell just kept getting recirculated! Ohhhh the horror stories I have..... I'll...um...spare you, though...LOL
Hey, is that CAKE?! Hee...
~Amy
OH man we had to replace our tub last year. the old one well it was fiber glass and busted down teh middle it was 22 years old. but getting the new tub in was a trick we put in new toilet and flooring while at it. I lvoed it and it looks nice too. Cant wait to see the new pics when you are done. I should have put some of mine with duct tape on the ripint he tub. We have a concrete floor so that was okay. But yes it does feel good to get work done.
EEeuugghh! We've had to do the seal under the toilet thingy before. An awful, nasty job. Little, by little you'll get it all like you want it. - Barbara
Yuck. We almost had to replace our fiberglass tub a few years ago because it had several cracks in it. I notice water spots on the ceiling in the downstairs bathroom before the cracks were found. I was NOT looking forward to that project. Thankfully, we were able to put a new sheet of glass over the entire floor of the tub. One day we'll have to deal with the mess under the tub and new floor, though.
Where are the pics from your faucet job?
-Jaymez
I had to do that to my mama's bathroom. So now I know how to replace the floor and put in a toliet!
Hard water causes us to replace faucets at least every couple years. It does not seem to matter if we get cheap ones or the high dollar kind, they all go out!
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