Bathroom Remodel

A few images of the before look...Wasn't in terrible condition although I didn't like the look at all.

This is from the basement. Previous owner added the bathroom onto the house and jackhammered a pocket into the concrete for the pipes to run. There was a TON of insulation stuffed in there..obviously not doing anything since it was all squished.

With the very cold winter we had this year, the pipes ended up freezing

Another shot of the insulation filled pocket

Demo begins

Found a brick wall..decided to check the condition to see if I should open it up or not.

Not bad looking...went for the whole wall.

This takes absolutely forever and its extremely messy. Also, not sure what that pipe was for but it was empty and ended in the basement with no cap...just the end of the pipe. Previously a water supply line?

Trying to keep sane after many hours of chipping away.

floor was in terrible condition. Had to rip it all up

floors on floors on floors

All rotted out and moldy? Ripped it all out down to the floorboards to start fresh

I don't even think they tried to make the walls square as you can see how far off it is.

finally down to the bottom..time to build back up

Also removed the old empty pipe. That sucker must've been on there for over 70 years. It was a complete bitch to unscrew and remove.

floor was very uneven..the two pieces of drywall are level but this gap can't simply be bridged due to how far off it is.

leveled it out with concrete.

cement board going in

reframed out the walls to make it all square.

starting to clean the brick. Amazing how much better it looks when cleaned

Margs and spackling. I despise spackling. I'm terrible at it.

Put some sealer on the brick. Makes it look much better.

Walls painted. Was cutting in around the brick when I went up and started on the ceiling and immediately realized I messed up.

Tiling begins

Small bathrooms are the worst. The floor was only 4 complete tiles...All other tiles are cut pieces.

Floor complete

Walls beginning

Lots of angles in this weirdly shaped room

Base tile complete..Border is next

Previewing the border

Grouting complete

Vanity and mirror going in

Putting on the final touches

Really love the way the brick came out.

Pondered where to put the towel rack. It's not on the wall to the left.