Master Bathroom and Flooring - Budget Update

The Master Bathroom is where I think we are really going to end up blowing our budget. But let's see how its going early in the game. I'll also include the flooring refinish below, though that is not far along either.

ORIGINAL BUDGET
Master Bathroom

Flooring Tile 120 SQ FT $180.00
Float $30.00
Adhesive $40.00
Grout (non-sanded antique white) $25.00
Sealer $20.00
Tub Tile
Bottom Edge pieces 40 EA $32.80
Glass 40 EA $120.00
Tile 70 EA $35.00
Top Edge 22 EA $14.30
Corner Pieces and misc (fudge factor) $60.00
Adhesive $20.00
Sealer $20.00
Grout (non-sanded antique white) Incl above
Vanity $1,000.00
Sink INCL
Plumbing Supplies to move for sinks $30.00
Lights - Over Vanities $90.00
Lights - Ceiling $20.00
Alder for half wall $15.00
Tile Labor $400.00
$2,152.10

SPENT TO DATE

Tile Travertine and Glass - $440.00
Vanity - $1,293.74
$1733.74

STILL NEED TO BUDGET FOR

Tile Supplies - $300
Plumbing Supplies - $50
Lights - $200
Alder on the half wall - $15
Drywall finish supplies - $50
Tile Labor - $400
Misc - $100
$1,115

Total Revised Master Budget - $2,885.84

Over budget thus far by $733.74. OUCH!

ORIGINAL BUDGET
Guest Bedroom/Living Room/Dining Room/Hall Floors
Sanding Pads 750 $80.00
Sander (172/wk 43/day) $172.00
Edger (26/day) $52.00
Pro Finish Gloss (19.97/ea 500 sq ft) $40.00
Minwax Eng Chestnut (7.18/qt 150 sq ft)$50.00
Application Pad $7.00
Replacement Pads 6 EA $24.00
Stripper $50.00
Misc Supplies $150.00
Hall Baseboard $10.00

Level Living Room $500.00
$1,135.00

The revisions to this budget, so far, net in the right direction. First omit the Stain, and Leveling costs. $-550. We have another friend that is willing to do the leveling/stabling work on trade for mechanic work with Rob. All we had to buy were a couple of beams. So add $60.00 back for those.

Revised budget for finishing is approx $650.00

So an overview of our total remodel budget...

$2000 (approx for guest and kids bathrooms)
$2885.84 Master
$650 leveling and finishing floors
Total approx - $5535.84, about 10% over budget so far. Not horrible I guess.

Kids Bathroom - Before and Preliminary After

OK, we aren't 100% complete on the kids bathroom yet, but here is a preliminary before and after. Already quite drastic. It was a total gut job. New flooring, most of the drywall replaced, replaced the tub, water heater is new, door to water heater closet is new, new linen closet (not in the picture)...



Here is a before and after of the vanity area view. These are shot from different angles, but you get the idea. We still need to hang the mirror back up. We tore out the odd cabinet thing above the sink and installed a vanity light, which you can not really see in the after pic.

Kids Bathroom - Budget Update

OK, I'm wondering how we are doing on costs...

ORIGINAL ESTIMATES

Flooring 60 SQ FT $47.40
Backer Board $40.00
Adhesive $20.00Grout (sanded linen) $13.27
Bath Enclosure $300.00
Vanity have
Linen Closet $200.00
Sink have
Tile Labor $200.00
Plumbing Supplies $60.00
2x4s $25.00
Light over Vanity $40.00
Drywall $35.00
Shower Curtins & Accessories $50.00
Towels $48.00
Green Board $15.00
Tub Faucet/etc $80.00
Sink Faucet $30.00
Mud and Misc $40.00
Paint $60.00
$1,303.67

ACTUAL TO DATE
Flooring $32.00
Backer Board Adhesive AND Grout (sanded linen) $100.00
Bath Vent System $45.67
Bath Enclosure $377.95
Vanity have
Sink have
Tile Labor $200.00
Plumbing Supplies $27.86
2x4s $25.00
Drywall $19.92
Shower Curtins & Accessories $50.00
Towels GIFT
Green Board $12.00
Tub Faucet/etc $58
Sink Faucet $24.86
Msc $130.50
Door $50.00
Paint - Used some we had for the Master and didn't care for.
Linen Closet - $195
Light over Vanity - painted one from the master tear down brown
Main Light - $5.00 (clearance light from lowes painted same brown as vanity light)
Gas Money for Drywall guy - $60.00 (the labor was done on trade for mechanic work)

I'm probably missing something, but as far as I can tell, so far $1,413.76. And we still need to buy baseboards that will run about $30-40 bringing us to about $1,453.76 - So we went over budget by about $150. Not bad at all!

Master Bathroom - Lighting Options

I'm doing a bit of shopping online for lighting. We found a really great discount lighting store locally. But we didn't have enough time to spend there. They pointed us in the direction of their website. It doesn't cover everything they have in the store. But I found some things I want to look at when we go back. I'm thinking of putting the drop mount light over the tub, and the flush mount on the other side of the bathroom.

Then I found a vanity light with an "Old World" finish that I want to see if would go with these two lights over the vanity mirror.

I don't know. Maybe its too contemporary for the other two... Hmmm....

BTW, all of these options are energy efficient and at closeout prices.

Kids Bathroom - Costs to Date

OK, I'm wondering how we are doing on costs...

ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
Flooring 60 SQ FT $47.40
Backer Board $40.00
Adhesive $20.00
Grout (sanded linen) $13.27
Bath Enclosure $300.00
Vanity have
Linen Closet $200.00
Sink have
Tile Labor $200.00
Plumbing Supplies $60.00
2x4s $25.00
Light over Vanity $40.00
Drywall $35.00
Shower Curtins & Accessories $50.00
Towels $48.00
Green Board $15.00
Tub Faucet/etc $80.00
Sink Faucet $30.00
Mud and Misc $40.00
Paint $60.00
$1,303.67

ACTUAL TO DATE
Flooring $32.00
Backer Board Adhesive AND Grout (sanded linen) $100.00
Bath Vent System $45.67
Bath Enclosure $377.95
Vanity have
Sink have
Tile Labor $200.00
Plumbing Supplies $27.86
2x4s $25.00
Drywall $19.92
Shower Curtins & Accessories $50.00
Towels GIFT
Green Board $12.00
Tub Faucet/etc $58
Sink Faucet $24.86
Msc $70.50
Door $50.00
I'm probably missing something, but as I can tell, so far $1,093.76. Not over budget yet!

STILL NEED
Paint $60.00
Linen Closet $200.00
Light over Vanity $40.00
Main Light $10.00
Baseboards $30.00
Gas money for drywall guy $50.00
Electrical Supplies $30.00
$420.00, OK so we will be over by at least $200, but I don't feel that is too bad! Yeah!

Guest Bathroom - Actual Cost

OK, this room is done... Lets see how we did with the money.

ESTIMATED WAS
Guest BathroomFlooring (Tile bath and closet)45 SQ FT $35.55
Labor $100.00
Backerboard $20.00
Vanity & Sink $75.00
Paint $20.00
Baseboards (30 ln ft) $20.00
Antimicrobial Stuff $40.00
$310.55

ACTUAL
Flooring Tile - $35.55
Labor - $100
Backerboard and supplies - $150
Pedestal Sink - $44.00
Faucet - $25
Paint - No Cost Used leftover livingroom paint
Baseboards - Used existing
Antimicrobial - $10.00
Accessories - $39.00
TOTAL - $403.55 (about $100 over budget which would be the supplies cost)

One thing I did not include in the budget, but is new is the toilet. It had already been purchased and was approx $80.00.

So there is approx $500 in the remodel of the Guest Bathroom including the tile that went all the way into the adjoining closet.

Master Bathroom - Vanity, Linen Closet and Granite Countertop

Today our Master Bathroom vanity, linen closet and granite countertop arrived. However, since we were originally quoted for a 72 inch vanity and no linen closet and later decided on a 60 inch vanity with 18 inch linen closet, we ended up with a 72 inch counter top and 60 inch vanity. Evidently the gentleman that was helping us with the order forgot to change the granite size, when he changed the vanity size. Not to worry, they are correcting and we will have the correct top long before we are ever ready to install it anyway.

I 'm getting really excited about the Master Bath! Its going to be so pretty!

Guest Bathroom - Accessories Purchased

I went shopping for a few colorful accessories while I was waiting for my Aunt's hand surgery to be done. Here are some pictures that include the few little trinkets (sp?) I picked up. I got the tissue holder and waste basket at TJ Maxx.


I got this little picture at Dollar General of all places! I thought it was going to cost a whopping $6. When I got to the checkout it was on sale for $4! What a deal!

Kids Bathroom - Progress Notes

OK, so Rob has plugged away at the kids bathroom. The shower head is installed and totally functional. In fact we have been using it... Rob has also worked some on the drywall and also decided to change out the water heater closet door. It is ready to install once the drywall is completed. But Rob is a little unsure about his capabilities with drywall taping and mudding. We do not want it to look like we did it ourselves. So he came up with a brilliant idea! We have a green chevy truck that we bought from a neighbor mainly because she was moving closer to her children and needed to get it out of the yard of the house before escrow closed. It does not run. Well, Rob called a guy that did some drywall for us in the past and did a nice job and asked if he'd be interested in a labor trade for truck deal. BINGO! He is! So we are going to pay him a little cash to cover gas to get to our house and give him the truck. He is going to finish the drywall work in the Girls' room, the kids bathroom and retape and mud our master bathroom that was done by the previous owner and you CAN tell. I'm so excited. He will get the work done quickly and that will rocket our work status ahead drastically. Besides the extra bonus of having one less vehicle cluttering our yard. We are soon to have Jeff Foxworthy jokes written about our yard!

Guest Bathroom - Before and Preliminary After

All we need now are a few deep red accessories for a "pop" of color, as they say on HGTV. There is one issue with the bolts for the toilet that Rob has to figure out before the place is completely functioning. And I want to add some accessories when the budget allows. But that is pretty much one bathroom done! Woo Hoo!

Pedestal Sink Installed

Today, Rob installed the pedestal sink in the guest bathroom. The guest bathroom is getting close to done! I did some sanding and Rob painted the old oak cabinets and stuff from the bathroom a dark chocolate brown today.

Kids Bathroom - Tile!

We have tile! All we need now is the grout! It looks so good!

Master Bathroom - The Plan

The Master Bathroom will have a travertine tile floor and bath surround. The bath surround will have a row of blue glass tiles with a border of the travertine above it. The vanity and linen closet will be in an espresso finish. The door style and granite colors have been posted in a previous post. That shower curtain is not a definite yet, it has not been purchased. But it has various shades of blue squares that would tie the shower stall in to the design. The walls will be the Muslin Wrap color. The bath counter accessories are the blue color. I haven't decided on towel colors yet. Do you have an opinion? Feel free to leave a comment. Our fixtures are polished chrome. The main lights in the bathroom will be dark brown with white globes, fairly basic. We have not purchased the over vanity lighting yet.

Kids Bathroom - The Plan

I just realized I didn't post the color swatch and things for the bathrooms. Here are some pictures of selections we've made for the kids bathroom. The vanity in their bathroom will be one that is reused from our bathroom and painted a dark chocolate brown. The main light fixture in the ceiling will be dark brown with a white globe. I may take a picture of the box and post it later. We have not made a purchase of an over the vanity light yet.

Kids' Bathroom - Plumbing begins

In the morning Rob was able to get the tub and shower enclosure into place and ready for our plumber friend, Bob Pepper, to come and do the plumbing for it. Bob spent 5 hours with Rob getting the plumbing for the tub and shower installed (that included one trip to Lowes). Next weekend Bob is planning to come back and help us get our new water heater plumbed. Which means we also need to coordinate with our electrician friend, Michael Vick, for help wiring the heater properly. We have some wonderful friends!!!

The tub is fully functional now. If we could trust the kids not to get water outside of the tub, they could actually use it. But that won't be happening!

My job this week, is to paint the vanity that we are removing from our bathroom and have it ready to install when the time comes. Maybe on Thursday...

If Rob's schedule allows we will work on hanging drywall this week after he gets home from work each night. But my car also needs repair, so we'll see...

Deconstruction is over, Some progress is made today

Today Rob got some electrical jobs done. He wired for the new light above the vanity. He moved the main light switch to a location that makes more sense. He changes out all the metal boxes, for switches, outlets and lights. We also laid most of the backerboard today. Oh and Rob installed one piece of drywall in the ceiling so he could reinstall the needed light in the room.

Kids Bathroom - Gutted Pictures

This is the old water heater. As you can see its a pretty tight spot. The new Marathon water heater will not fit here. So it will go in a larger closet area to the right of this. In this spot we will be building up with 2x4s a little wall to cover the air intake that is to the left of the current water heater. Then we will slide in a premade off the shelf unfinished linen closet that will be painted to match the vanity.

That is the tub/shower area behind that piece of drywall.









The old ceiling tiles were all torn out. To be replaced by drywall.









The toilet and vanity area. This is one of the areas that will require a lot of anti-microbial attention! YUCK!

Kids' Bathroom - DEMO!

We tore out more than originally planned. As we got further and further into it we kept deciding on more things we hated about the bathroom. We tore out all the drywall on the back wall because the whole thing was really goofy. When the previous owners added on the Master Suite it covered over what used to be a window in this bathroom. That made for some really odd trim work used to mask things that should have been done right in the first place. We also decided to tear out a weird access above the door that will be the new water heater closet. It was access to some never used storage that is too high anyway. So we took out the poorly installed doors and plan to drywall over that area. We tore out some moldy drywall around the tub surround. The tub/shower was torn out because it was cracked. We tore up all the flooring and sprayed the daylights out of an old moldy and water damaged wood flooring. Basically we gutted the place but for a small amount of drywall deemed OK.

In fact the above pictures are during demo not after. We also decided to tear out the weird ceiling tiles and put drywall on the ceiling. Like I said. GUTTED!

Kids Bathroom - BEFORE (sort of)

These are some photos of the Kids Bathroom before we got too far along in the demo. This is now the bathroom formerly called "The Sponge Bob Bathroom". We are graduating from this theme!

Master Bath - Vanity Purchase Finalized

We purchased our vanity today. It should be delivered in 3-4 weeks. I doubt we'll be ready for it by then :-) Here is what we ended up settling on... Well, its obviously sideways, but I'm tired and I don't feel like fixing it... But you get the idea. We decided on an 18" linen closet to the left of a 60 inch double sink vanity. The finish, door front style and counter top are the same as mentioned previously. We should have a 10" spot to the right of the vanity that will be perfect for the bathroom trash can.

Kids Bathroom - The story

When we moved in to our 1940's farm house, this bathroom was my least favorite room in the house. In fact I did not even like going in the room if I didn't have to. After we had used the tub once or twice for the kids, we noticed that it was cracked. The counter is ugly and discolored. There are many quirky things about the bathroom. In August of 2008, we won a Marathon water heater from a contest that our rural electric cooperative was having. Its too big for the existing water heater closet in that bathroom. So it has not yet been installed. We have determined that the new water heater would fit in the closet that is currently an abnormally large linen closet that is right next to the water heater closet. So we are going to switch the two uses. We will buy, paint and install an unfinished linen cabinet from the local supply warehouse in the existing water heater area. This bathroom also has a terrible musty smell that I'm sure we will know even more than we ever wanted to know about upon demolition!

What we bought today...

We went to Lowes today and bought these faucets for the kids and guest bathrooms. We also bought a chrome set of faucets for the kids tub/shower, but Lowes.com doesn't have a picture of them.

We bought a sconce for the hallway.

We bought a pedestal sink for the guest bathroom. This isn't the exact one, but its very close.

When we got home, I bought this set of accessories for the kids bathroom on Overstock.com.

Master Bath Vanity

I think we are getting closer on the vanity for the master bathroom. Rob got a quote on a custom vanity/cabinet thing so that I could get the espresso color finish I want with the light color counter top that I want.

Here is a picture of the door face style and granite. The color of the stain on the door is not the finish that it will be. It will be darker.

And a rendering of what the cabinet will resemble. The wholes for sinks will be oval, not the funky shape in the drawing. The undermount sinks will be white. We will use some existing hardware that we got from my parents after their remodel.

Our space that we have to fill is 88". This unit is 72" which would leave us with 8" of free space on either side. I'm thinking about having them quote a 60" vanity with a 24" linen closet and two inch fillers on either side of the vanity to have it completely fill the area. But the finishes would be the same.

Tile is heavy!

This is the tub surround combination. There will be a 2-3 inch border of the tavertine above the glass tile row. Its interesting that this tavertine is the same as the one in the picture of the box. In this none lit room it looks a little more brown than it really is.











This filled tavertine tile will be on the floor and tub surround of the master bath room. This picture is more true to the color, although its a touch more tan.








This is the ceramic tile that will be in the kids and guest bathroom.









This is the glass tile that will be part of the tub surround in the master bathroom.










This is the whole lot of tile that Rob picked up at Lowes today. Tile is very heavy! I'm a whimp! I carried the glass tile and some of the ceramic tile. But when I tried to carry a box of tavertine tile I fell on the steps to the house and broke it. I guess that box will be for edge pieces. I am expecting to be sore in the morning.-