Bathroom

The bathroom had a small closet shown here and a partition for the toilet which were both made mainly of dry wall. The bathroom walls had several coats of paint. The ceiling had tiles on it and the floor was covered by vinal tiles.

The partition of the toilet area has been removed here. Not all the floor was covered with tile. The walls were scrapped to remove the pealing paint.

The next step was to work on the floor. This was messy business. Once the upper layer of tile was scrapped off, the layers of tar underneath had to be removed. This was accomplished by using a stripper to losen the tar. Most of the tar came off with the stripper but the remaining tar had to be removed off the wood floor by using a drill with a wire bristle attached. Even after this step there was even yet a thin layer that the wire brush had not touched. What finally got the tar off was a grinding attachement to the drill which got the wood a clean surface.

After spending many hours inch by inch getting the floor down to bear wood this is how the bathroom appeared.

The corner of the bathroom as in the first shot above with the walls scrapped, sanded and ready for priming.

Same corner with primer being applied.

The whole bathroom after the priming was finished.

Framing out the bathroom.

All done. Complete with new shower, closet, toilet and sink.



The new floor is based on the 1920's look with hexagon tiles.

Brand new toilet area!

New pedestal sink in the 1920's Style.

Now the claw bathtub is set in its home.