bathroom renovation - reglazing and flooring options

[vernacular_life]

I'm getting ready to renovate the bathroom in our 1960 house - new sink/vanity, mirror, light, paint, floor, and possible tub/tile glazing.  The tub tile is in good shape and replaced about 10 years ago, but is the most horrid shade of pepto-bismol pink.  For the record, I'm trying to keep costs under $2500

1.  Has anyone had tub/tile reglazing done?  A few links I've seen look promising, but don't know of the pitfalls.  We don't want to retile, as this is our only full bathroom & dont want to loose the use the use of the tub/shower for weeks!  Our alternative option is to do one of the bath fitters, but would really like to avoid this option if possible.

2.  Any suggestions for flooring?  We're going to rip up the damaged multi-sized (and even pinker!) floor tile.  I'm waffling between 10" tiles, laminate (fake) tiling, or high-grade linoleum.  I'm not really excited about the real tile floor, as it's COLD! 

We're planning on doing as much as possible ourselves, but certainly will hire experts if needed!


x-posted to hip_domestics

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hello

[vinegarandhoney.livejournal.com]

You don't know me, but I was directed to your post by a friend that saw it in a comm that she watches, and she thought I might be able to help a little.
We are on the tail-end of remodeling our 1958 bathroom (the only one in the house). We have taken it pretty much down to the studs and started from scartch, and have spent just under $1000.00. There was a window above the tub, no tile, many pipes leaking, mold, rotted studs, no finish left on the sink/tub/toilet or any of the faucets belonging to them, and very ugly wallboard. We have tiled the surround and the floor, replaced the sink and toilet, built new walls, and replaced every piece of plumbing all the way to the main pipes. This has taken us about 2 months from start to where we are now. We have done all of the work ourselves with very little help from our 2 small children. Most of it was not as hard as we thought it would be. After we get the rest of what we are currently working on done, we will be reglazing our old tub. (because you just can't get a deep AND wide tub anymore)
I have posted our slow progress in my journal with much detail, and she thought that you may be interested in reading our journey. I shall be posting pics after this weekend of what it looks like now. My journal is friends only, so let me know if you would like to read these posts. I should also maybe place them in the memories, so that they can be found?

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[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

what an ordeal you've been through! luckily, our pipes (and plasterboard!) are in great shape, so hopefully we'll be a bit more cosmetic.

thanks for stopping by - and yes, I'd be intersted in your progress/pics. maybe either unlock those posts or something?

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[vinegarandhoney.livejournal.com]

I'll friend you so that you can look into the memories for "bathroom" (well duh, they are the only posts in there) You don't have to friend me back or anything, I just don't unlock any of my journal anymore. (drama whores raped me once already)You won't find much else new since I have so many filter groups.

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[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing - sad how protective of our posts we have to be because of a few insensitive idiots

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

yeah I thought about it, but not for this bathroom. If we do an addition to add a master bath, we'll def look into it.

I remember discovering heated bathroom floors in Denmark and was instantly in love....

oh, I forgot re: the glazeing

[vinegarandhoney.livejournal.com]

If you plan to DIY, plan to be without the tub for 7-10 days for the cureing. But I think that would hold for a pro doing it too.

[stephbairey.livejournal.com]

We put in new tubs and did the tile ourselves. Total cost, around $700 per bathroom.

http://www.bairey.com/photos_events_remodeling_the_bathrooms.php

We redid everything BUT the tub in our last house.. ran out of time before deciding to move. :) But we picked linoleum in a tile pattern, and it was so good it fooled our realtor, who listed it as a tile floor. Also inexpensive. :)

http://www.bairey.com/photos_events_remodeling_the_house.php?num=743

[(Anonymous)]

Mom reglazed tub. Turned out great, but requires extra care. You cannot put any soap or shampoo on the tub corners and leave it there. I think there is some special cleaning instructions as well. There is an article in this Month's "Washingtonian" re: reglazing vs. replacing. You should check it out.

[effy.livejournal.com]

Hey, added you as friend. Found you through harri_cady!

[binghead.livejournal.com]

I was Friends-hopping (found you through guavalicious) and saw this post. We recently gutted our entire house and re-did everything, except for the original bathroom, which became a guest bath. We just had the tub and the wall tile reglazed, only technically it wasn't reglazing, it was the Miracle Method (www.miraclemethod.com). The warranty on MM is much, much better than regular re-glazing (5 years versus 1yr) and having done both (at our old house in Atlanta, the bathroom was re-glazed) I prefer the MM. It was less smelly, took less time, and of course the extra warranty is key, espeically if you will use the bathroom will get daily use.

As far as the flooring goes, if the current tiles are intact and stable (you said damaged, but I'm not sure what type of damaged you mean) you can tile directly over the old tiles. I'm biased because I LOVE tile versus any type of linoleum, but I think tile is your best bet, even just looking at it from a resale perspective. In addition, it's more durable and just plain ol' pretty. ;) In our house, we added under-floor heating to every tile floor we put down, and it really is very very simple, but invaluable. We decided we would never have another tile floor without it! Not only is it very comfortable, but it does heat the house to some degree, and it is great for pets/kids.

Sorry this is a book but do-it-yourself-ing is near and dear to my heart. If you have any questions/want to see pictures, please let me know! :)

[binghead.livejournal.com]

Ack, I butchered the link. Here it is (as if it wasn't obvious!):

http://www.miraclemethod.com

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

LOL -- I was just going to reply that the link you posted wouldn't open :P

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

MUST check out MM -- I'm just starting the research on reglazing, so any additional input is good! thanks


thanks for the input on the floor -- our floor tile is pretty much just tile (all the grout is gone and pieces are loose) for about 1/2 of the floor, so I think our only option is ripping it out (well, ripping half out!)

I'll have to look more into the radient heating--It might be something for a future addition, 'though...

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

Hello again -- I'm finalizing info on the bathroom reglazing (got some preliminary numbers and info on it, but have yet to see a sample of it)

Did you have the tub and tile done with Miracle Method, or just the tub? If it was the tile, did they cover over the grout, thus making it look like new tiles w/ grout, or was it a new covering over the whole surface?

Thanks!