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Originally Posted by Zarley
I'm about to embark on a small (and hopefully cheap) bathroom renovation and I'm hoping I can tap into the CP's collective knowledge a little bit. I haven't done anything of this scale before, but I'm pretty comfortable with doing most of it myself - I will be bringing in a plumber and electrician for the more intricate pieces. The scope will involve:
- Removing the existing tile and drywall around the bathtub enclosure, replacing with cementboard, and re-tiling the enclosure. There is some existing damage at the corner where the tub meets the wall where tiles have come off and water has soaked into the drywall.
- New shower-head and bathtub faucet
- New sink and vanity
- New tile on floor
- Replace broken bath fan
Some of the major questions/issues I'm having are:
- This is an older condo and there is no water shutoff to individual units, so I will need to shutoff water to the building in order to swap our the bath fixtures. How do I sequence this in order to avoid multiple shutoffs? Can I get the plumbing work done immediately after I demo the bathtub enclosure and just put up cementboard and tile around that?
- Do you think I should get a plumber to come in and do a consultation before proceeding? I think this might be valuable as the plumbing portion is the part I have the least understanding of. I just don't want to pay an exorbitant amount to have a plumber out multiple times.
- Can anyone recommend a trustworthy plumber? Unfortunately I don't have any buddies in the trades that can help with this.
Any other general advice would be greatly appreciated!
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I have no info to provide, other than I am considering the same sort of reno in my basement bathroom. Rip out everything existing (in the case of the tub/shower area, down to the studs) and replacing.
Do you have an estimated budget? I'm curious what this might cost.