I have been watching your bathroom remodeling videos for a while and I would just like to say they are a great source of information and inspiration! I am planning on putting in my own bathroom downstairs and this channel has become very valuable to me. Keep up the great work!
I diyed my first bathroom after watching a ton of your videos and it pretty much happened to sync up exactly with this bathroom series you did. I have pretty similar takeaways… 1. Also wish I had used grout release. I didn’t use the same grout you did here (couldn’t find it locally) but went with a single component mapei cq. Despite my best efforts sponging I ended up with haze also. It came off and looks great but what a pain in the ass scrubbing it out with epoxy haze remover for hours! 2. I also had weird trouble caulking. I’ve painted forever and consider myself above average with the caulk gun and I think we got similarly frustrated there. I think it makes it worse screwing it up taking more time and knowing you can do better The rest of the stuff was pretty standard “new guy” remodel lessons. I fought an angle grinder for a day on large format tile until I just rented a large wet saw and I was done in like 2 hrs. Made a lot of avoidable messes I had to spend time and effort cleaning up (thinset, grout, caulk, etc). I tried to use a spade style glass/ tile bit instead of the Milwaukee like you had and spent like 4 backbreaking hours drilling 6 holes in porcelain for the door. Thanks for your help with the project and keep up the awesome videos. This recap video is also the day I finished too. For my first time I’m super happy with it but I’m not in a rush to do my next one 😂 Let me know if you want me to send you some pics of it and you can decide if you want to take any partial credit or not lol. Did it almost purely off your videos, I should probably hang a little picture of you in there or something at least
That’s awesome, congrats 🎉 happy to hear my tutorials have helped. No doubt it’s easy to spend hours on the dumbest part of project 😆 I’ve done it many many times. I’d love to see pics and share on a community post, thanks Bathroomremodelingteacher@gmail.com
I also used the Mapei 3D epoxy grout, similar to CQ, but with glitter :D. Glad to know we were not the only ones having a horrible time getting that haze off.
Beautiful job Steve, and hats-off to your production crew! Just checked, and our downstairs bath interior dimensions: 4-feet x 7 feet 2 inches (122cm x 218cm). Nowhere near all the 'gingerbread' you used with your project, but the size is functional and works fine for everyday use (center entry door that swings out, with a 19-inch vanity and toilet on the left, shower stall on the right). No heated floor, so a throw rug covers much of the tile floor, and a dual-fixture, ceiling-mounted, heat bulbs on a timer, take the winter chill off. There's also a forced air heating/cooling vent in the wall of that room, but one nice addition in our upstairs bath, partly to save space, was running that vent through the kick space of the vanity (to warm or cool your feet while standing at the sink ;-)
Another great job..hopefully there are more bathroom remodelers watching your videos,seems like all i hear about are horror stories involving contractors
If you use ammonia during the final clean up of WA, instead of water, it really helps with the haze. Ardex recommends a cleaner with high ph when you do your clean up. Made a world of difference for me.
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher in the technical/final cleanup it says to use a cleaner ph12-14. I just use straight ammonia (lemon scented). Spray on and buff it out.
Nice job. The tile is actually my favorite color, but for such a small space, I may have gone with a lighter, brighter color to make it seem bigger. Thanks for the series. I have saved it for reference just in case my body is actually up to the task of building my dream home when I retire in a few years.😂
We are doing a nearly identically sized basement bathroom about 30 minutes from you. Would like to hear more about the details of both the curbless shower and about using a purchased shower pan, but with tiled walls. We have a window in what will be the back of the shower . While it would be cheaper to use a premade shower wall kit, we don't think it is feasible because of the need to customize it for the window. We are thinking of replacing the window with glass block. What other alternatives would you consider? Thanks for all you have put into your videos!
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher I hear you with respect to using a timer for the fan, but i think that humidity sensor switches are nearly the same price as timer switches & *should* provide better overall humidity protection for the bathroom. I saw them for sale at my local HD & i thought that it was a great idea, buy I haven't had a chance to install one yet. You do a good show with a lot of good info, thanks
I have been watching your bathroom remodeling videos for a while and I would just like to say they are a great source of information and inspiration! I am planning on putting in my own bathroom downstairs and this channel has become very valuable to me. Keep up the great work!
Thank you 😊
I diyed my first bathroom after watching a ton of your videos and it pretty much happened to sync up exactly with this bathroom series you did. I have pretty similar takeaways…
1. Also wish I had used grout release. I didn’t use the same grout you did here (couldn’t find it locally) but went with a single component mapei cq. Despite my best efforts sponging I ended up with haze also. It came off and looks great but what a pain in the ass scrubbing it out with epoxy haze remover for hours!
2. I also had weird trouble caulking. I’ve painted forever and consider myself above average with the caulk gun and I think we got similarly frustrated there. I think it makes it worse screwing it up taking more time and knowing you can do better
The rest of the stuff was pretty standard “new guy” remodel lessons. I fought an angle grinder for a day on large format tile until I just rented a large wet saw and I was done in like 2 hrs. Made a lot of avoidable messes I had to spend time and effort cleaning up (thinset, grout, caulk, etc). I tried to use a spade style glass/ tile bit instead of the Milwaukee like you had and spent like 4 backbreaking hours drilling 6 holes in porcelain for the door.
Thanks for your help with the project and keep up the awesome videos. This recap video is also the day I finished too. For my first time I’m super happy with it but I’m not in a rush to do my next one 😂
Let me know if you want me to send you some pics of it and you can decide if you want to take any partial credit or not lol. Did it almost purely off your videos, I should probably hang a little picture of you in there or something at least
That’s awesome, congrats 🎉 happy to hear my tutorials have helped. No doubt it’s easy to spend hours on the dumbest part of project 😆 I’ve done it many many times. I’d love to see pics and share on a community post, thanks Bathroomremodelingteacher@gmail.com
I also used the Mapei 3D epoxy grout, similar to CQ, but with glitter :D. Glad to know we were not the only ones having a horrible time getting that haze off.
For small bathrooms like to use wall mount toilets, takes up less space and looks less busy.
That’s a great point 👍 need to do more of those
Amazing, Steve!
4x8 exactly my small bathroom in the house.
You are ready for Europe 🎉
Beautiful job Steve, and hats-off to your production crew! Just checked, and our downstairs bath interior dimensions: 4-feet x 7 feet 2 inches (122cm x 218cm). Nowhere near all the 'gingerbread' you used with your project, but the size is functional and works fine for everyday use (center entry door that swings out, with a 19-inch vanity and toilet on the left, shower stall on the right). No heated floor, so a throw rug covers much of the tile floor, and a dual-fixture, ceiling-mounted, heat bulbs on a timer, take the winter chill off. There's also a forced air heating/cooling vent in the wall of that room, but one nice addition in our upstairs bath, partly to save space, was running that vent through the kick space of the vanity (to warm or cool your feet while standing at the sink ;-)
Thanks Bob 😊
Great work! Thanks for the video 👍
I absolutely love it, looking to build a basement bathroom in my house. Ill have to take alook at your course! 😊
Another great job..hopefully there are more bathroom remodelers watching your videos,seems like all i hear about are horror stories involving contractors
Thank you for sharing!
If you use ammonia during the final clean up of WA, instead of water, it really helps with the haze. Ardex recommends a cleaner with high ph when you do your clean up. Made a world of difference for me.
Thanks 😊 what cleaner do you use? And that’s interesting on the high ph. Always though most wanted something neutral
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher in the technical/final cleanup it says to use a cleaner ph12-14. I just use straight ammonia (lemon scented). Spray on and buff it out.
Beautiful job
Nice job. The tile is actually my favorite color, but for such a small space, I may have gone with a lighter, brighter color to make it seem bigger. Thanks for the series. I have saved it for reference just in case my body is actually up to the task of building my dream home when I retire in a few years.😂
Thanks 😊
Nice work as always.
Great finished product. Have to agree that you coulda/shoulda added a few sq. ft to the bathroom.
We are doing a nearly identically sized basement bathroom about 30 minutes from you. Would like to hear more about the details of both the curbless shower and about using a purchased shower pan, but with tiled walls. We have a window in what will be the back of the shower . While it would be cheaper to use a premade shower wall kit, we don't think it is feasible because of the need to customize it for the window. We are thinking of replacing the window with glass block. What other alternatives would you consider? Thanks for all you have put into your videos!
Thanks, enroll in course, and I’d be happy to follow up with your questions 👍
bathroomremodeling.teachable.com/p/basement-bathroom-course
thank God... im always half when the ceiling is tiled dont know why half tile bugs me... I like the teak, overal it looks great
What brand color of tile? Looks great
Why didn't you go with a humidity sensor for the exhaust fan ?
Spent all my money on iPhone controlled dim switches 😆
@@BathroomRemodelingTeacher I hear you with respect to using a timer for the fan, but i think that humidity sensor switches are nearly the same price as timer switches & *should* provide better overall humidity protection for the bathroom. I saw them for sale at my local HD & i thought that it was a great idea, buy I haven't had a chance to install one yet. You do a good show with a lot of good info, thanks
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