← Grand Ave Leonia Renovation

Tearing Out the Old Bathroom

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The original bath had brown tile, a built-in tub surround with failing grout, a separate frosted shower stall, and corroded fixtures. I gutted it down to studs, kept the layout but swapped the shower stall for a glass enclosure, ran tile up as wainscoting, and put in a dark vanity with a mosaic floor. Hired a tile guy for the wet walls — that's not work I want to redo in five years.

  1. Brown tile, built-in tub surround, frosted shower stall — vintage and tired. Before

    Brown tile, built-in tub surround, frosted shower stall — vintage and tired.

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  2. Tub surround grout was failing and the fixtures were corroded through. Nothing here was worth saving. Before

    Tub surround grout was failing and the fixtures were corroded through. Nothing here was worth saving.

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  3. View from the doorway before demo. Vessel sink and dated tile everywhere. Before

    View from the doorway before demo. Vessel sink and dated tile everywhere.

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  4. Finished — tile wainscot, dark vanity, glass shower enclosure where the old stall used to be. After

    Finished — tile wainscot, dark vanity, glass shower enclosure where the old stall used to be.

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  5. Mosaic floor pattern came out clean. Glass enclosure makes the whole room read bigger. After

    Mosaic floor pattern came out clean. Glass enclosure makes the whole room read bigger.

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