Photos of the work

Here are some photos of the work in the bathroom we did.


This is what it looked like right after the floor was grouted. I was a little worried because the grout looked brown, but it was still very wet. Once it dried and cured it looked exactly like what we wanted.

You can probably see, but there's a tile that is right next to the tub that is darker than all the other tiles. I didn't catch it before the tiles were laid so it ended up getting used where you can see it. Luckily once the toilet and door was reinstalled you don't really notice it.



This is what the room looks like now. Baseboards are in, walls are flat and primed, floor is clean and sealed, new toilet is installed.


I painted the pipe for 2 reasons. 1, the previous owner had painted a portion of the pipe and it was a gross yellowish colour now. And 2, since only half of this pipe was painted and half wasn't, and since the pipe would be visible inside the cabinet I figured that if I painted the whole thing white it'd look just a little cleaner.

You'll also notice that there are 4 valves in the wall. This is because they re-piped our building a few years ago and they left the old plumbing in place. It would've been nice if they removed the old valves. I wanted to cut them away but I didn't have a tool that would cut through them, so I had to leave them. Oh well.


Here is another view, showing the new toilet. The original plan was to reuse our old toilet, but the old toilet was next to impossible to pull off, so I was going to just smash it to pieces and buy a new one (they're not very expensive at all.) Well, that's easier said than done. For some reason, the old toilet was very resistant to 3lb hammers. I did manage to finally loosen the toilet and remove it, but not without chipping the porcelain first. I didn't want to reuse a chipped toilet, so I bought a new one. It's a better toilet anyways. The tank is lined (so it doesn't 'sweat') and it just looks a little more modern.