Last summer, my father and i decided to remodel his bathroom. The room is about 10x10, and it was ancient. Unfortunately we forgot to get before pictures, but i documented our progress:
Day 1:
Walls down to studs
Floor under the tub was shot
Day 2:
Floor is out (4 layers of linoleum later!), new insulation in the walls
New floor
Old tub plumbing (has to move up for the new taller tub)
Looks good, should have used cement board in the shower area though, what you did will work but its just a little better down the road. I had to do the same thing and move all my shit up fr a taller tub,I have the same tub a well. Only thng is that tile looks a little dated to me. Bathrooms are fun though. Looks great.
The one thing I would have done different is get a different toilet. I’d get the tank with 2 flush options… one small for the pee and big for the poo… lol
I guess it would depend on what kind of paper back insulation he used, but generally they are not very good at blocking water vapor. Not as good as a poly sheet would be with regular batting.
EDIT: I think with the paper backed insulation, you should have stapled the paper to the outside of the studs, not just jam them in there.
ive used those shark quick connect fittings and while I do like them and they make the job easier, I dont think there is a substitute for good old fashion soldering. Imo they should only be used when A) solder wont take, or B) if there is a risk of burning the drywall.
I just personally prefer to sweat pipe, I like to know the joint is going to be rigid and not have any real flex to it. Such as a situation like that I dont think that I would have used them. I would rather save the money just use good old fashion copper for starters. I have used fittings of that nature (at another board members house when I ran new plumbing) and while they do have a chance of leaking (small I know) Id rather have that peace of mind esp, if im burying them in a wall his are in the open and easily accessable if needed. Whos to say that down the road you have to replace something and you wind up jerking the pipe around and cause a small leak, or over time if you have hard water , will the sediment work somehow between the fitting and pipe pushing it slightly away from the pipe and cause a leak? Thats from what I count 8 possible places for it to flex and perhaps have some issue.If you cant sweat pipe No big deal, those are great, but if you can its just the way I would go.
that’s why he used green board, that’s it’s purpose
There’s not really a chance for water to get past the drywall, everything is glued and sealed, and the humidty wont affect anything, because of how the green board is made
