I’m remodeling two bathrooms for a customer and in the process I am installing new toilets that have more flushing power than their old ones that were original to their 40 year old home. After I installed one toilet I got a call from the owners saying that the...
I’m remodeling a bathroom at a customers house and noticed that there were signs of long-term water damage on the ceiling below. I needed to access the p-trap for bathroom’s tub, which gave me the opportunity to fix the damaged ceiling. When I cut out the...
I’m remodeling a customer’s bathroom, which is a multi-step process. The bathroom had a very old and inefficient fan that needed to be replaced. When I explored the situation further it turned out that the exhaust fan was venting warm, moist air directly...
As a general contractor I’m expected to give my clients a reasonable estimate to completion for any job. However, I’m often hampered by events well beyond my control. Here is one example. We ordered a $1,200 cabinet on-line for a bathroom. It took 2 weeks...
A friend of mine’s wife needed a grab bar, and he asked me for assistance. His concern was that he couldn’t find the studs in the bathroom wall due to the heavy stone tiles in his shower. Installing a grab bar is a simple process and it is possible, in...
You have to use the right type of wall board when installing it in a shower area. I have always used Durock in these situations. Durock works well, but it is heavy, hard to work with, and very dusty when cut. Recently, I switched to Sentinel board. This is a...
