Makeover edition

I thought I needed a proper make-over comparison.


Bathroom before:

Bathroom after:

Only a few things left to do now. Skirtings, windows, and top coat of paint. :-)

End of line special

Hello. It's been a while. 6 months in fact. I've been doing stuff, just not very interesting or pretty stuff. (Like fixing the septic tank.) But I've spent the last 2 days on my knees, so that warrants a post.

Ta Da! Bathroom floor.

I costed out the options, and basically, everything was too expensive. I wanted black and white checkerboard, but the roll vinyl was either too expensive, or the squares were too small. Plus, how to get a roll of vinyl in the hatchback and drive it 100kms? Too hard. So, vinyl tiles. Internet research showed Mitre 10 Mega was cheaper than Bunnings, so I drove out to New Lynn, where I was dismayed to find a really ugly choice of faux marble. In defeat I wandered off around the corner, where I happened upon a whole rack of END OF LINE STOCK. Even better, they had plain black and plain white. The problem was, there wasn't quite enough black tiles left. So I dug around a bit more and found some parquet ones. 88 tiles for $54 was the result. $3 per 6 pack. (Retail price, $12.98) Later, I managed to pick up another 2 packs of black tiles at full price in Hamilton. So add another $25.96 to the total, as well as a tube of No More Gaps to fill the floor joints, $7.49, = $87.45. Considering my initial estimates to cover the floor were around the $600+ mark, I think I did pretty well. Tools purchased: a block plane to shave down the bottom of the door for clearance, $24, and a rolling pin, $7.98, (the recommended tool for ensuring good adhesive contact). $119.43 total spend, around 8 hours work all up.

Mum thought I had been playing Checkers....

A good plan is the key!

Sink or swim

The $1 sink is in!

 

I'm so happy, I grin every time I pass the bathroom door,

(No longer sure those lime green towels were a good choice though).
I still have two "hot" taps though, since one of them is off the old sink. Had to smash the old sink to get it out, (whoever installed taps using no-more-nails can go to hell and die). Fortunately I know replacement ceramic labels can be purchased. 

The flow-on effect is that now I can top coat the walls, and get serious about flooring.