Ever since Tony and I moved to Water's Edge in April 2016, we have wanted to partially remodel our master bathroom. The sink area and water closet are great, but our shower was too small and we never used the built-in Jacuzzi tub that took up nearly half the bathroom. This year we decided to finally tackle the project. The wonderful contractor we've used in the past, Brian Airis with North Texas Handyman Services, was the logical choice since he's the best in the business.
On one side of the bathroom is the dual sink counter and water closet. On the other side was the tub, shower stall, and linen closet.
We decided to use the space previously occupied by the tub to create a new shower. The existing shower and linen closet would become a large walk-in linen closet. Exciting, right? So demo started Monday, January 13th promptly at 8 am.
By Wednesday evening a lot had been done. Concrete was poured for the shower floor around the drain, and the new closet was framed in and partially dry walled.
Thursday the drywall was mudded and looking like an actual closet! The next series of photos will be self explanatory, just more of the construction sequence.
Incidentally, I chose the shower wall tile and Tony chose the floor tile, which I absolutely love. But our hard water is wreaking havoc on the tile and grout, leaving an ugly white film every time we turn on the water. If anyone has any ideas how to clean it, I'm open to any and all suggestions. I've tried several products and have even scrubbed it on my hands and knees with a brush, to no avail. It's so pretty and I'm so bummed that the beautiful bronze color is covered in a coating of white. Somehow there has to be a solution.
TA-DA!! All finished, and boy, do we love our new walk-in storage closet and huge shower (affectionately known as "The Ballroom")!!! It was a lengthy project but so well worth it. Now we're contemplating what to do next! 😵
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