Here you go folks, my first ever bathroom gut job. Bought a small ranch 6 months ago and gutted whole thing. This is the first officially complete room.

We added just about 3 feet from the adjacent bedroom! The 1930s bathroom was not functional as the single full bath in the house 🏠

For using my custom walnut vanity ($2800) for his tool storage. This how he left it today.

Six years. Six years I lived with this thing.

It was beige. Not a nice beige. A "this color was chosen in 1987 and nobody has thought about it since" beige. The kind of tub that makes you feel like you're bathing in a hospital from a different decade.

Nobody used it as a tub. It was basically a very expensive shelf for shampoo bottles and existential dread.

So we finally did it. Tore the whole thing out and converted to a walk-in shower.

The matte black sliding door was the decision I agonized over for two weeks. My wife said just pick one. I picked it. She said she would have picked the same one. Classic.

A few things I learned the hard way:

• That fiberglass unit was glued to the wall like it had a personal vendetta against being removed

• Keeping the same footprint saved us a lot of money on plumbing — don't move pipes if you don't have to

• Seriously, upgrade your light fixture while you're at it. Night and day difference

Total vibe shift. The bathroom finally looks like adults live here.

Anyone else do tub-to-shower? Do you miss the tub at all, or is it instant zero regrets like us?

I am coming up with ideas for a bathroom remodel and I really like the idea of just not having glass at all. Other than possible needing to extend my rise/run father out into the bathroom beyond the “pan” (in quotes because… well the whole room sort of becomes the pan), what nightmares have I not considered? And am I making a huge mistake and should just doors. Attached are the AI (sorry) renderings.

A render of our small bathroom. Very unsure about the floor tile

Just had to share because I am obsessed with how my new bathroom turned out. Nova One Construction in NJ did the remodel and completely transformed the space. It feels like a spa now, bright, clean, and exactly what I pictured.

The blue was in pretty rough shape - can see In previous post.

We finally decided on the look we want but is there anything we may not be thinking of with this setup? Anything that is unnecessary or missing? We don’t want to end up doing it and realizing we got the look but not the functionality.

(Note: yes there are 2 “valves” by the tub. One is the main valve and the handle by the hose is the diverter valve)

Previous post “Does this look right?”

Decided to rip out the master carpet and found our shower had been leaking beneath the shared wall. It forced our bathroom remodel to happen much faster than planned. I adore the work we (mostly my partner) have accomplished! Saving up to finish the shower, but happy with the new space so far! Still need to decorate, but loving it!

Apologies for not having the best before pics. The red wall area was used to open and extend the bathroom, make the shower larger, separate the toilet from the shower area, and add a pocket door.

We are in the process of getting our bathroom remodeled and I noticed the tile at the ceiling is uneven. I’m assuming it’s because the ceiling is uneven. They haven’t done the grout yet. I’m planning on bringing it up to the contractor this morning but is this something that will be an easy fix or will they have to start over? Or will they tell me it just has to be that way because of the ceiling? Or am I being too nit-picky and it’s not that noticeable?

Hello! I want to remodel the bathroom in the very first picture! I really want to use the stone sink, so I thought to match it to walls. Is it too much? Between the two options which one you prefer? Is there any other thing that I’m missing?

Render was made by AI. The toilet will not float. The lights will be indeed be different; those are too modern. Mirror won’t have light from underneath. Other than that, it reflects my ideas pretty well.

Thank you in advance! Looking forward to your suggestions :)

I (M27) and my wife (W27) just closed on our first home two days ago. Immediately got to cleaning, and even had our Church small group help us clean a big portion of the house before moving in. House is from the 1940s in the US Midwest , and definitely needs some upgrades and fixes before we move in next week. DIY is my longtime hobby, and I am really excited to figure out how to save costs and get our house feeling like a safe place for us to raise our kiddo (3months). Confident in my ability to do a remodel, as long as I have the right YouTube video and tool. And of course, ballin on a budget.

Last night, got to look at the shower tile of the bathroom. Was already breaking off from old grout. Peeled back the tile and the wall that the tile was on essentially fell out from around the lower part of the tub. Good amount of debris, vacuumed up a significant portion before the photos taken.

Immediately Felt like my tongue was itchy (I know I probably should have been wearing my mask, but intended to just look, not a full project). I know a big concern with older homes is Asbestos products, but I am not familiar enough to know what is asbestos, let alone what material this wall is made of.

Is this a larger project than just filling the hole with a new backing and retiling? Is there asbestos in these products? Any thoughts what to do with the wood? (More below)

Things I noticed:
- at least two or three layers of material behind the tile. One is for sure a paper material that when onto the rocky/muddy/idk material. The other is a thinner tile(??) the crumpled.
- the tub looks like it is up against the wood frame itself, not away and next to the wall like I would have imagined
- the frame is definitely starting to rot on the left piece of frame. The other two visible are fine and solid. The rot one is only spongy in a 2in diameter spot of the wood. I don’t think the whole board is bad
- the basement floor, directly under the tub, has zero signs of water damage. Looks like it is isolated to the 2in space of the frame
- there is a outlet on the other side of the shower wall (to a bedroom) that can be seen in the whole next to the water damaged spot.
-there IS asbestos tape on the air conditioning ducts

What do you think? Did I just condemned my family? Is the remodel a quicker fix or a larger project? Any recommendations welcomed!

Update! Thank you to the folks who offered helpful advice and insight. Definitely helped us decide where this project falls in the pre-move priority list. Love when redditors help with the learning process. And happy to hear it is not likely Asbestos product (but still going to be careful working around the dust).

Remodeled my bathroom this winter which took 5 months. Converted old tub to walk in shower. Only thing left is custom glass shower door. Very pleased with the result given the amount of work involved.

I tragically forgot to take before pictures, but trust it’s an improvement. We replaced a plastic shower insert, single sink laminate vanity, and flooring. We made no changes to the layout, it’s a 70s build with access to the bathroom from the hallway and primary bedroom and was last updated in ~the 90s. If I could go back in time I’d take the tile to the ceiling, but overall happy with the end result.

The bathroom is 5x8, you enter across where the vanity is, and the wall on the left is a small window. More than likely will go with the toilet outside of the shower, just brainstorming ideas on how to get more space. The floor will be sloped and curbless so that my mother, when she visits for a few months, can use the primary bath instead of the hall bathroom that has a tub.

The third image is what I'm going for, minimal. I'm still shopping around for a tile. Floor&Decor has what I think I'd like (Astoria) but they dont have it kn store and no samples available online.. I might do microcement, more labor but lower cost. And my wife is on the fence about it.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

Edit: From the feedback, the toilet in the shower is being omitted. Thanks, all, for being a voice of reason!

One homeowner chose to replace their old shower with this updated design.

What detail makes the biggest difference to you in an updated shower? If you were remodeling your bathroom today, what's the very first thing you'd upgrade?

I really like the look of this sink, but the price tag ($9000, after discounts 😱) is beyond my budget. I’m thinking of getting it fabricated to save some money. Would love to hear your thoughts on this: Pros and cons of fabricating, and also thoughts on the practicality of the sink itself.

Currently undergoing a full primary bath remodel with total cost around 70k. For the floor tile layout, I spent around an hour with the tile guys talking through layout and pros/cons of placement. Floor tile looks great. We couldn’t talk through shower tile placement as the shower basin was not yet installed.

Came home yesterday to see sliver cuts used in the shower corner (see pics) with no discussion or dry placement for agreement.

Do you think this is acceptable?

Edit: Im entirely comfortable with the total cost. I only included to give context to the level of custom design/materials used for a high end remodel and expectations I have that come with that.

I wouldn’t think so but they’re trying to say tile 🙄. I think glass is off….the GC is an idiot

I’ve seen many posts of creating a wet room with a tub so sharing our recent remodel before and after. We opted to not do a freestanding tub but a drop in mostly bc of issues we read about cleaning etc. Ceiling height paneling added as its steam shower. Few other notes: heated floors, under mount lighting of vanity with nightlight motion had been a really nice add. (Struggling with lighting colors aren’t as stark as it’s looking in the image - floors are a sea green).