can't speak to the playbase, I have the sonos playbar + sub and enjoy it. It's nice cause it's very simple to tie into everything so you don't need extra remotes and such, plus easily playing music from your phone onto it is awesome. Also very easy to upgrade and start building your surround sound with sonos since you just keep tying stuff together. Moved to a new house with built in speakers in ceiling and wall, just got a sonos connect to feed the amp that runs them, now everything is tied together.
Know someone who went out of town and turned house heat off. Water in toilet froze but not pipes busted. She didn’t notice before dropping a deuce after traveling back home. Just a steaming pile of shit sitting there until it thawed.
I moved on from Excel and into some virtual design tool. This is what I am looking at right now Spoiler Would be a 40x40 glass frameless corner shower (with a 24 inch door) + two 48 inch vanities. I am not positive on exact dimensions of windows so I am going to check that when I get back home. Shower idea Spoiler But instead of the prefab shower pane something a little classier.and obviously not in that style)
Same with the frozen hot water pipe. I have never taken a colder shower in my life than this morning. Fortunately I rent, so if it busts I won't be out of pocket for the repairs but I still don't want all my shit fucked up from a busted pipe.
Yeah I couldnt make an opening on that program without a door, but we probably doing hanging barn doors on the bathroom and closet
i feel like a barn door or pocket door may not give me the acoustical isolation desired for a bathroom.
So what are you really trying to gain by changing the footprint of the bathroom. It seems like the only thing you gain is a second vanity and a new shower. Why not save yourself some money by replacing the tub with a shower and converting the vanity to a double. Even if you would do a complete gut you would save some money not changing the floor plan.
Because the footprint of the shower is incredibly narrow. I gain a second vanity, and a much bigger shower, and a space that’s more useable. That’s a pretty big upgrade IMO
Can you post the new plan with the existing one oriented the same way? I am too dense to flip pages and remembr the layout.
This is your house so please do whatever you want to with it. This is all just IMO. The space is small and always will be small. You are never going to make a great bathroom out of it. You could move or not move stuff around and it isn't going to change the outcome all that much. A nice double vanity where the existing one is, retiling the floor, and turning the bath into a walk in shower could be really nice. Moving that plumbing will probably be a pain in the ass and expensive. If this is your forever house do whatever makes you happy and live it out. If you are moving in the next 5-10 years then I would want to at least have the possibility of recouping the money. Now with all that being said If you really want to blow it out then move the closet wall in and take over some of that space and make a really efficient closet. Also you are going to have that weird double mirror effect with the vanities facing each other.
I had to go pocket door on my master bath during our reno. It works fine. Of course I try to mostly shit at work so that I get paid for it. Life hack.
Successful weekend: LED lights in the ceiling decorative lights over the bar Chandelier thing in the kids room USB outlet at our “charging station” New switches and timer in the living room. Lots of electric work and zero shocks. Still 2 more timers to install.
Welp the concurrent cold snaps uncovered some fairly significant corner cutting on the previous owners reno of the basement. Drop ceiling isn't completely cut off from the unfinished portions of the basement and liberal usage of insulation in spots where they decided to just not build a solid barrier. Just go ahead and set my wallet on fire.
Had the contractor and the plumber in on Friday. Said it shouldn’t be too bad. Will have a quote this week and can start as early as next week on all the Reno’s we are doing.
Ok, moved into a 1950’s ranch, takes forever to get hot water to any faucet/fixture. Have to run the faucet in the kitchen a minute before it begins to warm up. Hot water heater is pretty centrally located, and house isn’t that big. Any thoughts (other than adding tankless heaters)?
Hot water recirculating system- no idea on how hard they are to install... but probably much cheaper than going tankless
Will depend on current condition, type of wood, and a few other details. Stairs add expense as they require much more labor. Don't write this in stone, but I think it was about $3 sq/ft on my last project. Ask about screening if your floors aren't in terrible shape.
An actual minute? Our house is similar age, and maybe takes 15 secs at the faucet furthest from the heater. Does it seem like you have decent pressure? Well or municipal water service?
gonna redo the floors in our living room area in the house we just bought. would it be best to do it all through somewhere like home depot or buy the flooring from somewhere and have contractors put them in? gonna be putting in granite as well
I am finally on the cusp of complete kitchen and den remodel. They are adjoining rooms and all kitchen cabinets are fur down. Will be replacing all cabinetry and countertops along with regaining the wasted space. No venting or anything of the sort is in the fur down so just some framing and sheet rock are needed. Looking at DCS appliances because I am an entertainer and those will fit my needs. Also, finding a contractor in Dallas is impossible due to all the new construction and $500,000-$1,000,000 remodel jobs so I will be g.c. Prayers during this difficult and expensive time are coveted. Good vibes and edible gummies will be accepted in place of prayers if you would prefer.
My rough estimate was sanding plus 3 coats of clear finish. Staining would likely add a day to the project, plus material. Sounds like Connor Norman would have input as well.
Agree. You just need one tub/shower, so that you can bath kids. Otherwise changing a tub out for a shower in the master bath is the way to go.
We did this. I was a little nervous about resale and not having a tub in the master, but the shower is awesome and much more practical, IMO.
A standard tub is 33 inches wide. You take a tub out and put a shower in with a glass door without changing the footprint you have a narrow ass shower. I’d much rather have a shorter shower that is much wider than a long narrow one in the tub footprint. That’s why in the new floor plan at its widest the corner shower is 60 inches wide and still 40+ inches in length.
Hmm... Interesting, have been wanting to rip tub out and put in walk in shower in master bathroom and already have double vanity, but was going to talk to a few contractors before worrying about measurements