Welcome to the Bathroom Remodel!

It Has Begun!

(Actually, it is already moving along quite well.)

In this part of The Blogged Word, we'll explore our first ever master bathroom remodel.  Scope decisions, contractor selection, design, materials and many, many "A or B" forks in the road.  Let's, as Lewis Carroll wrote in Alice in Wonderland, "Start at the beginning... and when you come to the end, STOP!"

First, the beginning:

We live in a two bedroom, two and 1/2 half bath home in a golf course community.  Nice area, nice home, but we wanted to dance up the master bathroom.

Specifically, we wanted to remove the small, shower enclosure and turn that into a large cabinet.  In its place, we were going to change the tub (which is hardly ever used - note the one handle installed backward) and turn it into an oversized shower.  Finally, a second sink was to be added.  One was there before, but the previous owner had it removed in favor of a dropped surface vanity.  Fortunately, the plumbing is all there.

We felt that since we were isolating our project to just one room and planning to get bids from multiple contractors, we would evaluate the proposed solutions, and then choose based on comfort level, reference checks and especially, overall costs.

Then, reality set in.