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oh yeah!
Where's the icon for a handclap?
and I kept that exhaust fan, just for you.
snorK*
Where should I send it?
COD right?
LOL.....responded regarding the fan before seeing your post.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
very nice...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Thanks, would you like to outbid Rez for that fan?
rez earned the fan...
let him have it...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
JDRHI will be able to fimd a use for it then.
Looks great! All you need is some kind of water-themed decorative tile as a focal object' d'art.
Forrest - helping
The front of the tub base needs a breaking wave....
LOL, you pushing the wife's new business in a subtle way?:)
Nah - I was his secret Satan.
I mean Santa.
Forrewt
LOL again, thanks.
i have to say i have always admired the way you sign your posts, like as if you are speaking in the third person, its kind of cute.
but after reading all the posts, and the inuendo about you "helping" your wifes new business...
whenever my wife is busy and has her hands full, and i am standing there looking over her shoulder and being useless, i always put my hand on her hiney and give a gentle rub. when she gives me the dirty look i say "i am helping".
so now i just can't get this mental image of your hand on water's hiney out of my head!
I think a lot of folks are going to need their brains rototilled to lose that image.
you are very very bad.
thats just what my wife says after she gives me the dirty look!
That's the "helping hand"!
Forrest - thinking of something to say
"...I always put my hand on her hiney and give a gentle rub. when she gives me the dirty look i say "i am helping"."
I've tried that before, and it's never worked for me.
I've also tried wrapping my arms around her (from behind) and trying to massage away the strap marks from her bra. No luck there either.
Once I said "I just want to show you that I'm behind you".
She said: "But I don't LIKE that position".
It's AWFULLY hard to make women happy......
The urgent often crowds out the important.
Nice. Is that window casing tile?
Yes, thx. All travertine.
Excellent. I love doing bathrooms because they look so great when done.
Just for curiosity, what use is a bathtub that small. I'm a bath person, not a shower person so I'm kinda curious.
I know.................I'd use it as bidet.............if it had some hand holds........................maybe:)
roger
Good question...
These folks have another small bath with a shower upstairs they use as their primary. The down bath they wanted as more a 'retreat' and so the pretty little deck mounted tub, which I had to actually bump out the end wall a foot to do.
The tub is Kohler's "The Greek." It's 4' but almost 2' deep.
I prefer showers as they're quick. If I take a bath it's usually because I'm sick or hurt (usually the back...) so I think the little deep tub would be pretty cool.
Pat
That is some sweet work right there. Great design!
“Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.†Reagan....
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. -Truman Capote
Hey Thanks,
Yeah, that was my first 'tile everything' sort job. I'd done lots of floors but nothing like that.
pat
Do you have any 'during' pictures? I'm going to be installing a drop in tub in the future and have been scratching my head a bit. Even tighter than that one. The tub is only about 1/2-1" narrower than the space it needs to go into.
jt8
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate-- Thornton Wilder
I might have a couple, but I could just as easily explain the inevitable glitches that arose with the tub part of the project!
(I'm beginning to assume that even the 'finest' project by the 'best' craftsman has several 'glitch' experiences involving hacking something with a framing hammer and chisel... What do you think? That would be a good thread.. 'hacking your way to beauty and function...')
SO--I did not have the tub when I built and tiled the deck/box but went by the specs and drawings I got off kohler's website. Instr show setting tub on deck and then tiling up to it but I thought that was stupid so I tiled first and set the tub on the tile.
Depth to surface of deck was specified also but why bother with that when you're going to set the tub down in mortar anyway, so I went about 2" high with the deck and splooged it down into themortar sweet and level on the deck. Then siliconed around. It's not going anywere.
You say you don't have much room around your rim? Where's the filler going? In the wall? This is where I ran into a hair of trouble. The deck was flush with the framing on the tub filler side which didn't leave any clearance for the overflow. Had to hog out for that. Not a big deal, but look out, especially in your case. The overflow on this tub was actually proud of the rim by 1/2" so there had to be room for it right under the deck with rim above.
Then you have access to hook up the drain? It wasn't a problem for me to get under the house and connect.
Which tub do you have and do you have the specs for it?
Pat
Keep meaning to reply to this one and then keep forgetting to do so.
I'd looked for a small rimmed jet-tub for a couple months, but couldn't find one I liked. Most of them looked like a generic bathtub that someone had drilled holes in. The one I ended up buying was a MAAX (not sure of the model without looking it up). It isn't fancy, but at least it is a hair better looking than most of the rimmed models. Problem now is to squeeze it into that space.
There is a linen closet behind the BA, so I'm going to put the motor access door in there. Small BA, so the vanity will probably be up against the tub enclosure (on the lefthand side).
You say you don't have much room around your rim? Where's the filler going? In the wall?
The faucet will either come out of the wall or from the corner on the tub rim, depending on which faucet gets chosen. Would have to be pretty compact faucet to punch it through the tub rim though.
Then you have access to hook up the drain? It wasn't a problem for me to get under the house and connect.
I've got pretty good access at the moment. I won't do the tub until after the drywall guys go through, but I wanted to have a general plan in place prior to that incase I need to make pre-drywall modifications.
One thought I'd had was to pull those side studs out and rip an inch or so off of them to buy myself a little more clearance. Right now I've only got about 3/4". Or maybe rip the height of the tub plus 18-24".
jt8
"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
Hey, you primered the studs in the tub wall. What was the reason for that?Somewhere between nowhere and goodbye
Hey, you primered the studs in the tub wall. What was the reason for that?
LOL, someone asks me about that every time I post a pic. The house had a mold problem, so i followed the IDPH guidelines for cleanup. Scrubbed with a detergent and then sprayed with a bleach mixture. To that I added my own step: paint it with anti-mold exterior paint. That not only gave me peace of mind that the mold wouldn't come back, but it let me know where I'd scrubbed/sprayed and where I hadn't. The non-white studs are the ones that went in after the mold treatment.jt8
"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=105591.1
jt8
"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
Before you put the faucet in the corner, make sure the spout is long enough to clear that extra empty space. In my previous, previous job I received alot of phone calls from customers who were trying that. They weren't happy when their faucet (PARMA usually) didn't come in a long enough length to clear the space.A gallon of gasoline is more expensive than a pack of cigarettes. Hmmm, I wonder if I can convert my Volksy to run on coffin nails...
Before you put the faucet in the corner, make sure the spout is long enough to clear that extra empty space.
That is good advice. But I doubt I will be able to find a faucet that will fit on those little corners, so will have to come out of the wall with it. LOL, how about one of those custom jobbies... like one that looks like a face and the water shoots out the mouth? Might be a little too upscale for my plain Jane little ranch. :)jt8
"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
wow,
Yeah, tight.
I'd look for wall mount faucet.
Looks like you've got your mind around it though.
Pat
Very nice......but what did you do with that nifty exhaust fan?
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
Rez is the high bidder right now...
You in?
oops,
I'm not a very good auctioneer.
You need to send that to Doud to be used as a Fest doorprize.
be or better yet just bring it with you
Edited 5/30/2008 6:19 pm ET by rez
I love that tub. I used to have a 4' clawfoot (on a plinth, actually) that was just right for reading. On my 6' Kohler soaker, i have to use pedal extenders to keep from drowning.
" i have to use pedal extenders to keep from drowning."
GOod chuckle...
I'm picturing this... "Choke, Sputter! Where am I!?"
Wow looks great
You totally ruined an awesome looking bathroom.......oh....wait, I think I opened the pics backwards.
Nice job.
Is that a four foot tub? We put one in that looked about that size last year.
Edited 5/30/2008 9:04 pm ET by MSA1
YEah,
"The Greek"
Kohler.
4' and 23" deep.
Comes with pillow...
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Yeah, thats one pricey tub.
You'd think it would have jets in it for that...
Comes with a pillow tho.
;-)
For what we paid you'd think it was filled with gasoline.:>)
chuckle.
Very nice job, particularly the vanity and the window trim. I get really tired of seeing wood casings where tile and stone would be better, so I'm glad you opted for that. Like the tub, too.
Good, classy job!!
Thanks,
Appreciate it. I was lucky enough (done enough other work for) this couple that they let me go 'carte blanche' on their bath and do what I wanted.
The vanity with cc top was really fun.
there's more detail on that in my concrete counter thread.
pat