Our home has three bathrooms one on the 2nd floor is fully functional although very tiny.
There is no door, just a curtain for privacy,the toilet is next to the tub at one end and the sink is the other end. This bathroom serves its purpose and we have decided instead of making it bigger we will either add a pocket door or a regular door that opens out. The plumbing for this bathroom comes through the ceiling of the main floor bathroom.
This will have to be rectified and hopefully put up between the floor and the ceiling. The main floor bathroom will be a complete renovation.
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| A fireplace in the bathroom with a sunken tub |
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| Toilet tucked into the other side of the fireplace |
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| Ugly vanity |
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| Baseboard heater has been replaced with a cast iron radiator |
The tub is not used, other than by my grandson when he visited. Under this bathroom is the laundry area, more horrors of plumbing, compromised floor structure and the third bathroom.
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| Laundry sinks (fish tank sold in garage sale) in basement |
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| The original washer and dryer that we moved to our old home for the renters |
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| This is the shower (which can not be used) and the toilet (which we replaced and turned) in the basement bathroom |
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The next run of pictures is the plumbing from the main floor bathroom. Also the compromised structure of the floor. If you look close enough you will see double beams cut and removed. Four by four posts that hold up the corners of the sunken jet tub and the floor where joists have been removed. The more we have looked at the state of this area the more we have worried about the cost to repair the structure and have the plumbing replaced.
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| This is the water lines to the jet tub and the waste. The 4x4's reinforce the compromised structure |
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| Another 4x4 to shore-up the double beams that have been compromised |
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| The bad plumbing from the toilet on the main floor |
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| 4x4 reinforcing the double beam that was removed to sink the jet tub |
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| A mess of plumbing connecting PVC to copper with a ton of silicone repair and Y extension not closed properly |
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| Better look of the double beam that was cut to make room for the toilet plumbing |
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| A mixture of piping, galvanized is the heating system, the copper comes from upstairs and goes to the basement bathroom |
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| Original galvanized stack and newer copper stack |
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| Closer look of the two stacks that are in the basement floor both in use |
We do not believe that any of the new plumbing has any venting, sinks drain slow, toilets do not always flush the first time. We believe that all three bathrooms connect to the new stack. The kitchen and probably the sink in the spare room are the only items linked into the old galvanized stack.
This is the laundry area now with our front loaders and portable clothes closet. We have been considering moving the washer and dryer up to the main floor bathroom, but not sure we should. It may be better to reconfigure the basement when we rip out the bathroom.
2 comments:
I actually like your ugly vanity and the mirror. Could you paint the bottom and the counter top??? I see a white bottom with maybe a black top? Have you looked for inspiration on the Internet...Google painted vanities???? You really have a lot of projects going on. :) Thanks for posting the pictures.
Thanks for the idea Laura... the vanity is too large, because we want to retain the fireplace (it is an original feature of the house)we are limited on usable wall space. That spot could have the washer and dryer and utility sink vanity and the shower where the tub currently resides or switch them. We might keep the vanity and use it in the basement bathroom when we remodel that one, but will definitely switch out those handles.
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