uriah1756
May 24, 2008, 03:11 PM
A year and a half ago my wife and I bought everything for a bathroom remodel. We have currently have a double vanity which we are replacing with two single vanities. We have also are replacing the vinyl tile with ceramic, the fiberglass molded tub with cast and sep. surround, and new toilet. So far we have the double out and are looking at the condition of the floor. We don't know yet what lies behind the tub.
Ive heard its best to replace as much as possible to avoid any problems. The copper for the sinks comes up from the floor and curves out with a shut off. The shut offs are leaking pretty badly, should we cut the copper and replace with all new from there? Also should we take up all of the subfloor and replace, it was pretty wet behind where one of the sinks was, and the floor under was pretty wet also. We are stopping until we get a better idea of where to go next. We could use some advise on what we might need to go forward. We have all of our tile and related materials and tools. We have a reciprocating saw to take out the existing tub, which was put in as new construction when the house was built in 1978. We are new to all of this but watch a lot of home improvement and are both pretty handy, my wife much more so than me.
Ive heard its best to replace as much as possible to avoid any problems. The copper for the sinks comes up from the floor and curves out with a shut off. The shut offs are leaking pretty badly, should we cut the copper and replace with all new from there? Also should we take up all of the subfloor and replace, it was pretty wet behind where one of the sinks was, and the floor under was pretty wet also. We are stopping until we get a better idea of where to go next. We could use some advise on what we might need to go forward. We have all of our tile and related materials and tools. We have a reciprocating saw to take out the existing tub, which was put in as new construction when the house was built in 1978. We are new to all of this but watch a lot of home improvement and are both pretty handy, my wife much more so than me.