#1. Ensure that the bathroom in the basement, and NOT the utility room with the floor drain, is the lowest point of the basement floor. This is crucial.
#2. Own an ancient sump pump that will fail during a heavy rainstorm so the basement is flooded. This produces two effects: a) the insurance will cover the flood, due to a failed drain, and not simply excessive rain water; and b) due to item #1, a majority of the floodwater will pool in the bathroom, thereby ruining the adhesive of the gosh-awful floor tile, requiring it all to be replaced. (oh, darn.)
#3. Call contractors and schedule a time for them to come.
#4. Acquire a sample of the desired floor tile and new wall paint color from Lowe's. This will cost you $0.88.
#5. Let contractors purchase all materials.
#6. Sit on your couch with a novel and a cup of tea while the contractors remove the baseboards, the old tile, and the toilet.
#7. Recline on a lounge chair and sip a martini while the contractors place the new floor tile, cut it, caulk it, paint the walls (two coats), put in new baseboards, and replace the toilet.
#8. Offer the contractors a glass of ice water while they sweat in the heat and humidity of a Virginia summer, despite the A/C.
And....
voila!
Isn't it the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?
I like this method of redoing a bathroom much better, don't you?
That is by far the most civilized way to redo a bathroom.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! It's lovely.
This method also avoids the bouts of depression that come with having to remove improperly installed wallpaper and repairing the damage caused by that removal.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, dear, you forgot steps 2.5 and 3.5: "2.5) Schedule appointment with estimatorWait 1 month for contractors", and "3.5) Wait 1 month for contractors to begin."
I'm just so happy that we finally have part of our basement repaired!