31 January 2013

bathroom [demo & rebuilding]

P1080550

After nearly two months of intense planning and material selection, the main bathroom renovation is underway! Although we've had a major hand in selecting every last detail down to the angle stop valve, this renovation is being handled by a general contractor, William Kenny, Inc, who I can't recommend highly enough.

With our second child due at the beginning of March, combined with the fact that this is our only full bathroom in the house, there was no way for us to undertake a full (or even partial) DIY renovation. As it is, we are going to be without a shower for all but three weeks, so we figured it would have taken us at least twice that long to complete, probably longer.

Choosing the contractor was actually the easiest part of the entire process. Will had originally been recommended to us by a guy who works for my Dad. Will's crew replaced both our front and back enterance doors (a project I've yet to post about) and did a great job -- they are excellent craftsmen, not simply just contractors. So it just made sense not to waste time going around with two or three contractors to get quotes -- the peace of mind that comes from knowing a job will be done right the first time outweighs a couple thousand bucks in the greater scheme of home ownership.

I'll be back (hopefully soon) with a post summarizing our planning and material selections. And with that, a few pics to document our progress...

Medicine cab mock-up
med cab mock-up

Plumbing rough-in at vanity
P1080553

New tub installed
P1080551

Electrical rough-in
P1080561

Shower niche framing
shower niche framing

Recessed lights installed
P1080562

Medicine cab framing
medicine cab framing

3 comments:

Althea Tumlin said...

Remodeling the bathroom for me is a serious a renovation that should be left to the experts, especially if a lot of electric cabling will be involved. Glad to hear that you hired a contractor for your bathroom renovation. It looks like you started from scratch again. You have kids, and for us parents, their safety always comes first. How did the work go? I hope everything was done beautifully. We'd love to see some photos of the final result of this project. Keep the blog updated. :)

bathroom renovation said...

The renovation with kingswood redux is looking great. Thanks to share.

Unknown said...

It’s important to make sure plumbing system is working properly during the warmer months of the year. Issues due to age and weather conditions can result in serious plumbing problems. Plumbing Solutions Baltimore