Re-modelling a bathroom

[meliz]

Has anyone ever done this themselves? We are redoing our cottage bathroom. Nuttin' fancy; putting in a shower stall, new flush and sink. We want to do it on the cheap so the boys (my hub and BILs) are tackling the project. Are they crazy to do so?

Any tips? TIA!

[Csara]

Sounds exciting. We personally have not done it ourselves, but friends of ours have. Are your husband and BILs pretty handy?

[meliz]

Hahaha. NO! NOT AT ALL! Well that's not totally true. One BIL has helped a friend do this before, and C can surely read and make sense of the instructions (he's good at that sort of thing). I am a little nervous... but I am fairly confident they can do it. It doesn't need to be perfect... I predict some serious profanity will be emanating from that bathroom before they are done. We were talking about the cost of it, and I suggested they better create a reserve of funds for the plumber they have to hire when they are done. I am joking tho (mostly).

[Turtleheadfred]

Wow! That sounds GREAT! We've done some smaller re-do's in the spare bathroom ourselves. But when we started knocking out walls and tearing out the old 50's tile - we had to get some help! Mainly for the tile work because it needed to match up perfectly (we're a LITTLE ocd about that type thing!) and it was going up the wall and around a new soak tub!

But the smaller re-do came out great! New sink and fixtures with vanity, mirror, lights, etc. We've also completely rewired the house. Depending on how BIG a job it is... you should be fine!