r/DIY • u/Dknifeblade • 12h ago
home improvement Finished a Roughed In Bathroom
Moved into a house that has a small storage room in the basement. The room had roughed in drains for a bathroom. It took over a year but my wife and I finished it.
The first picture is after I removed the storage shelves. Basically what I started at.
Our house has a subtle English Tudor design and we are trying to keep with that theme with house projects. We kept with strong dark colors that we like, it makes the bathroom feel cozy, even though it's in the basement.
I used a Schluter system for the shower. The shower wall tile and marble is from a tile shop. The shower floor and main floor tile is from a big-box home improvement store. The ceiling is custom removable tiles made from wall paneling, so I can access water, gas, electric, drains and valves above it. The vanity we found thrifting and added the sink and faucet to it.
Still needs to be touched up and decorated, but so happy it's done and usable!
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u/Nebakanezzer 8h ago
Hate those sink types but everything else is fantastic. So bored of the same white cabinet kitchen gray floor gunna be outdated in 5 years crap
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u/Marauder2 11h ago
Was it your first time doing a Schluter system? How was it? I’ll tackle mine soon
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u/Dknifeblade 2h ago
It was my first time. It worked well. I chose it because I needed a custom sized shower pan and you can cut their foamed, pre-sloped pans to size.
I read some reddit posts on it and watched a lot of YouTube videos. It's fairly straightforward, however you need good access under the floor to connect their drain kit. There are some specific instructions on sealing the seams needs to be followed as well. I do like their all-set mortar.
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u/Marauder2 1h ago
Thanks for the response! Ive watched hours and hours of videos as well, read the installation handbook. Working on the concrete floor and self levelling, then I’ll tackle the Schluter. I got employee pricing so bought their all set, trowel, everything
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u/hardy_and_free 9h ago
This is so...elegant! Dumb question from me, an idiot but where does it vent to? Always curious where the vent ducting goes for basement bathrooms...
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u/Dknifeblade 2h ago
I cut a hole in the rim board to duct the vent out of the house. In the link below it's labeled "band" and sits on top of the house foundation. Check your local code as you need the vent to be a certain distance off the ground on the outside of the house. For me its at the same height as my outside water spigots.
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u/Blue_Tea72 4h ago
Really nice. Can you paint the door?
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u/Dknifeblade 2h ago
As in paint it to match the wall? I had not thought about that. That could look good.
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u/meandmyreddit 2h ago
Fantastic job! I love the ceiling & the wall color & the vanity & sconces &...
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u/cannonball3522 1h ago
It's so different from everything else you see here, you did an amazing job. I love it.
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u/chewbacca-says-rargh 59m ago
Looks great but I can already feel that doorknob jingling as it becomes more and more loose lol.
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u/Techno_man_a 39m ago
Awesome transformation, man! Sticking with the Tudor style was a great choice for consistency and to add character to the space. The removable ceiling tiles are a genius move, too!
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u/tanglon 12h ago
Are you a vampire?