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Small bathroom project
Since I 'retired' by selling my countertop division, Angela somehow
thought it meant room/time for some projects around the house: Small bathroom. Entertainment centre for flatscreen etc. Break out and redo the bar in family room (Okay, I can get my head around that one). The foyer. So here we go: New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. Cabinets are built and installed but I couldn't quite decide on the doors and drawer fronts. Then it hit me. Corian has this new series of colours called Illumination. This is the one I picked: http://tinyurl.com/2wly997 I am setting this as a panel in a frame made of cherry which I will stain almost to a black/red, here's a drawer front in process: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...rawerfront.jpg When all is said and done, it is supposed to look like this: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...thFastRend.jpg The countertop with undermounted sink is this already fabricated: http://tinyurl.com/258rz4h There will be a finished shot in a week or so. and yes, I said I was staining cherry *chin out* "what of it, eh?" =0) |
Small bathroom project
On Oct 3, 12:21*pm, Robatoy wrote:
Since I 'retired' by selling my countertop division, Angela somehow thought it meant room/time for some projects around the house: Small bathroom. Entertainment centre for flatscreen etc. Break out and redo the bar in family room (Okay, I can get my head around that one). The foyer. So here we go: New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. Cabinets are built and installed but I couldn't quite decide on the doors and drawer fronts. Then it hit me. Corian has this new series of colours called Illumination. This is the one I picked:http://tinyurl.com/2wly997 I am setting this as a panel in a frame made of cherry which I will stain almost to a black/red, here's a drawer front in process:http://i123..photobucket.com/albums/...rawerfront.jpg When all is said and done, it is supposed to look like this:http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...thFastRend.jpg The countertop with undermounted sink is this already fabricated:http://tinyurl.com/258rz4h There will be a finished shot in a week or so. and yes, I said I was staining cherry *chin out* "what of it, eh?" =0) That's some seriously cool stuff. Are you planning on installing lights inside the cabinets? Details, man! Oh, and as far as staining the cherry...it's dead, it'll never know the difference. R |
Small bathroom project
"Robatoy" wrote in message
... Since I 'retired' by selling my countertop division, Angela somehow thought it meant room/time for some projects around the house: Small bathroom. Entertainment centre for flatscreen etc. Break out and redo the bar in family room (Okay, I can get my head around that one). The foyer. So here we go: New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. Cabinets are built and installed but I couldn't quite decide on the doors and drawer fronts. Then it hit me. Corian has this new series of colours called Illumination. This is the one I picked: http://tinyurl.com/2wly997 MMM. Cool.........:-) I am setting this as a panel in a frame made of cherry which I will stain almost to a black/red, here's a drawer front in process: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...rawerfront.jpg When all is said and done, it is supposed to look like this: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...thFastRend.jpg Very nice!! The countertop with undermounted sink is this already fabricated: http://tinyurl.com/258rz4h Yesss!!! There will be a finished shot in a week or so. and yes, I said I was staining cherry *chin out* "what of it, eh?" =0) Atta Boy!! Max |
Small bathroom project
On Oct 3, 12:21*pm, Robatoy wrote:
Since I 'retired' by selling my countertop division, Angela somehow thought it meant room/time for some projects around the house: Small bathroom. Entertainment centre for flatscreen etc. Break out and redo the bar in family room (Okay, I can get my head around that one). The foyer. So here we go: New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. Cabinets are built and installed but I couldn't quite decide on the doors and drawer fronts. Then it hit me. Corian has this new series of colours called Illumination. This is the one I picked:http://tinyurl.com/2wly997 I am setting this as a panel in a frame made of cherry which I will stain almost to a black/red, here's a drawer front in process:http://i123..photobucket.com/albums/...rawerfront.jpg When all is said and done, it is supposed to look like this:http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...thFastRend.jpg The countertop with undermounted sink is this already fabricated:http://tinyurl.com/258rz4h There will be a finished shot in a week or so. and yes, I said I was staining cherry *chin out* "what of it, eh?" =0) I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet: http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 |
Small bathroom project
On Oct 3, 1:00*pm, Robatoy wrote:
I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. Is it really that tight? R |
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On 10/3/2010 12:38 PM, RicodJour wrote:
On Oct 3, 1:00 pm, wrote: I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. Is it really that tight? Do you know _why_ the code calls for 15" clearance on either side? I'm not calling the code into question, I'm just wondering what the reason is. -- See Nad. See Nad go. Go Nad! To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On Oct 3, 1:44*pm, Steve Turner
wrote: On 10/3/2010 12:38 PM, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 3, 1:00 pm, *wrote: I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. *Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. *Is it really that tight? Do you know _why_ the code calls for 15" clearance on either side? *I'm not calling the code into question, I'm just wondering what the reason is. -- See Nad. *See Nad go. *Go Nad! To reply, eat the taco.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ North American dietary habits? |
Small bathroom project
On 10/3/10 11:21 AM, Robatoy wrote:
I am setting this as a panel in a frame made of cherry which I will stain almost to a black/red, here's a drawer front in process: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...rawerfront.jpg As I've come to expect from you, those look flawless. Were the chamfers done before or after assembly? -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Oct 3, 2:01*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
On 10/3/10 11:21 AM, Robatoy wrote: I am setting this as a panel in a frame made of cherry which I will stain almost to a black/red, here's a drawer front in process: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...rawerfront.jpg As I've come to expect from you, those look flawless. Were the chamfers done before or after assembly? -- * -MIKE- * "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" * * *--Elvin Jones *(1927-2004) * -- *http://mikedrums.com * * ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply Those were done prior to assembly. The end chamfers of the rails were done by hand, the rest with a normal router clamped in a Triton SuperJaws. Once you get into the rhythm of operating a SuperJaws, there's really nothing like it. Ridgid and Rockwell have them as well. The chamfer on the outer perimeter was done after assembly. |
Small bathroom project
On Oct 3, 1:38*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Oct 3, 1:00*pm, Robatoy wrote: I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. *Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. *Is it really that tight? R 14 on one side, 13 on the other. Nobody in this house is big enough for that to be a problem. |
Small bathroom project
So the plumber can get to the shut off valve????
"Robatoy" wrote in message ... On Oct 3, 1:44 pm, Steve Turner wrote: On 10/3/2010 12:38 PM, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 3, 1:00 pm, wrote: I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. Is it really that tight? Do you know _why_ the code calls for 15" clearance on either side? I'm not calling the code into question, I'm just wondering what the reason is. -- See Nad. See Nad go. Go Nad! To reply, eat the taco.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ North American dietary habits? |
Small bathroom project
On Oct 3, 2:43*pm, "anne watson" wrote:
So the plumber can get to the shut off valve????"Robatoy" wrote in message ... On Oct 3, 1:44 pm, Steve Turner wrote: On 10/3/2010 12:38 PM, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 3, 1:00 pm, wrote: I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. Is it really that tight? Do you know _why_ the code calls for 15" clearance on either side? I'm not calling the code into question, I'm just wondering what the reason is. -- See Nad. See Nad go. Go Nad! To reply, eat the taco.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ North American dietary habits? Yes, and when reaching for the valve, the plumber must not have to stretch so much that his plumber's crack causes an eclipse. |
Small bathroom project
On 10/3/2010 1:44 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
On 10/3/2010 12:38 PM, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 3, 1:00 pm, wrote: I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. Is it really that tight? Do you know _why_ the code calls for 15" clearance on either side? I'm not calling the code into question, I'm just wondering what the reason is. You would not have asked "Why 15 inches", if you had walked through some of the public areas (Mall, stores, etc.) in the US. From observations I would say that 15" is not sufficient. |
Small bathroom project
On Oct 3, 1:44*pm, Steve Turner
wrote: On 10/3/2010 12:38 PM, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 3, 1:00 pm, *wrote: I forgot to post the link to the cabinet above the toilet:http://tinyurl.com/2fgt2c5 Hmmm, code requires a toilet have 15" clearance from the centerline on each side. *Judging from the floor tile in that picture - I'm assuming they're the standard 12" tile - it looks more like 24" overall. *Is it really that tight? Do you know _why_ the code calls for 15" clearance on either side? *I'm not calling the code into question, I'm just wondering what the reason is. -- See Nad. *See Nad go. *Go Nad! To reply, eat the taco.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ I would imagine that there are a number of possible reasons, but the one that would be most likely to influence me would be allowing enough room to reach around back and not have your elbow hit the wall. Or maybe they just took a spin on the arbitrary code wheel and it came up lucky 15. R |
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Small bathroom project Part Deux (piccies)
Some piccies
All done. Forgive the colour imbalance, hand-held available light. http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o.../UpstairsBath/ |
Small bathroom project Part Deux (piccies)
On Oct 10, 12:35*pm, Robatoy wrote:
Some piccies All done. Forgive the colour imbalance, hand-held available light. http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o.../UpstairsBath/ Found a new use for 1/4" Corian: drawer bottoms. (A nice little 'sell- up'.) |
Small bathroom project Part Deux (piccies)
On 10/10/10 11:35 AM, Robatoy wrote:
Some piccies All done. Forgive the colour imbalance, hand-held available light. http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o.../UpstairsBath/ Brilliant. It's encouraging to know that there are still people who want and respect (and will pay for) the art, quality and craftsmanship of you piece, instead of going down to Pier1 for something that *looks* the part to the ignorant. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
Small bathroom project Part Deux (piccies)
On Oct 10, 12:49*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
On 10/10/10 11:35 AM, Robatoy wrote: Some piccies All done. Forgive the colour imbalance, hand-held available light. http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o.../UpstairsBath/ Brilliant. It's encouraging to know that there are still people who want and respect (and will pay for) the art, quality and craftsmanship of you piece, instead of going down to Pier1 for something that *looks* the part to the ignorant. In this case, it was Angela who couldn't find anything she liked enough for us to buy. This is our upstairs bathroom. I have done jobs like this for other people, most don't get 'The Numbers'. $ 8 to 12 K isn't that abnormal for a 'down-to-the-studs' reno. Two sets of drains all the way to the stack. All new electrical. New window, new floor, new tub and toilet, new cabinets (custom) new top and undermount vanity, all new fixtures and all new ventilation. That stuff adds up in a hurry. Pier 1 and places like that are great for ideas, but the executions of their 'ideas' usually suck canal water. Angela saw a japanese room divider and liked the look. I tried to replicate that parchment look with something that would stand up to the environment in a bathroom. The whole thing sortakinda worked backwards from there. |
Small bathroom project Part Deux (piccies)
On 10/10/10 12:22 PM, Robatoy wrote:
On Oct 10, 12:49 pm, wrote: Angela saw a japanese room divider and liked the look. I tried to replicate that parchment look with something that would stand up to the environment in a bathroom. The whole thing sortakinda worked backwards from there. You totally nailed that inspiration. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
Small bathroom project Part Deux (piccies)
On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 09:35:13 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote: Some piccies All done. Forgive the colour imbalance, hand-held available light. http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o.../UpstairsBath/ Purrrrrrty. Smart man. No vessel style sink, 1-pc terlit, curved shower rod, segregated shower curtain. -- Ask not what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive... then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. -- Howard Thurman |
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On 10/3/2010 11:21 AM, Robatoy wrote:
New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. snip There will be a finished shot in a week or so. Excellent, as usual, Rob! -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
Small bathroom project
On Oct 11, 9:39*am, Swingman wrote:
On 10/3/2010 11:21 AM, Robatoy wrote: New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. snip There will be a finished shot in a week or so. Excellent, as usual, Rob! --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlC@ (the obvious) Thanks, Karl. Granpa on mother's side was a carpenter who had very simple sayings: "What's done is done." "If you're going to do it, DO it." I have the fold-up wooden rule he whacked my hand with when I wasn't holding my eating utensils properly. Chewed tobacco 24/6 'cept Sunday. He taught me many things I didn't become aware of till much later in life. |
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On Oct 11, 1:55*pm, Robatoy wrote:
On Oct 11, 9:39*am, Swingman wrote: On 10/3/2010 11:21 AM, Robatoy wrote: New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. snip There will be a finished shot in a week or so. Excellent, as usual, Rob! --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlC@ (the obvious) Thanks, Karl. Granpa on mother's side was a carpenter who had very simple sayings: "What's done is done." "If you're going to do it, DO it." I have the fold-up wooden rule he whacked my hand with when I wasn't holding my eating utensils properly. Chewed tobacco 24/6 'cept Sunday. He taught me many things I didn't become aware of till much later in life. Prine sings: Grandpa wore his suit to dinner Nearly every day No particular reason He just dressed that way Brown necktie and a matching vest And both his wingtip shoes He built a closet on our back porch And put a penny in a burned out fuse. Chorus: Grandpa was a carpenter He built houses stores and banks Chain smoked camel cigarettes And hammered nails in planks He was level on the level And shaved even every door And voted for eisenhower 'cause lincoln won the war. Well, he used to sing me "blood on the saddle" And rock me on his knee And let me listen to radio Before we got t.v. Well, he'd drive to church on sunday And take me with him too! Stained glass in every window Hearing aids in every pew. Repeat chorus: Now my grandma was a teacher Went to school in bowling green Traded in a milking cow For a singer sewing machine She called her husband "mister" And walked real tall and pride And used to buy me comic books After grandpa died. Repeat chorus: |
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On 10/11/2010 12:56 PM, Robatoy wrote:
Prine sings: Grandpa wore his suit to dinner Got Pandora channels for John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Tom T. Hall ... just for the helluvit. "How old do you think I am? he said. I said, well, I didn't know. He said, I turned 65 about 11 months ago." -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Oct 11, 2:38*pm, Swingman wrote:
On 10/11/2010 12:56 PM, Robatoy wrote: Prine sings: Grandpa wore his suit to dinner Got Pandora channels for John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Tom T. Hall ... just for the helluvit. "How old do you think I am? he said. I said, well, I didn't know. He said, I turned 65 about 11 months ago." --www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlC@ (the obvious) I have the Mac Wiseman/ John Prine duet of Old Dogs on CD. Gotto love it. I play it often. |
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On Oct 11, 4:06*pm, "Mike Marlow"
wrote: Swingman wrote: On 10/3/2010 11:21 AM, Robatoy wrote: New cabinets for the bathroom, it's just a small one, so I took it down to the studs, new tub, floor, Corian shower walls, new plumbing, tore out an old window replaced it with glass blocks, put in a much better ventilation system with timer and rewired for new lights. snip There will be a finished shot in a week or so. Excellent, as usual, Rob! Indeed. As an aside - my wife wanted to go to the local Parade of Homes a couple of weeks ago, to get ideas on upcoming remodeling in our house. *So... of course - we went. *To be honest, I was somewhat interested in ideas myself. We saw a couple of homes there which had these really cool walk in showers - no door, just a walk in shower. *The one I liked the most I dubbed The Cave. It was done in a darker gray tile, had two bench seats integrated into it and was angular in its form. *It just made a real statement for me. Needless to say, I'll build one of those in the bathroom during the said remodeling. *I kinda like the idea of the wife being in the shower and the whole "open" concept of the no door thing... *When I first saw it I thought "what about the water spraying out onto the floor", then I realized, "who the hell cares...!!!". *Won't look anything like Robatoy's latest offering... -- -Mike- Keep in mind, Mike, that the Corian sheets come in 36" x 96" sheets and lend themselves ideal for a walk-in shower. As a squeezy-able surface, flat's where it's at. No grout lines. |
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Robatoy wrote:
Keep in mind, Mike, that the Corian sheets come in 36" x 96" sheets and lend themselves ideal for a walk-in shower. As a squeezy-able surface, flat's where it's at. No grout lines. Squeezy-able - now that I like. No grout lines - hell I gave up worrying about a few lines a long time ago. -- -Mike- |
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