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[omimouse]

Purchased:

90 square feet self-adhesive vinyl tiles
4 quarts mildew proof paint
1 paint tray and roller brush
1 paint edger thingie for corners

Tomorrow:

1 shower stall shell (after we triple check our measurements)
1 shower curtain bar
1 shower curtain
Sub flooring panel/board (whatever the hell it's called; I think it's particleboard)
Nuts, bolts, washers, and a new wax seal for the toilet
1 bathroom's worth of drywall to replace the heavily damaged gypsum board on the walls
1 package drywall screws
Spackle

This weekend/Next week:

Remove the old shower stall shell
Pull up the old linoleum sheet flooring
Replace the damaged sub floor section
Remove the gypsum wall boards
Clean everything like mad, likely using bleach
Install drywall
Paint walls
Remove toilet
Re-tile the bathroom
Re-install toilet
Install new shower stall shell
Install shower curtain bar
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Comments

[sidhebird.livejournal.com]

You go! :) I have this image of you two tearing apart the bathroom to Metallica or something equivalent.

If you can afford it, go for concrete board. It's mildew proof. It's what they are putting in bathrooms nowadays to solve the problem of drywall rotting.

If you have a wood floor, consider putting a drain in the floor. If you seal your bathroom in the future (a task in itself) you can then hose down your bathroom to clean it. Really quick and tidy, and eliminates mildew due to the ease of frequent hyper-thorough cleanings.

Be really careful about ventilation with that mildew resistant paint. I've heard it's extra noxious. (And sometimes the put Febrez in it so you don't smell it.)

I'm getting tired just thinking about all the work you guys have ahead of you. ;)

[sidhebird.livejournal.com]

I can't seem to not pipe up with suggestions. ;)

I think you'll want thick plywood instead of particle board for the floor. Particle board disintegrates much faster it it gets wet.

Also, those square linoleum tiles pop up really easily. You can put down this thick adhesive stuff to seal the floor and keep the tiles down better, but even then water still seeps through the cracks between the tiles. Sheet linoleum is a pain to work with by comparison, but if you make a pattern with cardboard or newspaper first (although newspaper rips too easily) it makes it much easier. (And like any pattern, you leave a bit extra (2"?) when you cut, and trim to size once it's in place.)

Oh, um.. if you are replacing the drywall behind the toilet, you may want to remove the toilet at the beginning, so it's out of the way while you remove the drywall, and when you go to put it back up. It would be a real aggravating bit of work to try to put up drywall behind the toilet.

Ok, I'll shut up now. ;)

Ok, I lied. Be sure to wear masks and ventilate really well. The mildew spores, bleach, adhesive, paint and linoleum fumes, etc will get all through your house. They can really run your health down and make you very tired and headachy.

[sidhebird.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I just remembered, there's chip board that is better than plywood at water resistance. (It looks like big wood shavings glued together.) The more glue in the product, the more outgassing happens though.

Ok, really I'll shut up now. ;)