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.
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Date: 2009-06-10 10:26 pm (UTC)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.