Complete bathroom renovation -- Where to start?
Question:My husband and I are in the process of renovating our two bathrooms, and we're not sure exactly what order things need to be done. We want to do things in the order that makes the most sense. In other words, is it better to do flooring before installing the toilet or vice versa?
Work to be done includes some new framing and drywall, simple electrical, new plumbing, all new bathroom fixtures (tub, toilet, etc.), new flooring (tile), paint, and lighting. We'll hire out when we can't do something ourselves, but for the most part it's a DIY project. So far, he and his buddies have removed the old fixtures and taken out a wall to make it larger. So, in your experience. what's next?
Answers:
Do the wiring, then plumbing, then drywall, then tile, then put in your sink, toilet, tub, etc... Then you can paint or wallpaper and get the lighting in. Then you can relax. Hope you're putting in a Jacuzzi, after all that work, you'll need it!
You might want to do the rough flooring first and rough in the bath enclosure. The bathtub will be the largest item going in and you will need the extra room that you won't have after the cabinets and sink counter are installed. Do the walls from the top down, remembering that this is the last time you will see the wall behind the toilet tank. Install the toilet stool, counter and cabinets and finish with the floor covering. You may want to lift the toilet while installing the floor covering to avoid creative tile or vinyl cutting around the base.
first, framing, then electrical and plumbing. I assume there's no permit. Do the sheetrock unless you're doing wainscotting, then you doi it with the tiling. Then you set the tub, or shower pan. Start on the tub or shower walls. Then floors. I'd paint at this point. put up your light fixture, then install your baseboards and trims. Set the vanity, faucet and toilet and you're done. Oh, don't forget the TP holder...pretty important.
You'll want to do the floor before installing the new toilet because the toilet will mount on top of the floor.
Do the framing and rough in the elecrical and plumbing. Then do the drywall and paint. Put in the floor then the fixtures. Depending on what kind of tub you are using you could do that before or after the floor.
Good luck.
Gut the room, frame new walls/partitions, electrical & plumbing, then drywall & painting, new floor & trim, then the fixtures. As someone mentioned toilet is installed on top of the new floor.
Have fun- I've done about a dozen bathrooms in my time.
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