Hi all. Wanted to share a project I’ve been working on- cosmetic renovation of our two upstairs bathrooms. They were stuck in 2005 builders grade limbo. All of the work was self-performed (by me). We completed the smaller bathroom in about 6 days, and the en suite bathroom in 4!!!! Our cost, not including accessories like planters was $2353.21.
We sourced primarily from Home Depot and Menard’s and took advantage of their 11% rebates.
CC related, we had a $4k spend for 60k MRs on DH’s plat, so our spend ($2300ish) netted us about 37k MRs, which I value at about $555.
I’ll share pictures below. I’m really proud of myself for performing all this work myself, from tiling, to plumbing to electrical. My husband was injured at work and has been home recovering from surgery, so while he was here and could walk me through things I don’t normally do, like plumbing or electrical, I had to do it myself. His torn bicep means he can’t even screw in a screw. I don’t think any of us realize how much we use both of our arms/hands.
I hauled mortar, combatted blown insulation, and fought with more wrenches than I care to admit. Even threw my safety glasses once out of frustration! There’s some touch ups, like caulk and paint yet.
We purchased the lighting but have to install it yet, as it has to be moved about 6-8 inches. That is included in the cost.
Photos to follow in subsequent posts.
I gave it numerous tries and just do NOT like their coffee AT ALL. I will stick with Starbucks.
