I’m adding a bathroom in my 1930 Tudor and there’s sooo many whites out there. So far I’ve gone with basketweave porcelain tiles for the floor and white glossy subway tiles for the shower. I’m planning to decorate using brass finishes (see second pic rendering for what I’m trying to strive for)
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a soft white that they like?
I’m getting a bathroom added and the contractor wants to run the bathroom duct fan through one joist. My joists are 2x8 and he mentioned that it’ll just be one hole and that he’ll sister the joist to add stability. However my online research has led me to believe this may cause issues. Anybody have any advice. He’s really not a fan of soffiting the duct at all
Hi, 1930 Tudor here. I’m adding a bathroom in my basement (pic 2) and looking for suggestions for a door style that will go. I’m trying to make the bathroom somewhat period correct (wooden vanity, mosaic floor tiles, subway shower tiles, brass finishes)
What’s a good option for the door? I was going with just a 3 panel shaker door (pic 1) but wondering if there is a better option
I had originally wanted to find some older doors at a second use shop but my contractor said it would be pretty pricy since they’d still have to buy the frame and also waterproof the old door.
Any advice would be appreciated!
My electrician did the rough-in for a bathroom im adding. The picture you’re seeing is the back section of the wall. He screwed the romex into the stud and then another contractor pushed another part of the romex through the drywall so that a light can be added.
Why exactly would he screw it to the wall? I’m guessing this is excess wire and won’t be used given that part of the wire is also split?
I’m thinking about adding LVP to my basement floor which is sloped for drainage. How difficult is this to do myself vs hiring a contractor? Seems like they just snap into place so wondering if it’s pretty easy
Right now, my gas line is a galvanized steel pipe that hangs pretty low in my basement. It’s actually installed where it was attached to my main duct line for my HVAC, which doesn’t sound great. I like to get a plumber to move that gas line into the joist bays. The thing is that there isn’t a whole lot of space in the bays. Anybody see any problems with moving the pipe? I was thinking a plumber could maybe switch to CSST instead of the steel pipe
Im trying to choose a floor tile. I’m planning to go with a white grout so it’ll be less in your face, but can’t decide if I should go with the white porcelain tile (first one) or the marble tile which is more grey (second one)
I finally got around to replacing my knob and tube. I’m trying to figure out how to put the wall back so it looks like this cut never happened. Can I just screw in the old plaster cutout and then just mud around the corners? Or do people recommend I just throw this away and add a drywall patch here. The texture on the plaster is very unique so unsure if I’ll be able to copy it
I don’t have any insulation in my walls so patching with drywall sounds less sturdy. But on the flip side, I feel like the plaster patch may just crumble as soon as I drive a screw through it. Any advice would help. Thanks!
I'm working with a contractor to route a bathroom duct. I've found home depot and lowes really don't have the sizes/connectors I need. Is there a good place in Seattle I can buy these parts from? Thanks in advance!
Im planning to run a gas pipe through and I’m wondering if that would affect the joists structural integrity since there’s already a lot going on.
I’m thinking I could shoot for the region to the far left of the wires so that it’s spaced out. Any advice if that’s okay?
I’m adding a bathroom in my basement and realized that I’ll need to run the vent over some joists. I was hoping to use a 3inch duct instead of 4 inch to make it more flush. I’m also running the duct around 20 feet and it’ll have two 90 degree elbows
How restrictive would it be if I choose the smaller size? The fan I have is a 100 CFM and the manual doesn’t really specify anything about it except for to ensure there are no kinks.
Thanks in advance!
Hi, I’m currently adding a bathroom to my basement. However, I’m finding it hard to figure out how to route my bathroom duct through joists. My joists are 2 x 8 and the bathroom fan I have has a 4inch diameter.
Is there no possible way for me to drill through the joists to place the fan where I want it? Everything online seems to indicate that I have to run it parallel or soffit it. However both options aren’t really appealing for me. Any suggestions?
I had a plumber install a washer hookup in my basement and he used an AAV value so that he didn’t have to hook into the main vent stack. Is it a reasonable height?
I saw online that washers can expel a lot of water at once so wondering if my vent setup is okay
I recently got some knob and tube replaced. I also had an HVAC company move a duct to another location in my basement. When they rerouted the intake duct, around 12 inches of a romex wire is now on the inside of the duct that takes in air to the furnace.
Is this honestly that bad? It’s not going to be blowing hot air since it’s the return right?
Hi, I’m doing a basement renovation to add a bathroom and we found a few roots when removing the concrete floor. Is this something to worry about?
There’s a giant fig tree in the back but it’s around 15 feet away a from the house. My thought was to cut the root here and then just ignore it and hope for the best. Anybody run into this issue?
I have a gap between my steps and the brick at the front of my place. How best can I fill this?
I’m guessing the long term solution will be to replace the full steps and have them flush but I wanted to quick fix to last me another year or two. Any suggestions?
Hi, 1930 Tudor here. I’m adding a bathroom to my baby and it looks like I have to add a bathroom exhaust vent on the exterior. What’s worse is that it has to be in the front of the house. Any way I can make it look more discreet?
Im really particular about keeping the original look to the house so any advice would be greatly appreciated
The bottom of this wooden door is pretty weathered and the bottom has some rotted wood. Any options to fix this? I was thinking of cutting out the rotted part and maybe finding some wood in the same thickness to attach?
Hi, I have around a 2 inch patch in my basement which gets damn after a very large storm. The patch is right by the footer and wall in the basement. I’m planning to add a bathroom right where this patch appears so I want to make sure I seal it permanently
My plan right now is to add hydrolic cement to the patch inside and then paint over with drylock. Is there anything I can do to the exterior to prevent water entry too?
I don’t really want to build a channel inside with a sum pump since it seems way overkill