You really shouldn’t tile onto drywall in a shower or a bathtub. It probably won’t last through one week of use. The walls need to be waterproofed. There’s several different methods for waterproofing that you can choose from, but not all of them are as diy friendly as the Kerdi shower proofing system made by Schluter. The first method Mike and I ever diy’d was in our last house. We used a combination of Durock and Red Guard. Durock is cement board. It comes in 3’x5′ sheets and is relatively heavy, messy to cut and has to be installed with special fasteners and the seams with very specific mesh tape.…
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Demo… the best of times… the worst of times.
Welcome to Week 2 of the Fall 2021 One Room Challenge. Where my goal is to take our girls hardworking bathroom that was stuck in the 90’s to a whimsical and feminine space with plenty of room for the three girls that share it. Let me start you off with a few before pictures of the room we’re remodeling. Have you ever remodeled a bathroom from start to finish with your own hands? If you have you probably believe this is where the saying, “blood, sweat and tears came from.” Demoing anything is no joke. I remember it was the beginning of July when Mike and I tore the roof…
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Here we go again….
If you’re new here welcome! If not, welcome back! I’m part of the Fall 2021 One Room Challenge and this is week 1. 🙂 This is the third One Room Challenge I’ve been a part of and it’s always a little hectic because I usually take on too big of a project or I’m finishing multiple projects at once. This one isn’t really any different except that I started my room a couple of weeks early and it’s a good thing because tomorrow Mike is leaving to go help fight some fires up north and will probably be gone for at least two weeks. For this ORC we will be…
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DIY Nightstands
Want to know how to build your own high end looking nightstands at a fraction of the cost? Well here's your plan!
