We had been living without a real bathroom floor since the asbestos guys removed the old tiles. Our old American Standard toilet used a ton of water and was constantly running. It was time for an update to our own personal spa.
disassembling the toilet...another great use for the wet/dry vac.
here you can see the floor where the old hardwood was cut out and plywood was put down, probably for a previous plumbing fix.
layers of paint behind the old toilet tank
old sink pipe that was obviously ready to go- so much that it cracked.
making the template for our new floor
the sub floor was leveled off with a thin layer of concrete
cutting the new floor to the template. for the floor we went with a relatively affordable ($1.50/sq ft), somewhat temporary option. we may renovate the bathroom more in the future and did not want to invest in nice tiles yet. this thin foam-like fiberglass flooring is actually made to last around 20 years. it's incredibly easy to cut and lies down flat. we were going to get a pattern that did not try to resemble anything else; but this one, a faux cork, was one of the cheapest selections and we thought could actually fool someone (compared with the faux wood or stone).
the next day our plumber, Bruce, came and replaced the sink pipe
and the next day we had our new toilet installed! it's a TOTO toilet that only uses 1.28 gallons per flush. the style seems to compliment our other bathroom fixtures well. plus we gave in and got the quiet close lid- mostly for novelty sake. you can picture it closing slowly, and quietly, in these pics:
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