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Finishing a Basement Bathroom – Part 3

This is the part 3 in the series. Click here for Part 1 and Part 2. Building the Shower Pan Oately, Inc. has an excellent overview of shower pan construction here and my installation will be identical. The curb for the shower pan is built using pressure treated 2 by 4′s and Tapcon concrete anchors. [...]

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Finishing a Basement Bathroom – Part 2

This is Part 2 of how I finished a basement bathroom. Click here for Part 1. Fixture Layout The next task is to decide where the bathroom fixtures – sink, toilet and shower stall will go. The builder had already roughed-in the plumbing so I didn’t have a lot of choices, but it’s necessary to [...]

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Finishing a Basement Bathroom – Part 1

I bought a house with an unfinished bathroom in the basement. The builder had roughed in the electrical and plumbing connections, including the sewage basin. The remaining tasks to finish the basement bath are: Obtain a building permit. Paint the walls. Install a ceiling ventilation fan. Install a vent to the outside for the fan. [...]

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How to Remodel a Bathroom with Italian Tile & Copper Sinks – Part 1

This tutorial describes how I remodeled an out-dated master bathroom in an attractive Italian Mediterranean theme with Italian porcelain tile and copper fixtures. The work included: removing the old glazed ceramic tile and installing porcelain tile rebuilding the shower replacing the toilet replacing the countertop and medicine cabinets installing copper sinks, faucets and switch plates [...]

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