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Plain white tile bathroom before renovation
Plain white tile bathroom...		 Deconstruction begins, ripping off old tile
Deconstruction begins, ri...		 This quickly turned into simply removing the walls
This quickly turned into ...		 Much of the walls torn down, exposing cinder block exterior wall
Much of the walls torn do...		 Tub full of wall and tile
Tub full of wall and tile
Clean walls, ready to start the next step
Clean walls, ready to sta...		 Water pipes are exposed, I left the original plumbing
Water pipes are exposed, ...		 After some significant labor the new jacuzzi tub is in, as you can see all of the walls were removed
After some significant la...		 The jacuzzi tub has an attached water pump
The jacuzzi tub has an at...		 Old drain pipes had to be removed, but not without clearing some cement first
Old drain pipes had to be...
New PVC plumbing was installed to fit the larger tub
New PVC plumbing was inst...		 Because the drain was off center with the bigger tub, flex tubing was installed
Because the drain was off...		 New electrical circuit was now run to handle just the jacuzzi motor
New electrical circuit wa...		 And a new GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) was installed
And a new GFCI (Ground Fa...		 Dedicated 15A circuit breaker was installed (bottom left)
Dedicated 15A circuit bre...
Time to start putting up the new walls
Time to start putting up ...		 Screwing in the cement-board walls was a challenge
Screwing in the cement-bo...		 Cement board seams were filled with flexible latex-modified thinset
Cement board seams were f...		 Now I just need to choose which tile I want
Now I just need to choose...		 This 13 inch spanish ceramic floor tile was the winning choice
This 13 inch spanish cera...
Placement of the floor tile begins in the middle of the room, 3/16 inch spacers were placed between tiles
Placement of the floor ti...		 Installation of matching 8x10 inch wall tiles begins
Installation of matching ...		 Half of the first wall is almost done, and much of the floor has been set
Half of the first wall is...		 Installing the bottom half of the wall tiles requires tape to keep them in place
Installing the bottom hal...		 The laundry room has been tiled, and grouting begins using sanded grout for the floor
The laundry room has been...
3 inch leaf-pattern Listello tiles are installed before the top tiles
3 inch leaf-pattern Liste...		 Floor grouting begins
Floor grouting begins		 Grouting the floor tile is a long process
Grouting the floor tile i...		 Aluminum edging is installed between the carpet and the tiles
Aluminum edging is instal...		 Here, most of the grouting has been completed
Here, most of the groutin...
Wall tiles continue to go up, with a few tiles with inserts to make the walls interesting
Wall tiles continue to go...		 Completion of the corner tiles requires more tape
Completion of the corner ...		 Grouting the walls with unsanded grout of matching color
Grouting the walls with u...		 Walls are almost done, but the seat still needs tile
Walls are almost done, bu...		 Time to tile around the toilet, which was removed
Time to tile around the t...
Tile has been cut and placed around the toilet area
Tile has been cut and pla...		 Walls are just about finished being grouted
Walls are just about fini...		 Walls are just about finished being grouted
Walls are just about fini...		 Walls are just about finished being grouted
Walls are just about fini...		 Floor tiles have been grouted, and toilet was reinstalled
Floor tiles have been gro...
With wall grouting finished here, the fixtures were installed
With wall grouting finish...		 Starting to tile the seat now
Starting to tile the seat...		 Putting in the final floor tiles
Putting in the final floo...		 The last of the wall and seat tiles are going in
The last of the wall and ...		 The last of the wall and seat tiles are going in
The last of the wall and ...
Edge tiles are now installed to finish the walls
Edge tiles are now instal...		 Floor grout has been completed, and needs to be sealed
Floor grout has been comp...		 The last of the wall and seat tiles are going in
The last of the wall and ...		 The bathroom is nearing completion!
The bathroom is nearing c...		 Time to seal of the final wall
Time to seal of the final...
Finish tiling the seat and reinstalling the cabinet
Finish tiling the seat an...		 Grouting has been completed
Grouting has been complet...		 Just about done, need to reinstall the other cabinet
Just about done, need to ...		 A shelf and towel bar for some finishing touches
A shelf and towel bar for...		 A beautifully renovated bathroom!
A beautifully renovated b...
Brand new jacuzzi tub
Brand new jacuzzi tub		 A beautifully renovated bathroom!
A beautifully renovated b...		 American Standard 8-jet jacuzzi tub
American Standard 8-jet j...