Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 13:30     Subject: Re:Settling for a spruce up.
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the replies. The reglazing company said the glaze will last 10 years, and we won't be in this house longer than 10 more years. I would really love to replace the tub and tile, but that's where the heavy costs come in. Yes, we have that old mud-set original tile, which is why it's so labor intensive to remove it. And since we can't change the size of the bathroom and it's still functioning fine, I can't really justify spending $20k for essentially new tile and a walk in shower.

For the poster who used their handyman, I thought about doing this, but he's not liscensed or insured, and we have a 100 year old house with original everything in the bathrooms. I think he might be over his head with a full demo, and who knows what we'd find behind the walls.


The contractors will find things behind the wall too. The final will be more than 20k. Our gut reno of a house of similar age went 30% over budget for this reason. Once we saw what was behind walls we decided to completely rewire and update the plumbing.


DP and this did not happen to us.


Count your blessings. This is very common in old houses. We were also hit with mold remediation, covered up termite damage, cut off joists and all sorts of other surprises.


But wouldn't it be good to know about these issues? Ignorance is bliss until your floor falls out from under the tub because of hidden termite damage.


Of course, but it does not sound like OP can afford to fix any real issues if they come up. I am glad we gutted our house and I know what exactly is behind the walls. But without the budget to fix everything it is maybe better to not look for surprises, do the spruce up and let the next owner gut the house.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 13:21     Subject: Re:Settling for a spruce up.
DP here. A lot of people are saying to repaint the vanity. I was thinking about replacing my vanity and countertop due to some damage to the cabinet. Tile/paint are good. Is this realistic? I feel like as long as we can get it up the stairs how hard can it be?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 12:27     Subject: Settling for a spruce up.
Anonymous wrote:Yes. Reglazing over light blue seashell tiles and painting the vanity a glossy color made the bathroom unrecognizable from it's 80s decor. It was a great fix for an ugly but otherwise functional bathroom.


How do you reglaze?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 11:22     Subject: Settling for a spruce up.
OP, the long and short of it is, I wouldn’t reglaze. I would either live with it, which obviously the previous owners did and you still bought the house, or I would save up for a couple of years and then update the highest priority bathroom.

I can tell you that, 9 years ago when we gutted and replaced our 5x7 1960s primary bathroom with blue toilet, tub and sink with some mid range fixtures, it was $8500 labor and about $3500 for materials. Yes it was mortar to dig out and it took a week, but it is so much prettier and easier to use now. Made my day when we did it. Save up the $15-20k and do it right so you can enjoy it.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2025 09:45     Subject: Re:Settling for a spruce up.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the replies. The reglazing company said the glaze will last 10 years, and we won't be in this house longer than 10 more years. I would really love to replace the tub and tile, but that's where the heavy costs come in. Yes, we have that old mud-set original tile, which is why it's so labor intensive to remove it. And since we can't change the size of the bathroom and it's still functioning fine, I can't really justify spending $20k for essentially new tile and a walk in shower.

For the poster who used their handyman, I thought about doing this, but he's not liscensed or insured, and we have a 100 year old house with original everything in the bathrooms. I think he might be over his head with a full demo, and who knows what we'd find behind the walls.


The contractors will find things behind the wall too. The final will be more than 20k. Our gut reno of a house of similar age went 30% over budget for this reason. Once we saw what was behind walls we decided to completely rewire and update the plumbing.


DP and this did not happen to us.


Count your blessings. This is very common in old houses. We were also hit with mold remediation, covered up termite damage, cut off joists and all sorts of other surprises.


But wouldn't it be good to know about these issues? Ignorance is bliss until your floor falls out from under the tub because of hidden termite damage.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2025 20:43     Subject: Re:Settling for a spruce up.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the replies. The reglazing company said the glaze will last 10 years, and we won't be in this house longer than 10 more years. I would really love to replace the tub and tile, but that's where the heavy costs come in. Yes, we have that old mud-set original tile, which is why it's so labor intensive to remove it. And since we can't change the size of the bathroom and it's still functioning fine, I can't really justify spending $20k for essentially new tile and a walk in shower.

For the poster who used their handyman, I thought about doing this, but he's not liscensed or insured, and we have a 100 year old house with original everything in the bathrooms. I think he might be over his head with a full demo, and who knows what we'd find behind the walls.


The contractors will find things behind the wall too. The final will be more than 20k. Our gut reno of a house of similar age went 30% over budget for this reason. Once we saw what was behind walls we decided to completely rewire and update the plumbing.


DP and this did not happen to us.


Count your blessings. This is very common in old houses. We were also hit with mold remediation, covered up termite damage, cut off joists and all sorts of other surprises.