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The new shower.

Bathroom Renovation Revisted

By ADD | Published: July 13, 2010
It’s been two months now since the major renovation was completed and I needed a little “recovery” time before revisiting the construction photos.  Even though our renovation was thoughtfully planned and quickly executed (by an allstar contractor),  it was still traumatic.  Renovation is generally a tough process for many reasons, amongst them:  It displaces the [...]
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Master bath renovation. ©Moya Mc Allister

Master Bath: From Blah to Ooh-la-la

By ADD | Published: May 12, 2010
Let me start by saying that Scott is right about 95% of the time in renovation matters, which is far better than my track record.  But when it came to the master bath, he insisted on white walls above our white subway tile and he refused to listen to my nagging voice of reason for [...]
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New Kholer toilet in master bathroom.

Working toilet in the master bath!

By ADD | Published: March 25, 2010
Anyone who has lived through a renovation knows that it’s an exciting day when your new toilet gets installed and you hear the sweet sound of a low-flow flush.  It was a big week at our brownstone construction site with lots of progress made.  The tiler, plumber and electrician were working overtime.  Both bathrooms and [...]
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B&W tile in master bath

B & W bathroom tile

By ADD | Published: March 13, 2010
The tile is about 50% installed in our garden level master bathroom.  They will use a stain-resistant white grout on the subway tile.  The hex tile floor was grouted with a dark charcoal grey, but it looks lighter than I thought it would be. They haven’t wiped the floor down yet after grouting, but the [...]
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bathroom hex tile pattern

Hexagon floor tile in master bath

By ADD | Published: March 8, 2010
Here is my rough, penciled-in/whited-out sketch for the floor tile pattern in our master bath.  Tile will be laid tomorrow over the radiant heat floor.  That little rectangle on the left is the stand-alone shower with a square drain (that will be in the middle).    I know this sketch might be a bit hard [...]
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