the thing about the trim is...(bathroom update days 10-12)
yes, the baseboard trim situation that took us far longer than it should have. because first, we thought we would use the old trim that we ripped out so that we didn't have to buy new stuff. but 1) the old trim would need some sanding, stubborn nail removing, wood filling, more sanding, caulk removing and painting and 2) we then realized we would have to buy new trim for half the room anyway because the old vanity was the width of one wall and depth of the small section of wall next to the door and also a little less than half of the other wall.
so, off to lowe's baby z and i went (I think this might have been the 8 or 9th trip?) to match and purchase trim, which we did successfully since the nice guy cut some of the boards to fit in our car. then, the only method we had of cutting the baseboard trim at the proper 45 degree angle was a miter box and backsaw and a coping saw. i had watched some videos on how to cut trim using a coping saw and showed hubby. it is not easy to use this method my friends! maybe it would be ok if the trim was flat but ours is curvy on the top. so after a few failed attempts that included tracing and cutting with a backsaw for the straight parts and coping saw for the curvy parts and muttering bad words and wasting trim, we decided that we would procure a compound miter saw, especially since we will likely use it for other projects around the house. the miter saw made cutting the boards at a 45 degree angle a breeze (for hubby) but then we made a mistake in our measurements on one of the trim pieces so had to go back to lowes to buy another piece. ok so trim was all successfully cut by hubby and ready to be installed, which hubby also did along with the door trim (we reused the old door trim that we previously ripped off). then i was able to get in there and sand , caulk and paint it all and it looks pretty darn good. so now we just need to touch up the walls in some places with paint, install the toilet and vanity and find a transition piece that goes between the hardwood floor of the hallway and the tile in the bathroom, put the door back on (it may need to be trimmed?), spray paint the door hardware with good old ORB, find and install a new light fixture, build and hang shelves, hang art and pictures and add whatever miscellaneous decor....i think that is it? oh my, we still have quite a bit more to do. but at least after we put on the door, install the toilet and vanity it will be functional again. below is the lovely white trim:
alright then, i gotta go do some more work on this bathroom!
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| see how the vanity takes up the entire wall that it is up against, and the entire part of the wall next to the door, and part of the other wall? well, the new vanity isn't as wide and isn't solid all the way to the floor so you can see underneath and behind it, so baseboard trim is needed all around |
so, off to lowe's baby z and i went (I think this might have been the 8 or 9th trip?) to match and purchase trim, which we did successfully since the nice guy cut some of the boards to fit in our car. then, the only method we had of cutting the baseboard trim at the proper 45 degree angle was a miter box and backsaw and a coping saw. i had watched some videos on how to cut trim using a coping saw and showed hubby. it is not easy to use this method my friends! maybe it would be ok if the trim was flat but ours is curvy on the top. so after a few failed attempts that included tracing and cutting with a backsaw for the straight parts and coping saw for the curvy parts and muttering bad words and wasting trim, we decided that we would procure a compound miter saw, especially since we will likely use it for other projects around the house. the miter saw made cutting the boards at a 45 degree angle a breeze (for hubby) but then we made a mistake in our measurements on one of the trim pieces so had to go back to lowes to buy another piece. ok so trim was all successfully cut by hubby and ready to be installed, which hubby also did along with the door trim (we reused the old door trim that we previously ripped off). then i was able to get in there and sand , caulk and paint it all and it looks pretty darn good. so now we just need to touch up the walls in some places with paint, install the toilet and vanity and find a transition piece that goes between the hardwood floor of the hallway and the tile in the bathroom, put the door back on (it may need to be trimmed?), spray paint the door hardware with good old ORB, find and install a new light fixture, build and hang shelves, hang art and pictures and add whatever miscellaneous decor....i think that is it? oh my, we still have quite a bit more to do. but at least after we put on the door, install the toilet and vanity it will be functional again. below is the lovely white trim:
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Awesome! Have you asked anyone about caulking along the bottom of the trim so water doesn't get under there? I don't really know what the standard is, but I did that in my condo - though it was kind of a pain.
ReplyDeleteYea I tried it on a small section and didn't look that great. I may tape off the floor and try it again. I checked it out online, some people recommend not caulking the baseboard to the floor because it inevitably cracks and gets dirty so there is more maintenance required (scraping and re-caulking), so they just add quarter round instead, which looks nice. Other caulk and still others deal with the gap and say it isn't that big of a deal. I'm not sure, I may try it again and see. If it looks bad I may try quarter round, if I'm up for it. :) how did yours turn out?
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