4th Full Bathroom

Ever since we moved into our BHC home, we've always wanted to get our 4th BR bath gutted and remodeled but as it turns out 8 years later, we've grown more practical and so we decided to just have the fixtures updated. 

We made a wishlist of what we wanted done, since are skipping the entire remodel and the list we came down to was:

- replace toilet - we went with a recommendation from friend E's plumber for a toilet that flushes really well. Keeping our fingers crossed that this one is good and doesn't get blocked. That awful bluish-green shade is also so dated and hurts my eyes.

- replace bathroom vanity, countertop and faucet

- replace shower head with a wider head and one that comes with a hose

We got a few quotes from different contractors.

M, the rude one who would've cut out pipes in the wrong spot unnecessarily if I hadn't insisted he check again, quoted $500, labor only

THC, was at $1500, labor only. Too expensive.

Jeff, our handyman since our condo days, quoted $550. 

We decided to go with Jeff and I will mention that we also decided to just keep the existing countertop and vanity as they're a special compact size and was expensive to replace. 

And as with most of our projects, we forgot to take good "before" shots so this is all I have. (sometimes, I feel so relieved that we do not depend on social media for our livelihood... we'd starve!). 

I took this "in progress" shot when Jeff stepped out quickly to his truck to get some supplies and I remembered that we didn't have any "before" photos. At this time, he's done all the replacements and only had the cleanup left. 

Total cost:

- Water Pik Shower Head - ~$40 (Costco)

- Sink faucet - ~$54 (Home Depot)

- Toilet, tank & seat - $396 (Wallington Plumbing Supply)

- Labor - $450 (Jeff)

- LED lights for the bathroom mirror (vanity) and the ceiling light / exhaust

When all was done, hubby asked, "What do you want to do about the bathroom lights ?" I had no plans, I honestly didn't even notice that the bulbs in the bathroom were still warm yellow lights. I thought we'd replaced all the bulbs in the whole house but these were obviously left untouched since we never use this bathroom anyway. 

Husband did find LED daylight bulbs (candelabra and regular socket) in our stockpile and they made a lot of difference. The bathroom looks so much brighter and bigger.