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Bathroom Reno

10 years ago
My husband and I embarked on a renovation project that involved partially taking down a wall, removing beams from two rooms, resurfacing a ceiling and taking two bathrooms down to the studs.

We allocated $36,000 for the entire project. We are pleased with our choices and the quality of work performed by the trades with two exceptions: my jetted tub was never hooked up and now the plumbers and GC don't know what to do AND the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen was widened and the flooring people don't know how to complete the threshold because it invokes 44 year old tile and hard wood flooring. We are approaching week TWELVE of this Reno which is stalled.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Comments (9)

  • 10 years ago

    What do you mean the don't know what to do - they make it right - at their expense. Pretty sure a non working tub wasn't what you paid for?

  • 10 years ago

    The plumbers did not hook up the motor or the heater when the tub was installed. An access door cannot be created now as planned.

    Nothing has been done for two weeks. Tomorrow begins week 12 of our Reno project. Final payment has not been made.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    i agree with mwilcox. For more complicated remodels that involve lots of planning and forethought, I would recommend working with a more professional remodeler. The project can quickly become more expensive paying a second contractor to fix the first contractors work, rather than doing it right the first time. At this point if you aren't getting responsiveness, I would cut losses and find a professional to finish the project.

    Chris Patterson thanked Christopher Chu
  • 9 years ago

    Look for used tile online. There are warehouses in Queens, NY that will ship, or, put in something that matches your counters as a tie it together note. Bathtub may be a pull out. We were given the wrong tub. It's a hideous style that matches nothing but I left it in.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    If you installed a heated/jetted tub, you needed to bring a dedicated circuit to it. You should have had a permit which required a set of plans from a GC, Electrician and Plumber. That in itself would solve the problem. Also, Nevada has the Contractors Board. If you signed a contract with the GC, you can report them to the Board. If you didn't, that's a big part of why you have problems.

  • 8 years ago

    It has a dedicated circuit, permit, all of that. It's the visual on the tub. The contractor and plumbing contractor put in a tub that was the right brand but wrong model. I hate the @&%$ thing. It's also not ceramic so cleaning means limiting the things I use, I could go on.

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    I don't know the history, but it happens often. If the model is not clearly shown in the plan or contract, the contractor is likely to choose the lower tier/cheaper version, sometimes it's just bad luck also. If the power is there and the pump in is installed, you should have an access door - if not, the tile is new if the wall/surround is tiled or if it's just finished drywall even better. Open it up, fix it and repair the wall after installing an access door. There's likely a hallway or closet on the other side of the tub - go through there. If they demo'd it an built it once, they can do it again. While it's open, make sure that the tub was properly set in a nice big grout bed; otherwise the tub will pop/shift when it fills. Good Luck. Oh - the threshold, cut the tile out and go with a wood threshold all the way across. You can usually find "Gipetto" in town somewhere that can stain match to the surrounding finishes.

  • 5 years ago

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