Good day to all,
I am a home handyman with some experience, just enough to realize that research and appropriate questions can pay large dividends. I would like to address this ONLY to the pros on this board.
I am planning on ripping out a small, dated 3/4 bathroom in a 1980's slab built ranch to the studs, including ceiling and installing a more contemporary one with tub and shower combined in a tiled alcove. The existing room has a 48" wide shower only, requiring me to move a non-load bearing wall about a foot, bust into the slab to move the supply and drain. I intend to have a plumber come in to do the supply pipe, drain and fixure installation, while I do the digging and concrete. The room is 63.5" wide finished wall to wall, so I will likely have to build one side of the alcove out to make the finished opening 60".
Since the reason for the priority of doing this bath now was a water leak (while we were away for the holidays of course) that wicked into the walls causing mold, I would like to create a bath so that any future leak will no longer present a similar situation. I picture using the Kerdi system with porcelain tile along the entire perimeter of the room, with 1.5" thick stone thresholds AND a floor drain connected to the tub drain line. I would not like water intrude into adjacent carpeted rooms.
I'm seriously considering the merits of cement board inside the tub/shower alcove only, taking into consideration the difference in thickness between the cement board and drywall while constructing the stud walls to eliminated the need for additional thinset and mesh. In any case, a waterproof membrane seems to make good sense, if covering the entire alcove including ceiling and floor. The remainder of the room seems to only need a foot or so of membrane height along the perimeter, with the exception of under the vanity where there is the possibility of leaks from the supply and drain. The remainder of the concrete slab floor would not have a membrane other than a foot (+/-) all around the perimeter. Green, 1/2" drywall would be used in the remainder of the room.
Cultured stone vanity top will have integral sink with triple overflows.
I am considering an American Standard Evolution skirted 60 x 32 deep soaking tub (2425V-RHO). Since I have already replaced the old leaking commode with an American Standard Champ 4, that will be reused. Since the supply and drain lines will be in an interior wall of a closet in the adjacent room, I plan to create an access panel for that plumbing.
I have pulled and will follow the American standard PDF files on specs and installation.
I will do mold remediation and preventative treatments on the existing wall structures.
Is what I am considering a workable concept? Fixing to get old here and do NOT want to ever revisit this issue.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Tom M
Oklahoma
I am a home handyman with some experience, just enough to realize that research and appropriate questions can pay large dividends. I would like to address this ONLY to the pros on this board.
I am planning on ripping out a small, dated 3/4 bathroom in a 1980's slab built ranch to the studs, including ceiling and installing a more contemporary one with tub and shower combined in a tiled alcove. The existing room has a 48" wide shower only, requiring me to move a non-load bearing wall about a foot, bust into the slab to move the supply and drain. I intend to have a plumber come in to do the supply pipe, drain and fixure installation, while I do the digging and concrete. The room is 63.5" wide finished wall to wall, so I will likely have to build one side of the alcove out to make the finished opening 60".
Since the reason for the priority of doing this bath now was a water leak (while we were away for the holidays of course) that wicked into the walls causing mold, I would like to create a bath so that any future leak will no longer present a similar situation. I picture using the Kerdi system with porcelain tile along the entire perimeter of the room, with 1.5" thick stone thresholds AND a floor drain connected to the tub drain line. I would not like water intrude into adjacent carpeted rooms.
I'm seriously considering the merits of cement board inside the tub/shower alcove only, taking into consideration the difference in thickness between the cement board and drywall while constructing the stud walls to eliminated the need for additional thinset and mesh. In any case, a waterproof membrane seems to make good sense, if covering the entire alcove including ceiling and floor. The remainder of the room seems to only need a foot or so of membrane height along the perimeter, with the exception of under the vanity where there is the possibility of leaks from the supply and drain. The remainder of the concrete slab floor would not have a membrane other than a foot (+/-) all around the perimeter. Green, 1/2" drywall would be used in the remainder of the room.
Cultured stone vanity top will have integral sink with triple overflows.
I am considering an American Standard Evolution skirted 60 x 32 deep soaking tub (2425V-RHO). Since I have already replaced the old leaking commode with an American Standard Champ 4, that will be reused. Since the supply and drain lines will be in an interior wall of a closet in the adjacent room, I plan to create an access panel for that plumbing.
I have pulled and will follow the American standard PDF files on specs and installation.
I will do mold remediation and preventative treatments on the existing wall structures.
Is what I am considering a workable concept? Fixing to get old here and do NOT want to ever revisit this issue.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Tom M
Oklahoma