Remodeling question

[ROGUE]

OK, working on Hollies bathroom. new tub, surround, doors, floor, pretty much everything but the ceiling is ugly and needs something. Not bad enough to remove but need to be covered with something. She hates texture so I need to put something over a 5'x 8' bathroom ceiling. I could do a sheet of 3/8 drywall but I hate the thought of that. Any Ideas?

[Bomar76]

What is there now?
Texture?
If I was a little closer I'd hook you up with a nice flat drywall ceiling in no time at all... that was my trade. Started finishing drywall when I was 14.

[ROGUE]

Its really old drywall/maybe even plaster that is not fixable without texture/removing or recovering. I HATE drywall and wont do ceilings. Wish you were here. I think I can get 5' ft wide sheets right?

[ROGUE]

I was thinking there should be wood or something I could do in a bathroom that wouldnt be too bad. Anybody ever vinyl tile a ceiling?

[Bomar76]

Its really old drywall/maybe even plaster that is not fixable without texture/removing or recovering. I HATE drywall and wont do ceilings. Wish you were here. I think I can get 5' ft wide sheets right?

4'6" is the widest sheet, and only available from a commercial supply house.
They are used for the hip new 9' ceilings in houses....eliminates the belly band we used to have to do.

If it were me I'd laminate a new layer of 1/2" drywall over what ever is up there, as long as it is reasonably flat, skim it out, and put a couple coats of semigloss over it.

[ROGUE]

http://www.ceilingtilesbyus.com/bathroom-ceiling-tile.php

How about these?

[RebarBox]

Visit your local Lowes, Home depot, etc. for ideas.

I have always like the old style stamped tin...but that might not fit your decor.

Wood could work, planks.. and seal the he!! out of them prior to install in a bath.

Plywood with a cool looking p-lam vaneer could do the trick. Hold p-lam in a couple inches from permeter for screwing in place and then place cove molding.

But hey, I kinda 'out there' on building techniques and ideas...:rolleyes:

LOL - I just completed a $250,000 spec house (which interest is currently eating my lunch:mad: ) in a very upscale developement here in Grove. I have had some residents treaten to start a patition on my exterior color choice. I recessed the master walk-in shower slab 4 inches, tiled all the walls, one glass block wall facing the master bedroom and placed loose mexican beach stone on the floor - NO GROUT!

I think it is cool as he!!, but I have definantly had mixed reactions from the public.:eek: :)

[Bomar76]

No experience w/ those, but for the site I gather they don't use a metal grid.
That's a good thing, as the grids usually rust like hell in short order when in a bathroom.

[Greybeard]

If you're going to go through the trouble to fix it, you might as well do it right...Tear that old stuff down and put a new drywall cieling up. Or hire it done...

[ROGUE]

I did that with the bedroom but I dont see the need in this small bathroom. not to mention we are talking economy here. There is a reason for not removing the drywall if not necessary.

Are you talking Grove, OK? I know that town well.

[RebarBox]

Are you talking Grove, OK? I know that town well.

Yes, built it in Buffalo Shores South if you know the area.

[ROGUE]

yup, ****. I think I may have told you my story already but I spent a couple years there working at SW city and Fayetteville and Carthage. I used Grove as my home base as it was central and not too far from Tulsa which was a better hub in and out of the area. Almost married a girl from Grove.

[Racegirl]

I have had some residents treaten to start a patition on my exterior color choice. I recessed the master walk-in shower slab 4 inches, tiled all the walls, one glass block wall facing the master bedroom and placed loose mexican beach stone on the floor - NO GROUT!

I think it is cool as he!!, but I have definantly had mixed reactions from the public.:eek: :)


You cant post something like that without pics .... we need to see your color choice ... please :Wall:

[bajalion]

Tom, geeze, buy 2 pieces of thin drywall. Cut each piece to 5' x 2.5". Eash to handle super easy to finish. You know my adversion to sanding and even I would do it!

[Bomar76]

The secret to drywall finishing:

If you have to sand it off, don't put it on!

When I was in my prime, I could sand out an entire house I finished in 30 minutes or less ;)

[bajalion]

The secret to drywall finishing:

If you have to sand it off, don't put it on!
;)

I was tought that after doing it the hard way too long

[cuda]

bedroom and placed loose mexican beach stone on the floor - NO GROUT!
:

eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
I hate Mexican tile with a purple passion. I can't see installing true Mexican tile without grout joints. The sizes and thicknesses vary way too much. We have to run anywhere from a half to a three quarter inch grout joint to make it even resemble a pattern. It has to be a dirt trap, unless it's something I don't know about. I've been a tile contractor for 22 years.

[RebarBox]

LOL

No Cuda, I didn't do tile. I placed a 30 mil rubber liner on the concrete shower slab recess and placed LOOSE mexican beach stones (about 4 inches think) in the area for the floor. I simply dumped them in, leveled and wal la! Complete!:D

The idea is that the stones will massage your feet as yo take a shower or some s hit like that.:confused: :confused:

I'll take a few pics tomarrow and post.

[cuda]

That's a relief! :)

[THRILLSEEKER]

I hate drywall with a passion.

I just built a wall in my basement with 3 bi fold doors, it took lots "O" patches of drywall that took lots "O mudd and tons "O" sanding. I used nearly a 5 gallon bucket of mudd, next time Im just gonna call Bomar

[RHC]

Hey Tom,,, Just go to the lumber store and get Barn Siding ,,, 8" wide tongue and grooved,,, coat it with varnish and install ,,, then coat it with a thick epoxey finish to make it water proof ,,,, will class up the room a lot !!!! you can finish it in lite or dark varnish for that personel taste!! and its inexpensive and easy to work with !! thats old school buddy !!!!;)

Roger

[RebarBox]

For Cuda...:)

[Bomar76]

Looks like a Petri Dish...

[RebarBox]

For RG3... :eek:

[cuda]

For Cuda...:)

That is different! I've never seen anything like it. Did you pitch the slab under it to run to the drain?

You must be a glutton for punishment. I hate glass block just slightly less than installing Mexican tile. Just not enough money in it to pay for the time. I did see I guy use the silicone system to install glass block. He did a big window opening at a McDonalds in about two hours. It would have taken me three days with a mortar set.

[Racegirl]

For RG3... :eek:



Huh ... well ... neat lookin house :p Id like it better if the pillars and garage door was a different color ... gray maybe ... but thats probably just me ... and all the neighbors (lol) :D

Btw ... love the shower ... very cool! ;)

[REDCHECKMATE]

The secret to drywall finishing:

If you have to sand it off, don't put it on!

When I was in my prime, I could sand out an entire house I finished in 30 minutes or less ;)

Goes alot faster when ya dont need stilts:D

[Sidewinder]

For Cuda...:)
I like the looks of this shower, but how do you clean it?

[Bomar76]

Goes alot faster when ya dont need stilts:D

That's a fact!
When I was a youngun I worked piecework, $6 per roll of tape. I was faster that hell since I could reach 8' ceilings w/o stilts...only wore those for 9' and garages. Still managed to wear out quite a few sets over the years.

[dd24skater]

OK, working on Hollies bathroom. new tub, surround, doors, floor, pretty much everything but the ceiling is ugly and needs something. Not bad enough to remove but need to be covered with something. She hates texture so I need to put something over a 5'x 8' bathroom ceiling. I could do a sheet of 3/8 drywall but I hate the thought of that. Any Ideas?

Rich? Is that you?

[DonziGirl]

I also really like how you did the bathroom floor but how on earth do you clean it?

[Sidewinder]

Would you have to change the rocks every so often?

[RebarBox]

Would you have to change the rocks every so often?

??? :D

Bleach and water every now and then...I think.;)

This was my first shower like this.

[cfd12]

Bomar,

You know of anyone in the Cincy are that hangs and finishes.? Converting a 2-family into a 1 family in an 1860-ish building near downtown Cincy. We are only doing 1 of 4 floors right now, making it a master bed and bath. Un-believable what we have uncovered in this place so far good and bad. I should have some pictures soon.

[Bomar76]

Sorry, can't help w/ a recomendation in Cincy.
When I was in that business I specialized in that type of work.
My advice: Very few potential drywallers are proficient in that type of project. .... I would visit the sales counter at a couple area commercial drywall suppliers and ask what customers do that type of work. The typical new house sheet rockers will NOT perform well on projects of that type. Expect to pay well above the new house rate for quality work...it's much slower to hang, and most likely you will expect a superior finish that typical production or commercial work.

[Ironmanwb]

Bomar,

You know of anyone in the Cincy are that hangs and finishes.? Converting a 2-family into a 1 family in an 1860-ish building near downtown Cincy. We are only doing 1 of 4 floors right now, making it a master bed and bath. Un-believable what we have uncovered in this place so far good and bad. I should have some pictures soon.


I just got kind of finished tearing down and "remodeling" (completly rebuilt) a house. The chit we found was aweful. The hole house (yes I mean HOLE) was held together by duck tape and pantyhose......what a phucking mess.