Pics of my Master Bath

[ArtKilinski]

My Master Bath is finally complete. Well, still needs paint, floor mouldings, back/sidesplash and a medicine cabinet.

I took a bunch of WIP photos (29 to be exact) and posted 5 of them to my site.

Tile is Cerdomus Durango Gold. 8x8 on walls and floor. 3x6 listello on walls and floor. 4x4 in shower pan (Cerdomus' 4x4 is actually 3 7/8" or something like that). American Standard Williamsburg satin nickel faucets. General Marble maple vanity and Romalla stone granite countertop. 511 Impregnator grout sealer. Satin nickel frameless dual slider eurostyle doors. Better Bench corner bench.

Here's the images (each one is around 85k or so, shot with a digital camera. Color is very close but not 100% accurate, blah blah blah).

Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on all this tile and sealing stuff. Very much appreciated. Guest bath starts at the end of the month.

http://home.attbi.com/~cookiejarvis/shower/IMG_0553.jpg

http://home.attbi.com/~cookiejarvis/shower/IMG_0700.jpg

http://home.attbi.com/~cookiejarvis/shower/IMG_0703.jpg

http://home.attbi.com/~cookiejarvis/shower/IMG_0704.jpg

http://home.attbi.com/~cookiejarvis/shower/IMG_0705.jpg

Hey Art

That looks great! Are you sure this was your first tile job? The more I see of the excellent work that everyone is doing the more I am glad none of you are in Northern Virginia.

I really like the choice of tile, as well.

[ArtKilinski]

Forgot to mention...I'm not the installer! I actually found a guy in the Yellow Pages that turned out to be an awesome installer. Had to call about 20 installers. Eliminated 1/2 of them over the phone. Some never returned calls. Had about 5 come out to the house for bids and settled on the Yellow Pages guy.

[John Bridge]

Art,

The guy did you an excellent job. Looks to me like that drain is dead center. That right there is impressive.

Ask the guy if he would like to have his work enshrined in our album. I need his name and town where he does his work.

[Cami A]

Very nice, Art- I really like your choice of tile. (Even if the color is only 85%.. )

[ArtKilinski]

John, when he comes by at the end of the month I'll ask him if he wants his info posted.

RE: the drain, that's where the original pipe was. There was a fiberglass pan in there previously. And for some strange reason, the builder left a big gaping hole in the concrete foundation around the drain. Luckily, my tile guy filled it in before he built up the mud.

I'm really pleased with his work. All the grout lines are perfectly straight and the guy is a perfectionist.

[Eva]

I love the doors on the shower...were they terribly expensive? And can you give me the dimensions of the total door side to side? I want this look when we redo our master bath. Your entire bath is absolutely beautiful!

[tileguytodd]

OK Art, If noone else is going to ask,I will. Whats up with the Drain????
The Tilework looks great but I cant figure out why no tile around the drain??

[ArtKilinski]

Todd, not sure I understand your question about tile around the drain. In this pic:

http://home.attbi.com/~cookiejarvis/shower/IMG_0700.jpg

This is a closeup of the showerpan before grouting.The drain is circular with a chrome finish (the holes are covered with tape in the pic). Around the circular drain there's a thin circular ring of grout. Around that is a 4" chrome square with a big circle cut in it. In the pic it looks a bit gray. This way, the tile doesn't have to be cut with any circular edges.

http://home.attbi.com/~cookiejarvis/shower/IMG_0704.jpg

In this pic you can see the uncovered drain and the ring as well. Hope this answers your question.

Eva, my shower is approximately 59" wide (which I'm told is pretty standard) and about 35" deep. So the doors are a little narrower than 59". I believe they're right around 71 inches high, which is a standard size.

The doors cost $580 installed. They're 1/4" clear glass, satin nickel finish frame. The original price was around $720 but my tile guy used his discount and passed the savings to me. I priced them at other glass shops and they were around $520-500 with 50 to 100 dollar installation fees. Expo Design Center sells a very similar one for right around $500. But I prefer buying from a door company because they actually make the doors and if you get them to install it they'll cut the frame and make all the mods themselves. Fortunately my tile guy has a great relationship with a certain glass company and knows how to install their stuff very well.

[tileguytodd]

Ok,Its the chrome square that threw me Art.Kinda looked like the area was filled with grout in the Picture.Thought i was gonna have to look up your tileguy

Looks great Art,Glad you found someone competant.

[ArtKilinski]

BTW, I have 29 process pics posted on Ofoto. If you want to see everything from start to finish, email me thru my profile and I'll send you the link to view the photos.

[John Bridge]

Art,

They leave the big hole in the slab in case the pipe is not precisely centered, which of course it has to be for a pre-made receptor.

I like the way he did the floor coming off the drain. It's just a very clean looking job. Betcha the guy dresses neatly and keeps his tools clean, too.

[tomsak]

Nice job, Art. Question/comment about the tile square for the drain. Oatey sells them (4-1/4 square) to go with their cast iron 151 drain. Is that what you used with the PVC liner? What is the opinion about using cast iron rather than the plastic drain with PVC liner?
The tile square doesn't fit the plastic Oatey drain by the way. Thanks.

[ArtKilinski]

Not sure what brand of drain I have. I'll ask my tile guy when he starts my guest bath at the end of November.

[John Bridge]

Tom,

The only ones I've seen fit the cast iron drains which have traditionally been 3 in. in diameter. Drains with screw-in adjustable inserts usually run 3-1/2 in.

There are, by the way, cast iron drains that accept a chrome/brass insert that is exactly the same size as the Oatey type plastic drains. Don't know the brand names, but in certain parts of the country, including Texas, you can buy them at full-fledged plumbing supply houses.

As to which is best, iron or plastic, I don't think there is a great deal of difference. As to trim appearance, you can buy very expensive brass and bronze inserts to fit into the Oatey type PVC drains. When the floor is completed, no one can tell the difference. There is one plastic drain (don't know the brand) that comes with a heavy-duty solid brass hair stainer that completely covers the plastic. Looks like a very expensive fixture when it's tiled in, which is what it is.

We feature the Oatey drain around here because it's easy for people to get their hands on.