Expecting a little leak in the water feed, I soon found that the issue had grown into a flood.  That's the term to use when the toilet flushes and the flush goes out from under the toilet all over my floor.

 

I thought I only had to replace a toilet seal and we'd be good.  Upon closer inspection I discovered I also had to replace the tile around the toilet and the vanity to the side.  Luckily I did not have to replace drywall.

 

On the whole, not good.  I was annoyed at first but soon I was overcome by the tingling sensation of HOME IMPROVEMENT!  This is an activity I enjoy very much even when I cause myself bodily harm while doing it.  I could brag about bruising myself but instead I'm going to brag about an ultimately successful bathroom makeover.

 

The before photo of the boy's bathroom of yuck and doom:

 

 

 

Unusable!  But then, all by myself, I:

 

Removed the sink and faucet.

Removed the vanity.

Removed the toilet.

Removed tile.

Ground the cement flooring around the Toilet Flange more level.

Installed a new toilet flange and seal.

Cut and installed new tile and grout.

Installed a new vanity.

Shortened a drawer in the vanity to allow for plumbing.

Resurfaced my old countertop.

Installed the old sink.

Plumbed and installed a new faucet.

Plumbed and installed the toilet.

Installed bead board paneling.

Installed new trim.

Painted.

Caulked.

Installed a new wall cabinet.

Installed a new light fixture.

Installed new bathroom hardware.

My husband reads my list over my shoulder and begins to sing, "All by myself...I wanna be...All by myself!"

He might be too, if he keeps that up.  He can't hit one correct note out of five.

 

Anyhow, after photos of the boy's bathroom of dry and awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

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