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BrianG · 02.28.2010, 02:53 PM

Thanks guys. For sure, I'm gonna do this as carefully as I can. Unortunately, it has gotten beyond simply replacing a wax ring, so if I'm gonna do that I might aw well get it all done. And due to the recent development, it has to be done very soon. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna be calling the bank tomorrow.

I have a small house (~850ft^2 ranch), and my bathroom is laughingly small. The tub spans three walls, and is just a fiberglass tub, so should be easy to remove. Everything else is close enough together that I can use the one-sink vanity unit as an arm rest when on the john (nice visual there, eh?).

My main question was really where to look. Asking Home Depot/Lowe's/etc is something I didn't think of (I though they just did carpet/tile installs), and asking a mom and pop place for references are good ideas. The handyman company I got the quote from (I found the estimate, it was actually $3800) wasn't just a guy working out of his car. It was more something between that and a contractor from what I could see.

The kitchen is the next remodel project, but that's been slowly underway for a few months. The linoleum is starting to peel and the paint is horrible. The fiancee wanted to sand down the cabinets and repaint, but when I tried that, the old paint was just "pilling" under the sander making a horrible mess. It seems the previous owners simply kept repainting with the result being at least 3 layers of paint already. So, despite the added work/expense involved, we opted to strip the old paint, and repaint them. All the cabinets are done now with the exception of the drawers. Also have the tile, just gotta lay them down once the walls are painted. While on the subject of paint stripping: if you plan on stripping paint in the winter (where doing it outside is temperature prohibitive), you shouldn't use regular stripper. The fumes can be dangerous. Reluctantly, we tried this pink "Citriustrip" stuff and to my surprise, it actually worked quite well. Apply, let sit ~20 min, and scrape off. Easy, but messy. As an added bonus, it emitted a pleasant not-overpowering orange scent. So, if stripping paint is in your future, I recommend it. If I can use this stuff successfully, then anyone can.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	02.28.2010, 02:53 PM Thanks guys. For sure, I'm gonna do this as carefully as I can. Unortunately, it has gotten beyond simply replacing a wax ring, so if I'm gonna do that I might aw well get it all done. And due to the recent development, it has to be done very soon. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna be calling the bank tomorrow. I have a small house (~850ft^2 ranch), and my bathroom is laughingly small. The tub spans three walls, and is just a fiberglass tub, so should be easy to remove. Everything else is close enough together that I can use the one-sink vanity unit as an arm rest when on the john (nice visual there, eh?). My main question was really where to look. Asking Home Depot/Lowe's/etc is something I didn't think of (I though they just did carpet/tile installs), and asking a mom and pop place for references are good ideas. The handyman company I got the quote from (I found the estimate, it was actually $3800) wasn't just a guy working out of his car. It was more something between that and a contractor from what I could see. The kitchen is the next remodel project, but that's been slowly underway for a few months. The linoleum is starting to peel and the paint is horrible. The fiancee wanted to sand down the cabinets and repaint, but when I tried that, the old paint was just "pilling" under the sander making a horrible mess. It seems the previous owners simply kept repainting with the result being at least 3 layers of paint already. So, despite the added work/expense involved, we opted to strip the old paint, and repaint them. All the cabinets are done now with the exception of the drawers. Also have the tile, just gotta lay them down once the walls are painted. While on the subject of paint stripping: if you plan on stripping paint in the winter (where doing it outside is temperature prohibitive), you shouldn't use regular stripper. The fumes can be dangerous. Reluctantly, we tried this pink "Citriustrip" stuff and to my surprise, it actually worked quite well. Apply, let sit ~20 min, and scrape off. Easy, but messy. As an added bonus, it emitted a pleasant not-overpowering orange scent. So, if stripping paint is in your future, I recommend it. If I can use this stuff successfully, then anyone can.