Alberter's Shower Remodel

Deb wanted to update the shower in the master bath for her husband.  She wanted to expand the shower size, get some lighting in the actual shower area, find ways to help her husband stay steady on his feet in there and still be able to move around.  Jeff was able to add to Deb’s ideas and come up with a functional area that they both loved.

 

Exterior of Shower:

 

               

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Shower Entrance:

 

           

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As you can see there is no lighting in the shower, and obviously there were some mold issues.  Also with how shallow of a shower this was a lot of water hit this door and there was some major leaking through the shower pan which caused a lot of water damage to the sub flooring underneath the shower.

 

Inside Shower:

 

    

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Here we have torn down the wall between the closet and shower and have begun removing the existing tiles and drywall from the shower area.

 

                

As you can see we have removed all tile, interior and exterior drywall, as well as the shower pan,  We have studs in place for the new wall, plumbing has been moved to that wall, and the frame for the threshold is built.

 

        

In this photo you can better see the plumbing that Jeff moved, and the valve is in place for the new shower fixture.

 

                

                   With plumbing run and drain in place we were ready to pour and grade the shower pan.

 

Once the shower pan was dry we installed the M-bloc, taped and mudded the joints.  “…and there was light.”  Finally we could see! Jeff installed the lighting in the shower, and put it on it’s own switch.

 

More of the joints and you can see where the new shower fixtures will go.  We decided to do two inset shelves. We were able to maximize shelving, and not take away from the shower space.

 

 

I was given the task of tiling the floor.  The pebble stones were fun to work with.  Gave the shower an outdoorsy feel, and the pebbles actually feel really great on the feet as well.  Then of course they were easy and quick to lay so I can’t complain.  We then worked our way up the wall. We had wanted a way to tie the floor into the whole shower.  So we decided to do a strip of the pebbles bordered by strips of a sage green tile.

 

 

         

We liked the look of wrapping the accent around the shelves as well.  Which brought some life and shape to the shower.

 

   We decided to do the same tile that we framed the pebbles to border along the ceiling and floor to finish it off.

 

                Here is a better view of the green tile and how the two earth tones compliment one another.

 

                               
  The new shower fixtures were installed, and the tile and pebbles grouted.  I love the nature vibe of this shower.

 

We were able to clean and reuse the original shower door.  In this photo you can see the thin border of the green tile along the bottom of the shower wall. 

 

              

                                                          Aerial view of the shower floor.

 

Deb had expressed some concern about her husbands steadiness in the shower, and had toyed with the idea of a bench in the shower.  Jeff thought it would be cool to go with the rustic/outdoorsy theme and do a cedar bench that could be mounted in the corner to preserve the useable space in the shower.

 

                        As you can see the bench turned out beautifully and really sets the tone in there.

 

                           

Again, here is the finished exterior of the shower.  We textured the walls. Deb painted them a beautiful green that went well with the shower tile and bathroom theme.(As you may have noticed Deb hadn’t had the chance to finish replacing the wall paper along the top of the wall but plans to very soon)  Jeff was then able to install the new baseboards.  What a wonderful transformation inside and out for this master shower.

Mathison Wet Bar

Jeff did the backsplash on Woody Mathison's wet bar in their basement entertainment area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The stone used was a very nice travertine that complimented the counter top wonderfully....done on a 45 degree angle. Originally the plan was to only use the 4x4 inch tiles done on a 90 degree angle.  Although, Jeff was able to convince them to incorporate the accent strip, which I think brings some life to the backsplash and really accentuates the tiles laid at a 45.

 

  

The backsplash really pulls the upper and lower cabinetry together, completing a space that is ready for entertaining.

 

 

Ross' Downstairs Entertainment Room

The Ross' downstairs entertainment room was a very southwestern theme, and they decided they wanted a more contemporary feel.

 

     

                         Before                                                                       After

 

The only light in the whole room is the one above the fireplace seen here. You can also see the huge console TV out of place, taking up space on the floor.  The new projection screen would eliminate this eyesore.

 

   

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Not only did they have the brick fireplace, but also the carpeted flooring and no lighting ...so it felt like a dungeon.

    

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Notice how dark this room looks even with the light coming in through the window

 

 

Demo begins:

 

        

The Ross’s made the decision to get rid of the wet-bar, and getting rid of the brick was a MUST.

 

Once the demo was done, Jeff started the reconstruction.

 

 

 

 

Jeff had to use stucco on this installment because underneath the brick was MORE brick that could not be removed and stuck out too far to put drywall over & keep flush with existing wall.  Some of his creative ingenuity there...

 

The removal of the brick revealed a much larger opening that had to be reduced, so Jeff built a steel insert to fill the gap.

Then he put lathe over top of this layer of brick to prepare for the stucco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Then he applied the base coat followed by the stucco, then smoothed it all out with drywall compound because stucco has such a grainy texture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff installed some recessed lighting which is very popular, and pretty classy- especially in an area where you're entertaining. The lighting is on a dimmer switch.  Then retextured the whole room with a knock-down texture.  Once complete, the Ross’s painted. then the rings went on the lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before this floor could be laid, the foundation needed to be leveled due to settling.  Because of fear of more settling, it was decided that the best way to avoid gaps in the floor later was to lay the laminate at a 45 degree angle which looks great.  It also opens up the room, as well as gives it a more contemporary feel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The homeowners presented Jeff with these jet black tiles, accent glass tiles, and brushed nickel (metal) tiles and this is what he came up with.  He just tiled over the brick hearth.   Black grout was used to finish it all off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff made a canvas screen to hang above the fireplace for the projector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Jeff's custom made housing box for the projector and other components.

 

 

                                  
Having this mounted on the ceiling gets it out the way (out of the reach of children) and helps reduce the space used by a big entertainment center.

 

During the demo phase Jeff ran all of the wiring for the electronic housing and for surround sound.  You can also see a close up of the texture in this picture.

 

Here you can see the functional 1080p projector image.

 

Of course, baseboards were added and molding replaced around windows and doors to finish it off.  No pictures available at this time.

Cluff Kitchen

 

Nate Cluff wanted to remodel the entire kitchen while his wife and kids were out of town as a little surprise, and he called us to help him pull it off.

 

The old kitchen was comprised of random cabinets left over from a previous remodel done by Nate. The cabinets were not very sturdy and were falling apart. The dishwasher could be seen from the other side of the bar area and the corner cabinets were not very space efficient so we picked up some pre-fabricated cabinets from home depot. Corner cabinets had lazy suzans to maximize usability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After removing the old countertop and the old cabinets, we began plotting for the new cabinets. It was our goal to make the edges of the cabinets fall right up against the sill of the window so we needed to shim the one wall (pictured) 1/4 inch to achieve this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had all the upper cabinets installed and a majority of the floor ones too. In this photo you can see how the cabinets meet the sill on each side with a 1/4 inch reveal. A nice touch which will help to avoid having to rig some weird looking trim to finish around the window. The tops of the cabinets were also place at a height in order to meet the sill in the same manor for the same reason. crown molding will be place around the top of the upper cabinets to finish it off, leaving a 1/4 inch reveal on the top part of the window sill. pictures to follow below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then installed a plywood countertop that we could tile on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see that the counter and back splash has been laid and we're putting the appliances back in. Receivers for the crown molding also in place at this stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close up of back splash grouted, and with new outlet covers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And close up of the countertop. We had some fun with this design!

 

Jeff had Nate go into the attic and coached him while they ran wiring for the new recessed lighting which had been missing prior to this remodel. Jeff then installed the crown molding around the top of the cabinets. 

 

If you look where the cabinet meets the window, you can see the reveal mentioned previously and why it was important to shim the cabinets on that wall to make them line up with the window in the right place.  It’s all in the details.

Because of the design of this corner style cabinet, it allowed us to use some creativity and install these shelves which are great for storing mail and car keys after walking in from the garage.  Jeff was just going to cover the opening with the bead board shown here until Nate presented this idea.  Then Jeff made Nate’s idea  a reality using some scrape pieces of MDF he had in his trailer. 

 

Nate got a great deal on this “scratch and dent” stainless steel microwave to match the rest of the stainless steel in the kitchen.

 

With these new lazy-Susan corner cabinets Nate was really able to make his new kitchen more efficient.