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talk me in or out of keeping bathroom floor
Our house was built in the 1940's...We're getting our bathroom redone and have the option of having a new floor installed over the old one. I don't know what the new floor would look like. Our contracter gave us 2 estimates, one to get new walls and tile around the shower (this is what we need), and one 3 times as much to do everything (still affordable). So we didn't get into the details of the 2nd one.
I want to keep it, I like the charm, I like the look. There is hairline cracks in various spots but no gapes or holes. Husband wants new floor.
I found the look on home depot's website
Re: talk me in or out of keeping bathroom floor
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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He won't be ripping them up so I'll never know what's underneath...I think they are the orginal floor so I don't think it's a coverup
yes, that's a dead on match to the floor I have now...I like it too, and I like the idea of keeping it since it's orginal
I'm all for doing it once and doing it right - but if I was going to replace the beautiful old tile that you have now I'd do something similar (or at least true to the 1940s look) and insist on tearing up the old stuff. No way I'd let them lay tile right over the old stuff.
To the extent that cost is a factor, there's no way the three times estimate is based on new floors alone - so it sounds like you need some more information there. You should be getting line item detail from your contractor so that you can pick and choose what you want (and negotiate the details).
lovelylittleworld
BFP#2 1/12/12 ~ Missed M/C 8w2d
ditto rags completely. I love vintage tile and your old tile looks beautiful, but if you were going to replace the floor (and I also agree with whoever said you may look back in a few years and wish you had) I'd want them to actually replace the floor. I would not want them to just lay the tile over the existing tile. And laying the tile over the existing tile is not adding three times to the cost of your estimate, unless it is a super pricey tile.
Ditto. Don't let them just put the new flooring on top of it. You should have them rip out the old to check out the condition of the subfloor first.
Ditto- I love classic black and white bathrooms. They're so charming! If it's in bad enough shape that you think it's worth replacing, I would try to keep the same style. After several years of wear, it probably won't be that obvious that it isn't original.
My guess is that if it's 3X's as much they know they are going to have to replace the sub-floor, maybe renforce the floor beams/framing and possibly have to use a self-leveler to make it sturdy enough.
side story. Our house was built in the early 60's and we replaced the flooring in our half bath ourselves. We ripped out the old laminate, which was just placed on top of the original vinyl. DH and his dad put a new subfloor down, but the framing was really bad. Well now 2 years later, the grout is cracked in severeal places because the sub floor wasn't sturdy enough and they had to install it in 2 pieces because the room was too small to fit the full piece in. So while it was DIY, if you have an old house and the install isn't done properly that might become an issue.