Wish me luck

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Good luck. You're out of your mind. :-)

Don't worry. I am sure the contractor will work efficiently and get everything done on time. (LOL)

The toilet etc. should be able to be kept functional during the revamp, aside for the small amount of time possibly replacing the tile under it.

The bath / shower might be a different issue though; hopefully you can borrow a friends or relatives in the meantime. You might even be able to make an outdoor shower.

Well, if you're keeping the toilet, I don't think you'll have to do without a toilet much.

I used to pick up things for a friend who was building a house in a rural area. I actually found a portable toilet in a dumpster, but I decided he wasn't that good a friend. But he bought one. He kept trying to get his weekend guests, after the house was usable, to go outside no matter what time of year (upstate NY) so he wouldn't have to do maintenance on the toilet.

But the guy was a jackass. We went camping in N.C. with his girlfriend and her 10 year old daughter, and on the way back, just as

He was a jerk -- that was one example of many -- and that's why we don't talk anymore, as of 15 years ago.

I wonder how much it costs to rent a whole port-a-potty for a... week, or two. Probably quite a bit. I'm 58 and I remember when they were absolutely disgusting. But 30 or so years ago, they came up with something that actually keeps them from smelling that bad inside. Either that or my nose got broken, but I don't think that is it.

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I think the main solution is to not piss all over the insides of the structure. That eliminates the possibility of it working in any public venue. :-)

when i was building my house, it was only about $30/month or so.

Outdoor shower could be interesting here in Minnesota in January and February. OTOH, it reduces the disgustingness of that bucket out in the garage ;-)

The toilet will end up being pulled briefly and reinstalled several times to keep from damaging it during demolition. I've got lots of wax rings.

One thing I probably need to have done is to lower the toilet flange about 1/2 inch. It's currently just a little too high for the floor, so all the wax squeezes out of the joint and the toilet rocks after a while. It's a cast iron stack, so I don't think I'll try replacing the flange myself. (Or instead I might raise the floor, if I can figure out a good way to do the threshhold.)

Bob

What about pouring a very thin layer of concrete, maybe an inch high, which would raise the toilet to the right level versus the pipe? Make the "pedestal" just large enough to do its job, but not so large that people smash their toes on it. Then, send the wife to a tile store for the appropriate supplies to decorate the pedestal with festive, gay flowery-doodle tiles. :-)

I was thinking of just using the existing 1" ceramic tiles as a base to put down new 4" tiles. That would raise the stool off the flange by the thickness of the new floor, which is about right. And I wouldn't have to demolish the old floor that way, just cover it with a very thin layer of mason's mix (or something similar) to fill and level the grout lines.

Bob

Might work. And if not, it sounds like you're already pretty good at reinstalling toilets.

Bob,

Thresholds are easy to remove and raise. What I ended up doing was cutting ceramic tile in the shape slightly smaller than the base and attaching it with silicone caulk to the base of the toilet. Not the best but it works. Only downside is it is hard to get an attractive bead of caulk.

Take a look at this site. They have a great forum for tiling.

Around $200 for each week or fraction thereof, last time I did it.

They don't stink as much if you can just get people to put the damn lid down.

That comes with having kids.

Best regards, Bob

What the hell do your kids do to the toilet??? When my son started pitching in little league, he hit me once in the cohones and once in the mouth (at

Ahh if you have a basement how about installing a toilet down there and perhaps a cheap shower or rig up a plastic curtain right over the floor drain.

Homes with just ONE toilet are harder to sell

DIY can be fun, plastic pipe is easy to work with and exytra toilet is very useful!!

save money on batrhroom rehab too. less working around things for contractor

Ahh if you have a basement how about installing a toilet down there and perhaps a cheap shower or rig up a plastic curtain right over the floor drain.

Homes with just ONE toilet are harder to sell

DIY can be fun, plastic pipe is easy to work with and exytra toilet is very useful!!

save money on batrhroom rehab too. less working around things for contractor

You and Charles have to work this one out. He says 30!.

Does 30 a week include pickup and delivery? OTOH, does 200 include pickup and delivery each and every week? :)

In 1955 the outhouse at YMCA camp smelled absolutely terrible. Now even the dirtiest portapots don't smell nearly as bad. AFAICT. I think they invented something, not just perfume. that they put in the sewage compartment that counteracts the smell. Because none of the last 20 portapots I've used have smelled very bad at all.

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Have you been in one on a hot day, at an outdoor event with 15,000 people passing through over 12 hours? :-)