All the tile work and grouting have been completed.  All the fixtures have been completed and accessories like shower shelf have been installed.

The new vanity and faucet hardware is complete.

Shelving for the cutout is included.  We love how the accent tile worked out in the background.

The first piece of glass has arrived.

The bench seat is in and grouted.

Our mirror is on back order, so we were able to find an inexpensive temporary mirror for the time being.

Beginning of the finishing touches

Doors and hardware are completed.  The vanity goes in.  Light fixtures are hung.  Basically, it is all coming together.  We also get the toilet in and the fixtures in the shower.  The walls are painted and we are nearly done.  Just some grouting to do and the glass for the shower.

Tile progress continues

The tile progress continues.  We chose to do an accent tile pattern and he made it work very well with the rest of the tile.  Notice how straight everything looks.  Our house is older and making things straight is easier said than done.

The tile work begins

This is where Brian turns from contractor to artist.  You would think tile is just as simple as putting some thin-set on and laying it down.  Not so as there are many details you have to think about when lining up the grout lines and making sure you don't have any awkward cuts and small pieces.

Below is the beginning of the tile work:

Drywall goes up and kneewall is built

After a week long trip on work, I came home surprised at the progress and seeing that all the drywall had gone up, the kneewall between the toilet and the shower had gone in, and that taping and mudding was
under way.


This is the formation of our new walk in closet.  All of the drywall complete, and canned light placed.

 One of our favorite features of the bathroom was the addition of the pocket door to separate the bathroom from the closet.  He also added another canned light in the shower area.

This is the picture of the knee wall built where our toilet area will be.

The shower area includes a cutout for holding shampoo.

Primer complete and progress being made.

Durock and Framing Begin

After all of the demo was completed.  Brian was able to reroute all of the electrical required for the new layout and begin the process of framing.  As with many points during the project, Brian went above and beyond to make things right.  We discovered we had a bees next in our ceiling behind the insulation.  Brian was able to remove the insulation and remove the entire bees next (about the size of a basketball) which my wife and I were extremely grateful for.

By removing some of the insulation, he discovered that some of the framing completed during either during a prior remodel or during the building of the house was not done correctly.  Rather than just drywalling on top of it like a lot of other contractors would have done, Brian redid the framing correctly.  He is all about making things perfect and making sure things are done right.  He mentioned linking the show 'Holmes on Homes', so you can understand why after seeing his work.


In the picture below, you can see the durock placed and the plumbing has been changed for the drain.

The beginning of the framing for the new wall.  This would be the start of actually making this feel like a bathroom vs. a sink in the middle of our bedroom.

This is another view of the framing.  You can also see the electrical in place and that he floor vent has been relocated to not be in the middle of the bathroom.

The start of the bathroom project

So my wife and I ventured out to have our master bathroom remodeled.  This was not just a simple remodel as we wanted to reconfigure walls and re-layout the bathroom.  This would mean changing around plumbing, hvac, electrical and fixtures.

I was fortunate enough to find Brian Palmer.  After he visited us and we explained our vision, he provided a quote within a couple days to complete all of the work.  We initially thought we would save some money by doing the demo ourselves, and I am sure glad we did not.  Below are pictures after one day of work with Brian and his crew.

This is the view looking into where the old toilet and shower were.

 This is the view of where the old sink was.

 This is the view from the bathroom back into were our old closet was.  We had two reach in closets here that he took out.

This is the view from the bathroom back out towards the closet and our bedroom.  The reach in closets were to the left and the opening to our room was straight ahead.