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6 on the list - Bathroom renovation - completed.
When we moved in our new house, we already are aware that there are areas in the house that will be changed/upgraded or renovated. We just did not realize that some will come sooner than expected.
After a year, we noticed that the washroom tiles are becoming loose and some are about to fall. The two shower faucets are also problematic and is very hard to close. It does not matter how hard you turn it, there is always a drip. Since we do not have the budget for the renovation yet, I used my handy man hat and re-grouted the tiles and replaced the faucets rubber washers. The repair was a success and it kept the tiles in tact and the drip has stopper.
After a while, the dripping was back and tiles from the other side is becoming loose too. I realized, that we really have to save up for the renovation. We contacted RONA and Canadian tire to give us a quote. I thought we might get a financing scheme with them. Canadian Tire quoted us for renovation that only included the wet area (shower area) and RONA quoted for the entire washroom renovation. However, both quotes were too high. Based on our computation, for a 12 month financing, this will not fit or budget. We included our financial need for the bathroom renovation in our daily night prayers.
We decided to buy the things needed for the washroom little by little and then get a contractor to build it. We started buying the wall and floor tiles last year from Costco and Rona. Then we got the vanity and mirror/cabinet from a store in Dundas. The last was the Wall shower from Costco again.
We contacted two contractors that were referred by our friends and got a quote for the labor. We agreed with the terms and after a week, we have a newly renovated washroom all within our budget.
