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Aussie105

(8,168 posts)
35. An admirable job!
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:00 AM
Yesterday

Must have cost a lot of money!

Our home is less than 80 years old, but the kitchen and bathroom got the makeover too.

Your reno is a work of art though, ours is more of the 'basic but practical' school of thought.

Bathroom workers, them of Middle Eastern descent, worked their butts off in the bathroom, never even stopping for lunch.
Worked out later it was the time of Ramadan!

Did some work in there myself though - grab rails, and plenty of them, some vertical and some horizontal to double as towel rails, shelving.
Just to put my personal touch on it.

I'd suggest one grab rail near the shower, for when you close your eyes, and one near the toilet, to make getting up easier as you get older.

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Lovely! SheltieLover Saturday #1
Beautiful! Wow, whatta job. MiHale Saturday #2
Tons of work but not razing the house is respecting the past and you've done it very well Deuxcents Saturday #3
That's beautiful! sheshe2 Saturday #4
Good job SuzyandPuffpuff Saturday #5
Good job. Old Crank Saturday #6
It's absolutely gorgeous! 10 Turtle Day Saturday #7
Very well done! Pucks mom Saturday #8
'Tis a thing of beauty! niyad Saturday #9
Nice. I am really glad you maintained the overall aesthetic of the old house with this hlthe2b Saturday #10
Grab bar by shower head? irisblue Saturday #11
Show us more hurple Saturday #12
Great job, enjoy. Main floor laundry is a must for seniors. multigraincracker Saturday #13
Very nice! Must feel great to have all of your big home KPN Saturday #14
Lovely transformation! highplainsdem Saturday #15
Beautiful Job ms.pamela Saturday #16
Great job!!! paleotn Saturday #17
Gorgeous !!! Karadeniz Saturday #18
Is it the camera lens, or is the end result actually a bigger bathroom? Beartracks Saturday #19
Very nice! calimary Saturday #20
Curious... ultralite001 Saturday #21
That's fantastic 👍👍 TommieMommy Saturday #22
Wow, thanks for sharing! PatSeg Saturday #23
Wow, thanks for sharing! PatSeg Saturday #24
As a contractor who's done a ton of kitchen & bath remodels, that looks great! CaptainTruth Saturday #25
It looks great. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #26
Every time I see the stairs you climb on the fire towers, my knees ache. erronis Saturday #27
That is wonderful. I love the walk in shower. 1WorldHope Saturday #28
LOVE... GiqueCee Saturday #29
Loved that shower floor also. KS Toronado Saturday #32
Grab bars? Onlyserious Saturday #30
Nice! I love that shower. LoisB Saturday #31
I really like the lattice tile Bristlecone Saturday #33
Hard work paid off, it's beatiful. Figarosmom Saturday #34
An admirable job! Aussie105 Yesterday #35
Amazing renovation gademocrat7 21 hrs ago #36
Well done! democrank 19 hrs ago #37
Walk in showers are the bomb.... Historic NY 19 hrs ago #38
That is a bathroom I can get behind. Susan Calvin 18 hrs ago #39
Superb. Well done. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #40
Beautiful! evolves 16 hrs ago #41
Dude! Be The Light 14 hrs ago #42
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