Bathroom Update
Well after several weeks of waiting, we finally started to make some more progress in the bathroom. For a little background, check out this post about our ofuro tub plans. I’ll give more details about the tub later.
We finally decided on a tub filler for our ofuro. We ended up going with the Danze Parma, mostly because it fit our style, and more importantly, our budget. That doesn’t mean of course that it was really affordable. It ended up being right around $300, which seems like a lot of money until you see what the other options are.
Before we could put our ofuro tub in, we had to rip out the old shower and tub. It turned out to be a pretty easy job with only one big surprise. The wall below the window was mostly rotted out from water damage. Luckily we plan on replacing that whole window, and so we will need to frame out that section of the wall again anyway.
Getting the ofuro in place was fairly straight forward. It was a lot lighter than the other tub. I lined the two side walls with dura rock, so we will be ready to tile them soon. We were kind of nervous that our boiler and water heater would have a hard time filling the huge tub. I think we figured it was over 100 gallons pretty easy. To our pleasant surprise, our boiler did just fine. The tub accommodates two people quite comfortably. My wife and I spent about an hour soaking in it the first night it was done.
We also had our mirror delivered finally, which makes the bathroom feel a lot bigger. Check out the pics after the jump to see what I mean.
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Hmmm. Very cool. Do you plan on surfacing the tub in some way, or just leaving the bare steel and welds?
If you’re taking votes, I’m for bare steel and welds. You’re about to have the raddest bathroom I’ve ever seen. When you’re done, yours will be the only sub 1,000 sf house on the street of dreams tour (if you guys have that sort of thing in SLC). Keep these posts comin!
The inside will stay the same, bare steel and welds. The outside will be framed in (I will wrap it in foam) and tiled with the same tile the walls are getting.
what kind of steel did you use, and what kind of tools did you use to bend it?
also, i’ve seen ‘waxed black steel’ before, and it looks pretty cool. any idea what that means?
Looks cool! I think that’s the Porcher sink I’m just about to install in my renovation. Do you have any pics of the cabinet under it?
I have pics of the vanity and the sink in an older post.
http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2006/07/04/concrete-countertop-installed/
http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2006/06/23/bathroom-sink/
The sink is made by Miro Ceramica. The vanity by me.
I checked out the sink cabinet. Love that concrete. Did your cabinet box fit easily into that alcove?
You got your sink much cheaper than the Porcher, which looks nearly identical.
The cabinet fit perfect. It’s easy to get things to fit right when you build them yourself.
I was suprised about just how cheap the sink was. That and the lav faucet have been the only real affordable parts of the bathroom.
I have a VERY similiar bathroom! I used the Parma line, and a Japanese soaking tub as well, however I used the omni tub. I ought to send you pictures. My bathroom is concrete, walls and floors with a drain right in the middle so that my shower functions like a locker room shower. I really have enjoyed my Parma faucets, although the hand held sprayer gave us fits for a while. I purchased mine at a great price from Ira Woods and son.
I like the tub! It reminds me of those soakers they have in hospitals, kinda. I always liked the highboy look of them. I like yours better. It’s great to have in-laws who are handy with a torch, eh?
One of my next projects is to tackle a bathroom. We’ve got a terribly narrow space that’s currently dominated by the tub running down the entire length of one wall. I like the Japanese Tub all the more. Thanks!
Danze was a good choice. I got 4 sets of Parma in installed during
the recent remodel and have been very happy with it.
Have a father-in-law with simliar skills and would be interested if you might be willing to part with the plans you did. Also, had thought of using an omitub, but not sure where you can purchase one in the US.
Kent, I’ll send what I have your way, although its not much of a plan.
Is the Danze Parma line all brass, or just the shower head? Whatever the material… is it at least metal not plastic? I was surprised to see how many faucets were chromed plastic. I’m thinking of buying the Parma shower/tub trim online, but nervous that the relatively low price is due to the materials? Thanks.
Have I finally found you? It would be wonderful! My husband Jamie and I designed our own round stainless steel soaking tubs and are about to have them installed in our log home any day now. We have also designed the framed-in tub surrounds and are planning to cover them with Brazilian Slate. Our general contractor has asked us to ask you if you had any trouble with the stainless steel tub “sweating” , therefore causing condensation on its perimeter. They are wondering if they should spray foam the exterior of the tubs or blanket them before framing them in entirely. If you could reach us, we would be most appreciative, so much so that we would consider naming our first child after you. With Lots of Log, Shauna & Jamie & Jasper (the miniature schnauzer), jasperbarklodge (at) sympatico.ca
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