Why did my Bathroom Remodel Take 13 Years?

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Күн бұрын

I have finally completed our 13-year bathroom remodel project. We started demoing our basement bathroom just after we moved into our house. We took out the sink and removed most of the drywall. We decided the shower was in okay shape and we left it as it was, although the outside had never been finished. Over the years, I have reinstalled the drywall, replastered, and painted. We also had our plumber put in new fixtures about 5 years ago. It was functional but unfinished. Just recently we decided to finally get this project done. What I needed to do was put a nice wood sill under the window and built some new cabinetry around the hot water heater which is next to the shower. I found some space next to the hot water heater where I could make some cubbies. Then I made a face frame to cover the cubbies and the hot water heater making a nice built-in piece of cabinetry. The cabinetry has three doors that I edge banded with birch plywood edge. I put up new painted poplar trim around the two doors and the shower door. I also finally used the baseboard I've been saving. Now we finally have a basement bathroom that is mostly finished.
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0:00 (introduction)
0:33 (demolition)
3:18 (window sill)
6:33 (cubby cabinet)
16:00 (face frame)
17:15 (door trim)
22:16 (cabinet doors)
29:30 (conclusion)

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@bob81pizza Жыл бұрын

Yet another room appears in Frank's infinite basement

@finchbaby Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 A thought I didn’t realize I was also thinking

@SeraphimKnight Жыл бұрын

I'm always impressed that you so often just casually pull footage from like 10+ years ago in your videos. You must have just a ridiculous stack of labeled hard drives hanging around 😂

@frankmakes Жыл бұрын

29.4 terabytes of videos all dated and mostly labeled.

@MrMikeBurger Жыл бұрын

@@frankmakes if you ever have a desire to make a meta video about how you make videos - I'd watch it.

@mm9773 Жыл бұрын

Don’t feel bad about this: the average basement bathroom remodel time is closer to never.

@timma_thy Жыл бұрын

I tried to install a sink in mine 3 years ago. Still not in.

@mrupholsteryman Жыл бұрын

I snapped a chalkline....years ago. 15 + years in home.... still no finished basement 😅🤣😂

@HamishMackenzie7 Жыл бұрын

My basement bathroom reno took 6 years. So I'm feeling pretty good about myself now. Thanks for this

@OrionFyre Жыл бұрын

Nobody likes a braggart. ;)

@bokkenka Жыл бұрын

@13:25 -- It was nice of Frank to stick around and help Frank carry the cabinet out of the shop.

@karlchristoffer1275 Жыл бұрын

Frank and Frank are a good team..!

@robt2151 Жыл бұрын

I think they are triplets but one of them didn't show up.

@karlchristoffer1275 Жыл бұрын

Yes, they are at least 3, but not this day.. holiday or familybusiness or what ever... 😊😉

@WoLpH Жыл бұрын

Those are Frink and Fronk, they love to help Frank out

@PikkaBird Жыл бұрын

@@robt2151 I think Fronk held the camera for most of this. I couldn't get a good look at which of them opened the door for Frank at 29:12, he didn't get close enough to tell for sure.

@paulsmyers203 Жыл бұрын

Well that's a great refit. The only critique I have is moving the upper cupboard door stoppers to the top of the frame instead of the bottom so they're less in the way of putting items in and getting them back out.

@helgaschmiedtmarcelofalcao2246 Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@Very_Okay Жыл бұрын

i don’t know if i’ve ever commented in all this time, but i have been enjoying your work since a few months after you posted your workshop build video, and i just have to say: your filmmaking choices are what makes you stand out on youtube. i don’t have the time to watch these days like i did then, but your work always gets a view. that shot you did from inside the cabinet with the doors closed put a genuine smile on my face. it was just so pleasant to look at and and interesting way to present the information. i really appreciate the effort you put into these videos. the stop motion, the split screen, the frank clones. they all take so much more work than is necessary, and they elevate your videos from vlog to art.

@Maxid1 Жыл бұрын

I think the most fun I've ever had doing cabinetry was building one to fit a space in a house that was built in the early 1900s that was not square. Nothing in that house was square, level, flat or even. But the finishers of the time made it all look like it was.

@jammi__ Жыл бұрын

The hard black glue could well have been some asbestos glue. At least that's the judgement of such in my late 1960s house. They used such back then for tiles, boards, floor laminates and such.

@JoshuaRes Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@charlotteblock4570 Жыл бұрын

As the most frequent user of the guest bedroom and bath over the years, can attest to it looking really great! Fun to see the process and the kids when they were little.

@juliesullivan1757 Жыл бұрын

Water heaters have a limited lifetime. The new standards with extra insulation make them a different outside size. This means you will have content for another project video.

@orijimi Жыл бұрын

AO Smith makes a very skinny 40 gallon.

@mallorykane2843 Жыл бұрын

yeah i was just thinking i bet they end up with a tankless next time cuz it's gonna be a sumbich to even get that out now.

@orijimi Жыл бұрын

@@mallorykane2843 You can always cut the jacket and the insulation off and make a real mess.

@kenc2257 Жыл бұрын

@@mallorykane2843 But when it eventually fails, it will have to come out...[fortunately, Frank used mostly screws, except for the finish nails on the trim pieces]

@mallorykane2843 Жыл бұрын

@@kenc2257 yes i am aware it will have to come out hence the mentioning it will be hard to get it out.

@stubartineoose Жыл бұрын

The 360 shots in this are genius.

@barryirby8609 Жыл бұрын

I was going to comment on the new and fatter water heaters but somebody beat me to it. Good luck when the time comes. That valve is the TPR valve, Temperature and Pressure Relief. I am surprised your codes people let the plumber vent it upward. That can be dangerous and locally it's a no-no. Nice job, big improvement.

@VarionJimmy Жыл бұрын

Clever idea to use round weights to hold the baseboard in place while the glue dries. 👍

@ToeCutter454 Жыл бұрын

my dad took about 30 years to finally renovate/remodel 2 of our 3 bathrooms... i helped him with the upstairs master in 2021 and then we did the downstairs last year.

@MattTester Жыл бұрын

Great use of the 360 camera. Also I feel like I've said this before but along with the final builds I just enjoy watching Frank make nice pieces of wood.

@larrybud Жыл бұрын

I'm bookmarking this video to show my wife any time I'm "past due" on any project! Thanks Frank!

@teppi5119 Жыл бұрын

I love the way you edit. Bathroom looks amazing. I learned a lot. Thank you for doing this!

@antraxxslingshots Жыл бұрын

Seeing someone as handy as you are taking quite some time to finish projekts is really helpfull. It gives me time to breath regarding we moved into or new, old house one year ago and it feels totally overwhelming to get stuff done O.O

@sgsax Жыл бұрын

Who among homeowners doesn't have a reno project that's not quite done yet. I've got one bathroom that has been mostly done for at least 5 years now. Maybe I'll get to it this summer. Maybe not. Thanks for sharing!

@hdwoodshop Жыл бұрын

It’s called pressure relief valve line. In case the water heater overflows, the water will go out this line. You explained it well.

@macedindu829 Жыл бұрын

BTW, I love how committed you are to the "bed goes up, bed goes down" meme!

@dan.w.hoover2556 Жыл бұрын

Looks great!

@heathermacmillan962 Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing! Definitely worth the wait 😊❤

@espnmk 6 ай бұрын

Saw this video when you first put it out but watching over shows the details that never gets dull Frank, thanks for sharing.

@markroth9827 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video.

@coolguy163 2 ай бұрын

It looks so good

@MidnightAmratha Жыл бұрын

next time you use that glue-on edging you can use a trimpiece with a router to get a nice fast and even edge. just thought you would appreciate the tip.

@dhengen Жыл бұрын

caulk.... the unsung hero of DIY'ers

@anthonyfreeman5858 Жыл бұрын

The sound effects are an interesting touch. A simple update to make it look very nice. Good job.

@carolburns8667 Жыл бұрын

Lovely and bright

@Danman1972 Жыл бұрын

Nice update for sure. Nice work around the hot water heater. That wood face on the outside of curb on the show will likely not last a ton of time if that shower gets a lot of use (being a basement I doubt it) , but I would personally re-tile that shower and use a more modern frameless glass door for the shower. I used to call the one we had like that in our 70's home a "bathing cave". It was super dark in there. I ended retiling the whole deal, make the door as a wide as possible with a modern door, built in shelves and much brighter light. Was a nice update. I used 12 inch tiles in a diamond pattern. Lots of cuts, but it turned great. Much more modern and slightly more function.

@VeretenoVids Жыл бұрын

Ooohhh! I love the clever placement of the door handles! (My house was built into a hill in 1910. I can talk about the lack of 90 degree angles any time. 😂)

@jesper1406 Жыл бұрын

And a whole video without a single CNC machine appearance... 💕💕💕

@szcpos Жыл бұрын

You made me happy :) I still have time to finish the bathroom in the attic, only 9 years past...

@cleekersneaker Жыл бұрын

I’m impressed you kept track of the footage over all the years

@danlynch1154 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@danaowen9014 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work.

@jasonchristiansen9063 Жыл бұрын

As always, super cool

@williamschultz8198 Жыл бұрын

As always Frank...Great job!

@kaycox19 Жыл бұрын

Awesome renovation!

@robertstredde6798 Жыл бұрын

I really like the pulls on those upper cabinet doors!!

@kenc2257 Жыл бұрын

That's a lovely basement bathroom. (it was worth the wait)

@garyknight8616 Жыл бұрын

Great job.

@sparkyprojects Жыл бұрын

For the edge banding, a carpenter friend of mine used a fine tooth file, you file towards the wood in a scissor like action

@ThePurpleSquirrel Жыл бұрын

You are a true craftsman and artist. Craftmanship left the construction trade in South Florida many decades ago.

@macedindu829 Жыл бұрын

It's funny I feel nostalgia about the kids being kids xD.

@DavidLeeKersey Жыл бұрын

Frank the man who keeps ALL his footage. He must have a good organization system too.

@HereIsWisdom1318 7 ай бұрын

3:03-“The Big Boss”! That’s hilarious!

@mandyleeson1 Жыл бұрын

Nice work Frank.

@jvisscher Жыл бұрын

Thank you Frank, beautiful work. I'll use this as reference when my wife asks me when our house is finished. Usually I respond with; "Just because I promised doesn't mean you have to remind me every 6 months."

@bickybickford Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Frank

@johnmcanulty7341 Жыл бұрын

I had a consulting mechanical engineer that always use to bring up his frustration with the term: Hot Water Heater. When on long drives to site visits the ensuing dialog we had was always entertaining. Thanks.

@stevedotrsa Жыл бұрын

'DB board' must drive you nuts.😂

@johnmcanulty7341 Жыл бұрын

@@stevedotrsa Have you ever seen a house fly? Yup and, have seen a baseball bat.

@09conrado 2 ай бұрын

In my country we call it a Boiler, but they're rare nowadays, as most homes have a central heater/water heater unit on the gas mains. Though they're trying to push the transition to heat pumps nowadays, to get off the fossil fuels

@pat_link_ Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyable watching, do like the projected tv on the inside of the doors

@MeAlone44 2 ай бұрын

Very impressive buildout, the only thing I might have done differently would have been to make the shelves pull out drawers so they were not open. Wither way, it turned out awesome. Thanks for sharing!

@frankmakes 2 ай бұрын

Yes and they're kind of deep. Drawers would have helped

@dagwood1327 Жыл бұрын

Very good turnout on the remodel. Bathrooms are the hardest because of tight spaces. Also if you do much more of the edge banding you might want to buy a trimmer. Fast cap has some and of course Azom has bunches.

@nickhenscheid369 Жыл бұрын

^ indeed, the Fastcap edgeband trimmer works pretty well. Use a block plane for the final trim.

@NwoRun Жыл бұрын

Bravo to the video editing. It will not pass through unnoticed

@MrStudioso Жыл бұрын

For the edge banding, a trim router works great, especially on real wood banding, where it works much better than those specialized hand trimmers that slide over both sides and rip out chunks of it!

@dreadbaron10 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing the Franks at work

@tjacksonwoodworker3726 Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work, Frank! It turned out fantastic! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@se7515 Жыл бұрын

Looks good. If you want a quick and easy shower makeover, Rustolem Tub and Tile paint is great

@mikejones2057 Жыл бұрын

That final shot with the out of character music and your hand sticking out from behind the door with the 360 cam... Just another wonderful film making moment Frank!

@ChipKragt Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine works for a manufacturer and pointed out how often we say "hot water heater" when hot water doesn't need to be heated. Now I can't stop hearing it.

@wr1ght939 Жыл бұрын

I love your voiceover. Very relaxing haha

@siucracos Жыл бұрын

Another great video as always, Frank! For the edge banding, using a blade works great. If you were going to be doing a lot of it, there's a tool made specifically for trimming edge banding. I used to work in a cabinet shop and we had them laying around everywhere. Sort of like how you'll find carpenter's pencils laying around everywhere haha

@orvsr4me2 Жыл бұрын

Jackpot! We even got video of homer!

@alexwood020589 Жыл бұрын

You can get a cheap plastic tool which told two box cutter blades. It trims the edge banding perfectly flush on both sides in one smooth motion. I used to use a chisel referenced against one face of the wood, which works okay. But the tool was well worth the money.

@williamellis8993 Жыл бұрын

That looks really great, Frank. Keep in mind that nothing is square, level, or plumb in a new house either. Bill

@danjeln Жыл бұрын

I have watched a lot of your videos and I’ve always noticed that when you are using the radial arm saw, you don’t pull it in a single smooth motion. Rather in steps were you go fast and slow alternating. Is there a special reason as to why? Thanks for all the inspiration and knowledge you share. Regards /Danjel

@jonanderson5137 Жыл бұрын

I see a lot of basements. Handy home builders really have a knack for packing stuff around the utilities. Completely boxed up water meters. Electrical panels in the back of deep cupboards. Water heaters with no room. Furnaces wedged in corners. Sheetrock over valves. You name it.

@jonanderson5137 Жыл бұрын

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@dragoncracker Жыл бұрын

I learned from a cabinet maker years back that a file is the best way to trim up edge-banding, but i have also cheated and used a flush trim bit in a router

@sarahs.245 Жыл бұрын

Man you really.... *handled* it

@monjury Жыл бұрын

I laughed out loud at the kids still being kids part. Really gets across how long ago this started.

@jkell42 Жыл бұрын

Nice job, Frank, it looks like you’re having fun with that 360 camera

@Baron3D Жыл бұрын

What a difference.

@jacas16 Жыл бұрын

so no one has mentioned the superb camera work !!!

@davidshaper5146 Жыл бұрын

For holding that baseboard with the construction adhesive, you can flip the head on your Bessey clamp and use them as spreaders.

@garethsnaim8174 Жыл бұрын

this guys basement is bigger than the Olympics.

@mallorykane2843 Жыл бұрын

it really is, you could tell me that he tunneled into the neighbors' basements for more project content and at this point i'd believe you

@Rubbernecker Жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who takes 13 years to complete projects...

@r-e_mii Жыл бұрын

Remodels are overwhelming in every way imaginable. From the design, cost & sourcing materials, diying always takes longer but saves more money than hiring whoever, the list goes on. It doesn't happen overnight.

@justinstrik7125 Жыл бұрын

Flush trimming is what separates us from the animals 😂

@glencrandall7051 Жыл бұрын

I loved the remodel. Very good explanation of what you did and how you did it. Great use of space next to the water heater. The video at the end showing the result would have been better if you slowed the panning a bit. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

@somethingsnowing Жыл бұрын

My friend uses a flush cut router but to trip edge banding to size after installation

@twinprimeable Жыл бұрын

27:30 I'm surprised you didn't relocate these stops to the top of the cabinet

@sjlarue1 Жыл бұрын

Looks nice! Can't wait till the video where you replace the water heater...I've replaced two in my house, and I am not going to spoil the joy and excitement that you or your plumber will feel when that time comes... seriously though, I would, before that time comes, rethink that bottom frame, and at least make the area around the water heater easily removable. Future you will thank you.

@Murtagh653 Жыл бұрын

looks great, but i think it would have been a better idea to just put a door over it, the storage space with the cubbies is nice, but when that hot water heater needs to be replaced, they will be in the way and it will be a pain to take them out.

@ge2719 Жыл бұрын

In the uk youd lilepy find a shelf in the hot water heater cupboard yats just made out of rough sawn leftover wood thats just a basic frame with spaces in all the slats for airflow, so any towels etc stay nice and dry. Dont think youd find many solid maple faced cabinetry 😂

@AquaPeet Жыл бұрын

Very nicely finished Frank! When can I test it out? I'll bring my own towel.

@miki09876 4 ай бұрын

I love yhe master plumbers at home depot

@cobberpete1 Жыл бұрын

Conversation between Frank and Mrs H. "I told you I would finish the bathroom, you don't have to remind me every five years". 😂😂🤣

@philliparudolph9595 Жыл бұрын

13 years for a bathroom makes me feel infinitely better about the 2 years for a router table

@aserta Жыл бұрын

Tiny humans! :)) Man, haven't seen them so small in a while. Looks like someone was gearing to make the bathroom but kinda gave up, and spun to make it presentable for a sale, then gave up on that too? So many weird details.

@Saavik256 Жыл бұрын

Original colours give me a very 70s vibe.

@lornesteed2417 Жыл бұрын

It's pretty well a given that you will be replacing the water heater a some point - should make for a fun video disassembling everything you just did when that happens.

@LISA75_ Жыл бұрын

I live in the UK, and our house was built in the 1850s , it's built with brick and I don't think that the builders knew what a straight line was lol , everything is bodged when we have to do anything shimes and cork are a staple to having anything look aesthetically pleasing .

@richardhart7652 Жыл бұрын

I've just come in from the workshop having spent all day 8+hours filling sanding the back of a piece of furniture I've rebuilt adapted for our bedroom to realise I'm the only person who has and will ever see it😅

@karlchristoffer1275 Жыл бұрын

You are a true artisan..! 🤗

@richardhart7652 Жыл бұрын

@@karlchristoffer1275 yes I am 😂😂🤣

@STMwoodturning Жыл бұрын

Frank, it all looks great (like all your projects). However… for the life of me I can’t understand why you didn’t use pressure treated lumber for the cabinet base. That wood lays on concrete next to the biggest water source in your house. What if water heater leaks or condensation collects on the floor from the shower? Just asking… Stuart

@MonsoonEast Жыл бұрын

Agreed, code requires pressure treat. Looks great otherwise.

@mrsjayrez2627 Жыл бұрын

My husband and I have been building display shelves, enclosed with led lights since November. I imagine a bathroom would take us at least 10 years 😂

@plumbersteve Жыл бұрын

One question. One observation. What kind of camera was that? It looked like it might have been mounted to the ceiling and tracking you when you were caulking. The temperature and pressure relief valve on top of the water heater releases water when needed to protect the system from over pressure. The pipe coming off of it is a drain that relies on gravity to evacuate. If you pipe it up like that, the pipe would have to fill up completely before any water would ever come out of it. So you’re essentially trapping all this water and exposing it to the air. Trapped water will stagnate and things will grow in it. This trapped water is sitting up against the t&p valve. When that valve opens, the pressure behind it will obviously be higher than that of the water in the trap, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any contamination. Also, the older the t&p, the likelier that if it does purge, it won’t seal off completely, leading to a small amount of water continuously issuing from it. But if you had close the house water supply for some other reason, then you’d almost certainly pull all of that trap water back into the water heater where the hot environment will accelerate the microbe propagation.