Is this going to be anything other than a track? Are there other facilities?

Posted by: Rusty at December 17, 2007 4:38 PM in response to Closing Bell: Park Slope Armory Lookin' Hot to Trot

Holy hell people, sign up for a profile here and use real names. How dumb is it that we're saying things like "So 2:37 it's not necessarily true that 2:05 is exaggerating at all." Who cares if it's your real name, just something consistent.

Posted by: Rusty at November 20, 2007 3:06 PM in response to House of the Day: 551 3rd Street

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You're right, I failed to mention that we contracted most of this room out. I had just finished doing the bathroom on our previous apartment (in order to sell it) I wasn't in the mood to do another one. All of the fixtures, lights, cabinets, tub, tile, etc. added up to be just under $5,000. The labor probably cost us around $3,000 - $4,000 more. All stuff I could have done (meaning there wasn't any work that required permits) but didn't feel like it.

Posted by: Rusty at November 20, 2007 2:21 PM in response to Bathroom Reno #4: Glass Tile Time

Regarding the toilet being next to the bath, I don't really know if I "prefer" anything because I've always had to make do with what I have, but I don't mind it in this instance. When we have kids it will be a place to sit while the kid is in the tub. Also, there was no way we could change its location as that's where the drain pipe was and we weren't about to pay to have that moved.

Yes, the toilet is the two-level flush system. We love it. It flushes faster, uses less water and just plain looks better.

Yeah, I later realized that my contractor was an idiot on a few things and the grout was one of them. I've considered doing the epoxy grout thing but I just can't commit myself to spending that much time fixing something that isn't bugging me THAT much. Yet.

Posted by: Rusty at November 20, 2007 1:56 PM in response to Bathroom Reno #4: Glass Tile Time

Oh, and I forgot to mention that we have a shower curtain that we moved to each side for the picture.

Posted by: Rusty at November 20, 2007 1:05 PM in response to Bathroom Reno #4: Glass Tile Time

Hi. I'm the owner of this bathroom. Thanks for all the positive remarks, I appreciate it. I'll try to answer your questions.

Our friends had just purchased this same tub when we were trying to decide what we wanted to do. We loved theirs so much we just copied them (so we didn't have to go to a showroom to see it). It's my wife's favorite part of our entire apartment renovation. I don't remember exactly where we got it but there's only two places in New York that sell Zuma, one in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn and we ordered it from the place in Brooklyn.

The total cost of the bathroom just under $5,000. (tub=$1,500; wall tiles=$1,200)

Regarding storage, we had two in-wall custom cabinets made and they fit just to the left of the toilet (which is to the right of the vanity/sink). It's just out of both pictures. The other side of that wall is the kitchen wall so it's extra thick, therefore there was a lot of empty space inside of the wall where there were no pipes. We figured it was lost space and would be put to good use as a place for towels and hairdryer and everything else my wife uses. Also, the mirror/vanity has storage into the wall as well.

There is recessed lighting (on dimmers which is really nice when you want a relaxing soak in the tub) as well as the vanity lighting (Artemide). Each on different switches.

Glass tiles are difficult for the reasons listed by others above. Small tiles = lots of grout. I'm not a fan of that much grout in my shower and I've had to replace both tiles and grout twice (and will need to again soon) because I haven't yet found a good sealant. Right now we dry the shower with a towel after we take our showers. A total pain but it keeps it clean and minimizes the problems so much grout causes.

And I agree with those who like features like this on Brownstoner. Seeing before and after pictures is one of the many reasons I love coming to this site (and do on my own site).

Posted by: Rusty at November 20, 2007 1:04 PM in response to Bathroom Reno #4: Glass Tile Time