Planning a bathroom renovation
I’m planning a bathroom renovation. My plan is to use marble for the wall tile and soapstone tile in the shower stall. I have a separate pink bathtub (don’t really want to reglaze) that is really ugly that I’d like to replace with a Jacuzzi. I live in a coop building and was wondering if…
I’m planning a bathroom renovation. My plan is to use marble for the wall tile and soapstone tile in the shower stall. I have a separate pink bathtub (don’t really want to reglaze) that is really ugly that I’d like to replace with a Jacuzzi. I live in a coop building and was wondering if coops typically don’t allow Jacuzzis. I’m also curious about what people have used for the floor material in the bathroom. I’m not sure I want to use natural stone and would like to hear about some non-standard floor materials that people have had good success with.
Thanks
many co-ops don’t allow jacuzzis, but if your heart is set on one, you might ask for permission to install one that is the same footprint as a regular tub. There are several on the market.
I’m a kitchen and bath designer and of course the choices of materials are endless. One nice mix of materials when you’re working with natural stone is glass tile. It really depends on the particular marble you’ll be using. You may want to do stone on the floor (you need to make sure the floors won’t be slippery when wet) and glass on walls or as an accent. Or use a mix of textures, such as honed (smooth) tiles on the walls and more textured tiles on the floor (ie, slate). Also, vary the scale of wall and floor tile when you’re mixing materials (ie, don’t do everything 12×12, etc) if you use larger tiles on the wall, go with a smaller size or different shape on the floor, or vice versa. You have to be careful when mixing manmade materials with natural stone, they need to be very different from each other, otherwise the manmade stuff will be obviously fake in comparison.
Here’s an example where we used 2″ natural stone on the floor and 6×12 porcelain tile on the walls:
http://www.121studio.com/default.asp?catID=3&pID=86
and here’s one where we used glass tile on the walls and slate on the floor:
http://www.121studio.com/default.asp?catID=3&pID=87
Good luck with everything and have fun with your renovation!
I love soapstone but it is slippery when wet.
I lived in a condo on the UES that had about 200 units. It is an extremely well managed condo with a reserve close to $500k. The first thing I did when I moved in was to get friendly with the superintendant and ask him his recommendations for a contractor to move some walls. I know there were rules against washers in the units but not sure about jacuzzis.
Bottom line was I got everything done without any permits at what I thought was a reasonable price after I gave the super $500. I assume he got additional money from the contractor.
Also the weight. And you’ll need electric for the jacuzzi. You’ll need board approval, for sure, so that means plans.
not allowing jacuzzis is typical in larger coops. more typical in manhattan. the potential for leaks is greater. but the sound is generally a larger problem. You may be able to argue for soundproofing details to mitigate noise.
I would like to recommend Zaragoza Design. There phone number is 1-347-728-7691. John will come out and give a free estimate.
He is licensed with a one million dollar, 2 million dollar aggregate liability policy which is probably what your coop board is looking for.
His references are verifiable and he is reliable and reasonably priced.
Tell him Susan recommended him.
I wish you the best of luck with the work.