Post #3: DIY Remodel. Bathroom Makover

[Matt Nico]

Helloooooooo BP.

This is the 3rd installment of my posting of a deal I recently purchased. To summarize, I couldn't get bank financing during this whole COVID thing, so I got creative and found a seller financed deal. If you want to know more of the nitty-gritty about the deal itself, see one of my previous posts.

This past week was productive as I continued my strategy for getting the longest, most time consuming process of the rehab finished: The bathrooms. The house is being split into a duplex, so I'm working on the left side first. There are 2 bathrooms in it, so I started on one, and while I let things dry or cure on the one, I am hopping to the other (See the photos)

This past week I completed the entire shower pan and plumbing system for the first bathroom. I ripped out the old tub and the disgusting white subway tiles. I have rebuilt the walls and have coated with redguard (the pink paint), which acts as a waterproof membrane. 

In addition to that bathroom, I moved into the 2nd bathroom, which is much larger, but already has an existing shower pan, so no need for a full demo. I ripped off the white subway tile again, and I'm in the process of rebuilding it. The plumbing on that one was completed yesterday. You can still see parts of the piping up top where the rain shower will stick out.

The last thing I did this past week was I hunted down a couple of cheap ceiling fans for the bedrooms. 

Pro Tip: Ceiling fans are crazy expensive. I use apps such as facebook marketplace and offer up to find deals on ceiling fans at 25% the cost of a new one. I bought $250 ceiling fans for $60. Are you taking a slight risk that they will break a year in? Yes. But I've put used ceiling fans in all of my rentals, and they look amazing, and have not broken yet. Once they get cleaned up and installed, they are good to go.

See the pictures of the process below.

Happy Housing,

Matt