Time to rip out the bathroom...

[mikebw]

[quote Plumbking]"The bathtub stays for now"

If you don't do it now you never will.

Perhaps, but it just wasn't in the budget this time around. We have planned the renovation around everything except the tub itself, so hopefully in the future it will be as simple as removing and replacing. It's an ugly fiberglass tall unit, so a new short tub will need tile or at least some waterproof wall material along with it, so that's even more $.

[MikeF]

Some old floors have asbestos in them. Mask and/or more when removing it.

There might also be dry rot under the toilet if the seal was not 100% perfect.

What kind of floor is going to replace it?

[Bill in NC]

Or just lay another floor on top.

>Some old floors have asbestos in them. Mask and/or more when removing it.

[mikebw]

[quote MikeF]Some old floors have asbestos in them. Mask and/or more when removing it.

There might also be dry rot under the toilet if the seal was not 100% perfect.

What kind of floor is going to replace it?
The floor we are taking out is just linoleum, not even that old really. Probably 10 years or less. We are putting down pretty much the same kind of linoleum tile, but looks nicer. I know it's not the best material, but it's cheap and fast, just how I like 'em

[quote Bill in NC]Or just lay another floor on top. Not gonna happen. Besides the fact that I think this is a cheap shortcut which only leaves more work to be done in the future, after removing the cabinet / vanity we noticed the tiles didn't extend below it, so there was a rectangle shaped hole in the corner where it was just plywood. The new vanity is slightly different dimensions, and if we were to lay new tiles on top of the old there would be uneven overlaps on the edges, not good. Besides, the old tiles come up so easily with a paint scraper or thin pry bar that it's almost beyond lazy to leave them.