Hey, it’s Steve from CT Home Repair and Tutoring LLC. The bathroom conversion is moving along—framing done, electrical and insulation in place, and now it’s time for the walls. Today I tackled the mudding, sanding, and priming on the first section. This is the unglamorous step that makes everything look sharp later, and it’s easier
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Hey, it’s Steve from CT Home Repair and Tutoring LLC. Today I made solid progress on the bathroom conversion—got about 2/3 of the cement board up and even cut out the spot for the shower niche. It’s starting to look like a real shower space, not just a construction zone. On the family side, we
Hey, it’s Steve from CT Home Repair and Tutoring LLC. One of the best parts of this closet-to-bathroom project is making use of the space underneath. The plumbing from the new toilet runs right through the guest bedroom ceiling, so I decided to box it out and turn the area into a useful closet. Not
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My family and I are turning our 7 ft × 7 ft walk-in closet into a full bathroom, and I’m documenting every single step so you can do the same thing in your own house without paying a contractor $10,000+. Today was a fun day of actual construction: framing the wall that will sit right
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