Renovation Master Bath 2011

For the past 13 years, Ernie and I have discussed the need to update our master bath.  The time never seemed right - until now.  We are fans of DYI so we decided to enlist the help of our contractor, Allan Dawley.  It was decided that Ernie and I would cover the demolition and Allan would renovate - with the hope that Ernie would be able to assist.  The master bath was a BEAST because of its size (10' x 11') and because of the amount of tile we had to remove - not to mention that the master bath is on the 2nd floor and rather than cart the debris through the house, we chose to use our balcony and spiral staircase to take the trash from the backyard out to the truck!  The demolition took us a week, as Ernie was unable to take any time off work.  We were so happy to have that work done.  Along with demolition, Ernie and I were also in charge of purchasing the supplies, fixtures and cabinets, as well as painting.  We had to find cabinets that would fit a 10' wall and would be delivered within 2 weeks.  We were unable to find cabinets we likes or a cabinet maker that could deliver within our limited time span until Ernie found an online company that manufactured high quality cabinets we could afford in a timely manner.  The only glitch was what we would have to assemble the cabinets on our own.  We opted to go with them, and are sooo happy we did!  We will recommend Cabinet Giants to everyone!  They make their cabinets out of beautiful hard wood maple, with dovetail drawers and soft close mechanisms for the drawers.  Awesome!!!  After all the hard work and Allan's ability to create beautiful spaces, here are the before and after pictures.The toilet was moved about 3 feet to allow us to have a deep soaking tub in its place, along with a 4' shower.  We are so happy to have our new bathroom!