Bathroom Plan

Personal hygiene was extremely uncommon except for the very wealthy, until the end of the 19th century.

Shortly before this the common people saw bathing was a weekly thing, usually on Saturday evening.  This was because it took some time to heat enough water. Family members would share the bathing water. Outhouses were also used, they would be kept near the back door of the kitchen for easy access. However, chamber pots were also used in every one's room.

There we many variations on the type of bathroom a house would have-

Powder room-

Also called the "1/2 bath” and refers to a bathrooms with toilet and a sink.

On suite-

An on suite bathroom is a bathroom attached to, and only accessible from a bedroom.

Family bathroom-

This is a full bathroom in a house.

Jack and Jill bathroom-

This is a bathroom with two doors, accessible from two locations.

Going into the 20th century, is was revealed that bacteria was living on those who did not clean them selves properly, as well as their environment. Cleanliness was from them pursued very aggressively. Modern sewer systems in the cities were implemented as huge sanitation projects, as well as in the home. In 1905 the magazine House Beautiful wrote articles on "household bacteriology", which described how bacteria worked, and how to quickly eradicate them from the home. 

By 1910, almost all houses had bathrooms, which included toilets, sinks, bathtubs, and showers.  People who had a lot of money would be extravagant will the bathroom designs, and how many they had in the house.  The rich would do to great lengths to hide pipes in the bathroom, so they had lots of cabinets to hide them.  Cast iron bathtubs with porcelain coating became popular in 1910; and were usually the center of attention in the bathroom. Granite was a favorite material for counter surfaces.  Ceramic tiles were used for the floor and back splash because they are attractive and moisture resistant.  White fixtures were the most common.  High tank toilets were also essentially the only toilet available for use.  Marble sinks where very common.  The bathroom was not different from any other room; in that the appearance was supposed to be impressive.  

Bathrooms from around 1910-

Bathroom inspiration-

The bathroom I'm using-

What the new bathroom would look like-

What needs to be done-  Walls (take it down), Ceiling (lights) , Floors, Wood Molding, Sink, Toilet, Shower, and Bathtub 

The ceiling can be repaired the same way the master bedroom ceiling was, with a simple lighting fixture.

Walls- The wall that has a door way across from the balcony will come down.  This wall is not in the original blueprints, which showed a tube behind the wall.  Because of this I think the wall will be reasonably easy to remove.  Hiring a contractor to remove the wall, like I said I don't want to mess with walls.
Removing the wall paper is like any other room, and paint the walls white with moisture residence paint.  Use ceramic tiles as the back splash above the sink, and inside the shower.

The floors- the floors will be the same ceramic tiles, and will be installed the same way they were in the kitchen.

Bathtub-  A claw foot bathtub is installed differently than regular tubs, because they don't connect to any wall.  First turn off water connection, you might have to remove excess pipe Connect the overflow, tighten the coupling nut at the drain, then tighten the retainer nut at the overflow hole.  Install the stopper assembly on the tub, then assemble the lower drain extension. Place the drain extension into the hole in the floor, move tub into position and align over the extension drain. Tighten the nut to hold in place.sections that could have accumulated from different bathroom renovations.

Insert the new pipes into the elbow of the tub, connect to the end of the existing pipe.  Wedge a pipe underneath the new tub then sweat it into the remaining joints.  Place the drain line onto the preexisting drain by applying PVC cleaner, then follow the cleaner with glue to the outside of the new pipe and the outside of the pipe fitting. The vertical pipe that connects to the tub and pipes to transport water, will connect at the hole in the tub and screw onto the the bathtub drain.

Put the new tub near the new location, then aline the new drain to tub. Add plumbers putty around the tub surface to tighten it down.  Then install a "T bracket” which has the pipe holders, and are going to be exposed.  The ends of the pipes will be covered with plumbers tape, place flanges (metal rings) over the holes in the tile which the pipe goes in; and tighten the flanges.  Then attach faucets to the tub and pipes, clearly indicated by the holes on the tub.  The tub feet could be attached to the tile with plumber’s putty.

Claw foot bathtub-

The toilet-  The toilet is already set up to be attached because it's going in its original location.  The pipes can just be connected to the high tank and bowl of the toilet.  Because I'm putting the bathroom accessories where they were originally there not much that needs to be done.

The Sink- The two sink vanity can be connected to the pipes under the tile, and the water line can separate off to the two sink.  The sink is easy to connect, the connection of all water lines have been described in the bathtub part.  Use plumbers putty, and flanges to connect and secure pipes.  The vanity is simple and white, with cabinets under the sink to hide the pipes.

The Shower-  The shower is already there, the old structure just needs to be removed, and the shower head can be replaced.  The head created to be replaced over time, the easy replacement happens after the new structure is lined up.  The shower is like the tub in that the drains just need to be alined and attached to the floor and wall.  The shower will be glass, and have metal fixtures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathroom

http://antiquehomestyle.com/inside/bathrooms/index.htm

http://www.oldhouseonline.com/category/articles/kitchens-and-baths-articles/old-house-bathrooms/

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