Greenboard and cement board are up in the basement bathroom
I’m a little bit excited to finally be at the drywall stage in the basement reno. It’s going to be a huge job though, so we’ve decided to break it into smaller projects to make it more manageable. We started with the bathroom.
We used cement board in the shower and then moisture resistant greenboard on the ceiling and the rest of the walls. We’ve also patched the floor where Matt broke up the concrete for the drains and put the new concrete pan in the shower.
Our new shower comes with a storage niche as well as a bench
Next step is taping all of the joints, and then we’ll move on to tile. It’s amazing what a difference the drywall makes. The room is already starting to feel more finished.
Things I love:
- the niche
- the bench
- the precision cutting we were able to do around the electrical and plumbing–less pasting for us!
Hopefully the progress continues this weekend.
What are your plans?
Cement board always smells like play-doh to me. I want to come by and check out the progress on Sunday.
You can meet the kittens too!
I know this is in the past, but the progress you made in the time since you moved in is impressive. I used cement board when I refinished my chimney (we broke up the bricks and then I tiled it in stones), and it was heavy, fairly thankless work – but the end result was worth it.
Thanks so much! Our fireplace and chimney are still on the to-do list.