Hello,
This is what the tenant’s small one-room apartment bathroom will look like soon. The bathroom is probably somewhat old (see pictures – the door and frame have already been painted white).
My idea is to retile the bathroom and install new fixtures. No new plumbing will be installed.
The bathroom is relatively small, I estimate around 2-3 sqm (22-32 sq ft). Just around the corner on the right is a small shower tray.
Is it possible for an amateur to tile something like this? I do have the interest and motivation, and there is always a first time for everything, plus it’s something you can learn. Also, it’s not my own apartment nor a high-end rental unit. I would need to buy the tools. My manual skills are moderate.
How do you assess this project?
Best regards
PS: I have painted tiles in the neighboring apartment. That was a tough job, and I’m not entirely satisfied with the result.
This is what the tenant’s small one-room apartment bathroom will look like soon. The bathroom is probably somewhat old (see pictures – the door and frame have already been painted white).
My idea is to retile the bathroom and install new fixtures. No new plumbing will be installed.
The bathroom is relatively small, I estimate around 2-3 sqm (22-32 sq ft). Just around the corner on the right is a small shower tray.
Is it possible for an amateur to tile something like this? I do have the interest and motivation, and there is always a first time for everything, plus it’s something you can learn. Also, it’s not my own apartment nor a high-end rental unit. I would need to buy the tools. My manual skills are moderate.
How do you assess this project?
Best regards
PS: I have painted tiles in the neighboring apartment. That was a tough job, and I’m not entirely satisfied with the result.
R
rennschnecke5 Nov 2021 17:21driver55 schrieb:
But it’s quite a brownish white. 😀
If you want tenants again afterward, I’d have it done. 😉
Try it out in your own basement first…Thanks to all of you!
The picture is not recent. I just wanted to show the small bathroom ;-)
Unfortunately, I don’t have a basement or a private space for tiling.
I do want to have a tenant, but we’re talking about a net cold rent of around 230–300 euros per month, so that’s where the idea came from.
R
rennschnecke5 Nov 2021 19:47Joedreck schrieb:
Just go for it. With such a small area and inexpensive tiles, you can simply remove them if the result isn’t right. That encourages me, thanks!
I’m interested, but my limited DIY skills still make me hesitate ;-)
But yes, perhaps I should just watch countless tutorials and videos and give it a try, we’ll see.
As I mentioned, I painted the other bathroom with tile paint. Unfortunately, the result wasn’t ideal, so I don’t want to go through that again.
rennschnecke schrieb:
As I said, I had painted the other bathroom with tile paint. Unfortunately, the result wasn’t ideal, so I didn’t want to go through that again.I know tile paint with its harsh preparation steps, and it’s not comparable to chalk paint. Just search online 🙂 Before the internet era, I also tiled as a non-professional. About 60 square meters (645 square feet), including a bathroom after gutting. But I had a professional tiler as an advisor and borrowed books from the library 😉 With the right tiles and a good tile cutter, it’s not rocket science. However, I would advise against tiling walls as a non-expert. So here is my advice: #9
You can definitely do this yourself.
I have 10 rental apartments. The bathrooms have been renovated before, but not very well—just basic standard with white tiles. I recently had 4 bathrooms redone. First, the plumbing specialists came in. They installed new concealed cisterns with wall-mounted toilets and laid the pipes. Washing machine connections with water supply and drainage were included, costing about 700 euros per bathroom.
I installed the sinks myself after the tiler finished. I bought Italian quality tiles, calibrated, as special stock for 9€/sqm (1 sq ft), same for the floor tiles. Beige/brown colors. The tiler charged 1500€ per bathroom for installation.
So, I paid about 3000€ per bathroom in total.
I don’t think you can do all this yourself.
However, you can tile over the old tiles. Just apply a special bonding primer on the existing tiles, then stick the new tiles on. Cross and line lasers are available cheaply. Tile spacers, tile adhesive, grout, silicone, etc., are all available as well. Give it a try—you learn by doing, and what you don’t know, you can learn.
I have 10 rental apartments. The bathrooms have been renovated before, but not very well—just basic standard with white tiles. I recently had 4 bathrooms redone. First, the plumbing specialists came in. They installed new concealed cisterns with wall-mounted toilets and laid the pipes. Washing machine connections with water supply and drainage were included, costing about 700 euros per bathroom.
I installed the sinks myself after the tiler finished. I bought Italian quality tiles, calibrated, as special stock for 9€/sqm (1 sq ft), same for the floor tiles. Beige/brown colors. The tiler charged 1500€ per bathroom for installation.
So, I paid about 3000€ per bathroom in total.
I don’t think you can do all this yourself.
However, you can tile over the old tiles. Just apply a special bonding primer on the existing tiles, then stick the new tiles on. Cross and line lasers are available cheaply. Tile spacers, tile adhesive, grout, silicone, etc., are all available as well. Give it a try—you learn by doing, and what you don’t know, you can learn.
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