{"id":10,"date":"2021-03-24T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/norcalmod\/2021\/03\/24\/vanessas-second-bathroom\/"},"modified":"2021-03-24T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:46:30","slug":"vanessas-second-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/norcalmod\/2021\/03\/24\/vanessas-second-bathroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa&#8217;s Second Bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;color: #8b8b8b\">[This was posted a while back on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/norcalmod\/\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b\">Instagram channel<\/a>, but I&#039;ve not done a full-post here on the blog.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After successful completion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norcalmod.com\/2016\/12\/vanessa-and-johns-walnut-accented-bathroom.html#more\">their first bathroom<\/a> John and Vanessa contacted me about doing their second bathroom \u2014 the &quot;guest&quot; bath. As previous, Vanessa \u2014 with a background in retail\/design \u2014 had a good number of the design elements and ideas sorted, including the idea for hex tile. When approaching the build, we still had a few extra things to sort out, including the reinforcement of a later-addition pocket door which joined a tiled wall \u2014 a terrible combination as there could be little\/no structural reinforcement to the tile.<\/p>\n<p>After a few design iterations and lots of structural steel later, we had reinforced the door-wall, created a nook for bath products, created a custom walnut vanity and medicine cabinet and worked the hex tile in an undulating pattern up the wall. It turned out well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3A7B9ACD-C5F5-4116-97A2-2C15C984F839\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e20263e999073f200b image-full img-responsive\" src=\"\/norcalmod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e20263e999073f200b-800wi.jpg\" title=\"3A7B9ACD-C5F5-4116-97A2-2C15C984F839\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nIn the end, the process included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Refreshed electrical circuits \u2014 the previous owners did a number on the wiring, so we had some clean-up to do<\/li>\n<li>Refreshed PEX plumbing lines<\/li>\n<li>Reinforced structural elements including the pocket-door\/tile wall<\/li>\n<li>Complete demo and sealing \u2014 my new process includes sealing all of the interior walls with primer&#8230; an odd technique, but it really keeps things fresh and tidy<\/li>\n<li>Rebuilding of the original Nutone vent<\/li>\n<li>Installation of operable skylight<\/li>\n<li>Custom hex tiling<\/li>\n<li>Custom linear tiling in shower<\/li>\n<li>Custom walnut vanity and medicine cabinet\/mirror<\/li>\n<li>New luan pocket-door and mahogany trim-out<\/li>\n<li>New luan\/plexi transom window above pocket door (not shown \u2014 too bad as it was kind of cool&#8230; brought the light from the bathroom skylight into the dark hall)<\/li>\n<li>New drywall and paint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #8b8b8b;font-size: 8pt\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_9059\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e20278801e3dbf200d image-full img-responsive\" src=\"\/norcalmod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e20278801e3dbf200d-800wi.jpg\" title=\"IMG_9059\" \/><br \/>[As odd as it may seem, sealing the walls up before doing any work really cuts down on current dust and odor]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #8b8b8b;font-size: 8pt\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_0038\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e20263e9990763200b image-full img-responsive\" src=\"\/norcalmod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e20263e9990763200b-800wi.jpg\" title=\"IMG_0038\" \/><br \/>[Tiling: In process&#8230; the hex tile up the wall took a while to execute]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #8b8b8b;font-size: 8pt\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_9998\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e2026bdec65456200c image-full img-responsive\" src=\"\/norcalmod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2026bdec65456200c-800wi.jpg\" title=\"IMG_9998\" \/>[Nutone fan with new motor&#8230; gives new life to the ventilation]<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #8b8b8b;font-size: 8pt\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_9213\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e20278801e3dea200d image-full img-responsive\" src=\"\/norcalmod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e20278801e3dea200d-800wi.jpg\" title=\"IMG_9213\" \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[This was posted a while back on our Instagram channel, but I&#039;ve not done a full-post here on the blog.] After successful completion of their first bathroom John and Vanessa contacted me about doing their second bathroom \u2014 the &quot;guest&quot; bath. 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