Bathroom vanity help (again)

[keyslover]

*Trying to make photo smaller

Be patient please.  DH is not handy, if anything is going to be done, it is by me.

So I want a cheap upgrade to the bathroom because 1) we hope to move soon 2) sink juts out into the shower 3) I am cheap

We have a heat vent right behind the sink, so pedestal would be the easiest option. . .so I won't go that route

Instead, I want to take this one



and make it more open so the heat/air can flow through.

Think it can be done?

[Deleted]

I dunno but I would worry about it being to code if you are getting ready to sell soon.


And, safety.

[keyslover]

Mar 30, 2015 13:40:10 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

I dunno but I would worry about it being to code if you are getting ready to sell soon.


And, safety.

Things I didn't think about, that is why I ask here

And soon for us is about 1 1/2 - 2 years. BLAH

[keyslover]

Mar 30, 2015 14:15:52 GMT -5 TR said:

This again. PLEASE show a picture of how the sink juts into the shower. It's not that I don't believe you, I just can't picture it.

And what do you mean by "make it more open"?

I said again!  I gave warning

Basically, take the door off.

I will work on a photo if you really want to see my ugly bathroom.  Have to go pick up DD1 and run some errands.

[juliachild]

I'm having a hard time picturing your current situation with the sink and shower, but I will tell you that I would rip that out right after buying the house. I actually have a similar vanity in my current house, and it will be getting ripped out soon. So it was a waste of money for the previous owners. It definitely looks like a cheap upgrade... If you are replacing it to be more functional for your own use, then that's different.

I would also be concerned about the building codes with the heat vent underneath.

ETA: I don't understand how the vanity you're showing here will take up less space than a pedestal sink. 

[jinkies]

I mean, I guess you could run duct work through the cabinet and then install a vent out the side.

But why would you want to do that rather than just install a pedestal sink?

Or, depending on where the vent is, I have seen open cabinets available. maybe that's an option? Like, they have shelving beneath the sink, but not cabinets/doors?

My husband does HVAC and I'm pretty sure he would have a stroke if he heard someone was planning to cover a perfectly good heating vent with a vanity.

[keyslover]

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TR @kizmet peachy

[demelza]

I wouldn't spend the money on changing the pedestal sink. How about just change out the faucet fixtures to renew what you already have. Oil rubbed bronze or something.

And repaint the room or do bead board around the walls.

[Serenity9]

Eh, unless you're willing to spend more to do a more significant renovation by changing the layout of the bathroom to put the sink on a different wall, or moving the air vent, then I would just leave things as they are. I wouldn't want to spend money to do a small update, when what needs to be done is a gut-and-overhaul.

[badgergrl]

To me I like what you have here more than the cheap looking wood cabinet thing that is PIP as a replacement.

[glynn]

I think what you have looks better than the picture you showed. Sorry

[crispnclean]

I think the sink jutting into the tub area is preferable to the cabinet you PIP above.

[rodeored]

So I have the vanity in your first post in my apartment bathroom in white. I can tell you from experience it is not super nice and I wouldn't bother replacing what you currently have with it, especially since you have a vent behind it.

[keyslover]

Mar 31, 2015 10:21:00 GMT -5 Serenity9 said:

Eh, unless you're willing to spend more to do a more significant renovation by changing the layout of the bathroom to put the sink on a different wall, or moving the air vent, then I would just leave things as they are. I wouldn't want to spend money to do a small update, when what needs to be done is a gut-and-overhaul.

Lipstick on a pig  

[keyslover]

Ok, thanks everyone. I needed a different perspective and you all gave it to me

I think just a new faucet and maybe paint will be the way to go.