Bathroom Remodeling in Valley Village, CA
Bathroom remodeling for older Valley Village houses: the window over the tub kept and sealed, new supply lines, a ducted fan and tested waterproofing.
"Can the window above the tub stay?" On a walk through a Valley Village bathroom, the answer starts at the sill. A wood sill that has taken shower water for a long time may be soft at the corners, and the glass may not be safety glass. If the frame is sound, the sash and casing stay, the sill gets a waterproof wrap tied into the wall membrane, and new glass goes in where code calls for safety glazing.
Keeping an old window dry
The rough opening around a window is the weak point in a tiled wall. Membrane is carried into the opening, across the sill and up both jambs, then sealed to the frame so water running down the glass can only return to the tub. A new tile or stone sill is set with a slight pitch toward the bathing area. If the sash is painted shut or rotted along its bottom rail, a window shop can rebuild it to the same profile, which keeps the outside of the house looking as it did.
Pipes, fan and permit
Permits for the plumbing, electrical and fan work come from LADBS, since Valley Village is a City of Los Angeles neighborhood. With the walls open, the old galvanized branches come out and new supply lines run to each fixture. California green building rules call for an exhaust fan with humidity control, ducted outside, in a bathroom with a tub or shower, so the fan is sized and its duct routed to an exterior cap. The rough work is inspected before any wall is closed and tiled.
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Tile in an older room tends to rest on a mortar bed several times thicker than modern backer board, which adds height and weight. Under it there can be rusted galvanized lines, a cast iron stack with cracked hubs and boards stained around the toilet flange. Each piece is checked and noted before a written scope is drawn up.
If the tub is cast iron and its finish holds, keeping it makes sense. It is protected in place with a padded cover through demolition and tile setting, and worn spots are reglazed. What changes is behind it: a new valve in the wall and new waste and overflow fittings at the drain end, all inspected before that wall closes.
It starts with a pitched base that sends water to the drain. A sheet or liquid membrane is bonded over that base and up the walls, lapped at every seam and sealed into the drain flange. Around a kept window the same membrane wraps the opening. The pan is filled and left overnight to prove it before any tile is set.
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