Figured my bathroom reno would take 2 weeks, took 8 instead

I started ripping out tile on a Monday morning. Thought I'd be done in 14 days easy. The drywall behind the shower was moldy, had to replace half of it. Then the new fixtures didn't fit the old plumbing layout. Took another trip to Home Depot and three returns. Now I tell clients to double their timeline estimates for home projects. Anyone else run into hidden problems that blew up your schedule?

4 comments

4 Comments

carr.luna4d ago

8 weeks? Rookie numbers. My DIY 'quick fix' is now my retirement plan.

angelamurphy4d ago

So did you end up gutting the whole bathroom or just patch fix the moldy spots?

johnson.eva4d ago

I ripped out so much that at one point I was standing in the studs asking the drywall guy if he wanted to just start over. Total gut job, but hey, at least now I know where all my pipes run.

kimr914d ago

Wait @johnson.eva did you find any crazy surprises in the walls once you got the drywall off? I had a similar thing happen in my old place and ended up finding a whole nest of raccoon bones behind the shower tiles.