1920's Bathroom REMODEL - DEMO to FINISH

[@anolisa1939]

Too bad you couldn’t save that old bathroom, it was SO unique! I’ve taken some screen shots of it for my vintage bathroom remodel.

[@corbanfamily]

There were some broken floor and wall tiles, and the plumbing needed to be replaced - so it had to go. I'm glad you liked it, but it wasn't practical for our family, nor was it our style preference. Good luck on your remodel!

[@papabear5506]

I can't even watch this. This destruction is heartbreaking.

[@kimlangston8230]

It’s beautiful now! He did a great job!

[@marciareagan2718]

I loved the before.

[@corbanfamily]

Thanks for watching. Apparently a lot of people like that style. The tiles and plumbing were ruined in places and the whole place had to be gutted.

[@rich5034]

Thank you for sharing this adventure with me. You did a great job of accurately capturing a remodel performed by real people (awesome ones!) Long hours, the messy parts, innocently capturing some tired bodies, minor pitfalls etc. The outcome is great as well! Sure some nostalgia was lost but come on. You wouldn't drive around in a 1920's automobile for your daily commute. Hahaha. Maybe put a modern engine in an old chassis sure. I think you struck a great balance between modern amenities and respecting the history of the house. Bravo!

[@corbanfamily]

Thanks Rich! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MassiveMania]

Really awesome job! My hat's off to Mattaniah and Ericka, your helpers, and of course all your little helpers :) It was a great transformation!!

[@corbanfamily]

thank you so much!!!!

[@CentralNintendo1]

I saw the title and the first 10 seconds of the video and expected to hate the outcome as you were tearing out the old. Made me even more mad seeing the other nice old features in the house and expecting a modern bathroom in the old house. ... But I'm gonna be honest I'm impressed that you guys managed to pull off a modern bathroom with the old design with the tile choice and closets! I'm not a fan of the diagonal tiles but that just personal preference. I'm glad you guys remodeled the bathroom in a 1920s style but modern. Good job! Also that weird pink wasn't really nice anyways.

[@corbanfamily]

CentralNintendo1 haha thanks! So glad you didn’t hate it too much! 😅 the bathroom wasn’t functional when we moved in, so sadly we had to take out the title to make it work again. 💛

[@laurabeatty7089]

where did you get your sink?

[@corbanfamily]

sorry - i know this comment is old - but somehow we missed it - we got it at Houzz.com i think in 2019

[@abymarcos]

How long did it take from start to finish?

[@ethan.000]

You took the history away. Shame

[@corbanfamily]

the tiles and plumbing were broken and it needed to be redone - plus we didn't like the history of it and were very happy to see it gone!

[@christianblack6916]

@@corbanfamilyyou should have done a little historical research instead of completely gutting it and putting Home Depot tiling in. Shame but I guess ignorance is bliss.

[@juniperrubis]

:-( such a shame to destory such a beautiful historic bathroom

[@corbanfamily]

it had already been destroyed by vandals prior to our purchasing the house - cracked tiles and non-functioning plumbing & electrical. Besides the pink tiles were hideous to us, and we feel like just because something used to be done a certain way, doesn't mean that it was good, or should be preserved.

[@margaretlee-reed814]

Bittersweet but, what must be done ... must be done. What a hard working young man. I might be doing the same for a 1950's (seafoam green) bathroom soon. All that work to preserve for over 64 years ... but, a plumbing issue became a crawl space issue when plumbers ignored request to peak behind access panel in linen closet. Put a coupler on a pipe 4 years too late ... and tried to hide the damage to wood below. SMH It turned out absolutely beautiful. My toilet & vanity look very similar (hoping to save). I might have to borrow some of your tile ideas. Looks great! By the way that is/was a HUGE 1920's bathroom. Just Wow.

[@corbanfamily]

Time and damage to tiles, plumbing, and electrical were also instigators for our remodel... besides the pink was a little too much for our tastes.

[@TJSquatchy-QueenoftheSasquatch]

White is a great color to choose when you can't put a color scheme together. It is really cold looking. Did you rip out kitchen cabinets to install a dishwasher too? Maybe new vinyl flooring over the hardwood floors?

[@corbanfamily]

We prefer white everything. we like the simplicity and peacefulness of it. The kitchen cabinets had been replaced in the 80's with something horrible, and they had installed vinyl and carpet over all the beautiful wood floors throughout the house - which we were able to restore.

[@Cloudburst2000]

No hate! I also had to rip out a 1950s bathroom due to wood rot in the walls from a ceiling leak. The bathroom just wasn't salvageable. The tiles were also the only part of the original bathroom that were left. We had planned on saving the tiles and reusing them. Out tiles were yellow with green edge trim. However, due to the way the tiles were adhered to the walls, the only way to get them down was via sledgehammer. I remodeled the bathroom very retro again. I added in retro-ish tiles, vintage lighting, a vintage sink and toilet in blue, and vintage decor. Sometimes the original stuff has to go because it is just not able to be saved.

[@corbanfamily]

exactly - the sledgehammer was essential to remove all the tiles - many of which were already broken.

[@babygirl1992ist]

This was so inspirational! Beautiful job!

[@KMx108]

You could have blended in a new wall to do the electrical. Ripping out the entire bathroom wasn't necessary.

[@corbanfamily]

Some of the tiles were broken and the plumbing was corroded. ...and we didn't like the pink or the pedestal sink which was inconvenient with children.

[@nikkinik11]

I’m sorry but you ruined it, it was so beautiful 🥺😭😢

[@corbanfamily]

There were cracked tiles and malfunctioning plumbing, so something had to be done.

[@AlleneQuincy]

Too bad you changed that gorgeous flesh-colored bathroom.. really sad...I was looking for reno that was true to the time-period :(

[@corbanfamily]

sorry! We weren't creating a museum and we didn't like the pink everywhere. I can understand now how our title might be misleading that way - which was definitely not our intention.

[@BungalowBrilliance]

couldnt choose another color than white huh?

[@giancolabird]

Before was so much more beautiful. After… not so much

[@pl2604]

Ahh the smell of asbestos