Basement and Bathroom Remodel
I'm interested in remodeling my bathroom to include a walk-in shower, new flooring, tile, and adding a urinal. I have some boards from a shanty my granddad built for him, Granny, and their oldest daughter after the original home burned down. The wood is at least 80 years old and has never been painted—it's exterior clapboard, and I'd love to use it as wainscoting beneath the existing chair rail for a unique, historical touch.
I have a major flooding issue in the basement that is getting more serious with each heavy storm. The brick veneer has a shallow foundation that needs to be more attached to the original white clapboard. This veneer siding was added sometime during the late 40s and early 50s, as Allen Tee remembers the brick veneer being added as he lived down the street in what ...