Stairs case face lift DIY

OK , after the successful bathroom facelift complete, its time to move my upgrade work to staircase. The stair with cement spread start to feel slippery after 12 yrs. Since I have enough experience with the bathroom DIY , so , I feel comfortable of starting off the renovation work for the staircase.

After few days of browsing thru internet, YouTube and gathered enough knowledge, finally able to start off my renovation work.

Cost for the renovation ( sponsored by my wife )

1) Tiles - RM380
2) Tile adhesive ( 3 x 20kg pack )  - RM75
3) Edge Trim 8 feet x 16 pcs ) - RM60

Friday :
Hacking the surface for the tiling work
Measure for the center point for each stairs. Old school treat alignment.

 


Saturday :
Tile cutting and fixing for stair rise




Sunday :
Stair leveling with dry pack cement after rise tiles installation, since the original tread is not level
Sorry no photo.
The dry pack cement were purely mix by my wife ( 5 :1 ratio ), thanks to her hard work.

2nd Saturday :
Tile cutting and installation for tread with 2 color design and plastic edge trim.



2nd Sunday :
Since the tiling work is so tiring, decided to take rest for a day.


Will update the blog when more work complete.
Pending works :
1) Landing area tiling with design.
2) Tiling for inner and outer skirting.

Bathroom DIY

A sudden trigger of doing renovation to my master bedroom toilet. Its been 12 years since I bought the house, so feels like its time for a facelift. Eventually start to ask quotation from few contractor for the renovation cost and design but non satisfied me. Either the price is way to high or the design is to simple for the price range.

So decided to do my own renovation ... DIY ...

So below is my capital investment for the renovation :-

1) Makita 3 in 1 hammer drill - RM560
2) Tile cutter - RM170
3) 10mm x 10mm square edge trowel - RM5.00
4) Water leveler - RM8.00

And below is my renovation cost

1) 1x2 ft. tile - RM480
2) 1x1 ft. tile - RM200
3) Sand , Cement , bricks - RM 140
4) ABS pipe , ABS adhesive , poly pipe , white tape - RM 250
5) Sink , toilet bowl - RM550
6) Pipe head , spray head , hose , sink head - RM180
7) Tile adhesive - RM50
8) Booster pump - RM380
9) Exhaust fan - RM120
10) Lightning , wires and bulb - RM45
11) Design - FOC ( since its my own )
12) Workmanship - FOC - since I do myself with small help from children and my wife :) 


Sorry no original photo.

On-going renovation ( old tile breaking and ABS/Poly piping layout )

 

 

Tiling work in progress.



70% complete tiling





Final product.

 

No plumber , no electrician , no contractor everything my own .... :) , thanks to YouTube for teaching me the trick for tiling job.
But took me 5 month to complete ,  since its a weekend project.