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Bathroom Demolition From "Bathroom Renovations" episode DBTR-411

After taking a look at what the team has to work with, demolition in the bathroom begins.

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

Materials:

screw driver
safety glasses
wrench
work gloves
dust mask
sledge hammer
chipping hammer

Bathroom Demolition

1. Turn off water and remove water from the toilet with a wet/dry vac (figure A).

2. Loosen the nuts on the water supply line and the toilet tank bolts.

3. Lift the tank and remove (figure B).

4. Tape an "X" over the mirror. This will help secure the mirror in case it were to shatter (figure C).

5. Unscrew the corner brackets and remove the mirror (figure D).

6. Loosen the thick ceramic tile with a maul, and remove tile from around tub (figure E).

7. Use a large sledge hammer to remove tile from the vanity, then with a reciprocating saw cut the vanity into pieces and remove (figure F).

8. With a sledge hammer, demo and remove the bathtub (figure G).

9. With a chipping hammer, remove any floor tile (figure H).

Figure E

Figure F

Figure G

Figure H

RESOURCES :

Solatube
Solar Midwest, Inc.
Website: www.solatube.com