Starting the Bathroom

I've started on the bathroom now. I already had the tub in and then I put up the Durock (backerboard) in the shower.  I chose to use the Durock over Hardibacker because of cost and ease of use.  With the Durock all you have to do is score it with a box knife and then snap it.  With the Hardibacker you have to use a carbide cutting tool and it takes multiple passes to cut through it.  I've used both and the Durock is easier to use,  and the price difference between Durock and Hardibacker is about $3 per sheet.  So I guess you could say I've become a fan of Durock.   http://www.usg.com/durock-cement-board.html

I also pulled up the old, moldy, beat up floor from 1955.  There was mold around the toilet, but I expected that.  There had been obvious signs of water leakage on the tile and the old toilet valve was leaky, but that's fixed now.  I scrubbed the mold around the toilet with bleach water.  You can still kind of see a dark outline around the toilet flange on the left side of the picture.  Below that is a picture of the old flooring.