Hi, we are wanting to remove a 1 piece shower stall, and wanting to install a toilet instead. We are also wanting to remove a bath tub, and build a larger walk-in shower in it place with sliding doors. We are thinking about tiling the walls, either slate or tile. Questions: 1-Can the existing shower drain be used for the toilet? 2-Will we likely find drywall or 2x4's behind the shower and tub?(the house is new construction 2004) 3-To build a walk in shower where the tub is now, do we need to pour concrete to angle the floor slightly towards the drain? 4-To tile the new shower and bathroom walls, can this be done over the painted walls as they are now, or should we take all the sheetrock down and put up hardibacker? Thank you in advance

Hi all I am new to this forum. I recently bought a house 8 months ago and I working on the house one (or two) rooms at a time. I have ceiling in my kitchen that at one time had a leak from above. Its a textured ceiling(swirled). I tried to fix the texture but I really dont like it. What do you recommend? should I just skim coat the ceiling, sand it, primer it, paint it? thanks guys! Mike