Yeesh, the days have just gotten away from me. I've been going into work early so that I can get home at a decent time and try to get some sleep, but that has left very little time for updating here. There also hasn't been a lot to photograph, as most of the work was taking place behind the scenes. But here's a quick run-down of what happened this past week.
- tiled tub surround
- grouted tub surround
- completely removed and replaced part of the floor near the toilet
- re-routed the drain and supply lines for the sink, moving it over about 3 feet to avoid a bottle-neck (we will put the sink across from the toilet instead of across from the tub)
- ran new 3/4" PEX lines from the basement up to the bathroom
- installed cementboard underlayment on the entire floor
- installed hex floor tiles!
It's really starting to look like a new bathroom in there! Last week it was a cave of darkness, but by this morning (the first time we were able to walk on the new tile) it was looking lighter and brighter. With white beadboard partway up the walls, it will be much more cheerful than it ever was before. It also helps that so much more of the floor is visible. Our layout makes it more open anyways, but there's also more visual space because of the cabinets being on legs and pedestal sink.
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| Before grout |
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| After grout |
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| Chaos, scary walls, and scary floor... |
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| Laying the tile |
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| Tiling near the toilet |
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Our new floor! It looks rather blotchy right now because in some areas you can see
the mortar more than others. Once the grout is in, it will look more uniform |
Next week T will grout the floor, install the new drywall, install the sink and toilet, install the medicine cabinetand re-wire the chaotic electrical work. We ended up tearing out all of the old drywall after finding it was crumbly and not properly installed, so I guess my idea to save as much original plaster as possible is actually going to happen. It was all part of my evil plan... Bwa-ha-ha! :)
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