Progress....

June 20, 2012- One wall done, two to go! Grout is up in the shower and I should finish the rest tonight and tomorrow night. Vanity and linen closet are being installed as I type, and plumbing will be done on this wall below today! Look for more updates later today.

The Tiling is Done! Now the Fun Part...

June 13, 2012- After a night of attempting to tile my shower, quickly came to two realizations.

1. I had some big-a$$ tile and it was not cooperating with me at all!

2. I was not going to risk messing up such a major part of my bathroom, so in came my new buddy, Ross the tile guy.

Today Ross spent just over 6 hours tiling the shower, with my NEW tile I picked out. Check it out, I think it looks great. Now the fun part, grouting. got some pointers from Ross and will tackle that project Sunday.

Last night I was also able to finish the painting and switching out my fan in the bathroom. I installed a new fan/light combo and it turned out great!

Now I am on to the finishing phase. The vanity and linen closet will be installed next week. Plumbing will be finished in one week. Trim will get done tonight (maybe).

The end is in sight! Check back soon.

We Have a Finished Floor!

May 23, 2012- The grout is in! Last night I was able to grout the entire floor. It is coming along nicely. I am really happy with the look of it. Tonight or tomorrow I will seal the grout lines, then call it done. Next up is painting, some trim work and then tiling the shower. Vanity and linen closet are in the works and will be installed in about 3 weeks. Then another two weeks for the countertop and sink to be installed. Progress, while slow, is still progress!

We Have a Floor!

May 22, 2012- A couple weeks ago I started by laying the orange subfloor. That was a super easy process and I didn't have to worry about having a perfectly level floor. Since then, it has taken a few evening to get the rest of the tile cut and laid. Last night I put the last pieces in place.

Straight lines so far!

The final pieces are in place!

Tonight will be the grouting of the entire floor, and then on to the shower!

Almost Ready to Tile

May 7, 2012- This past weekend saw some great progress. The entire room is mudded, sanded and now primed. Last night I cut the subfloor material I will be using under the floor tile. Now tonight I need to mix up some thinset, mud the floor and apply the material. Should be a fun, hopefully non-messy project. Then it is time to tile the floor so the cabinet maker can get in and measure what he needs to.

I am having a painter come in to paint the ceiling and do a knock down finish. Need to get that done soon so I can move to tiling the shower once the floor is done.

Progress... as slow as it may be is still progress.

My archenemy has returned..... Drywall.

May 4, 2012- Well, it's time of the project again. Mood swings, sweats, some cramping (in the hands), and ibuprofen needed at the end of the night, yes, it's time to drywall, mud and tape!! I don't know what else you would have thought I was talking about. This week has been about drywall. I got the wall up and 3 new walls covered, and finally last night was able to patch the ceiling. After multiple trips into the attic, it looks pretty good after the first coat of mud.

Ceiling patched and first round of mud.

Popcorn all down and ready for mud and priming.

New wall up, ready for some primer and paint!

Next steps are to sand, touch up and last minute areas and get priming. I hope to start tiling the floor this weekend so i can get the cabinet guy in to measure next week and start building those.

Good progress, but slow as always. Check back soon for more. Have a great weekend!!

We Have Walls!!

May 1, 2012- So after finishing the floors over the weekend, the plumber was in on Friday and roughed-in all the plumbing and installed the tub! Mom and dad came down over the weekend to help with the next phase.

Insulation and ply went in on Saturday afternoon.

Sunday, cement board went up inside the tub- thank you Jamie!!

Monday, drywall was put up to finish off the walls.

Now on to mud, tape and finishing the corners.

Tile showed up Monday as well. Lots of small steps to go, but things are coming along nicely.

Moving Along....

April 30, 2012- Progress is happening, but slower than I would like. What has happened since we last touched base:

Old floor was tore up and revealed rotten part of the floor. I cut out the bad spot and patched it up with new plywood.

I tore out the toilet and vanity and that let me get rid of all the scrap material in a couple days. Full demo only took about a week total. I ordered a Waste Management Bagster. All flooring, walls, vanity, toilet, sink, shower, tub, etc. fit in the bag. I filled it. They picked it up. Awesome product. Saved me a few trips to the local dump or filling my garbage can for the next 2 months.

So now that the floor and room is cleared, I started to lay in the next layer of flooring. I needed to add a 1/2" plywood to support my tile floor. Thanks to Kate for helping me with the flooring!

More progress made today and last weekend. Look for those updates later this week!

Why Is Destroying Stuff so Fun??

April, 2012- Let the demolition begin! I started tearing into my upstairs bathroom last week. Didn't take long to have it down to the studs and floor. Thanks to my trusty Sawzall and some pent up aggression, the bathroom came apart quite nicely. Minor setbacks along the way are to be expected, but so far, all is off to a great start. Below are some pictures of the demo and current state.

Plumbing out. Ready to Destroy it!

Sawzall makes it easy! And quite enjoyable, but watch out for that electrical...

Getting there.....

Oops.... Seems we have an issue here.

Time to cut out some floor and patch it up.

Electric and plumbing are going in today. Tile arrives next week. This thing is moving! Check back for more updates soon.