Moving Along Nicely

Last night I was able to finish up the framing, once I got a better drill!! I learned that a little 9 volt is not the best for screwing in 4" screws...... But lesson learned.

After my 5th or 6th trip to Home Depot in the last 7 days, i am really ready to get moving on the shower. Framing is done and the drain went in last night. Tonight is the first level of concrete to smooth the floor and start building the shower pan. Then hopefully some good progress tomorrow and all day Saturday.

Last, or next trip to Home Depot will be the rest of the tile for the shower walls, floor and the thinset. They are getting to know me there. So far I am doing very well on my budget. Very happy with the project so far. I will get some more pictures this weekend as progress continues.

Thanks for checking in on my crazy life!

Framing Fools!

So the demo is done and rebuilding has begun. Katie and Terri have been helpful along the way with being a second set of eyes. Terri and I framed up the wall I removed last week to make the shower 6" longer. It sill looks cozy, but I am happy with the progress so far. Tonight is another trip to my second home, Home Depot. Getting the drain and hopefully if all goes well I will be laying the first layer of cement tomorrow night to start getting the floor ready for tile. Here are some pictures from the work over the weekend and last night.

School is Done, Time for Some Fun!!

As most of you may or may not know, I have been working on my MBA for three years. Well I can now say I am done!! Last Thursday I completed my last final and turned in my last group project. I am thrilled to be done and very proud that I managed to get this degree while working full-time and coaching for part of it.

Now that I am done, I needed something new to fill my time...... so I had planned to redo my bathrooms and started planning for the downstairs bathroom a few months ago. I was pretty excited to start demolition, but told myself I could not start until I was done with school, so I get to rip stuff apart!!

Before I began real demo, some before pictures.

Day One: Only 45 minutes to do all this!

Day Two: Another hour or so and got it almost ready to start adding stuff back in.

Linoleum is my new least favorite type of flooring. Actually it is more the glue than the flooring itself. But a spray bottle and an awesome scraper have helped me so far.



I will continue to post updates as the progress continues. I will be in a holding pattern until my contractor and lead worker (aka. My Brother) can swing over for a day. I need to level the floor before I tile and really kick start my tile work.

Funny story for the first two days: I realized that when you unscrew a shower handle, and the water source is still turned on, you will get a face/head full of water. Not too funny with a drill in hand and clothes on, but lesson learned.


I have purchased the toilet, vanity, sink and faucet. Looking forward to the challenge. Thanks for tracking the progress with me.