Bathroom Gate: Day 3...

Well... let it be said that I did not wait, stall, or go half-hearted into the bathtub project.  I've officially taken my first two "floating holidays" of the year so far, and will need to take tomorrow off as well.  I have not had a real shower since Sunday (it's Wednesday night now) and so I feel kind of gross.

My father has been awesome this week!  His guidance and support has been amazing.  Not to mention, we rarely get a chance to just be together one-on-one.

The boys think Papaw is here to play games...but I have other plans!

So, a few updates since the BBQ Pine incident:

The blank slate...

Monday:

• Tore off all of the tile (could not find a match at the store)
• Scraped and patched the walls to make sure we had a smoother surface
• Re-built the shelf with treated lumber



Troweling, troweling, troweling... what a wonderful time indeed!

 Tuesday:

• Painted the whole tub surround area with Red Guard (water proofing membrane - goes on pink, then dries red)
• Went to Home Depot and Menards in search of the right tile (ended up buying trim at Menards and main tile at Home Depot)
• Stopped off at a granite tile shop and ordered a shelf from remnant stock (huge money saver)
• Measured, planned, measured, calculated, measured, planned, and calculated some more

The Pink Lady

Wednesday:

• Started putting up the trim pieces and some of the tile
• Picked up the shelf on Wednesday morning
• Put the rest of the tile up
• Began grouting the tiles

Loving the vintage feel of the subway tile and ceramic chair rail...
It's just like being in the subway except there are no rats, urine stains, or homeless people singing...
Okay, so it's nothing like the real subway, but it's cool and vintage looking!  Mind the gap!

 

All the tile is up, just waiting for the grout to magically fill the gaps.
I put a trowel under my pillow and a $20 bill, so I know the grout fairy is coming tonight!

All totalled we have made 2 trips to Menards and 6 trips to the Home Depot in the last 3 days.  Not to mention 2 trips to the granite place.  Lots of work has been done, and still more to go!