Wow! I can’t believe it’s been a week since I’ve updated shower remod progess. I’ve been neglecting my blogging duties. Anyway, here’s a summary:
- Wednesday, Oct. 5 – reinforced the framing and started green board installation
- Thursday, Oct. 6 – finished the green board installation and floated the corner seams and niche pan
- Friday, Oct. 7 – installed the dry pack sub-pan
- Saturday, Oct. 8 – 1st coat of Hydroban sealer on the sub-pan
- Sunday, Oct. 9 – 2nd coat of Hyrdorban
- Monday, Oct. 10 – installed the dry pack shower floor
- Tuesday, Oct. 11 – wall tile installation began
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 – wall tile installation completed
On Tuesday, I had a bit of a panic attack. Somehow, I’d mis-counted the number of sheets of accent tile we had on hand. I had it down as 5; we had 4, which left us about 3″ short of completing the band. Luckily, Ceramic Tile Plus had it in stock, so after quick Maui Bus trip to town, my pulse and respiration rates returned to normal.
The other challenge showed up on the inside of the door openings. Two columns of 2″x6″ bullnose tile was just a bit narrow to cover the area. Steve ended up cutting some very narrow, like 1/3 inch, field tile pieces to fill the gap. Fortunately, most of this area is covered by the door frame, so he only tiled the exposed areas. Behind the door frame, there’ll be a wide grout joint. Because Paul won’t have to drill through tile to install the door, it should expedite that process.
Found out yesterday that our door is in. We’re pretty much on schedule, but it’s going to take me days to get all of the dust out of here.
Great Five-O last night involving soldiers on R&R leave. The episode contained a fairly heavy dose of anti-Vietnam war sentiment. Leonard Freeman was such a Lefty.