It’s been a busy and tiring week, but the result is that my bathroom is almost done! On Tuesday night, I got home from work and had dinner and then started to tackle the grout in the shower. Started at about 7. Had to run out between 8 and 9 to pick up more grout at Lowe’s, and didn’t pack it in until after midnight… and I still wasn’t done. I learned an important lesson: when you are grouting, work on only a small area at a time. If you leave the grout on for too long (more than about 15 minutes), it hardens and you have to scrape it off. That really sucks!
On Wednesday, Jim came and routed the floor and sanded the drywall. When I got home, I finished the shower and the primed and painted the walls where the toilet and vanity would go so that Jim could install them an Thursday. That all came together well.
As of now, there are only a few things left to do: finish painting, touch up a few spots of grout, and caulk. Here are a couple of shots of the pretty new fixtures. They’re the Ashfield line by Pfister in Tuscan Bronze. I love the water pump-style handle! I promise more photos soon, when it is all done.
Also today, the Gord’s Basement Waterproofing guys were here for the second day digging down as far as the weeping tile on the side of the house to waterproof the house. Jim said that yesterday, they had to jackhammer down about 2 feet, because the ground was so frozen. They were finished by 2:45 this afternoon, and for the most part, you would not know they’d been here, they left it so neat. Now I’m confident that I can have the basement finished without worrying about dampness or leaks.
Ok, that’s it for now!