Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The bathroom and the first snow !













I finished the plumbing on the vanity, hung the mirror and wired up the lights. So besides some touch up painting and trim around the window , the bathroom is done ! We also had our first snow. While Katie was enjoying a bath , i walked the dogs and took some pics. I never realized how much more detail there is up in the woods after it snows. You can see the incline of the hills , the fallen down trees and the crests. Its breathtaking ! Hope you enjoy the pics as much as i did taking them !

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Floor & Vanity !




The last few days i've been working on sanding the floof in the bathroom. We decided to paint the metal part gloss black and poly-urahane the wood. I also started installing the vanity , cutting holes for the plumbing. I had to do half the floor so i could still get in from one side to take a shower. Before & after pics of floor.

Monday, December 19, 2011

More tile and a light !





Today i tiled around the shower , tomorrow i grout. I also installed the overhead light in the bathroom, now that i painted the ceiling. It's been raining here alot and because of the excavating around the house and lack of driveway stone, it's muddy ! Some pics of the situation.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Cabinets ....







Well Katie's been enjoying her tub , me too ! That's my first tub install and i am pleased with how it turned out. It helps when your best friend installs bathrooms for a living ! Thanks Tim , its nice to know your only a phone call away. Katie has been busy putting our kitchen cabinets together. Then we plan to hire a local cabinet maker to make the countertops for us. So the kitchen is next. I still have to finish the tile around the shower and install the vanity and lights in the bathroom.It was a good idea to run all the plumbing at one end of the house. Reason being is there's only one waste trunk and the hot water comes quick because it has a short distance to travel. We are enjoying the tankless water heater , its hot and cheap and on-demand !The pic of the pipes is the tub drain and trap.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Tub news !





Katie and i set the tub yesterday , i had to wait for the cement to set before i could do anymore. Today i installed the spout , handles and chalked where the tub meets the tile. Then i painted the ceiling and got one coat on the walls. We picked out a grey which seems to go good with the tile. Only thing left is to hook in the drain , which i was going to do but i thought i had some 1 1/2 pvc but i only had 2". We will get it tomorrow and the tub will be ready for use.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Getting closer to a bath !










Katie and i have been working on the tile surrounding the bathtub. We finished the grouting today, i should be able to set the basin tommorow. Also the other day i ran wiring for flood lights out front , to see at night , lol. We also found a problem with the wiring in the bathroom , Katie figured it out , my little electrican ! You will love the pic of Katie trying the tub out !