More On The Shower Project

It seems I don't work as fast as I used to.  We are now into the third week of my shower project.  The cement wall liner is in.  The waterproofing is in.  A lot of the tile is in. and part of the shower floor is in.  I decided to poor the shower floor near last as that way I would not be dropping mastic on it putting on the tiles and as without the floor it would be easier to keep a level on the tiles.

Here is the shower with cement board in and waterproofed.  I used a product called Redguard.  It goes on pink and dries a pretty dark red. The discoloration around the edges is the seam tape that I used.  I started out with a white fiberglass tape but it would not stick like it was supposed to so I switched to a green fiber glass tape which worked correctly.  The green under the red gives it the different color.

The slots left in the tile is where the corner shelves are going.  One soap dish is still taped up in this picture.  I used Gorilla tape to hold these in place while they dried.  For once a product lived up to its name.  This stuff holds like the dickens.  Why two soap dishes you ask?  We will my old age I have become a soap snob.  I like to keep several types in the shower and rotate them.  My favorites are the new Dial glycerin soaps.  Drives Pam nuts which is probably why I do it.

Here the floor is going in.  I am pouring in several sections as it is easier to get the levels for drainage correct and since we are mixing and carrying this in is buckets it is also easier to manage.  In the top picture you see I have now set the threshold.  Next the area left will be filled in about 2/3 of the way and in the last pour I will set the contours so it will drain correctly.  The floor tile will be the same as the accent bands on the walls.

While my floor is curing the 72 hours necessary before I can set tile I will be repainting the whole bathroom installing the second of the new ceiling vents and trimming out the new sheetrock.  When done only the bathtub, cabinet bases and floor tiles will remain.  Everything else in the bathroom will be redone.

Once Pam and I recover from this project the next big project is to get the carpet replaced in the Master and the Living Room.  With that our inside update will be complete.  We have never lived in a house as long as this one so this is new for us to have to update a home.  September will make 10 years at this address.  The interesting thing is that we bought this house intending to be here only about three or four years.  Just goes to show you never know.

More Later:

Bruce and Pam