Day 10 - Cabinet Complete

Cabinets doors, drawer and front are all in as well as shelves and sliding drawers.   Wow, that always takes longer than I think it will.  

Now the filling, painting and mud begins.   It's down hill from hear.   I'd day 65% complete on the entire project.

Day 9 - Drawers

housing may stir in 2011, surge in 2012 forecast says

With all the economic predictions that are our there,  I thought this was an interesting one.    I would never have put it on my blog except that I want to tie a string around my finger and take a look at this one down the road.

Here it is!!!

Day 8 - Wall Mounted Carcass & Face Framed

All My Problems are over - here comes retirement

Dear Friend, 

I am Todd Williams, I am a staff of Natwest Bank Plc,U.K.   I have a very Urgent Business proposal of (£18,500,000.00 Million Pounds) for you to handle with me from my bank.  And finally I shall provide you with more details of this transaction.  Please reply to my private email  :( XXXXX@yahoo.com.hk ) 

Kind Regards, Todd Williams (Mr.) 

ACCOUNTS OFFICER

Day 7 - Part 2

Day 7 - Tile Problems

Well, most jobs have a hick-up and after waiting 4 days for my tile to cure, I've found mine.   One of my jumbo tiles, the corner piece did not adhear.   It was making a billowy squishy sound and although I waited for twice as long as suggested, the tile was still moving.   So carefully I took a screwdriver and lifted the tile up and was fortunate not to have broken it.  

All the acrylic mortar was still soft.  In fact, it was still very gummy.   The upside is that it was easy clean up.   I have now cleaned the slab and tile and am trying again. 

I only have two guesses as to what went wrong.    First, the mortar that I used under the first tile was old and maybe mortar goes bad.   Since this was the first tile I set, it is possible that the mortar on the top of the bucket may have been too stiff

Secondly, I suppose it is possible that the floor underneath this tile wasn't scarified and that there was a chemical issue.   There was not moisture underneath the tile that wasn't congealed into the mortar and the slab was dry.

In any event,  the new tile is down and I hope for better luck on this piece. 

Now on to building the cabinet.

Expensive as Shit

This Shit is ridiculous but you have to admire the staff writer who's making $30k a year with their pleasant rationalization.

Here's our roundup of ten traditionally styled options; some are expensive, but think how often they will be used over the course of a lifetime.

Above: Handsome Edwardian Metal Lavatory Roll Holder from Czech & Speake; £240. The Lefroy Brooks Connaught Paper Holder, which is virtually identical, is $352.50 at Home & Stone.

Day 6 - Tile Installed with acrylic mortar

You can see all the little plastic spacers.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the grout in.  These
are huge tiles - 20" x 40".   The normal tile cutter
will not accommodate the length, so I had to take
it to a stone fabricator who had a huge stone table
saw.   Not bad, only $45.

Day 5 - Dry Fit Tile

Day 4 - Greenboard and Built-in Shelf

Day 3 - Plumbing

New Copper (before and after)

Original 1961 - Plumbing Green Tag

Found in my wall this morning.    Makes me wonder if this house will still be here in another 50 years.   Either way, for the sake of the construction industry, I hope people remodel their bathrooms more frequently.  

Day 2 - Remove Drywall, Wiring, Scarifing Floor

Day 1 - The Demo

Remodeling a Bathroom

How you know when you've arrived

Oh, the power I wield.

Happy New Year

While attaching the duct to my hood on January 2nd,  I fell through the ceiling and into our bedroom.   Now I get to patch a hole.