Picture

Here’s a picture I like from last Thanksgiving. This picture is of me, Carys, and Carys’ mom Jackie. Jackie sent me a disk of photos she took when she was here visiting from St. Louis and this is one of my favorites.

Finished Bathroom

My parents, Carys, and I put the finishing touches on the bathroom this past weekend. My dad and I got together during the weeks and Carys and my mom came out on the weekends to help us put together our awesome bathroom. Here are some pictures:

We used treated drywall throughout the non-shower areas of the bathroom to better guard against moisture damage. We did the mudding and taping ourselves.

This is concrete board which is heavier, messier, and harder to work with than drywall. It stands up well against moisture and is a good base for tiling.

Here is a bit of the floor pre-grouting.

Here is the finished bathroom with sink and toilet put back in place. It was my idea to fit the tiles in diamond shaped on the front of the bath and I think it looks very nice.

All in all we tore out the old plaster and floor, replaced the window with glass block, put new concrete board and drywall in all the walls, ceiling, and floor, tiled the walls and floor, painted the walls and cabinet, put new fixtures in the sink and shower, installed new towel and toilet paper holders, and painted the all the trim. I think it looks great and I am excited to have a new bathroom. Thanks mom and dad for helping Carys and I with the bathroom!

Glass Block Window:

The window guys came out today and installed the glass block window in our bathroom. I took a couple of pictures but wasn’t very savvy with how to blend the bright back light with the foreground:

Tomorrow my dad and I continue to work on the bathroom.

Bathroom:

We didn’t shoot any “before” pictures of our bathroom before tearing out all of the plaster, but I do have a picture of how it looked afterward– here is a glance at the bathroom without plaster, a toilet, or a sink:

Here I am taking a break from helping put up the ceiling to strike a pose:

Here’s a bit of progress and my dad working:

A window installer is coming in tomorrow to put in a glass block window. Later we’ll be installing the rest of the drywall and cement board and tiling and painting.

It has been fun so far working on the house. I am excited for when the bathroom is complete and we are able to start cleaning up and moving in. We’ll be moved in by the end of the month.

Carys and I bought this house today:

We don’t have any more pictures now (this one is from the seller’s web site) but we will hopefully have more soon. I don’t think we’ll have internet at the house, but we’ll try to get stuff posted one way or the other.

Also, if you don’t have anything going on in a few weekends, can you help us move?