More bathroom fun

Here is the fun that Kari and I were having this weekend. Those are little marble stones that are flat on the top and bottom. They came in sheets as you can see. Kari did the custom fitting around the drain and between the tile segments to help break up the mating edges. Once the grout is in is should be hard to see where the joints are. Dad came over on Monday after we went for a short ride in the morning. He helped lay out and cut tiles for me while I ran them up the wall. I forgot how much harder it is to put thinset on a wall instead of on the floor. Oh well more practice for me. This is not where it is stopping, it was just a good stopping point for the night.

Toxic warfare

Ok, so here's the deal, Kari and I were putting in the concrete backer board last night for the shower enclosure. Part of this was that we had to cut the corner folds of the pan liner and glue them together with this special glue. The glue is similar to PVC glue. If you are familiar with it then you know it is smelly stuff when you are outside, now imagine using this stuff inside, in a little bathroom. At first it wasn't so bad, then Kari said she had to get out of there. After putting up one board I decided since I was feeling a little dizzy and my head started to hurt I should probably get out of there before I was unconscious. So then the plan was short bursts, 10 or so minutes, that worked for 2 more boards. After that I figured it was not very healthy to continue exposure. I will do the other 2 corners and the last piece of concrete board tonight. Maybe I should go invest in a gas mask or something.

Scout trip

This last weekend we took our scouts up in the snow for a camp out. Here are some pictures of me. For a full read up and more pictures you can check out my scout blog. It is on my side bar.

Bathroom fun

You should get your mind washed out with soap! This is what we have been up to with our master bath over the past month or so. We laid the shower pan, easy!!!!!! Next we adjust the jacked up plumbing so that I could hook up the new regulator for the shower we are putting in. Notice the sweet bends in the pipe to get it all to fit in the wall. I know there are probably better ways of doing this but this was by far the easiest and no leaks!!! We were going to the tile/stone the shower but we had a little squeak issue so while that is getting fixed we decided to tile the floor, easy!!!! Especially since I have my own saw now and I can do it around my time schedule. I love Craigslist, good stuff for cheap.

Master bath so far

Kari's book shelves

I got called out by my friend Josh for not updating my blog, I don't know what the deal with me was but here you go. Kari and I finished her shelves that I started with my dad.