Bathroom Renovation Day Sixty Three

I showered!!! Asher bought the glass doors and installed them last night. The sink is installed and working and the toilet was set up the night before. We're i the home stretch!

Bathroom Renovation - Day Sixty Two

Installing the toilet and the sink. The toilet came in one box. Complete (or you would think!) the tank was not only a different color the seat, but it didnt even fit! Asher had to go to Home Depot and exchange it. He's working on the plumbing now. But I did flush the toilet. Isnt that exciting?????

I peed! I peed! I'm so excited. I have a working toilet.

Havent showered yet, even though the shower works. The tub needs to be cleaned and we havent purchased the shower doors yet. My hubby / contractor has done such an amazing job. We're almost done!!!

Bathroom Renovation - Day Sixty One

floor looks nice doesnt it? this area should have a vanity with a sink and a toilet.
This is where we are putting the vanity. But its late. So this is where we start tomorrow. The vanity looks great with the tile!!!

Bathroom Renovation - Day Sixty

Grout Grout Grout Grout
Grouting is not as simple as I had thought. You have to mix the grout with water (we picked a very pale grey). Spread over the tile, make sure it gets in between the tile. Then you have to wash the excess grout off the tile. And then you have to clean the tile. And after that you have to clean the tile. When you are all done, you have to clean the tile. It is tedious work! Grouting is done. Hubby went to NY to see his kids and cousins. I had to stay home and work on my conference and grading papers and preparing for tomorrow night's class.

Bathroom Renovation - Day Fifty Seven, Fifty Eight, Fifty Nine

Clean up. Clean up. Clean up. Clean up

Bathroom Renovation - Day Fifty Six

We started our day by jogging (lets see how long I keep this up as the weather gets cold). Then, along with Jonathan, we cleaned out the backyard of leaves. While working on the pond, Jonathan caught one of our Koi (seen here.) The afternoon was spent running errands and for me, planting ornamental cabbages and raking the front. Hubby had all detail work. He had to clean the tile -- getting the dust off brought out the colors in the tile. And he to fix some of the tiles to prepare them for grouting.

Bathroom Renovation - Day Fifty Four & Fifty Five

Tile the last small pieces.

Saturday October 30th. THE LAST TILE!!!! Hubby fixed the tile in the nooks, finished the tile around the light switch and then did the last row of tile near the floor. And suddenly it was the last file. The tiling is complete!!!! Tomorrow we have to clean the bathroom from all the dust when the tile was cut. Then Monday the grouting starts. After the grouting dries, the toilet and sink/vanity go in. The towel racks and such go up. We have to buy the glass shower doors, paint the walls, fix the door. and then voila ten weeks after he started, the bathroom is done (remember most days he only put in about 4 hours and except for moving out the original tub -- he did all this work himself!)

The top picture -- down where the floor and tub and wall come together - is the spot for the last tile. Hubby puts in last tile. The tile in general needs a washing!! All the tile is in place. YEAH