All done with setting tiles! Also test fitted the new vanity and installed the faucet.

No edging bullnose yet and lots of high-up-on-the-wall work to do, but some progress…

Drywall is up, sanded, taped, sanded, mudded, sanded, primed, and painted.

Kerdi is up in the shower, Ditra is on the floor.

Shower is about half tiled.

Annie checked in occasionally

a new wall

floor to ceiling orange stuff

Ditra

Kerdi

more Kerdi

tile! only one “oops”

Yesterday was a long day. After a trip to Home Depot at 0800, we got to work fixing the plumbing first. By 1900 the new subfloor was finally in.

• The sillcock was just a bonus because the floor was up. I tried to unscrew it from the outside but ended up twisting apart the copper pipe instead. That’s okay, we didn’t need that one anyway. I cut and capped its supply pipe.

• The new shower valve body was soldered into place (14 solder joints!) and checked for leaks. Repaired a leaky joint (twice) and now all is dry. Still have to pressure-test the tub spout and shower head joints before putting up the Kerdi board. The tub/shower faucet (and matching sink faucet) hardware is Kohler Mistos in polished chrome.

from Peopleware (sarcastically):

Knowledge is so valuable, we must use it sparingly.

Stuff that isn’t there anymore:

• mirror

• baseboard

• vanity

• toilet

• light fixture

• plastic shower wall coverings

• some sort of pressboard drywall covering, multiple layers

• tile on wall

• unusable drywall (rips, holes, glue, paint, water damage, mold)

Ignorance is no excuse for stupidity.