Painting has been the only stage of this build so far that seemed to take exactly the amount of time I expected it to. We moved on to tiling the bathroom walls and it was definitely one of the more stressful tasks so far. The waterproofing was pretty easy. Mix up some mortar and seal all the screws and joints with kerdi band.
Putting up the tile was another beast all together. In addition to the usual figuring out layout and plotting cuts, we had to deal with two very distinct lots of tile. Same tile name, same product code, different lot number and apparently different manufacturers. There is no way you could put these tiles side by side and not notice this difference. You are suppose to mix and match from one box to another because there could be slight differences but come on! We figured out how to make it work for our situation that didn’t involve taking any of it back but someone is going to be hearing from me on this one.
The next issue we had to deal with was lippage. Lippage is a term used predominantly in the tiling industry to mean one tile sticks out more than the neighbouring tile. The larger the tile the more pronounced it can be. Our tiles are 12×24 and it was driving me nuts trying to figure it all out. I finally found the confidence gained from experience and it was done only to move on to the glass tile accents.
If I thought lippage was an issue with large format tile . . . I nearly pulled all my hair out on the glass strips. At some point you have to just say that’s all I can do and go drink a beer. Again, I don’t even like beer, but it somehow seems appropriate for these milestone markers.
Brushed aluminum profiles around the niche, window and end of the tile.
Glass accents on two of the three tiled walls.
The grout is not in yet but it still seemed like time to celebrate. All the tile on the wall, an undertaking that nearly broke me. For some reason we thought it was a good idea to start the tiling at the same time as I started a 10 day dog/house sitting stint and it was Christmas. Talk about frazzled nerves!
These are some pretty good guys though. We finally got some decent natural light to show the paint colours a little more accurately.
Our washer and dryer arrived last week. We weren’t quite ready for them yet but it’s nice to have them. Our fridge and stove are coming next week and we are ready to move on to installing the floor.
Not to be left out, WD finally got his Christmas present from Gram. She promised him a new bed for the new house. As soon as the flooring is in he will be able to come up there while we work. Most of the messy, loud, icky work is done.
Wow, looks gorgeous! You will get an honors degree from Builder’s U – sounds like you are ready to be done with building though.,….you are such a smartie gal and that persistence did pay off. Well done!!!! All the furry friends look great too, Are you getting as much rain as the weather channel is showing? love AT
Is the little shower niche for you or Darren? Figured the larger one was for the doggy soap. Good work gypsies.