On our second day of tiling, Sean (our tiler) pushed ahead and began cutting/installing slate for the main shower wall. Once he turned the corner, we could really start to get a sense of what it was going to look like - I had initially been lukewarm about
"Aglaya"'s choice of copper slate, but I have to admit, I now think it's actually going to look quite stunning - particularly (I hope) when contrasted with the limestone.
Sean appeared to be moving somewhat quickly, but somehow, by the end of the day, only 6 tiles had been installed...
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| Morning of Feb 21st |
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| The first few rows of slates |
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| Here you can see the tile adhesive right before the slate is installed |
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| End of the day's tile work - can really start to see how the completed shower will look! |
Once Sean had wrapped up for the day, I began my work, as part of our
tag-team approach. Tonight, my task was to frame out part of the bathroom wall and what will ultimately be our bathroom door. Because the bathroom is now en-suite, this new door is going to be between the bathroom and the bedroom. We're currently accessing the bathroom through a temporary door on the opposite side (the living-room side) so that while everything is a messy construction site, we (and our workers) aren't constantly traipsing through our "bedroom" to use the loo or while working on the loo.
Of course, the "bedroom" is still very much
The Box - that is to say, it's still sheathed in plywood and not really a proper room yet. So I'm aiming to do this framing work from the bathroom side rather than the "bedroom" side so as to keep the dust and mess outside our sleeping space.
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| Cutting the rough opening in the floor stud for the new door - the temporary plywood wall is simply pushed out of the way |
I carefully measured out where the doorway would go (making sure to accommodate trims, etc) and cut out the rough opening from the floor stud using a circular saw and handsaw. From there, studs were cut and installed on either side of the opening - each one perfectly leveled. I then installed a few other studs and was able to temporarily attach some scrap trim and plasterboard on either side to see how the door would look....
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The studs erected with temporary plasterboard & trim to get a sense of the wall & doorway
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