As our tiler continued to work his way around the shower, it had become apparent that the plumber needed to come back to install the faucet for the sink. Sean had started on the limestone, and would soon begin the rear wall of the shower - this rear wall is also where the sink's faucet is located, so once the more time-consuming shower was completed, the remainder of the bathroom was expected to go quickly. Because the faucet is wall mounted, this became a critical issue as it had to be installed before the tile, so Sean could accurately cut the tile around it.
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| The limestone starts to go up |
"Aglaya" and I had actually spent quite a bit of time deciding on the type of faucet (or tap, as it's known in the UK) - I was advocating a simple, modern wall-mounted one, whereas "Aglaya" was keen on a more traditional deck-mounted version. We looked at literally dozens of models trying to come to a resolution. So a stalemate ensued for a while..."Aglaya" wasn't necessarily inclined to give in, but I think when it became evident how much this particular design decision meant to me, she relented...I have
always envisioned having a wall-mounted tap in my loo!
The tap arrived that morning, so while Sean was setting limestone, I was marking up the plywood wall to locate the faucet, so it would be ready for our plumber when he showed up.
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| Locating the faucet & cutting the holes |
Fortunately everything was ready when the plumber showed-up - he immediately mounted the faucet onto the plywood, and then began connecting the pipes to it. Because this was happening while Sean was tiling, there was a lot of activity, but fortunately no one got in anyone else's way. By the end of the day, Sean had installed most of the smaller limestone pieces, and our faucet was connected and ready to be tiled around.
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| To properly install the faucet, our plumber removed the plywood to do it |
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| The plumber connecting pipes to the faucet |
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| End of the day - limestone and faucet installed (faucet is in the bottom right corner) |
Once Sean and the plumber left for the day, I cleared out the bathroom floor and primed it for the rubberized waterproof membrane. After 20 minutes it was dry, and began painting on the membrane - the same
waterproofing used on the shower walls. At the same time, I also installed a few pieces of the insulated waterproof tile backer board on the side wall. By the time everything was finished it was late at night, but fortunately the work had been silent...
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| The bathroom floor primed for waterproofing |
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| Part of the floor waterproofed, and a few pieces of tile backer-board installed |
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| Midnight - Yours Truly painting on the rubberized membrane |
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| 1am - the completed waterproof membrane on the bathroom floor |
