The Renovation Part Two

Our shower renovation passed the flood test, which our contractor did to assure the floor base would not leak.

He uses rubber duckies to see if they float to a particular corner, which would indicate a leak there. I thought that was cute.

After the flood test was completed he installed the floor tile.

My guy picked this out, and I really like it (we have the same taste in things like this.)

Tiling the walls will be next, and then grouting and sealing, and the shower will be done. Stay tuned for the Big reveal. :)

Comments

nightsmusic said…

I like that floor tile! Very nice. Hubs and I do not have the same taste so thankfully, he leaves those things to me. I cringe at what the house would look like if I left things like that up to him. Cute duckies.

April 2, 2022 at 4:16 AM

Maria Zannini said…

We are doing the floor tile last. If things get dropped during work I'd be afraid to damage the floor. That said, I think he's got the inset shelf left to do and the grouting before he does the floor. I might give him the day off today. He got a lot done yesterday. The grab bar will be the last thing to go in.

PS The glass guy came by to take accurate measurements. He said the price of glass has gone up in the past month. Lucky me. :(

April 4, 2022 at 6:10 AM

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