Pulp Bath Reno 2

Pulp Bath Reno 2

Good week at the Pulp Bath Reno 2, floor tiling complete and grout applied (see adjacent pic)! And yes, as you can see, lighting install complete, which is nice as we had been using temp construction lighting with dangling cords that sometimes required a bit of dipping and dodging to navigate through the space.

As you may recall, we ended last week’s update with getting the recessed lighting in ceiling landed and energized. We continued down that path with install of sconce lighting for the vanity and make-up counters and a very cool chandelier that will hang over the soon to be installed soak tub. All looking good!

We had put the cabinets and vanity in prior to the floor tile install, meaning, it was time to get the countertop team over to measure for those tops, which in turn called out the need to install the doors on said cabinets, you know, to make sure everything was going to open and close properly once the countertops were permanently installed. Of course, at first, the large cabinet door next to the wall would not open at all, but conveniently, the door hinges have adjustment ability so job was eventually complete and the countertops measured for this past Monday, looking at mid next week for install!

Followed that with the floor tile grouting, which is great, however, you pretty much have to stay off the floor for a day after applying the grout so it all sets and hardens properly, which presented a prefect opportunity to do some patch work on the hallway leading into the room. We had to do a cutout for the heated floor thermostat controller, still had some holes left from the electric upgrade earlier this year and we had removed an odd looking glass window that was over the entry door (leaving a large hole), so new sheetrock on all of those. Also, had a section of floor base trim that was just plain missing, combined with a section that did not match the rest of the trim, made that fix!

With that all done, next step is wall tile so in preparation for that, it was time to finish out the shower waterproofing (all part of the build your own shower Schluter Ditra kit). Basically, it consists of adding a sheet membrane on all of the walls, with overlaps made by pre-covering every seam with a skinnier version of the wall covering membrane sheet. In a nutshell, it’s overlap over overlap to make sure all of the soon to be running water makes its way down the walls, across the floor and down the drain (with no leaks)!

It is go time for wall tile, (well, have to put the floor tile in the shower first), but we’ve dry fit those and have the shower curb topper cut, so ready to go with a batch of thin-set mortar!

Some progress pics adjacent and below. See you next week!