Bathroom Floor Removal

I could have ripped up the bathroom floor a couple months ago, when we did the home theater room, but decided to wait until closer to the time we could actually tile it.

So, last night and this morning I ripped up 3 layers of nasty old floor. I still haven't done the area by the toilet yet, I don't want to disconnect it until after the inspector has been here on Wednesday.

The Plumber is Done!

Finally!

Now we can start work on:

- tiling the floor
- electrical work for sauna
- painting the foundation wall
- replacing the light fixture
- repairing the drywall
- painting the walls
- installing trim
- installing sauna

New shutoff valve

This one is much nicer than the old one.

Also it's located inside the wall instead of sticking out of the floor.

We'll add an access panel later.

The hole awaiting inspection.

I had been hoping to pour the concrete for the hole this evening. I forgot that we couldn't do it before the inspector comes on wednesday. Maybe we'll try to tile around that area.

Well, I'm off to see how much of the vinyl tile I can get removed from the bathroom tonight!

The Plumber is Here!

Finally!

It was something like 5 months ago when we first started contacting plumbers. Anyway, he's here now and hopefully the water heater and the shutoff will all be moved by tonight.

So... anyone wanna help rip up the vinyl tile in the bathroom and lay real tile in the laundry and bathroom? Because that's going to be our main project for this weekend.

Superbowl Sunday Staining

Nearly a year ago, we went shopping for a dining table and chairs. We looked at a lot, but Sami had something particular in mind and didn't like any of them. Finally, we went to an unfinished furniture store and Sami saw some he liked. They've been sitting in boxes in our garage since last spring.

After the flooding and subsequent floor removal, the home theater project was seriously delayed. However, it did provide a convenient (and warm) place to assemble and stain the dining room furniture.

When we were looking at houses, we saw a new house with dark red cabinets in the kitchen. Sami fell in love and decided that he wanted his kitchen cabinets to be that color someday. So, the dining table and chairs will be mostly dark red. We started working on them last Sunday just before the superbowl.

BTW, the home theater won't always be so red. The red sealer on the concrete will be covered up when we put the floor in, and the red blanket is covering up the screen which is too big to remove from the room.

In anticipation of the plumber's visit, I repainted the part of the concrete foundation wall that will be behind the water heater. The rest of the wall (color to be determined) will be painted later after we've repaired the drywall.

My beans and peas are doing great! I've got some peas, some scarlet runner beans, some purple hyacinth beans, and a couple yin-yang beans. Hopefully it will stop freezing so I can put them outside soon.

Free Pancakes

IHOP is giving away free pancakes next tuesday. They're doing a fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network.

Nice if you have time to go eat them. Unfortunately I won't since I'm in work all day and then I have Spanish class in the evening. Thank my mom for sending the free pancake info.