week 14

The boys are tired of remodeling.

More tile is up, more tile is needed. With the additional field modifications made from the original tile order, we have found ourselves making a few extra trips to the tile place. One more trip seems to be in order to finish out the bullnose trim.

Work was cut a little short this weekend to attend a wedding on Saturday. Sunday brought a field inspection from the Horst's while they were in town to compare notes on the dueling bathroom remodels. Sunday afternoon also brought an emergency trip to Pittsburgh to pick up Big Joe from a thrown out back at a field trial. A trip to the hospital and drug cocktail later more doctor appointments are scheduled this week. Everyone wants an excuse not to help finish the bathroom reno.

Week 13 Preview

Replace This

Replacement windows has been a disaster all the way around from scheduling to the actual install. The windows are less than weather tight and less than a snug fit. The installers left a mess everywhere and mysteriously done by 2pm with all of this left behind. The windows look nice, despite the fact that they are completely dysfunctional. The saga continues. 

Week 12 - Labor Day

Monday on Labor Day finally brought some labor to the bathroom project. Tile went up on the shower wall and trim was hung around the door. There were a few curiosities laying the tile, suspicious grout lines and uneven walls made for a unique tile install. This just adds to the "character" of this old house.




Labor day weekend brought different types of Labor. First was celebration of Dad's and Alyssia's birthday in Toledo. We spent most of the day in Toledo and then headed back Saturday night in preparation for real labor the next day. We spent Sunday helping the Grubbs' moving to their temporary digs while they find a new house. Luckily, we had house manager with us to lend an extra hand.

Summertime

It is hard to forget that it is the lazy days of summer despite the work of the bathroom going on.  Cocktail is a good exhibit of chilling in his Gatorade box.
Bounty from the garden, which is progressively falling by the wayside from neglect. Poor garden, please forgive us.

Diesel loves broccoli.

Summer equals baseball. We made it to Cincy for a Red's game. Jenny's roommate works for the Red's so we got the hook up for a Sunday afternoon game against the Dodgers. We had delicious ballpark grub and even got a stuffed monkey.

Week 11

This week brought window prep for the replacement windows this week, which included taking down the trim in the spare bedroom. The bathroom window is also being replaced at the same time. A total of 6 windows are up for a face-lift this round. So officially the next project is underway, despite the bathroom being unfinished. New trim and new paint is on the agenda.
The winning tile from the epic battle of installer vs. floor tile. In the end the tile is split down the center (per the original recommendations of Missy). Most of the seam will be under the seat of the toilet, undetectable to the naked eye. 
The floor tile is down and ready for Midnight Blue grout. 

Week 10

The bathroom renovation is now in the double digits, enough said.