Extreme Makeover: Bathroom Edition

The big reveal!

I still have a couple little things to touch up but this installment of the bathroom makeover is pretty much wrapped up.

Great Gray Grout

Got the grouting done this morning, pretty happy with it. On my computer the grout is a bit lighter in color than in real life.

As with much of this project, grouting started out slowly until I remembered/figured out what I was doing. It's been 7 years since my last tile project. Typing that just made me feel really old. Of course, so did crawling around on the floor for four days. Time for some stretching.

Yesterday on my while my tile was setting up and I wasn't working in the bathroom I went mountain biking and hit the climbing gym. Actually thought I was coming down with a cold when I got home last night. Maybe I overdid it. Feeling just a bit of crud in my chest today so I'm taking it easy the rest of the day.

The Great Belated Bathroom Remodel...

...only three years in the making!

What started as a week off from work and "just a little painting" in the bathroom, has evolved into a new tile floor and no painting.

I started out taping joints and patching some drywall in the corner:


That was taking a while to dry so I looked around at what else I could fix/demolish, and my gaze fell upon the floor. Marvel at the layers of ugly:


Found some water damage:


Time to shift gears and go full bore at the flooring. New plywood and cement board:


Four or five trips to Home Depot later:



Grouting tomorrow.