Bathroom Update

Finally. . . another update! So after placing an order for tile a month ago and then waiting a week, I found out that the manufacturer stopped making one of the sizes. I made my second order two weeks ago and received it last Tuesday. On Thursday I started cutting up the floor tile. This was a long and tedious process which consisted of taking eleven 13" x 13" tiles and cutting them into approximately 165 pieces. Not fun. Anyhoo, with that out of the way I was able to begin laying tile. Friday I layed the floor, bay window ledges and bench seat. Saturday I installed the ceiling tile in the bay window along with the majority of the bay window walls. Today I finished up the bay window and put up most one wall.

I've decided that the original builders must have known that one day I was going to be installing a tiled shower, 'cause it seems that there isn't a single square corner, plumb wall, or level surface in the entire bathroom. The majority of the tile I've installed has had to be cut out of square, just to fit the original construction. Needless to say, I felt like I spent most of the weekend measuring, re-measuring, then cutting. Frustrating. That being said, I do enjoy the actual process of tiling. It's very rewarding seeing it all finally come together.

11 pieces of 13" x 13" tile, condensed.

I took this today after I finished installing the last piece of bay window tile. This area of the shower took much longer than I had anticipated because of the vast number of unique cuts I had to make. While all the tile you see in this picture look like they are the same size, 90% are unique.

This column and I were not friends earlier today.

This is after I finished up earlier tonight. Woo-hoo!