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been hashing out in my mind the next step. chest is still sore from vfd upgrade. built a visqueen cocoon around the wetsaw in the basement to keep the mess down, and started with the tile. been awake many a night figuring where the lines all go, to even all them out. aint got the vanity, that's the starting point. started at the far end of the tub, used my laser level for a line, worked my way around. the first course, up, around, and down, took too long. whole tiles, go up as fast as possum shit. stopped when i ran out of mixed mortar, and my knees were complaining. hole sawed the tile for the tub valve, cut a bunch of little guy trim pieces. whaddya think of her color choices? there will be a second accent line, above the tile over the 1st accent, all the way around.

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my sons are 27 and 24. yours are still young. mine should know better. lines................ depends. i spent alot of time on both baths with the soffits, so i would have an unbroken line and uncut tiles, from floor to ceiling, along the outside edge of the tub, front and back. upstairs i was dead nutz on. this one, im a little out in the back. dont know how, everything is square. i dont think it will that that noticeable.

can not 'paint' a straight line in paint if my life depended on it

wow! building the vanity. very nice. you win! need a seperate build thread! i wish i had the time to build one myself, i dont. plus the 2 animals i call sons will phuck it up (unintentionally) in short order

just pharting around, had my 'device' replaced thursday. resanding, recoating over the past few days. the premixed mud is taking forever to dry. started looking for the (i know i have 2 partial bags) of '20' compound. can't find, and i aint gonna buy a 3rd bag to misplace. found a small amount of '5' compound. turns out it's more like 5 HOURS!. got it primered, and found alot of imperfection. flat paint hides alot.

i like the drawings. good deal! dont know how to do them, that a special 'program'?

big box diy menards carries masterforce, which are rebranded USA armstrong. i set up my (2) impact boxes and my socket drawer with them.

going to cut the accent tile down into 3 tile widths. and have a double band. seperated by 1 course of grey.

i dumped out a large handful, as seen in the background, in front of the box. i easily found 8 screws that had too much 'goop' on them.i attempted to clear out the stuff, was able to do so on 4. the others got tossed. and, the wall tile with the accent. the mrs picked them out. im color blind, she assures me they'll look great.

and i did find time to buy some new tools. a dewalt die grinder from amazon, and a knipex branded jerman made 5 piece screw extractor set from tool topia.

i aint forgot about the job. been catching up on battening down the hatches for the rapidly approaching winter, in addition to still working o/t. leaf blower bought. neighbors leaves blown (i shoulda blew them back into his yard where they came from), coupla lights replaced in carage. reused electric roof heaters, ran thru gutters and downspouts. (originally some was on roof, just had roof redone). gazebo fabric and screens stowed. coronet stored. shit in shed and carage moved around for the seasons. still gotta check snow blower! anyways. floor done. drywall/dur rock done. electric done. medicine cabinet hung, and rehung to make placement more better. the exposed raw corners taped and mudded, 2nd coat. walla walla marked as to where the accent tile lines will go. old door jamb still in. you guys know what it looks like, so no pics. finishing that window still seems like a pia. i hope i can cut 3/4'' wide pieces of 'fill' tile. used a 'new' screw for the cement board. wide countersunk #2 square drive head. they seem ok, except whatever process the chinese use to coat them, seems to fill the drive hole on every second screw i pick up. especially when trying to sink a screw while holding a panel, a third hand would be really nice. wound up using a drywall screw for the 1st couple of fasteners per panel. these i will take a pic of, and i will not recommend them for their intended use. . these https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/drywall/screws/cement-board-screws/rock-on-9-x-1-5-8-cement-board-screws-150-count/p-1450446952122-c-12989.htm?tid=2346506456307992561

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sounds like you have made progress. and seems your room has way more room than mine. bigger is better

schrock makes nice cabinets. ours is a schrock. 4 weeks away. top is 4 weeks away i can make the vanity, just aint got the time, or, with the coming winter, the room to run a table saw. (coronet is taking up a bay) grouted floor, wiped glaze 2x. crapper gets reinstalled tomorrow. may reinstall old vanity/sink/faucet temporarily. i guess, the next thing to tackle would be ripping out the door frame, and fit new jamb boards in. exist trim is pine, pine door latch area busted. installing oak jams and a 6 panel door.. need to get the oak trim up, before i can tile (up to them). cant tile walls till i get vanity i might be able to tile tub area. still have 2 partial sheets of greenboard to hang also

you guys may have noticed that i'm NOT a fan of cordless tools. i usually wind up stringing out a cord to finish a job. and the co$t of replacement batteries? are you kidding me? anyways, another nail in that coffin - hopefully not mine. the past week, was notified by my cardiologist wanting an 'in office' meeting. was told that the generation of battery powered ICD in my chest, that was replaced last year, is on a recall list. icd's battery life is 6-8 years. im dependent, so 6 is it. device subject to sudden rapid battery depletion. replacement is scheduled soon.

made large strides today. cut/installed all the dur rock in tub stall. installed bottom course of green board on both walls. yanked the crapper, installed the floor tile. got half down, and noticed it was the wrong color. awaiting mortar to set up, so i can close that window, which i see will be a 'of' to finish. btw, used a new bosch 7'' wet saw blade, bought at cripe, in my hf beam wet saw. blade was exceptional. the hf ones i originally used, chipped tiles. pics to come later. also................ thought that by tearing out the plaster and installing 1/2 rock, i could squeeze a bigger vanity (24'') in. nope. still too tight. a 21 would have kinda worked, but very special order. special ordered 18'' vanity and top. you do not want to know the $

is that unit p/n 2530-20? i acquired one, not impressed. bogs on 1/4'' plywood, tripping the internal protector. new unit, new blade. i forgot what i traded for it. if i bought it, it would have been returned.

plumbing done. thanks carl, used your suggestion, silicone and dope. and vacuum grease on the rubber. walls shimmed out as needed, eliminated two jointed corners by building out the entire non plumbing wall. added blocking to support wall hangers. added blocking, for where im going to transition between cement board and greenboard, to hide that 'seam' under tile. need to finish hanging plastic in the shower/tub area, and then time to rock.

used whatever drain assembly menards had that fit. plumbers putty under the drain, inside the tub. seems the rubber gasket, under the tub is leaking. i put it in dry, going to put some vacuum grease on it tomorrow. bought the tub from menards also.i forget which model,

i forgot all about this. they're buried somewhere. got the titans.

plop it done after squirting the foam. have the tub nearly in position, up on blocks, use 1/4 poly tubing to extend the nozzle. the 6'' supplied nozzle aint long enuff. 10 hours at work today, and, drain and water done. have to redo tub drain, chinese supplied rubber gasket leaks. mebbe a pic tomorrow world series on

busy week, havent had time to do anything, till tonight. tub set, secured, and screwed to studs. small bathroom, stud to stud is 60 3/4'' width. tub is 60. notched the fixture side studs 1/4'' for the tub, had to attach nailer studs to back side, 1'' out. as far as setting the tub, discussed this with the in house plumber, 2 carpenters, 3 fitters, 2 electricians, 4 engineers. all agreed on plumbers suggestion, which was NOT to use mortar or construction adhesive. the compound used was 'window' great stuff. worked real good, tub now has a blanket in it, protecting it by all the tool boxes i threw in there to weigh it down. i also bought a lyons tub, as rrich did. world series on, in between peeks at the blackhawks game. i'll finish the plumbing tomorrow, after work.

another long day at werk. no progress, except cleaning up more damn plaster 'marbles' and dust from using sawzall. the old medicine cabinet had the slot for old blades, found some, not the usual ones,tiny ones.. and 'found' an old chisel in the wall, last week. put away tools, general cleanup and organization.

oooooooh! i so love that wera yellow/red bottle opener. i have the black/green one in my collection. where ya get it?