Photo Gallery (03/2023)

Basement tub surround2 set2

Basement tub surround2 set

Tub is very out of level

Walls replaced

Walls still haven't been replaced - I'll have to do it

Tub surround tile closeup

Main level tub surround grouted

Basement tub surround grouted

Main level bath floor grouted

Basement bath2 floor grouted

Basement bath1 floor grouted

Progress on this hot tub shower2

Progress on this hot tub shower

Niche installed and sill tiled

Niche hole cut out, need to remove stud and add supports

Niche to be installed

Hot tub area walls partially set

I love Italian tiles, but these are terrible2

I love Italian tiles, but these are terrible

Very bad walls, as usual

2nd coat of waterproofing on hot tub area shower pan

Final basement tub is getting replaced due to damage

Big, heavy vanity sitting in the hot tub shower, preventing me from starting to tile there

Some damage in the other tub surround means it needs to be replaced before getting tile

Basement tub surround1 set

Tiles are not consistently sized, so a straight lay is hard to make look good

Tiles replaced and fixed2

Some tiles are poorly aligned (long story) - need to be fixed2

Tiles replaced and fixed

Some tiles are poorly aligned (long story) - need to be fixed

Main level tub surround closeup

Main level tub surround set

Basement bath2 floor fully installed

There are often some tricky measurements and cuts when dealing with hexagon tiles

Basement bath1 floor fully installed

Part of this basement bath floor set

Most of this basement bath floor set

This is a challenge that we always face with Colorado Springs area concrete floors

Waterproofed hot tub shower pan - will do a 2nd coat later

Master shower waterproofed

Waterproofing cracks and expansion joints before tiling this floor

Main level bath floor hexagon tile closeup

Main level bath floor set - 8x8 hexagons

Niche work completed

Niche sill replaced with a solid piece, Schluter recut and installed

Niche sill VERY carefully demo'd and Schluter trim removed

Niche sill has cracked tiles for some unknown reason - need to demo and replace

Shower pan packed/poured closeup

Shower pan packed/poured

Shower pan mostly done

Shower pan liner installed and walls back on

Prepan done

Drain area modified - ready to start the pan

Master bathroom floor, tub, and shower finished2

Master bathroom floor, tub, and shower finished

Master shower grouted

Final piece of Schluter installed on tub

Master tub skirt and surround grouted

Master floor, shower, and tub set

Closeup of glass band

We're short 1 stick of Schluter, so have temporaries now - will install when it comes in

Master tub skirt and surround set

Master tub skirt and surround to be tiled

Backerboard installed on tub skirt - tub and floor are out of level, which will make the install tricky

Closeup of glass band

Master shower set

Finished setting floor and set master shower

Finished setting the floor

Some tricky cuts in this floor2

Some tricky cuts in this floor

Good portion of floor installed

Underlayment installed on floor

Floor to be underlaid and tiled

Need to demo a little more linoleum

Master shower to be tiled

Tub skirt and surround to be tiled

Master shower pan installed

Pre-pan packed, liner installed, and walls are on - ready to install rest of shower pan

No cuts in the pan liner - only folds in the corners

Shower pan liner installed above cement pre-pan

Jack and Jill bath underlaid

Jack and Jill bathroom to be underlaid and tiled

Basement bath2 floor to be tiled

Basement bath1 floor to be tiled

Master shower pan to be poured/packed

Unusual, big shower pan to be poured/packed

Basement shower fully set

Basement shower fully set2

Curb view

Inside curb view

Niche view

Curb at doorway view

Basement bath almost done - just waiting for the granite curb and niche sill to be fabricated in order to finish

Finished installing the niche

Laying out and fabricating the niche

Saw and water are completed frozen, this morning