Harbingers and Hardwood

I know, it is more of a status update of our progress rather than a blog.  I’m just too tired to come out with any profound thoughts.  But I did want to share our latest progress and I think it is a sign (or harbinger if you will) that the remodel is closer to the [...]

April/May Shower

We waterproofed and tiled the shower this weekend.  The waterproofing is called a Schluter Kerdi membrane (pronounce “shlooter kurdy” with a German and/or Swedish accent), which is put on underneath the tile.
Hopefully this will avoid any water issues like the old shower.
Below is a progression of steps from the old to the new shower.  I’m [...]

Workin’ Man’s Hands

I have a “cushy” office job, where I sit all day in front of a computer.  My fingers are used to pecking the keys of a keyboard.  They’re soft and pristine (except for a scar on my knuckle from a swing accident in college.)
However, with all this remodeling and construction, my hands (and arms) have [...]

The Walls Have Skin

Yep, we finished putting up the dry wall today. It went pretty smoothly for the most part, and it was surprising to me how quickly things went up. The difficult part was piecing those walls together that had old and new dry-wall mixed together.
And according to my intrepid and more-experienced father-in-law, spackling can [...]