About a week and a half ago, handyman John was able to put up the new drywall and get the bathroom all patched up and ready for the new fiberglass walls. this is what it looked like:
Friday night, John finally came back and finished up for us! He got the tile laid in the front of the tub, and I grouted it up Saturday night. Not bad for an amateur, huh? It is still drying, so the new grout is still just a shade darker, but it will lighten up to match the rest when it is dry.
Here is a shot of the whole shower. If you look closely, you can see the reflection of a photographer in yellow (yup, that's me!). The shower looks really great. As you can see, Becca has already put shampoos and her razor on the shelves. All that is left is priming and painting around the new fiberglass. I will get that done Monday night, and the kids will be able to use their new tub/shower on Tuesday morning. They have actually been using the tub from the first night it was installed, yucky walls and all. It will be nice for them to shower in their own bathroom instead of mine and Rod's.
It has been quite a project, and I am glad it is almost done. The new tub is fabulous - it is very DEEP and just a little wider than the old one (that is why the tile had to be redone - the footprint of the tub did not match the old one). Once it is complete I fully intend to take a LONG and luxurious bubble bath! I think the tub will be deep enough that I can actually be submerged. That will be nice!
Friday night, John finally came back and finished up for us! He got the tile laid in the front of the tub, and I grouted it up Saturday night. Not bad for an amateur, huh? It is still drying, so the new grout is still just a shade darker, but it will lighten up to match the rest when it is dry. 
Here is a shot of the whole shower. If you look closely, you can see the reflection of a photographer in yellow (yup, that's me!). The shower looks really great. As you can see, Becca has already put shampoos and her razor on the shelves. All that is left is priming and painting around the new fiberglass. I will get that done Monday night, and the kids will be able to use their new tub/shower on Tuesday morning. They have actually been using the tub from the first night it was installed, yucky walls and all. It will be nice for them to shower in their own bathroom instead of mine and Rod's.
It has been quite a project, and I am glad it is almost done. The new tub is fabulous - it is very DEEP and just a little wider than the old one (that is why the tile had to be redone - the footprint of the tub did not match the old one). Once it is complete I fully intend to take a LONG and luxurious bubble bath! I think the tub will be deep enough that I can actually be submerged. That will be nice!
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