We had to make a change from what we chose because the original slab was going to be just a few inches too short thanks to the bigger trash/recycling drawer that we added; while the granite people in Houston emailed pictures of this slab, and we thought it looked the same, it was a relief to see it in person.
I thought this was a clever contraption to help bring in the heaviest slab.
The heaviest slab in place, YAY!
Coffee station - swear to god, if the outlets had been operational I would have set a coffee maker there and made a pot of coffee right away.
The tile guy was also here, working in the hall bathrooms and then getting started in my office and the rest of the entry area:
From bare floor...
To this!
Day 23: Everyone came today - well, not only the original tiler guy, but his uncle and aunt...fun fact, the aunt is the person who tiled our master bathroom five years ago. The floors were completed:
I opened my bedroom door mid-afternoon to discover tile!
The shower surround was prepped and readied for tiling:
The orange stuff is a waterproof membrane - oh and check out the niche for shampoo bottles!
Odds and ends were taken care of, including hanging the microwave back up:
It's starting to look more like a kitchen...
Day 24: The floors were grouted - you know what this means, don't you? I can move back into my office, yipee!!! Here's what it looked like halfway done:
Grout...and no grout. I snuck in a picture when the tiler was outside getting a fresh bucket of water.
Let me just say that choosing grout colors is so challenging - I had a hard time picking the color for the floor tile, but was able to decide on one before we started this project. Then a couple days before grouting was to begin, Jeremy brought his grout samples over, just to double check - and he, Jeff, and I dithered for another hour, trying to decide. In the end we went with my original choice, but it easily could have gone another way. The main difference is that we went with a slightly darker grout, hoping it would blend in with the tile, plus hide dirt and stains.
Day 25: Kind of a weird day. The tile guy arrived to work on the kitchen backsplash:
I like what's there so far...
But as it turned out, the edge pieces weren't in stock, so he had to stop until they come in next week. I was a little bummed when I came home from the gift shop to not have this finished, as I am so ready for the kitchen to be done.
Speaking of the kitchen, the fridge is back in its place:
The water line is hooked up, so this is done!
Inspector Paco wonders WHY STOVE NOT IN PLACE? Well, Inspector, that's because A) the electrician needs to finish the outlet behind it; and B) the plumber needs to hook up the gas line.
It's the dining room, so that means all chairs and tables go here, right?
Paco says DIS BED NOT WORKING FOR ME HEER.
The TV was mounted over the fireplace - and all the stuff that had been shoved into the hallway bedrooms was removed, because tomorrow will be carpet day!
After seeing the finished floors the day before, I have to admit that mentally it was hard to see them covered with boxes and stuff - my orderly brain hates this kind of thing. But I was able to work on getting my office set up, so at least I had that to show progress. I also cleaned most of the windows and the ceiling fans - hooboy, there was a thick layer of construction dust on them. They will probably need another good cleaning, but at least some of it is gone.
Day 26: The electrician came bright and early - seriously, he was here at 7:45 am...gotta love that work ethic. First things first - he installed the outlets at the coffee station and I was in business:
Day 26: The electrician came bright and early - seriously, he was here at 7:45 am...gotta love that work ethic. First things first - he installed the outlets at the coffee station and I was in business:
That is the inaugural cup of coffee brewing, woohoo!
A quick set up - it's not 100% how I want it to be, but I couldn't unpack everything just yet. Still, the coffee station is finally a reality!
The foyer light was installed - this is a better size than the first one we picked out. I found one in this style online and then checked around for pricing - Amazon had the best deal (I paid $69 for it; the next best price that I found was $103)(also that is an affiliate link). But here's the weird thing - when I got the link for it just now, it's not available in matte black like I bought. I'm telling you, lamps are a bigger challenge to buy than I'd have thought!
Bathroom lights - these were the first thing we bought for the renovation! We first saw a similar light fixture, with railroad shades, as this style is called, at a lighting center in town - it was priced at nearly $300. And because the bathrooms connect via the bathtub/shower room, we felt like the fixtures should be the same, so that meant we needed two. We found something that was an OK enough copy at Lowes, but then I saw this fixture online at Houzz.com - and it was on sale for $72, which was much more palatable when you doubled it.
The other exciting thing that happened was that carpet was installed in Jeff's office and the two guest bedrooms! After seeing how nice it looks, Jeff and I made a pact to not let 18 years go by before replacing carpet again:
The same carpet will go in our bedroom next week!
And that wraps up week 5! We are getting very close to being finished, hallelujah!
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