Progress and Setbacks My mom and I started tiling the bathroom last weekend. I didn't realize how long it takes just to set the tiles. On saturday we only set the tiles for the bathroom floor, which took us about 4-5 hours to do. This weekend we will start the shower walls and maybe grout the floor. It's nice to have a patch of floor that is no longer just plywood. I am so sick of looking at plywood floors.
Now, onto the setback. My contractor decided to back out of taking my wall out citing lack of experience. Fair enough, but it would have been nice to know a lot earlier then finding this out on Monday. My cabinets are to be installed in 3 weeks yesterday and it's crucial that this is done before hand, and i would also like to start putting in my floors. Luckily, my Dad has a framer who may be able to do the job (fingers-crossed).

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  ¶ 9/21/2011 10:33:00 AM 0 Comments

  Recharged Alright, so i'm back from vacation. Tiles are picked up, and my mom and I are going to be tiling the bathroom this weekend, AND (hopefully) the wall in the kitchen is coming out! Yays! My cabinets are coming October 7, and being installed the following week, and hopefully my appliances will also be delivered and ready to go, because so far, 2 out of 4 of my appliances are in.
Priorities for the next month include most importantly, getting that wall out of the kitchen, finishing the main bathroom and installing the laminate floor. Everything after that should be easy-peasy.
I dunno if any body out there reads these posts or what, but i need some advice about setting my tiles. I bouth some thin set mortar in the bag, however, i heard it's easier to use the stuff that's already pre-mixed. I never know who to listen to, but joe blow at home depot might be trained to say one thing over something else, and actually knows nothing about the projects and or the products he sells. Any tips or suggestions?

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  ¶ 9/14/2011 10:56:00 AM 0 Comments