End of Week 10: Tile's complete

Wow, time is just flying and it sure isn't slowing down at all. Week 10 seems like a blur honestly and here we are starting off Week 11. Things are lining up but it's mid-October which is making me nervous about completion time.

Tiling started and finished all in Week 10...Looking pretty good actually, despite Week 9's nightmare.

(Master bath)

(Master bath - shower niche, came out excellent despite our worries)

(Kitchen - beginning of the herringbone pattern)

(Kitchen - notice the nice freaking gap and height difference to the
existing hardwood floors)

(Master bath - chair rail is in on top, looks great)

(Master bath - love love love the white 2" hexagons w/ dark grey grout!)

(Kitchen - completed!! The wood porcelain tiles with the white grout in a
herringbone pattern came out just lovely!)

(Kitchen - love it!! Beautiful! I must say the tile crew - who actually did the work - were really professional)

(This is no bueno, this is the height difference from the laundry room to the exterior door....yeah....thanks for an
unforeseen step!!)

(Kitchen - looking into the pantry)

(Master bath - my favorite room so far. Oh my goodness, the black and white hexagons came out PERFECT!!)

(Love our floors, very vintage)

The Man and I luckily found a guy in the valley who would custom cut a piece of Carrara Marble for the shower curb! It was superb and such a good deal!! With all our bad luck, I can't believe this actually worked out for us.

(Marble guy cutting a piece of Cararra marble for the shower step)

In other news, the Man is still working on the first bedroom in time for us to move in. Plastering is really difficult for him but he's starting to get used to it. It's definitely labor intensive work! Thank you honey for all the work you do!!

(Plastering - who knew it would be such a bitch?!)

(Plastering - there is an art to mixing the compound and quickly plastering it
on the walls before it dries)

(Ceiling prep to take on plaster)

(The Man vigorously plastering the ceiling....which is hard on his shoulders and neck) 

Sleep deprived,
The Lady

Week 9: Painting's done, Tiling Begins

Week 9 started off pretty much in paint mode. I would've never guessed that painting would be such a pain in the butt. Wow. So much work goes into painting. Prepping was the worst part I think. The Man and I along with friends and family members worked till wee-hours of the night painting 5 rooms in 3 days/nights. What an achievement!! Now for the other 7 rooms in the house......(big sigh)

(The Man sanding down the edges since the GC did such a crappy job of it)

(The Man sanding down the edges since the GC did such a crappy job of it)

(The Man's friend helping us out)

(We even called our moms to help us out)

(The Man starting to paint the edges first)

(The Man and I painted till the wee-hours of the night. It's like college all over again)

(The outcome - we are pretty happy with the grey. Behr Ultra Premium - Color Sparrow)

(Why yes, we did go BLACK in the bathroom!!)

(Yes, black's a bit dramatic. We wanted dramatic and elegant/classy)

You know, I should not be surprised with surprises anymore. In fact, I should expect it. This whole reno process has been one surprise after another. However, every time I see an unforeseen surprise or something that doesn't look right, I get an anxiety attack. It's just my nature I guess. I need everything to be perfect. And with an old house, ya just don't get perfect, son!

Breaking point for the Lady. The tile guys and GC just about did it for me. I lost my temper and every bit of confidence I had in them. The height of the "floating cement" came out to be ridiculously unreasonable. It is more like a "curb" rather than a leveling. Floating cement should be 1"~2" at most, not 4"~6"!!!! W.T.F!?!?!? What is going to happen with our transitions? What about the thresholds? What....what.......what.....my god, it's a nightmare.

(I wish I could just forget this whole floating cement nightmare....)

(There is actually 3"+ floating cement towards the back of the powder room...)

(UGHHHHH!!!! When I see this I cringe. W.T.F!! Look at that height difference!!)

(Kill me now, that is the transitional height difference from the kitchen to the living!!)

Please wake me up,

The Lady