...lots of purple with odds & ends...

this was where the first attention of the day fell...
the floor was closed before the drain was tightened completely...
so R had to go crawl under the house and fix it...
appropriate, since he was the one who closed the floor...
before he locked the shower drain in place...



then there was another brief chapter...
in the continuing saga of the sink plumbing...
and the floor repair [dry rot from the leaky basin...]
which meant some wood support mounting...



as well as the floor replacement under it...
[G will return with a "P trap"to dry fit later...]
I really appreciate how these guys measure a number of times...
and then if it doesn't work just right...
they do it over until it's right...

I've worked with several repairman/contractors...
and these guys are so EASY to deal with, as well as GOOD...
sort of like the "skilled craftsman/cat whisperer"...
who framed the stained glass & fixed the window...
I never feel talked-down to, "dismissed", humored or ignored...



the "green board" is now "purple board"...
[ie backer board intended to be in showers, etc...]
and R began on that as soon as he finished the seat of the bench...



then when he worked his way to the outside walls...
he put in the insulation between the studs...
working around the shower plumbing...
[that wall's ALWAYS felt cold...but NO more...]



then put the purple board over the insulation...
leaving cut-outs for the handles and head...



and then to "wrap the bench" in purple board...
[this stuff is the same color as some of the towels I bought...]



after he does the walls...
he'll put up the moisture barrier sheet...
on top of the purple board...



then he'll start using sand to create the shower pan...
inside the dam [the shower area...]



he's also taped-off the built-in drawers...



here's the white 6x6 field tile for the bath walls & shower...
G picked it up this AM...there are 11 boxes of 50 tiles...
each weighing over 32.6 lbs...
you all KNOW about my sore hand...
so I deputized him to get them & he was glad to...



here's the white 0100 quarter round 6" pieces...
these are for the edges of the dam and along the corners...
where the sides of the shower end...
[there are 30 of them...]



and these are the black quarter round radius bullnose trim tiles...
R wanted to expand the black trim a bit & I agreed...
so I got about 22 more pieces to cover the additional area...
when R went to lunch, I went to Daltile...

I left my house at 12:02 PM, drove across town almost to 99...
went in, placed my order, waited a bit, paid about $45.00...
they carried the box to my car & I was home by 12:36 PM...

impressive...especially during the noon hour...

so now we have all the tile pieces on hand for Monday...

I also asked G if we could work in the installation...



of this new kitchen faucet....

it's the same brand and style as the existing one...
except the existing one is plastic and it leaks...
it's also really hard to press the button...
that turns the sprayer "on"...

the sprayer is the reason I bought it...

so G said that we can squeeze it in...
especially since it will fit exactly where the other is...
no new holes, etc...

right now, R is working on the last stud replacement...
that goes behind the toilet where all the 2x4's had dry rot...
then there's the last of the outer wall insulation...
and then that wall can be closed...

the sink wall is still waiting for G...
to finalize the plumbing...
then that wall can be closed...
if G can't get to it today...
then R's going to tape the purple board seams...
and pour the first cement in the shower pan...
to allow it to set up over the weekend...

by this time next week, we may have a lot of the tile done...

I.Can't.Wait.