Thursday, October 25, 2012

Overdue Update

First, a couple pictures of the kitchen progress.

Installed vent hood (mysterious oven/range under wraps), scraped down cabinets (my little side project) and installed recessed lighting:

 
Completed (and operable!) sink and cabinet with installed dishwasher:

 
Dry-fitting tile in bathroom last Saturday:
 

Steve using the tile saw with consultant:


Steve laying the tile over the underfloor heating mat (with supervision):


Laying the final piece of tile:


Steve scrapes the spaces between the tiles to prepare for grout:


Grouting complete, I wipe down the excess:


Completely tiled bathroom with the walls going back together:


As you undoubtedly noticed, Steve's father Arnold was in a couple of the pictures above. Somehow Steve's mother Carolyn managed to avoid being in any of the shots. The two of them were a huge help in this tiling project. Arnold read instructions, assisted with conceptualizing the whole thing and mixed thinset. Carolyn provided a ton of energy and drive as she helped Steve lay tile. Truly we appreciate so much the time they took to drive down to Santa Cruz and help out.

Everything is hurtling toward move-in this weekend. Finished or not, here we come.

2 comments:

Natalie said...

I don't think that I've said it yet, but the progress on the house looks fabulous and we so wish that we could be there to help. Good luck and congratulations!

Jonathan said...

Good to have working kitchen and bath.