Happy New Year!
Here is another photo glut to start your new year off right.
Last week all the tile and grouting was done after the drywall was finished. First the floor tile went in, it is very rough and just what we were hoping for.
Next Justin and Cameron put in the vanity, which looks great. It was a different line of cabinets (Diamond), and everyone said they were much easier to work with than the Kitchen Craft cabinets in the kitchen. Still no word on when the pantry cabinets and trim will be here to finish the work in the kitchen, the last date we heard was 12/19.
The countertop guys came last week and did their thing, and that looks great as well. The other bit of progress was the installation of the Robern medicine cabinet.
The most exciting part was on Thursday of last week, when Rick, Justin and Cameron showed up to get the plumbing hooked up for the shower, stool, and sink. Things quickly went awry when Rick pointed out that the wall where the faucets were to be wall mounted was an exterior wall. This, he felt, proposed a significant risk for frozen pipes. The concrete countertop was designed with the wall-mounted faucet in mind, so there weren’t any faucet holes. The thought was that we would have to pull out the vanity and countertop, drill faucet holes in the countertop, and get a different faucet set that would work to be counter-mounted. This was a big kluge, since there is a very narrow spot behind the sink bowl.
So I had a panic attack, called the countertop guys, and Rick left, saying call me when you need me.
About 1/2 hour later, Justin and Cameron began thinking about the wall in the bathroom, which had a an 1 1/2″ header board between the exterior wall and the drywall. They called David and between the three of them decided that would be enough insulation to reduce the risk of freezing. Rick still wasn’t (isn’t) crazy about the idea, but agreed to do it, saying only “I can’t guarantee anything.”
So now it is Monday morning, and Rick is back cutting the hole in the drywall above the countertop to plumb in the faucet housing, and Justin is on his way back from Home Depot with our toilet. With any luck, we’ll have running water by tonight.