Days 3 & 4
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Who knew cutting tile would create so much fine dust that
would travel everywhere through my townhouse? I sure didn’t. It could be found
everyplace: in the garage, on the kitchen floor, within the neighboring
bedrooms, as well as in the bathroom. Some of it even settled in my
basement.
Nonetheless, I arrived home those two nights full of
excitement at seeing the beautiful tile floor come together like a giant jigsaw
puzzle [
Photo 1]. Just like those people in
the commercials that promote remodeling, I sidesquated and ran my hand across a
piece of the floor tile. (The day before I had done the same to the shower wall
tile [
Photo 2] while standing on the nearly
pure-white shower base.)
However, my access to both types of tile was limited because
the tile had been grouted that afternoon and the worker had taped a large “X”
across the door [
Photo 3].
Nonetheless, I was able to peak through the X and see
the whole bathroom coming together yet a bit more.
Day 5
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With the grout dry, the installers then began to add some
new additional components to the bathroom to make it a true remodeling.
First, they installed an overhead light fixture [the third
one] directly over the spot where the new low-flow toilet would be placed. Then
they installed the toilet.
Next up came the installation of the vanity cabinet, which
is absolutely beautiful. This work proved challenging because the bathroom wall
against which it rests was not plumb. As a result, the workers were forced to
position it so as to keep the distance between the vanity top and wall as
consistent as possible so the sealant wouldn’t look too thick in spots.
However, an unforeseen bump in the installation schedule
appeared that day when the worker attempted to install the faucet into the
vanity top. It seems yours truly had purchased a faucet of the wrong width.
I had purchased one with an 8-inch spacing, but the vanity
top (which was custom made) required a faucet with 4-inch spacing. As a result,
the faucet couldn’t be installed that day. I would have to go back to the Big
Box retailer and find a 4-inch model I liked.
To make matters worse, I was told of a second bump in the
installation process by the crew foreman. Specifically, the shower door I
wanted wasn’t in stock and had to be custom made to fit the finished shower
stall. It wouldn’t be ready for at least one week.
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Finally, there was a third bump. While running my hand over
the vanity and the sink, I noticed that no overflow hole had been cut into the
sink bowl. The contractor asked me if I wanted to go back to the Big Box
retailer and have them re-order the vanity top and make sure it has the
overflow hole.
Should I or shouldn’t I? That’s a toughie, because it might
mean a long delay of 3-4 weeks.
Either way, the fact is that one week wasn’t enough time to
complete the project after all.
Will another week be enough?
I’ll keep you posted.
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