Dust and drywall! With framing, plumbing, and electrical FINALLY done, we were ready to enclose the walls. Things finally began to feel less like a war zone and more like a room in progress.
Cutting the cement board for the shower walls:
This dust got everywhere. Wear clothes you're ready to throw away.
We did hit a snag while hanging drywall. Regardless of how hard we
tried to thoroughly map out where all of our new wiring and water lines were
(and there were dozens), we still managed to screw through the center of one of our supply lines.
We took down that sheet, threw some tools around in frustration,
and made the repair. We then marked where that line was AGAIN and rehung
drywall. Great mistake to only make
once!
Next we framed and poured the concrete shower pan. As part of our goal of maximizing our space, we decided to have a shower instead of a tub. It was the right move.
Framing the curb:
Laying out the pan liner. This was an important step not to mess up, as the tiniest puncture in the pan liner would allow water onto the new plywood subfloor and joists to begin rotting again.
Pan is in place, edges expertly folded like a Christmas gift:
We never thought to buy the plug to test the pan, and most
hardware stores don’t sell them because they know EVERYONE uses it once and
returns it. At first we tried to improvise:
Balloons didn't work:
Condoms didn't work:
We ended up waiting until Monday
for the plumbing supply store to open.
Ate the cost of the drain plug, and everything worked perfectly. If anyone’s building a shower pan let us
know! We have the plug.
Mixing cement for the pan:
Fine tuning the slope:
Ready to dry - do not touch!
Letting it dry for a while:
Shower drain:
Next up is waterproofing, to ensure all our hard work doesn't go to waste!
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