Putting down some time

Today was finally time to tile. It's been many weeks since I wrote...a lot of that time has been spent on drywall and waterproofing the shower. Mostly drywall though. I've really taken my time getting the drywall and mud to look just perfect. Usually at this point of the project, I tend to start to get sloppy because I just want things done. Not this time though. I'm intentionally trying to pace myself, not get burned out, and therefore doing everything to keep quality high here.



I went with a number of Schluter products. I'm using Kerdi for the shower walls, floor, and drain. It seemed to be an easy way to go for a DIY'er, and I liked the idea of building a completely waterproof shower, unlike the traditional CBU showers, which still allow moisture to pass through the board. I also am using Ditra, because this tile floor is on a slab and cracks can appear at anytime. All of their products have been impressive, and the John Bridge forums have been a huge help to me on this project.



I try to be a perfectionist with this stuff...I'm one of those that walks around my house and I can rattle off a list of items that I think look sloppy and I want to fix. My wife thinks I'm nuts and says that no one else can see these mistakes. Well, I do, and I really want this bathroom to not have much of anything that I need to go back and fix at some point. I also want potential buyers to think a Pro did all this work, to get us the best possible prices for our house.

My hat really goes off to the pro's that do this work full-time. Spending 6 hrs on Saturday working with the shower, and today with Ditra and Tile, I'm really freaking sore. My hands are all torn up, I still have thinset attached to me, my knees and palms are burning from being on them all day, etc. That's what sitting at a desk for 40+ hours a week will do to you.