It’s been a long two days. Yesterday, our bathroom project finally began. Demo, shower pan replacement and tile installation were done the same day. The duo who did the work included a master tile craftsman with 30 years of experience. I’m extremely pleased with the results. There’s definitely an art to integrating a new shower pan with existing tile and making everything blend together. This is precisely why I hired this company over the other companies who bid on our project.
Construction debris was picked up this morning. The shower door installer is the next trade person on the list. I’ve been told to expect him sometime next week and he’ll call the day before. Works for me. I’m happy to have 3-4 days free next week I wasn’t planning on.
Why? Because the damage needing to be repaired was not as extensive as we’d anticipated. Apparently, we caught the leak before it truly became an issue. Only the shower pan, curb and first row of tile around the bottom had to be replaced, rather than 2-3 rows of tile and possible wood rot we’d expected. A faulty curb installation was the culprit – providing an access point for water to enter. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise because we now had enough wiggle room to add a solid travertine threshold on top of the new curb. This means we can use our existing shower door, rather than having to buy a new frameless shower enclosure.
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