February 24, 2011

The bathroom is (mostly) grouted now. There were a few sections they couldn't really finish until after the countertop guys finished in there, but that's done, now,so the tile guys have got the last bits of tile installed in the bathroom and will finish grouting in there soon.

 


The plumber came out and put a full day in. Got a lot done, but not everything. We decided to wait until the tile guys are done before we start yammering to have the plumber back out to finish.






Steve and Graham got the rest of the woodwork up around the kitchen windows, and on Monday, Steve and I performed an exhaustive marathon of staining and varnishing (sanding sealer) on all the cabinets in the kitchen so the tile guys could come in on Tuesday and sling mud in there. They really are careful, our tile guys,  but they are moving mud and it does get on things, so if you have just bare wood hanging out where tilers are working, you are asking for trouble...and we don't want any trouble. So we stained and varnished and baby, got 'er done, complete with accessory stains-on-skin and varnish-in-hair, in spite of protective clothing. What a knockout beautiful job, though: 

You can see that the tile guys got the "splash" laid, too. That's that brick-laid pattern you see on the wall.

(Those wires an' stuff aren't so pretty, but it is a work in progress.) 

I tell you what, these tile guys - it ain't these cowboys' first rodeo, no sirree. They get right to work, don't dilly-dally around, and keep their stuff gathered up.  They come in early enough and put in a good, no-kiddin' day, layin' that tile. Serious about their work, good natured, pleasant, easy to talk to if you need to, and they stay to task. Gold Stars from me all the way around, these guys.

We got our tile guys, by the way, through Bryan's Flooring. They only do jobs for Bryan's, and no kidding, Bryan's and their customers are lucky to have guys like this. If you're in Oklahoma and need a floor done, call Bryan's Flooring. Ask for Susie. She's the one who got us all fixed up and arranged for us to have these excellent guys.


Thanks for reading - we're still making noticeable progress every day, and I take pictures 'most every day right now (over 800 pics on file for this massive project!). I figger I'll organize them and have them printed up to put in a book when we're done, but for now, I'll just post another update in about a week or so. 


Moving forward ~