Finally the shower remodel post

This took me way too long to do. But its finally here, the SHOWER REMODEL

Started in August after we couldn't stop the shower walls from leaking! Ended in February.

When we looked at this house i could stick my hand up behind a couple of tiles.

I thought for sure it would show up on the inspection and then we could ask for a credit, nope they siliconed new tiles on in its place. 

When the shower started leaking into our room downstairs, i figured out that the water was leaking in through the shower walls, it was not fun.

ewwwwww is all i can say, this was after i cleaned it, and it was still gross. 

We started to take out the tile...

the back wall was soooo DAMP it came out like silly putty..

MOLD, ROT, GROSS!
Here i know you want a close up.
That's a hole in the bottom picture, under the faucet. a hole. (s)

SNEAK PEAK AT THE END PRODUCT!

Oh yes there was mold behind the dry wall! Nasty.
We put up new plastic, tar paper (roofing paper) and cement board.

Thankfully we have a wonderful retired neighbor that found out we were doing this all alone and offered to help, and bring all his tools we were too cheap to buy.
I didnt get to lay much tile, i was the tile cutter, we scored and used a wet saw.
T-Dubs did an excellent job, and we were beat as we did this in two LONG days.

I did however do the grout, and T-Dubs was the grout cleaner.

And what you are really here for....BEFORE AND AFTERS!

Yes we picked white tile and if i had to do it over i wouldnt have.
When we picked out tile, we didnt know we'd have any help and we wanted the simplest most straight forward way to do everything. I will NEVER do a tile job without a wet saw, it makes all the difference.
I also love my corner shower caddy.

I sprayed most of the hardware, ORB, however i'd like to buy a nice shower head.
THOSE things cost $$$$$! that i dont have right now.

This probably drives me the most crazy of all the things. It makes my blood pressure rise, i swear.

I'm OCD. I'll save my pennies and get a "real" one soon enough. 

All in all, if i ever do a shower again, i will own all the tools for the job. 

We could have saved so much time and patience if we had THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB. 

We ran into all kinds of problems. 

But we got through it. 

And we are super grateful for the learning experience and help from a friend!

Top Left I needed more studs in the corners after we put up cement board.

Top Right When someone else helps you, corners get cut, or not cut enough. 

Bottom Left Mistakes i didnt know i was making, should have cut down the middle of the stud.

Bottom Right And this is why there was a hole behind the faucet, there is NO support behind the faucet and the water control, so i engineered this weird set up behind it. My drill quit (i returned it) and it was all round pretty much awful to do. BUT my wall is much more stable that it was.

And thats all she wrote!

Finish the Sentence - Link Up

Whoo WHOOP! Itssss back! I am terrible at these but i love reading some of my favorite bloggers do it. and its always fun and creative to do!

1. I always pick PIE  over Diets/healthyeating/demons/huntingthings

2. Look at the size of those... Melons, Cantlopes, Cans, Hooters

3. I recently learned.... that if im being lazy and dont wanna get up to pee, but sneeze suddenly... well you know...

4. Only when no one is looking... i dirft into an imaginary place, usually to here..

5. I lost my.... Marbles! Hook? Anyone? Robin Williams? - brownie points with me if know what im talking about.

6. I was certain I'd be... fine the next morning, but that last drink did me in.

7. There is not enough liquor BEER in the world for me to.... act like i have swag

8. I just finished...this sentence.

9. Why does everyone have to be...using the self check out, when they don't know how. WHYY???

10. It's very rare when I...fart. true story, i like, cant do it.

11. If I were a dog... I'd sniff Chris Hemsworths butt, and Tom Hiddleston's.

12. I don't believe... leggings = pants

Thirsty Thursday!

Cold snap! My new "spring" favorite!
Now, i know this isnt themed. But, I'm a beer girl through and through.

And not everyone loves mixed drinks, or liquor!
Sam Adams, in my opinion, in a good go to beer, for something more than, Coors, Miller, Bud, Busch, Natty whatever you get the point.
You can get their classic lager, or try any seasonal, they usually do a good job.

This citrus-esk wheat beer, is delicious. And is full of flavor, but isn't heavy in my opinion.

It is not fruity, light (blonde) or a lager. Hard to describe.

I will say this isnt a beer i can drink all night, its a few and then time to change it up. I also think its stronger than some of their others!

Feel like I should mention im a lager girl and a light beer sorta person. I do love specific winters and stouts. But for the most part i am not ok with fruity and lemon or shandys. Not for me, but i can respect it.

Be sure to follow Kristin who give s me the awesome reasons to talk about beers im dranking! I love reading all her witty drinks and fun foods! Plus she just writes about fun things!

Gone too long

(xmas 2012 in PA)

It's been a while.
lessssallbehonest, mkay? Its be cold and snow/ice/rain/sleet-ing in about 80% of the country
Hi, Califorina, hows it going?

And frankly i didn't feel much like blogging. Other than all I can say is yes, i still love snow.

The cold not so much.
Heat is expensive when you own a house.
I shoveled twice in the same day....several times.

EVERYONE and their mother are cursing the weather.
I heed a great deal of the blogs i read, and one of the biggest recurring themes i see is "dont write for the sake of writing" or "if you dont have somethign to write then dont."
And I finally feel like i have arrived!

I didnt wanna write about much. So i didnt. Here is a breakdown of what has happened since New Years.

beer
occasional gym for cardio
beer
eating my heart out
ordering in way too much
made a TV room in a spare room
beer
worked on the shower
hated working on the shower
prepped a room for paint
beer
gym (?) maybe
finally finished the shower
used the shower
husband got sick

That pretty much covers it, less the snow and snow removal. I plan on doing a shower post too. Frankly, I've been burnt out on life. Last weekend I stayed on the couch, and it was selfish, but also wonderful. Winter blues may be happening. I also tried a new cardio thing at the gym....needless to say my old injury is flaring up. So i need to take some days with no cardio. which totally sucks again. All becuase i was pushign myself to try new things. So it will be core, arms and legs lifting for the rest of the week...if we even go.

Tonight fitness wise, i'd like to work out at home. We will see.

Enjoy this awesome pic someone posted to me