Pool House Expansion Project, Days 104-108 - 09-13/02/16

Front and Back Steps, Water heater, Burglar Bars, Vanity Mirrors, Backsplash

Days One Hundred Four - One Hundred Eight, 09-13 February, 2016

The days now are just filled with little things. Little detailed things that need doing, fixing, or  re-doing. Most of it isn't worth shooting a picture or writing about, but it all adds up to the job becoming very close to being done.

Here's a shot of the front, or is it the back of the house. I'm going to say the back, because, the view is still toward the canal.

The Front or Back of Our house

Here's the Front or Back Steps. Either way, they look very nice. The guys did an exceptional tile job on them.

Front Steps All Nicely Tiled

The water heater is finally leak proof. It's ready to go. I just have to remember to get two D-cell batteries so the igniter will work. BTW, there will be burglar bars over the heater, as well as all the windows. Our Godson, Isiael is coming this Sunday and will get them all installed.

Water heater Ready to Roll Jut Need Batteries

He's also bringing a burglar bar door for the front (or is it back) door.

Our Front or Back Door From the Inside

The green rollup button box is now a pale blue. Much better.

Rollup Button Repainted

Just a shot of the bathroom vanity with the base and medicine cabinet installed. The backsplash tiling has started. The mirrors are still waiting to be contact-cemented to their plywood backs. The granite is looking wonderful, and an outlet still needs to be wired in below.

Bathroom Vanity and Medicine Cabinet

Vanity plumbing with a little extra. You can just see a second shut-off valve. That and the strange pipe going up are both parts for the Cat Genie - its water supply and waste line. It is a self-cleaning system, after all.

Sink With Stuff for Cat Genie

The shower is all done and ready for action. Everything is grouted. I installed the shower head and hose this morning. Omar got the valves installed, so it's good to go.

Shower All Grouted and Ready

Backsplash on the vanity is nearing completion here. Once it's grouted, it too is good to go.

Backsplash Tiling Going On

The pantry, freezer, laundry, and storage room is clean as a whistle. the board is half a sheet of furniture plywood. That will be ripped and used as part of the shelving in this room.

Utility Room With Wood for Shelving

Finally, making the cuts to install hammock hooks so we can relax in style on the veranda and walkway. We bought two hammocks with wood bars as separators. But with the way we had to install the hooks, the bars just get in the way. So, we're selling those to Carl, our contractor and will be shopping for two hammocks sans bars.

Cutting Hole for the Hammock Hooks

Speaking of bars, I went out this morning, hoping to find a couple of bars for the closet. Villa's Imports didn't have anything, neither did Lano's, but Dragon Hardware had exactly what I was looking for. I came home and installed them right away. I even used epoxy in the screw holes to help hold everything together.

Closet Rods in the Closet

Speaking of the closet, it now has handles on all four doors.

Handles on the Doors

Now, isn't that gorgeous? the Medicine cabinet now has mirrors in place (they really need cleaning), and the tile and grout work is finished.

Mirrors in the Medicine Cabinet

There's many more photos than appear in each posting. You can see all the photos of the construction project on Flickr at: https://www.flickr.com/gp/winjama/0wVc3s. There will be new photos added each day of the project.  

Pool House Expansion Project, Day 101 - 06/02/16

Vanity Cabinet and Plumbing, Attic Access, Shower Tiling, Temporary Screening,

Day One Hundred One, 05 February, 2016

Sunday, Dianna and I put together a list of items we noticed that still needed to be done or corrected, so a lot of the next few posts will be focused on those sorts of items.

The vanity cabinet with additional bracing, is in place.

Vanity With Additional Bracing For Granite

The attic access hatch has been spruced up, drywalled, textured, painted, an actual cover for a hatch, that sort of thing. It's really hard from the photo below, just what you're looking at. Trust me, it's the attic access, looking up through the upper closet shelf from the floor. That orange thing is a ladder.

Attic Opening Getting Finished

 The piping had holes accurately cut and the cabinet is now positioned properly in it's final location.

Piping Through and Clear

 Omar has been able to get a good start on tiling the shower floor.

Shower Floor Tile Started

He has been very careful to maintain a slope towards the drain. Here, he's double-checking the slope.

Making Sure the Slope Is Right

We've finally got the temporary screen in place. Eventually, a screen door will go there. On the other side, will be a landing slab holding a circular metal staircase going up to the flat deck that we will use as an observation deck. It will also provide easy access to check the roof and gutters, and for me to work on the weather station, which right now isn't working, but I have high hopes to get that back on track.

Installing A Temporary Screen

There's many more photos than appear in each posting. You can see all the photos of the construction project on Flickr at: https://www.flickr.com/gp/winjama/0wVc3s. There will be new photos added each day of the project.

Pool House Expansion Project, Day 50-51 - 02-03/12/15

More Work Inside

Day Fifty and Fifty-One, 02 - 03 December, 2015

Finish work always seems to slow a project down. It does as there's much more attention to detail to get the job done.

There's still a few pieces to go for the shower.

Bits and Pieces For Shower Ready to Go In 12-2 - 2.02

Errol is just about done with the plastering of the bedroom.

Errol Plastering Bedroom 12-2 - 2.09

This is where the water heater will be installed, just outside the bathroom in the walkway. Here they're knocking holes for the hot and cold water feed as well as the butane gas run. There's no special reason why the heater went here other than convenience. It's still semi-inside and well protected from the weather.

Knocking Holes For Water Heater Feed Lines 12-2 - 8.00

Bathroom vanity plumbing is ready for the cabinetry, once the walls receive their color coat. Notice the outlet lower left - that's for the Cat Genie automatic kitty box.

Bath Vanity Plumbing Roughed In 12-3 - 2.15

Here's the run for the shower head. Looks like it will be at a nice height.

Line Run to Shower Head 12-3 - 2.14

Both pocket door frames are in. Parts of them will be taken back out to facilitate installation of the doors themselves.

Looking Through Bath Pocket Doorway to Bedroom 12-3 - 2.15

Shower faucet manifold is pretty much ready for final plastering.

Shower Wall Taking Shape 12-3 - 2.14

There's many more photos than appear in each posting. You can see all the photos of the construction project on Flickr at: https://www.flickr.com/gp/winjama/0wVc3s. There will be new photos added each day of the project.