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.