Pool House Expansion Project, Day 88 and 89 - 22-23/01/16

Painting, Tiling, Repairs, etc.

Day Eighty-Eight and Eighty-Nine, 22-23 January, 2016

The past couple days have had a dearth of photos. That's because the guys are, for the most part, tiling the house. Every time I headed down to take some photos, visually, I could see substantial progress being made. But, when I looked through the viewfinder, not so much. So, generally, I didn't take a photo.

Till today. Tiling is still going on, but they've moved all the stuff out of the utility/pantry/laundry/storage room (whatever it's called) and are getting ready to paint it and do some other miner fixes in there.

For now the bathroom linen closet is in the office. We just don't have anywhere else to store this stuff till more tiling is done.

Bathroom Linen Closet in the Office

Across from it is the bed, box spring and mattress.

The Bed is Also in the Office

I didn't notice right away, but right behind the mattress is the bathroom vanity and medicine cabinet.

The Vanity is Hiding Behind the Bed Also in the Office

Also, Omar is in the office, along with the headboard for the bed, and the new, one-piece toilet (same as the one we installed upstairs in the Mennonite house. He's finishing the piping and stuff for the laundry hookup.

Omar is Working on the Washer Piping

In the utility (et al) room, just a refresher on some of what needs to be done. The filled spaces for the window (the big square on the wall), and the A/C (small square) need to be finished and painted. Well probably the whole wall needs painting.

Painting to be Done

Another view of the room, you can see the laundry hookup in the corner, still needs finishing as well as a couple small through-holes for water piping.

Utility Room Empty Once Again

There's been progress in the bathroom. It's pretty much painted. You can see below, the area where the backsplash will be tiled after the vanity and medicine cabinet are installed. Tiling needs to be completed here before that stuff can be moved in.

Bathroom Painted and Ready for Tile

Tiling in the bedroom is coming along. The Thinset is getting a bit thick toward the wall because of unevenness of the floor.

Bedroom Tiling Nearing Completion

Dining room tiling is coming along as well. Couple more rows and it'll be done.

Dining Room Tiling Almost Done

The kitchen storage has been reoriented somewhat.

Kitchen Storage

Here's the kitchen looking at the other direction.

More kitchen Storage

The laundry hook-up in the utility room is now done and ready for painting.

Laundry Fititngs Done

It's still a work in progress on the office side, but, not much more and it'll be done too.

Office Laundry Piping Being Finished

Masking tape is coming down all around the ceiling of the walkway and veranda.

Masking Tape Being Removed From Walkway Ceiling

Looking toward the veranda you can still see the masking tape.

More Masking Tape Being Removed

Finally, Dianna's shaving shelf is installed in the bath and is ready for tiling.

Shower Shaving Step

And the controls for the shower are being worked on. This presented a bit of a problem because the controls were seated a tad too deep in the wall, but that's being addressed.

Shower Fittings Being Worked On

The futon and baseboard trim and some other stuff is temporarily out on the pool deck. I asked the guys to remember before they leave for the day to put it inside, or if it starts to rain. You can't be too careful, you know.

Temporarily On the Deck

One more shot of the dining room which will probably be finished this afternoon.

Dining Room Tile Almost Done

A new development, Omar is laying out lines and a ledger board to start tiling the shower.

Omar Laying Out Ledger Board to Tile Shower

Last but not least, I just about five minutes ago, got a call from Peter's Glass Shop in Spanish Lookout, letting me know that they will be here Monday to install all the window louvers, sliding glass doors, and the roll-up door. Woo-hoo! Whole bunch more photos to take. I better make sure the camera is charged up and ready to go.

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 76-78 - 08--12/01/16

Lots of stuff going one, screens, texturing, plastering, furniture deliveries, etc.

Days Seventy Six Through Seventy-Eight , 08-12 January, 2016

I took this next group of photos on Saturday. The guys had left for the weekend, after a mix up on two buckets of drywall compound that didn't get unloaded which left them with nothing to work with.

As Omar's cellphone was kaput, after Carl left with the buckets in the back of his pickup, the guys asked me to call him, which I did twice but couldn't connect with him.

Not only mechanical communications problems, but someone forgot to let me know that Mitch might be coming by with the pantry and bathroom cabinets.

Anyway, about 5:15 PM, or so, Mitch arrives. Since we had nowhere to put the cabinets, I had him stash them in the office. Luckily, the scaffolding was positioned such that he was able to position them out of the way. It was also a good thing that he had an assistant with him to help unload.

So, here they are. Both have adjustable shelves, hidden hinges, and lattice doors, to help with air circulation.

New Kitchen Pantry 10 - 8.18

They were secure against any sort of weather intrusion, so after unloading them Mitch departed, and Dianna and I went back to our supper.

New Bathroom Linen Closet 10 - 8.18

Here's a couple of shots of the interior of the panty.

Inside Upper Pantry 10 - 8.19

Inside Lower Pantry 10 - 8.19

And the same for the linen closet.

Inside Upper Linen Closet 10 - 8.20

Inside Lower Linen Closet 10 - 8.20

Here, Dianna is providing scale for the pantry. It's quite a large piece of furniture.

Dianna Providing Scale For Pantry 10 - 8.20

This is the opening to the dining room. Last we saw it, there was an electrical wire dangling across the opening. That has since been redone, with the wire run buried under the concrete and the vertical edges of the opening finished off as well.

Wire Buried and Tile All Gone 10 - 8.22

A distance shot to give you an idea of how it looks in the overall picture.

Dining Room Doorway Plastered 10 - 8.22

Errol is almost done with the ceiling texturing in the veranda and walkway. It really looks nice.

Walkway and Veranda Ceiling Texture 10 - 8.23

The down-side of all this is where do you store everything that is already in the pool house? Dianna sees the task looming.

Dianna Contemplating What's Ahead 10 - 8.25

Stuff is literally getting piled everywhere. And not just here. In the bathroom as well. Shelving and burglar bars for the windows. Lamps and other stuff is occupying the shower, so space is really at a premium.

Kitchen Store Room 10 - 8.25

Now, here's something you generally don't see every day. This was taken by a semi-autonomous quad-copter drone just this morning by a recently retired videographer from Illinois. Michael Thompson, of TnT Video Services (501-666-4607), was kind enough to provide this photo and a few short videos of the immediate area.It's a 12M-pixel photo and shows incredible detail. Michael is visiting Belize as a guest of Carl, our contractor. Quite a cool shot.

Casa Winjama From 400' 11 - ?

You can also reach Michael by email at thompsonnthompsonvideo@gmail.com, or visit their website at http://www.tntvideoservices.com.

Here you can see some of the screens actually getting their screens. This is a trial fitting, complete with the center brace - we call those cup-holders.

Trial Fitting Shade Screen 12 - 7.08

This is the place where the screen fabric, actually shade cloth, the same stuff as we use for the swimming pool awning, gets attached to the wood frame.

Stretching the Shade Cloth Over the Frame 12 - 7.09

Kind of a surreal shot of Errol rolling the ceiling texture. It's hard to see what you're looking at. There is a doorway there with a ladder and distant exterior wall. Perspective seems strange.

Errol Finishing Ceiling 2nd Coat 12 - 7.10

While all this was going on, I repositioned the clothesline under the palapa. Denis was kind enough to come over and help with this. It's one of those jobs where you really do need several hands while trying to tension the lines and at the same time, to tighten up the fittings.

New Clothesline More Tightening Needed 12 - 7.14

Here you can see what the screens look like from the outside. I think it will give a nice finished look when it's all done.

From the Outside 12 - 9.21

Here's a shot of the dining room opening with the plastering wood removed. The opening edges have all been nicely smoothed.

Dining Room Opening 12 - 9.22

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.