Here is a picture of what the shower area looked like when we first bought the house.
There was not even room to put your arms out to shampoo your hair. Tyson and his dad demolished the old bathroom and discovered termite damage in the sheetrock and studs, so he had to completely rip the bathroom apart. He replaced the studs one at a time and re-sheetrocked the entire bathroom and outer walls. 
We decided to enlarge the shower, so we took about a foot from the linen closet that was on the other side of the bathroom wall. This picture below shows Tyson's dad helping to install the new window. This picture was taken from the hall before they re-sheetrocked the wall between the closet and the bathroom.
This is what the shower wall looked like after Tyson installed the travertine tile in the new shower and on the floor of the bathroom. He even built in a bench.
He poured the shower pan in our master bathroom earlier this week and today he installed the mosaic tiles on the shower floor. Terrence came over to help. Really he usually offers moral support, but it gets Tyson motivated to do the projects, so I welcome all the "help" we can get.
This is the completed shower pan, all ready for the tile installation.
Tyson and Terrence prepping the floor for tile installation...
And here is the floor with the tile. He'll grout it next week, then we're going to pick out a new pedestal sink and faucet and install all of the fixtures and hardware. Tyson still needs to seal all the tile too, but the end is in sight!
6 comments:
The bathroom looks great. I think it's so cool that you have a bench in your shower.
And having the end in sight makes every project easier.
I like the tile; he/they did a nice job. I thought the original plan was to use river rocks for the floor?
You are right, river rocks were in the original plan. I was a little skeptical. I was sure that it would look good when Tyson was finished with it, but I didn't want an uneven surface in my shower. I didn't want rocks putting pressure on my heels while I was trying to shower, and he wasn't sure how to get it smooth enough or set the rocks in deep enough, while still leaving enough of them visible to get the desired visual effect. He finally decided to scrap the river rock idea and do something that he had the confidence to finish right now. Once he made that decision, he finished the shower floor in under a week, so I'm all for it.
I am so glad the rocks are out and a real floor is in. I am super glad that he is almost done and that you will be able to start using it soon.
that looks awesome! i'm so excited for you!
Wow! That is one talented guy you have there! Is he for hire? LOL...
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