Sunday, March 30, 2008

New Shower

In case you didn't already know, I have to tell you how amazing Ryan is. Our master bathroom is a 1971 original. It is smaller than our guest bathroom & only has a stall shower (no tub). The shower that was there when we moved in was pretty old & ugly, but it also had a cracked shower pan. We wanted to replace it with a tile shower, but knew paying someone to do it was not in our budget. So, before Christmas Ryan tore the old shower out so we could get rid of it while we were renting a dumpster for our previous home project (laminate floors). After Christmas, he began the task of building our custom tile shower. First, the shower floor pan. This is an "easy" 23 step process before you even lay any tile. Needless to say, it really tried Ryan's patience....he had never done this before! As of yesterday, the shower walls & floor are done. We ordered custom glass & it will be installed tomorrow. You can see that the ceiling, floor, and adjoining walls are not finished. After a break, we will tear out the rest of the bathroom & completely replace everything.



3 comments:

happygranny said...

Ryan, you continue to wow us with your skills! The shower looks amazing. You ARE the man! Donna

Bronwyn said...

Way to go Ryan! That' a beautiful shower! Now just teach Mark all that handy man stuff and we'll be good to go... :)

MarkyD said...

wow, that's impressive. Does he contract out? I want to tear out the whirlpool tub in our new place and put in a nice shower =)