Monday, Jan 11
It's time to tape and mud the drywall. Taping is easy; So is slapping joint compound (mud) onto the drywall seams. The challenge is doing it correctly. Getting a nice smooth seam takes a little skill--skill that we don't quite have yet. This will take a while...
We are also able to prep the copper tubes for the shower, we cut the pieces to length, but we are going to save the actual installation until the tile is sealed, grouted and the grout sealed, too. We want to install the shower in one shot and leave it up on the wall when the time is right.
Three of our floor tiles came loose (hopefully it will remain at a count of three), so we have to mix up more thinset and stick them back down. No big deal, but another hassle.
Now, we need to wait for tomorrow to sand down the mud to get smooth joints. Two or three mudding and sanding stages are anticipated to get a final smooth wall.
Tuesday, Jan 12
We apply and sand the second coat of mud and spot some some pretty rough-looking seams. We'll fix that on the third coat. Sanding creates a ton of dust, and doing anything on the ceiling makes for sore and tired arms. Not much else to say...
Wednesday Jan 13
More sanding and mudding-- not there yet. the seams still need some work.
Also, the carpenters stop by to fix the window sill that got torn up pretty badly during demo. We'll finish up the trim later. Overall, we are happy the bath is closed up and looking like a bath, just need to finish up these walls and tile so we can wrap up the installation.
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