Thursday - September 09, 2010
A minor interruption
Partway through the bathroom project we found out that the hot water heater was leaking and about to die.
Unlike the hassles that Peiper went through getting his replaced, we emailed the landlord and helped him figure out an appropriate model. He ordered it, it was there the next day, he came over in his truck this morning, and we helped him get the old one out and put the new one in. Ta da, done. And now we have a brand new A.O. Smith hot water heater, and it works just fine. No priming needed, no hoses running out the upstairs windows. We didn’t even need to sweat a single new fitting. Two nuts and a wire. Bada bing. I’m debating getting one of those R-16 hot water heater blankets, since the unit lives in a foam lined cabinet out in the garage. That might help a little in the winter, though with the new insulated door the garage never gets really really cold.
Right. Now back to the project. The concrete is hardened everywhere except where I filled in that spot where the wood was. That was the thickest part of the pour, so it will take the longest time to cure. Right now that part is about as hard as old cheese. So it’s high time I screwed on the new flange ring, and then we can get to work mapping out the floor. I was going to just start at the hall wall and work inwards, but smarter heads than I prevailed upon me to do the job from the middle outwards. That means cutting more tiles to fit, but it makes sense because it’s really doubtful that the room is square. And if the room is off square, starting at one wall results in some of the last tiles having to be slivers, and that looks poor. Better to start in the middle and have evenly sized cut tiles around all the edges. Ok, by “middle” I mean “grid map the floor with a ruler an a pencil, then lay the second row out from the tub and work towards the door. Come back later and cut to fit around the tub and side walls. Grout everything the next day, then put in the tile baseboard pieces. Then put the bathroom back together.”
But we have hot water again, so at least we can shower. And then go buy the flange repair ring - grade 8 stainless steel if they have one! - and get that done. Then the rest of it.
Sorry, no new project pictures yet.
Posted by Drew458
on 09/09/2010 at 12:34 PM
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