Manitou Springs

Garden of the Gods

Buffalo Lodge

Pike’s Peak

Can it be?

Yes. The final installment of the bathroom saga.

It’s taken us about three weekends to finally completely finish the thing up. The tiling project was hugely time-consuming and I figure I glued about 275 individual tiles and did two rounds of grouting. Then there were hours and hours of removing excess grout. The end product looks great — but man, it was a lot of work. Which pretty much sums up the experience of the entire project, which we officially called at 3:00 yesterday afternoon, almost three months to the day from when we started ripping out soggy drywall. So here it is: the final chapter.

Just starting on the tiles

I spent a lot of hours crouched in the tub.

Meanwhile, Carol was installing the cubbies.

And installing the new toilet.

And it's lovely.

Starting on the grout.

Carol is now plumbing the sink.

The grout is finished!

The sink is up and running!

Grout is sealed, tub is caulked, and the new fixtures are in place.

Brand-new towels on their hooks.

Everything's ready to go.

And a nice fuzzy rug, too.