We hope everyone has a Happy Easter and we are thankful that through Jesus Christ we have everlastng life. Contrary to the statements of B.H.O. we know that the USA is still a Christian Nation.
We will be back in Kings Mountain this Saturday to continue work on Zelda. Brent should finish the upstairs bathroom floor and install a working toilet in the downstairs bath.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Upstairs Bathroom Floor
As noted last week, Brent has installed the majority of the marble tile on the floor of the upstairs bathroom. We have had a few questions about the pictures and would like to explain. If you have ever restored or remodeled an old home several things you learn. No floor is level, no wall is straight and 2 x4 are actually 2" x 4" in size.
The toilet closet drain is below the finished floor. The plumbing was performed about one (1) year ago and the flange was installed with an expected finish floor height. Well that did not work out exactly as Brent had to raise the floor about 1/2" higher than expected. We will use a 1/2" closet spacer (or it could be spacers) to bring the flange to the correct height.
The blocking that is shown in picture near the bath tub was used to maintain a tight 1/8" space betwen the tiles and this pushed against the opposite wall. It also served as a dam to keep the thicker mortar in place. Even with leveling the floor, there was still a dip or two and Brent used thicker mortar in spots to keep the tile level, and checked this often with a three (3) foot level and a torpedo level.
We had mentioned that our parents were having bad weather a few weeks ago down in Louisisana. Brent's parents had a 120 foot tree fall in their front yard. As you can see by the pictures it was huge and hard to believe it is only one (1) tree. We are very thankful that no one was injured and blessed that their chuch, Zoar Baptist, has a ministry that has many volunteers that removed the tree. The "chain gang" ministry, dubbed so because of the chain saws, was very instrumental in helping families through out the surronding community during the last bout of hurricanes and bad weather. Thank you to all who serve and support this ministry.
The toilet closet drain is below the finished floor. The plumbing was performed about one (1) year ago and the flange was installed with an expected finish floor height. Well that did not work out exactly as Brent had to raise the floor about 1/2" higher than expected. We will use a 1/2" closet spacer (or it could be spacers) to bring the flange to the correct height.
The blocking that is shown in picture near the bath tub was used to maintain a tight 1/8" space betwen the tiles and this pushed against the opposite wall. It also served as a dam to keep the thicker mortar in place. Even with leveling the floor, there was still a dip or two and Brent used thicker mortar in spots to keep the tile level, and checked this often with a three (3) foot level and a torpedo level.
We had mentioned that our parents were having bad weather a few weeks ago down in Louisisana. Brent's parents had a 120 foot tree fall in their front yard. As you can see by the pictures it was huge and hard to believe it is only one (1) tree. We are very thankful that no one was injured and blessed that their chuch, Zoar Baptist, has a ministry that has many volunteers that removed the tree. The "chain gang" ministry, dubbed so because of the chain saws, was very instrumental in helping families through out the surronding community during the last bout of hurricanes and bad weather. Thank you to all who serve and support this ministry.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Grout and Tile
Well, we made it back to Kings Mountain today and Lynn grouted the downstairs bathroom, which included the shower basin and the bathroom floor. Brent installed about 90% of the "clearance" marble tile (see previous week post) on the floor in the upstairs bathroom.
We have decided to stay in Gatlinburg next weekend for Easter. Brent is having to take a vacation day on Friday (imagine a company that professes to be Christian based, but does not celebrate Good Friday as a holiday) as the girls are off from UT for Good Friday and we will spend a long weekend together. Only Greg will not be here for Easter, but is working and Raleigh and busy planning for the wedding in late June.
Today is Brent's sister's birthday. Happy Birthday Becky. She is part of the "Renovation Crew" that worked on Zelda back in August and September of 2007. The picture below is of Becky from the archives of Zelda around August 2007 providing a full moon.
We have decided to stay in Gatlinburg next weekend for Easter. Brent is having to take a vacation day on Friday (imagine a company that professes to be Christian based, but does not celebrate Good Friday as a holiday) as the girls are off from UT for Good Friday and we will spend a long weekend together. Only Greg will not be here for Easter, but is working and Raleigh and busy planning for the wedding in late June.
Today is Brent's sister's birthday. Happy Birthday Becky. She is part of the "Renovation Crew" that worked on Zelda back in August and September of 2007. The picture below is of Becky from the archives of Zelda around August 2007 providing a full moon.
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