Storypost | 2009.10.25

Gym


So the little one had is first birthday this weekend. Cuteness abounded, and was equilibrated that night when his pops and friends went to see Zombieland. Great movie, I'd recommend it to anyone. It's funny, gruesome, and doesn't try to shoehorn too much meaning into a horror/comedy hybrid.

Fence pool leaves


After a year of skimming, I've put up a net to catch most of the leaves upwind of the pool.

Deck cable sheer support


I bolted a steel cable to opposite ends of the deck to manage shear forces, but lacking help I haven't been able to tension it yet.

Shower copper green studs


I pulled the rest of the drywall and plywood super-subfloor. Beneath that was some very thin acrylic that can stay. It's all been green sealed. Capping the shower revealed that the leak, it was at the soldered section at the topmost L-bend.

Shower insulation studs


The interior walls weren't insulated, I took the opportunity to amend this for thermal and acoustic reasons. Small spaces were filled with foam, as was the area surrounding pipes since I hear the foam is superior to fiberglass.

Shower tile sketch idea body sprays


So I'm thinking a main shower head aimed at 45 degrees so I'm not right next to the wall with six feet of unused bathroom space. The new wall should make plumbing the thing a bit easier; more space for the extra knobs and piping required for side sprayers.



Comments

the little one has awesome bangs. i want a zoom in photo of his bangs!


Zombieland has a father-son thread.


Just in case you haven't installed your new shower, here's a link to a bathroom full of awesome: http://www.aquapeutics.com/test/u6810b.html

Anonymous

I see with the non-parallel lines you will have Mark help you tile



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