We're maybe half way....
maybe more than half way?
finished, and we're at that point that a lot of DIYers reach in a project.
We're at the "What were we thinking?" point....
The "We should have paid someone else a lot of money to do this!" point....
I know in my heart that when it's finished, it will look amazing and we will have saved a lot of cash, but right now we're seriously thinking it might have been worth the extra expense to hire someone to put in this tile.
I haven't totaled up the expense in a while, but I know three things.
Even a DIY project, if done correctly, is expensive.
It would have cost even more if someone else had provided the labor.
A DIY project always takes longer than you anticipated.
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| This is the before shot - for some reason in the 80s people thought beige tubs and beige tile were a good choice. |
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| March 2nd - end of day one - demo is the easy part |
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| We hauled off a truck load of debris! |
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| The good stuff - this is a shot of the new tile and the old tile. I think it's a bit of an improvement! |
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| The new tub, proof that all tubs should be white. SuperDave faced a bit of a challenge getting the tub level. |
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| I skipped the wall board before sealer photo, although necessary it wasn't fun to look at. Here's the installed wallboard covered with pink stuff that dries red. This is pretty much my only contribution since demo day. |
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| April 6 - substantial progress on the tile work. |
But as any good DIYer will tell you, it's going to be worth it - when it's finished.
SuperDave is a bit of a perfectionist (as am I ) and he's not 100% happy with this project at this point.
But I told him a couple days ago, "You'll be happy with the way it looks when it's finished (after a few weeks).
He responded, "I'll be happy when it's finished."
It will be great....you'll see. :)
Much Love & Laughter,
Laura