While three of the guys worked all day in the "dungeon," Johnny was outside in what will be the master bedroom/bath, laying out the design for the bathroom. He began by marking the outer perimeter of the complete room area with stakes and rope. This allowed him to determine where the walls will be located. Then, he was able to measure the dimensions of the tub, toilet and vanity for the bathroom and "draw pictures" of the items with spray paint. He eventually was able to put all the required PVC pipes together and in place, ready for the concrete floor to be poured at a later date.
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| Marking the perimeter of the master bedroom/bath area |
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| A "drawing" of the proposed master bathroom |
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| Johnny gluing the PVC sections together |
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| Chris and Johnny working on the various PVC sections |
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| The PVC drainage system is completed |
Chris, Luis and Tony got a lot done in the "dungeon" today. The formwork on the lower steps was concreted and plastering was completed on the back wall of the radio room, as well as the doorways to my office and Jason's new "Man Cave" - my previous radio room.
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| Chris takes a wheelbarrow load of cement to the "dungeon" |
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| Tony transfers cement to begin the plaster work |
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| Luis plasters the back wall in the radio room |
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| The completed wall |
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| Luis plasters the doorway to Jason's "Man Cave" |
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| The steps extensions now concreted |
The day ended at the usual time today and the guys got things cleaned up and put away for the weekend.
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| The end of day routine - cleaning the equipment |
Monday should be interesting. The windows are supposed to be on the island and the window-well grating should be available for installation. The guys will be working on the new hospital project again tomorrow, so no further reports until Monday night. Enjoy the weekend!
hmmm, no screwing up on the pipes eh? Once that concrete goes down your pretty much done. Although I understand why Bermuda needs so much concrete it would sure scare the hell out of me if I ever needed to fix something or renovate. Drywall and wood is so much cheaper and easier to work with. But sure wouldn't last in the islands weather. Looking good bud!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the pipes will be re-checked again on Monday and then again just before the concrete is poured!
ReplyDelete@Carole - Glad you were able to visit my blog and hope you'll get a chance to visit Bermuda again someday!
ReplyDeleteGood that you are doing this blog Glen. You should print all and put in an album for reference purposes down the road - never know when you'll be renovating again (remember we did it twice after the original house was built) and even though it is on the web, someone coming along behind you may not know where to look :)
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