Fixin' Up the Bungalow

Counter Tops

Dennis arrived this morning and it was time to do the countertops. I learned a lot about tile today. Most importantly: Spend 90% of your time on layout and level surfaces and the job will go easy. Dennis cut all of the tile ahead of time before placing any mortar so that the setting actually went quite quickly.

Cutting and laying out the tile.

My job :layout the pattern, set the cut pieces, drop in the olive pattern, and sponge the grout.

The Pattern

Sponge Boy

Tiled in!

Tomorrow the backsplash and the sink area.

Move in!

Yesterday we cleaned the walls and windows in the livingroom and dining room. Tonight we finally moved furniture back into the living room. My dad came and helped with the arranging. It was very nice to have somewhere to sit. We can’t believe it has been 9 months since we started the stripping of this room. More to come…

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