The bathroom has been my baby. Well, let me correct this... tiling has been my baby during this remodel. I have never tiled...Never laid a single tile, thinset, grout, nothing, nada. I remember my dad tiling a floor when I was young, but we were not apart of the project. SO how did I learn to tile? You guessed it. YouTube. You can learn just about anything on there. I even learned how to mud and tape, but my wise husband wouldn't let me. :) It took Troy (our awesome mud/tape guy)all of 4 days to do our entire basement. It was impressive how easy it was for him. I'm sure it would have taken me weeks! So, for my sanity, I'm grateful Greg said no :)
Back to YouTube. It. Is. Sweet. But, I also think people are putting themselves out of business teaching us DIYers how to do it without their help... tutorials for FREE!! Greg tried to correct my technique a few times, but I told him "I know how to do this, I learned it on YouTube. I got this."
Tiling... I'm not going to lie, it's really not that difficult. I was nervous with the initial tiles I put down, but then got into the flow and here we are with a fully tiled and grouted shower. All that's left is to seal it and put the glass door in! This shower is freaking HUGE! It's 4 ft x 5 ft. It's really a thing of beauty and I cannot wait to use it next weekend!
Here are some progression pics. Grout makes such a huge difference!!
In the mud/tape process. Just tile on the floor.
I used a level to make sure it was perfect! *almost*
Grout makes it look SOOO pretty!
All grouted
Notice the showerhead from the ceiling. It's a true rain shower to my husband's delight.
