Bathroom bathroom blah, blah, blah.
I wish that I had something to show you that wasn't bathroom related but the truth is that we've been stuck working in that confounded room for months. Months!
When the mortar on the wall seams has set up nicely, which it does if you go away for a week after applying it, you're ready to pour the concrete floor of the shower.
Step one. Once again, mark around the outside edge of the shower so you know how high up to build your layer of cement. In this case, that's an inch and a half.
Step two, get the cementitious vessel and commence amalgamation.
Definitely wear a mask when you're doing this stuff.
Think about it: To make cement you mix it with water. What happens to all that cement dust when you inhale it into your nice moist lungs?
Ya. Not cool.
Because we took the time to
mostly level the shower floor before installing the membrane, all that needs to happen now is to apply an even inch-and-a-half thickness of cement over the whole floor.
Like so. I am screeding. The captain is giddy because I used his new favourite word. As I got to the drain I needed to continue the slope of the floor up to and under the metal shower-drain cap. The cap still sticks up about the thickness of a tile and a bit of mortar so that when the tiles are installed the drain will, hopefully, be level or slightly recessed.
And that's about it. Again, we wait for the concrete to set and next step is putting in the tiles. Exciting.
Oh, and we put the greenboard on the shower ceiling so that part is done now, too.
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