Captain Jeremy to the rescue!

Captain Jeremy to the rescue!, originally uploaded by smooth_d.

This time we’re prepared.

We already went through one can of adhesive remover and now the toilet is in the tub, exposing the hole and allowing the stench to mingle with aromas already circulating through the back half of my condo. Even though we knew it was going to smell we lacked the forethought to get masks during one of our many trips to Home Depot. After spending about 40 minutes with the chex-mix of disgusting smells, Jeremy started to feel less than stellar. The toilet has been dethroned so of course he gets diarrhea. He had to run down to the Holiday station and give the night cleaning crew something to do.

So, after he recovered we went back to Home Depot for the second can of adhesive remover and some masks. I don’t know why we didn’t think of it before. Relief!

All of the old vinyl is gone, the floor has been sanded and prepped and now we’re starting to lay out the tile to get an idea of how it’s going to fit together. The tiles don’t have straight ends (pictures of those to come later) so there will be a lot of cutting. The walls and door frame aren’t exactly square to each other so… well, it’s frustrating. Things are hard!
It’s no Healy House project but it’s my first.

Here are the rest of the Before and During pictures. More to be added to the set as we go. Coming soon: a really hot pic of me sanding the floor down, possibly with plumbers crack.