Bathroom renovations update

Andreas the tiling man put down the levelling compound. It took a couple of more days to dry than he expected, particulary in one corner. Then he painted 2 layers of thick grey gloop called waterproof membrane, that smelt like fish. There's no way the water is going to get through our floor!!! 

By this weekend (20th and 21st March), the waterproofing had dried and Andreas came in to start the tiling. It felt like a landmark occasion. 

Andreas starts the tiling, The tangle of wires to the left includes an alarm which will go off if the underfloor heating circuit gets cut during the work. On the far wall is not a window without a view, but the Easyniche wall recess for putting shower stuff.

The tiles are laid, but without any grouting. On the right are the tap connector and water pipe for the bath - the tap controls and the spout will be mounted on the wall 

This week we hope to get the walls tiled, the ceiling plastered and the walls painted - all of which gets us pretty close to finishing. Perhaps a week more after that? Meanwhile we continue having showers wherever we can find them - work, sports clubs, the next door neighbour...