Basement Bathroom

We went to an orchard this last weekend to enjoy the nice weather while it holds out.

Sadie's been more interested in her lately.

She's really starting to grab things.
They have to be right there for her to reach but once she's got it she hold on.

This is her pet frog. Isabel enjoy's hangin with him.

I apologize for not posting in a while. As you can see below, I've been a little busy down in the basement. I had to dismantle our only shower and want it back so very badly. Especially after working long days working with sewer pipes. Nothing says squeaky clean like bathing in your own filth.
Isabel's doing well; it's her 3 month birthday on Wed. (10.07.09). The last 3 months have gone by very quickly. She's so much bigger than she used to be. Over the weekend we took her to a pumpkin patch and noticed we need to move up the shoulder straps on her car seat. Then when attempting to put her in our backpack carrier we had to let the system out to allow for her girth.
She started teething last week. We were not sure at first, but now every free chance she sticks her hand in her mouth.
She's also excessively drolly now; kind of reminds me of Cirque. This whole teething thing has really thrown off our schedule. It just takes so much longer to get through the day when she's extra fussy. She's teaching us and we're starting to catch on to this new milestone.

Cutting into the basement floor with my Ebay purchased cement saw. I've surprisingly gotten a lot of use out of it. More than paid for itself in all the projects I've used it on without having to rent one.

Got Mark to stop by and help out. It's nice having friends who enjoy using power tools. The jack hammer was rented. Though fun, I do not want to have the need to use one for some time.

It made really quick work of the job. Cutting the outline and then hammering up the cement.

Larry must have spayed himself down to make himself look like he was working.
Just kidding, that's all Larry.

6 hrs. of good hard work.

The next day we got it trenched out and dry-fit the pipes. That took most of the day. One change in one spot makes you have to adjust everything down-slope.

I ended up taking Mon. off and with the help of a Co-Worker got it all glued together and fill back in. Ready for cement!

In the end we have a new floor drain, shower drain, toilet drain and sink drain.


Rented a cement mixer to make the cementing job easier. It really worked well.
Used 5 gal buckets to transport the cement in through one of my egress windows.

Turned out pretty smooth. Not as smooth as the original basement floor.
Oh well, it's going to get covered up anyway.

I have some of the framing done. Now I'm waiting for the shower window to come in, for us to pick out a vanity and then I can finish the framing. Oh yeah, and the time need to do it.

Andrew