Snow Christmas Part 1

So we had a great Christmas here at the Snow Home in Layton.  We spent it with family and we felt very fourtunate to have both of our parents so close.  So we are going to post some pictures and stories about some of the gifts the we recieved.  Some of them have some fun stories that we think would be fun to share.  I also have some really cute pictures that I took of Nate on Christmas afternoon.  I hope you enjoy them.

Backerboard

I updated the remodel group with some photos that are a few weeks old.  They show the backerboard that I placed in the shower surround area as a preparation for the tile.  I placed 1/2-in on the walls to give the tile some thickness out from the rest of the wall and 1/4-in on the floor.

Nate on the MOVE

So Nate has really been cruizing around the house now that he can walk pretty well when he isn't tired.  We took some pictures of him while we were putting up some Christmas decorations.  Enjoy!

Plumbing

When I started this whole project I didn't think that I would need to do any plumbing.  I'm not sure why I didn't think about it because Julie and I had already chosen new hardware for the tub and shower!  It took my dad and I two days to put the stupid manifold together without any leaks!!!!  It was a really crazy weekend that included going one night without water because home depot closed before we could get the part we needed!  Anyway, most of the soldering went really well but when it came time to connect the last piece we always sprang a leak in one of the elbows.  We put that stupid thing back together like three time with no success until we finally decided to use galvanized steel and compression tubing and be done with it.  Why we didn't do this in the first place, I have no idea?  It only took us like 15 minutes to repair the problem that we were having and then we were up and running. 

Before we started on the plumbing we had quite a time with the new tub.  Our new tub was freaking heavy.  It took all the effort that my boss, elders quorum president, and I could muster to get it upstairs.  We got it into the bathroom and then it took the three of us, including my dad who showed up to help, about two hours to get it into place!!!!!  That tub was freaking heavy!

So things are going much better now and we've made a ton of progress but you'll have to wait for more information!  Oh and I updated the remodeling group so check out the new pictures.

Demolition

The demolition phase of our remodeling project was quite strange for me.  Indeed the first cut into the drywall was sort of tramatic.  Sure, I've broken tons of things on purpose just because I wanted to see what would happen.  But this time it was different, I was breaking my house!  We spent a lot of money on this house and I was breaking it! 

Anyway, I ripped out the drywall above the tub and shower enclosuse and removed the old fiberglass tub with a sledge hammer and a jigsaw!  It was pretty fun stuff.  I also removed the old floor and a lot of the old trim.  Enjoy the pictures.

Before

So I didn't take enough pictures of our bathroom before I started ripping it apart!  Anyway, here is one picture just to give you a flavor for how crazy the change was!