Casa de las Ratas Week 52
up to February 2, 2003
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Hello Rat Fans. Sorry for the long spread between updates. Let's bring you
up to speed with what we did for the last few months during the end of
2002.
Seen here is the front entryway. The walls are textured and painted. The floor has been floated ready for porcelain tile. |
| Bedroom number one is also all textured and painted. |
| Bedroom one with its finished cove ceiling.
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| Bedroom #2 is also all ready. |
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The hall looking towards the front is also textured and painted.
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| Same with the living room.
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| Just after Christmas 2002, Ed the Tile Guy and his crew came
in to float the floors and commence tile installation.
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| Here's Ed the Tile Guy floating 3/4" drypack cement on
the dining room and kitchen floors.
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First a layer of paper and chicken wire was nailed down to the subfloor.
Then the drypack is trowelled on.
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| Here's Ed finishing up the kitchen and dining room float.
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| Even the laundry room got floated.
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The Rat Crew had prepped the walls in the bathrooms with green board and wonder board. There is also 6 mil plastic sheeting behind the wonderboard. |
| Ed had all the right tools for cutting tile.
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Here's the little tile score gizmo.
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| Ed got going quickly with the tiles. This is the first
bathroom tiles up on the walls and the drypack floated on the floor. The
tiles haven't been grouted yet in this picture.
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| Another view of bathroom #1.
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| Cool detailing in the first bathroom shower. Lots of shelves
for holding shampoo and stuff.
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| And soap dish...
Note stereo shower heads stubbed out. The fixtures can be installed soon.
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| Ed and George grouting the first bathroom walls.
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| Here's the floor floated in the second bathroom.
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| Second bathroom has kept the vintage color scheme...
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| Bathroom #2 with its nifty diamond detail.
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Sorry again for such a long lapse between updates. We'll have more to show you next week.
Go back to week 1 at Casa de las Ratas
Week 2: more cleanup and roof replacement.
Week 3: the big dumpster
comes and the hot mop boys will show up.
Week 4: fixing the valleys, new kitchen subfloor
Week 5: prepping the roof, framing in the kitchen, ripping out more floors...
Week 6: Replacing a ridge board, new tiles on the roof, more paint, why not?...
Week 7: Let's get the roof finished! And destroy more stuff inside!
Week 12: Kill that old rear bathroom, level the yard, cast some concrete.
Week 13: More electrical work, HVAC installation finished, get ready for drywall.
Week 19: More painting to brighten up the Rat House. More window prep.
Week 22: Big Inspection goes well, stucco scratch coats, wiring beauty shots
Week 23: Is that The Rat House or Circus Vargas? Termite Tenting! Nuke 'em all. Insulation begins.
Week 24: Itch Itch Scratch Scratch Insulation
Week 32: Drywall and yet even more drywall.
Coming up next week at Casa de las Ratas
Week 62: Windows Reinstalled. I hope you are not afraid of COLOR!
Week 64: Finish color washing. Install some crown moulding.
Week 66: Tons of cool details to show off. Moulding, AC Grilles, Floor Tile, Medicine cabinet...
Week 76: Copper Gutters! Too cool. Exotic lights start arriving.
3/3/2005: Outside lights and wood floors installed!
6/29/2005: Kitchen Cabinets installation!