Brain surgery or plumbing?

Today I finally got to the Delta single lever faucet for the shower. Normally it is ‘out of the box hold it up where I want it and screw a 2x4 to hold it there.’ Then connect the water lines. Not now! With all the government protections, to keep us from hurting ourselves, there are scald setting to adjust, flush the system. Rotate the body to the left, do this, do that, set the hot on the left (you are kidding, They  always say cold water on the right.) It is always on the left ?Right, I mean correct. Anyway, 5 pages of instructions. It used to basically say, Fixture ready to Install.

Okay, I am surprised. I do like the large tile, these are 13" x13", but they are a little harder to grout than the smaller tiles I usually use.  That was a big surprise. Maybe on the shower grouting it will go better, since I know what to expect.

 Anyway all the rough plumbing is complete.  All I need on the inside is hang the Shower tiles, grout and seal.

(The above is a textured wall not knocked down or 'troweled)

 

The house walls and ceiling have a finish that is called a 'knock down' texture.  There is a smooth, the old fashioned walls, and a medium called 'Orange Peel'.  I have never textured walls, I have always textured ceilings, unless I was custom building and the client wanted slick ceilings. I sold my texture hopper at a yard sale, for a $1. (ouch)

 Above is a heavy Knockdown texture more what the house has now. Below is a light knockdown, more like I did on the new wall.

Anyway installing the bathroom created a drywall that I wanted to make match the rest of the house. I read some on the 'knock down ' walls and gave it a try. Not too good, but it will stay.  What is meant by knock down is spraying the walls with small globs of texture (A very wet form of drywall filler). The little scattered uneven bumps are allowed to set for a few minutes, then with a wide 'putty' knife the bumps are flattened to produce a random valley pattern.

(Above is the orange peel fine spray and no troweling or knock down)

But that is done and painted, I also wired the light (do not have a permanent fixture yet.)

We are getting there.  Sorry to bore you, but this is fun to me.

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