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May 17, 2005
Today the crew (a different crew from the folks who did the demolition, framing, electrical, and plumbing) continued to work on the walls.
Yesterday, a comment by our friend Jean alerted me to the whole issue of wall material for bath and shower enclosures. Specifically, Jean mentioned that you shouldn't use "greenboard" (which is water-resistant gypsum board) for tiled bath and shower walls, because the material deteriorates when wet. When I looked at the bathroom walls, I found that the crew had hung greenish board stuff all around the shower enclosure. Oh no! I spent an hour looking at some websites and our Reader's Digest Do-It-Yerself manual, which all confirmed imminent disaster. For wet surfaces, you're supposed to use "concrete board," with a vapor-barrier between the board and the wood wall studs.
This morning I asked T, the project manager (and owner of the remodelling business), about the greenboard. He explained that the greenboard is merely the first layer; they would also apply a waterproof barrier, and then concrete board. They will apply the tiles to the concrete board. Greenboard backing is for amateurs, he said, and we don't do that.
After two weeks, I trust these folks fairly well, so I was appeased.
When we got home, we saw that the crew had worked on finishing the walls. This involves smearing cream-cheese-like joint compound over nail dimples, as well as covering sheetrock intersections with "wallboard tape."
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The crew also patched the damaged plaster in the bedroom.
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T gave Tracy a recommendation for a hardwood floor guy. "He did my own house," said T.
T also says that we need to supply materials for trim and molding soon.
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