Partway done the sunroom but had to stop because of one doorway that is not levelled yet.  Once that is done we can at least finish the floor.

Even though these are floor tiles you should be able to cut easily they were not easy to cut.  We bought the Allure commercial grade tiles and now I can see why they say commercial grade on them.  Brian had to do most of the cutting since I could not get through them.  It took many different cutters and blades to finally find one that worked for more than one tile.
I do like the tiles but we are pretty sure they will be slippery when wet.  We did not originally buy these to go in there they are ones we had planned for a project at the last house but never used.  There will just have to be warnings posted about how slippery they will be when wet and non slippery floor mats

One thing we learned is how dangerous a sealed concrete floor is.  The floor was bare concrete so we decided to seal it before laying the floor tiles.  It looked great and was keeping the place clean but neither of us realized how slippery a sealed floor was if your feet were wet.  After coming out of the hot tub my wet feet hit the floor and so did I.  There was no OMG! moment I was just down.  It did not feel like a floor that would be that dangerous when wet.  I now have a bruise on my back that is about four inches by 12 inches since I hit the stairs into the tub.
It is the Weather Shield low gloss sealer for concrete or paving stones.  They have a photo on it
of it used on stone stairway.  That is crazy.....

We also had to empty the hot tub because it was crooked on the floor so we needed to straighten it out. Even empty it was hard to move for the two of us.  Especially when it sometimes only needed a nudge. Once we did that and refilled it to skimmer height and it was time to turn it on again, Brian had left and we thought it would be safe to do it like that, but we were wrong.  Somehow the jets came on by themselves.  We did not think they would unless we pushed the button, so the tub was shooting water all over the back wall and window.  The only thing I could think of was turn the power off again and wait for it to fill past the jets, which worked.  It was quite a cleanup but none of the room was damaged even the drywall was fine.
That was at three yesterday afternoon and the water was still not to 104 till this morning at about 10am.

We had to remove the foam and loose concrete and refill the doorways.

Bathroom one is not finished yet it needs some leveller.

First step is putting down double sided tape the cutting the ends of the edge tiles.

A good start but we had to move the hot tub.

I love sitting in this room.

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Now we have moved on to the sunroom but those stories can wait so I can fill you in on the workroom.

Brian has been slowly unpacking his big machines and trying to find a layout he likes.  Once he has that done he can run his 220 wiring so it is near those machines.  This is a part of the project that he is really enjoying.  I think he forgot how many amazing machines and tools he had.  Brian got a fair number of them from his co-workers when he retired and is looking forward to using them.  He is a lucky boy.

Getting the floor done was time consuming but if you do not follow the right steps it will just peel off.  Especially on a power trowelled concrete floor .
He had to vacuum the floors a few times, then wash a few times, follow up with an etching agent, then wash a few time more, once more vacuum the floor and hopefully the paint will stick.  We did use an epoxy paint there so it should be better than the floor paint we used in the basement.

Finishing up the last quarter of the floor.  He moved everything four times .

Bandsaw to start.

Putting together the router table.

The router table all set up.  Lots left to do though.


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The tiling and sink top as well as the toilet are finished.    It was surprisingly the easiest of all the jobs we have done so far.   We did not have to rip anything out and there were no long delays, unless you count all the trips to the hardware store to find small plumbing bits.  Whats odd about that is we have bins of plumbing supplies but it turns out nothing we needed that day.

We hung the medicine cabinet which is a really cool old pine cabinet we found last summer at an antique store.  Now we need to find a light and to frame the door.   We also have to decide how to finish off the top on the tile on the wall and are both thinking it will be wood trim.  Which Brian will have to cut down to fit but it will look nice.

How convenient to have a washroom on the main level.  I forgot how nice that is.

Framing the door is going to take longerbecause we have to make the boards for the door jambs.  That is because many of the walls are concrete and more than 12 inches thick.  It is hard to find wood that will not have a lot of knots in it that is that width.  So once all the tools are set up Brian will start making those.  Once we have that started we can start installing doors.

I'm glad we did not get the 36 inch wide sink. It would be way to crowded.

I like this look.  Nothing like old pine.

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We are still waiting for the sink top.  The reason we order a top is we don't like what usually comes with the cabinets and wanted porcelain top.
Brian is finishing up a few projects while we like painting the workshop floor.  The prep for that is pretty hard.

I do like the basement and still have to paint the outside of the exercise room but it is working pretty well.  Brian jokes about my short running track(don't you get dizzy?) but I really much prefer it to a treadmill.  The interlocking blocks are great I just have to put some double sided tape on the corners which is a pain because it will pull up the paint if I have to move them.  Moving them is going to happen since not all the duct work and plumbing is finished.

I know that I will use this room a lot and it is much better than the small room I had thought we could use upstairs.  You do need room to move around in when exercising.  I know other people will enjoy this as well.

When looking for new equipment I knew I did not want a treadmill again but wanted a weight machine.  Although we looked at the bowflex we really liked this old style basic.  I did not like the look of the bowflex and found it not as easy to use as the one we bought.
I had also wanted an area to do some boxing and we just bought a lighter weight because I am just doing this for aerobics not to become a professional.
The elliptical we already had so that is a nice combo for a gym.

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For all the media and storage required .

I love the weight machine.

My 36 foot running circle and floor mats which are 4 by 8 feet each.

The bathroom is coming along.  We are now waiting for the counter top for the sink cabinet.  I hope it does not take forever as these things sometimes do.

Brian is happy with this one and found the tiles were easier to install  now that he has worked with them before.  When we do the shower for the sauna though we think we will go back to smaller tiles.

Today we(mostly Brian with my help to lift the sheets of drywall) are back to drywalling the garage while we wait for the rest of the bathroom to arrive.

It looks so different depending on the light.

The wet tile saw we bought has paid for itself.

A very rustic look.

We like this combination. It will work for how much traffic it will see.



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