STILL TILING

Hard to believe, but I'm still at it. Just a tiny bit more on the shower and I start to grout the whole mess. I am waitng for more border tile (shy just one piece!), but that's no big deal.
I purposely vary my routine at times, to keep from going insane(er). Some carpentry things or shopping for still needed items. I did manage to find the aluminum corners for the shower wall, but I am missing a part of the front door hardware that is proving more difficult to find. I may have to venture to one of those demolition places that buys and sells everything. They aren't easy to deal with, especially for me.
Janine has come a couple of times to help. She's been putting a tinted wax on the wood floors recently sanded. They'll take a few coats, but are looking quite nice. There's always stuff to move in or out, places to clean. I really appreciate the help and the company. Man, I gotta get out of there.
Thanks for reading.

...fingers to the bone, almost !

I have spent the better part of the last two weeks tiling. When I quit Friday night, I was in severe pain. It seems the combination of the cement and something they call 'cal' (could be lye or a calcium addative) in the cement along with all the time in the cold water, clicking on the grinder and fitting tile in place had, uh destroyed my finger tips. They were raw and a little bloody. Sometimes I just have no idea what I'm doing.
The tile came out pretty good though. I still have to find something for the outside corners on the shower wall. I am searching for some extruded aluminum channel used for this exact thing. So far no luck.
The kitchen top was installed yesterday and it looks nice. It's black granite and it goes well with the cabinets. The install was a little hectic. Lots of dust, lots of moving the pieces, (heavy, fragile) but in the end it came out well.
My friend Mono is back helping a few hours a week again. Yesterday he got one of the front doors finished and stained. It looks great.
Yeah, it all looks great but will it ever end?
Stay tuned.
Thanks for reading.

some shots of one of the few paid jobs I found here;

• Shutter repairs.
  
• lumber selections
• bathroom fixtures we bought
  
• fixtures we considered

Cheers.