Well we had been planning on renovating the bathroom anyway but Cathy's knee replacement surgery was completed on 11 May so I had to hustle along on the reno. I had to cut the fiberglass tub/shower combo out in prep for a low step shower install.
Next came Advantech floor sheeting to help level and strengthen the floor. Then I used cement board for the inner walls to help hold the wall tile in place.
I've laid tile floors before but never a wall. It's a little more difficult. I had some trouble keeping the tile level across the surface and maintaining the gaps between tile.
But the hardest part was drilling the holes to mount the handicap bars. It took 4 minutes to drill each hole in the porcelain tile and I had to drill 12 holes. The tile was hard and drilling them in place there was alway the risk that the tile would break. But success and Cathy's happy.
Caty's doing super great on her therapy. In just a week, she's graduated from the walker to a cane and everyday sees more improvement. She has the right attitude and, although her pain threshbold is low, she pushes through it. I'm proud of her progress and I know she's happier having had the surgery.
