Week Two, Day One

After a nice weekend with my grandparents (which included brunch outside and strolls around Soho and the East Village), today it was back to work at the apartment. WonderBoard was installed over the concrete in the kitchen in order to raise the floor level. This way, the slate kitchen floor will be level with the hardwood floors and I won't trip when I run into the kitchen when the oven timer goes off.

The contractor also put down a cork underlayment over the plywood sub-floor. The maple floors should be delivered to the apartment any day. I can't wait to see my new floors! Mom and Dad say I can't dig in them, but I think I can win them over.

In the bathroom, the old shower wall tile backer has been removed and a cement board backer has been installed. Hopefully my days of baths in the tub are long gone!

Metal studs have been put up in the wall where the shower plumbing will be installed. They also moved the temporary sink from the kitchen into the bathroom so they can work on the plumbing and electric in the kitchen.

Tomorrow they're shutting down the hot and cold water risers in order to change the shut-off valves. This should prevent any future floods. Hopefully we'll get the kitchen plans as well and I can start to plan how to get into the new refrigerator!