view from shower

Here's the view from the shower tonight and on the first day of spring this year. So that twice a year the sun sets directly down the hall... like Stonehenge. I'll try and post the same view soon, but during daylight hours. I finally painted the main room sliders the same shade as the walls, which helps make them disappear.

downstairs toilet

I'm about done with the downstairs bath suite. I reused the planks from a bench to make the shelves. For the ceiling I used up the rest of the scrap corrugated roofing that I had laying around. Only thing left to install is the GFI outlet above the toilet.

indoor shower

Just in time for fall, I'm finally able to take a shower indoors. I stuccoed the wall that has the fixtures on it and covered the other 2 walls in galvanized metal roofing panels. There's a 4x4 ft. skylight above it that makes it seem like an outdoor shower. I still need to cut channels into the concrete floor to help drain water but I'm able to take quick "navy showers" for now.
Above the oven I added a matching "multi-use chamber" from Viking. I couldn't say no to the 50 dollar price, it retails for $1150! It's meant to hide your cheap and ugly microwave, but since I don't own one, it's a pretty fancy bread box.

outdoor shower

I had both hot and cold water run to the outside of the house and hooked up a watering wand that can be placed into a holder on the wall to make a shower. My new favorite thing is showering in the rain (but NOT during an electrical storm - that could be risky).

shower

Now that the outdoor shower is hooked up and running, I'm starting on the indoor shower. I've attached aluminum 2 inch angle all around the perimeter of the shower floor with silicone. That should keep the water from seeping into the walls. If there is a small leak it shouldn't create much of a problem as my sill plates are all pressure treated. All the walls get a vapor barrier and then the back and left wall will get covered in galvanized roofing, while the right wall ( which will have the shower head and faucet)will get cement backerboard covered with a skim coat of fiber reinforced stucco. The floor is not sloped toward the drain so my idea is to cut in channels that slope toward the center drain with a circular saw and masonry blade. I'll have to fabricate some kind of sloping guide for the saw but I think it may work. I may need to take "navy showers" and keep a squeegee handy in case the water wants to start creeping down the hallway. The whole shower area is covered by a skylight so it will feel like an outdoor shower (but much warmer in the winter).

spirail

I rebent and cut a spare spiral railing section and secured the whole spiral staircase. I chipped all the old paint off the railing and I'm protecting the bare metal with a little wd40 for now. The rest of the staircase gets painted gray. I fastened the end to the catwalk railing (fence) with a bolt.

yard scrap lounge chair

This is the spool from my electric supply cable with some other yard scrap attached. In lounging and upright position. Sized to fit. The roll back is an adventure, a little scary at first. It's got a victorian wheelchair vibe goin.