Our tiled shower is a mishmash of tile products found at the local Restore and Home Improvements in locations throughout South Carolina. Our Freedman's is fast becoming the "poster child" of what you can do with a little of this and that as you find materials. We decided to put a permanent shower in the back of the house. This will give us a shower until the Jack-n-Jill bath is finished on the wing of the house and we decided would be a great added advantage while entertaining. The heat of August in Charleston continue to make our progress difficult.
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| Reminded of where we started prior to this weekend. |
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| In the band of colored tile, Greg fashioned an alcove for soap and shampoo. |
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A fuller view of the shower. He has to grout and install the fixtures and we have a clean shower!
My job over the weekend was to remove nails from that load of hardwood flooring which I started. I find by using leverage, the nails come out easier and with less damage to the flooring. What was amazing was the number of 8 ft lengths. These are special order now and in 1954 the majority of the flooring was longer lengths. At the home improvement stores the entire bundles are not more than 6 ft in length total. I had removed my gloves and cut my thumb pretty deeply. Personal Protective Gear is essential especially on feet and hands, and on occasion eye wear.
This hardwood stack is slowly being cleaned and culled for the best boards to salvage. Below is the stack that is emerging from the mess. We are covering both stacks with a high mil of plastic to prevent water damage should it rain before we are ready to install.
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