Bluegrass Mama

Faithful readers will recall that back in March, the shower in our master bathroom developed a leak. I wrote about it here.

I spared you all the details of the repair. I’d been waiting till the job was complete. So I’ll share them now.

A plumber came and cut 2 holes in the living room ceiling to determine that the drain was leaking. We wrote him a check. (We opted not to even contact the insurance company since we had a major claim a couple of years ago when a tree fell on our roof. With all the hurricanes, etc., insurance companies have developed a quick trigger finger when it comes to cancelling customers with multiple claims.)

He came back a couple of days later, ripped out the shower floor and several rows of wall tile, then put in a new drain and shower pan. We wrote him a REALLY large check.

We then called a local handyman company, who sent someone out to give us an estimate on fixing the ceiling and replacing the tiles. He gave us a quote on the ceiling and told us he couldn’t do a tile job that big. We had him fix the ceiling and wrote a check that was larger than I really thought it should be. But have you tried to hire a handyman lately?

We called a couple of tile places, one of which was willing to give us an estimate. It was for a lot of money, but actually not unreasonable. In fact, this company was a joy to deal with. They came when they said they would, everyone was very professional, and the shower looks wonderful! The floor is now pitched properly so we don’t end up with standing water by the door. I should say, by the NEW door. The old one had a tendency to stick, making it an adventure to shower when home alone. One never knew for sure if one would have to spend the entire day in the shower waiting for someone else to come home and pry open the shower door.

We did not write any large checks to the tile company. That’s because by now we were using a credit card.

But last Wednesday afternoon, the last piece (the door) was finished. We were told we could use it in 24 hours. We were extra careful and waited till Friday morning. My showers have been wonderful the last three mornings!

This evening, BD looked into the living room.

This is what she saw:

And did I mention that no one would guarantee the work, since it was a repair?