Warning: work ahead

Chris is going to be busy for the next couple of months. We have four crates of travertine tile for him to lay in the great room and kitchen. We also have new kitchen cabinets coming in a few weeks, so he will have the whole room ripped up. He has lots of painting and wall texturing to do, and he has a weird closet door to tear out, and track ligting to install. I am happy to help, but I offer only unskilled labor.

He and my dad tiled the lanai for practice this week with the same tile we'll use inside the house. It looks great! Chris bought some plywood to put down first that is supposed to make the surface level for tiling and the product is terrible. The boards are warped and won't lay flat and they had a hard time getting the tiles perfectly level. We'll use something different inside the house. It's also harder work than Chris thought, and it's taking longer. He and I worked on grout for more than two hours yesterday and only did 2/3 of the lanai. Yes, Chris is going to be busy for the next couple of months.

Chris installs plywood that's supposed to create a level surface for tile.


Tile is in but we're not finished grouting. What a difference it made to our lanai that used to be dingy, blue carpet.