01.22.08
Shower’s Done!
So after much time and effort our shower is done! Following is the update from where we left off.
I honestly thought choosing a shower door wouldn’t be that difficult, until i actually had to do it. After a few trips to Lowe’s and Home Depot I thought I knew what i liked (either an ivy frost pattern or clear with a slight pattern to prevent any peekaboos). Bela seemed to like just about everything- he’s so easy to please. But I, on the other hand, am a little picky when it comes to something that we’ll probably be looking at for at least 10 years and is a huge part of the overhaul. Then once i started actually looking into buying the door i got to thinking about how much work we’d put into the shower tiling and realized that maybe we shouldn’t hide all the excellent work we did! So I ended up ordering a clear sliding door that matched our nickel throughout the bathroom.
Once we got the door (lowe’s rocks and we got it within a week!) the fun began with the installation. We tried to drill the holes for the screws in the tile but it seemed to be going nowhere. We made a special trip out to get the carbide tips and we still seemed to get nowhere. Finally we decided to try gluing since the drilling seemed to be failing. The glueing was a bit of a disaster and we quickly dumped that idea and decided to wait a few days to let it dry and let our frustrations die down. So last night Bela was bound and determined to make it happen, and he started drilling yet again with a new set of carbide tips. We finally had a breakthrough and just realized it took a LOT of pressure and a LOT of time. So i took my 1 turn which helped a (wee) bit, but we just really needed the muscle to minimize the time on the drilling. Once that was done it was super quick, and we were able to install the rest of the door by 10:30pm.
We totally love the new shower and bathroom, and we hope you’ve enjoyed following along with the fun! 
Next up, luging in Michigan!