Bathroom refit: Day 3

Not as much visible progress today, mainly because it was all going on inside the bathroom and, for the most part, quite quietly. The major task seemed to be fitting the shower tray, which I suspect took a little longer than expected as (a) the floor joists had to be chiselled away so the tray could sit level and (b) one of said joists was in the way of the waste and had to be cut back.

There's also been a lot of screwing noises (oo-errr missus) from the power screwdrivers and the guys have been wandering in every so often with bits of door frame and to pick up those parts of the shower assembly required for first fix.

The other major task begun today was boarding up the old bathroom door. The frame was removed and new stud-work assembled in the space, which was then boarded over both sides. Here's the new view from the landing. Follow Monday's link to Flickr to see how the ex-door looks from the other side. At present it's only half boarded.

Today also saw the final demise of the jellyfish lightpull as all the original lighting was removed in preparation for the downlighters to be fitted. The electrician never did turn up, so I expect he'll be here tomorrow. All remaining first fixing (both plumbing and electrics) needs to be completed tomorrow as the plasterer is coming Friday.

Here's how the shower enclosure is looking after today. The low profile shower tray is in place - a job that took about four hours! - the first-fix plumbing is in, and the whole enclosure is boarded out ready for plastering. It was a long day for the fitters today, no break for lunch and they were still here when I fetched Nikki home from work, but it's been worth it. I'm no expert but it looks to me like the construction phase is almost complete.