Missoula Home Project - Part 7
Texture, paint and begin to tile.
I used spray texture as the bathroom wasn’t that large. It took 3 cans at $13 each; a little pricey but cheap in comparison with a 2-gallon textured primer or renting a spray gun or purchasing texture roller.
After texturing the wall, we primered the entire bathroom to seal all the new drywall and create a nice uniform surface for the paint to be applied to. We then painted the walls with the creme color and let it dry for a day before taping off and applying the purple color on the accent wall.
Purple accent wall complete. We let it all dry for a day and then planned out tile work.
After agreeing on the tile for the shower, we purchased materials and formulated a plan for laying out the tile for the shower area. I leveraged my Christmas present, a laser-leveler, to draw my square lines and a 4′ level to draw my plumb lines. I used a Sharpie marker instead of chalk lines.
The next day I mixed up a batch of the mortar to set the tile. The first few tiles slid slightly so I used painters tape to hold them in place and set up to provide an anchor point for the rest of the tiles.
Materials for tiling and bucket of hand-mixed thinset mortar.
Painter’s tape holding first section of tiles in place to set up.
I then began adding rows of tiles on the outside wall for all pieces that didn’t need cuts.
I proceeded to use up the rest of the mortar I mixed up placing a section of tiles on the adjacent wall.
I will be mixing up some more mortar today (after work) and place all the tiles I can that don’t need cuts. I will then take measurements on cuts and round up the remaining tile and have Home Depot cut the pieces on their wet saw. The thinset mortar seems to last 1.5-2 hours in the bucket before really setting up so if I work quickly on the non-cuts, I should be able to return with the cut pieces and use the same mortar? 
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