It’s been a couple of weeks since this happened. So, this will probably be brief. The tile was laid that Saturday night turning it into a long night. I got a big box of commercial vinyl tile and a tiny can of glue. Laid the tile out and used a mini-hack saw to cut them to shape and size. Remove the tile. Then put down the glue and wait almost 30 minutes for it to get sticky. Put the tile back into place. Took about 4 hours.
It had all of Sunday to setup. The floor turned out very good. The whole closet was cleaned up. And a new whitish, durable, plain tile replaced the brown and gray, dingy, flaking old tile. I’m very happy with the way it came out. Rather like the way the master bedroom turned out.
On Monday, about 10:00 AM the new water heater showed up; a brand new, non-descript 50 gallon gas water heater. It cost about $30 to upgrade. To match code, a pan was placed under the water heater. This resolves an issue that came up when I bought the house. The water heater still doesn’t have a good drain, but it is better. The pan will hold a few gallons.
The plumber also brought a replacement garbage disposal. It is the quietest disposal I’ve seen. That gave me back the second kitchen sink and let me run the dishwasher again.
Most of this work was covered by the home shield insurance. It cost about $150.
The results are impressive. The old heater was on maximum and the new heater is on medium and the new one is quite a bit hotter than the old. The clothes come out of the washing machine warm and the bathtub can be filled without concern for being to precise about the water level.