Remodel - Day 4

Nothing very exciting today. After two hours of trying everything I could to get 4 square feet of vinyl tile out of the linen clost I broke down and bought a tile scraper today. Let's just say that after I had the tile out in about 5 minutes I was wondering why I hadn't gone to buy that tool sooner.

Next came cleanup - scraping old caulk off the tub, getting the last of the old tile from under door jambs, and lots of vacuuming, sponging, etc. to get all the dust out. Then I spent hours laying out, cutting, and fitting the concrete backerboard for the floor. After I got them all sized and layed out it was time for thinset and... the mixer I bought doesn't fit my drill. Great... Tomorrow I'll be buying a new mixer because mixing 10 pounds of thinset by hand is a giant pain... After laying the board then I drove in at least 100 screws to hold it down...

So pics below aren't much to look at - one picture shows the growing mess in the hallway and the other shows the backerboard on the floor. The thinset has to dry for 24 hours before I can walk on the floor so tomorrow night I'll either catch up on work or attempt to renovate the linen closet door.