When tearing out the tub, I didn't chop the drywall out all the way to the ceiling. Tonight I had to do that.
Again, unthrilling. But since I'm going to be using Schluter Systems' Kerdi for the tub surround, I need to have the drywall yanked out down to the studs.
Kerdi is amazing stuff. It's a waterproof membrane that you affix on top of plain old drywall like wallpaper, using thinset as the glue. Then you tile right on top of it.
Easy? Maybe. I'd rather work with drywall than concrete board at any rate. The biggest upside is that water never gets a chance to soak into the concrete board, since Kerdi's impenetrable. That means your shower doesn't get moldy and mildewy.
I also removed the old plumbing from the shower and cut out the drywall where the right-hand sink will go, since we need to move lines and drain. Lucky for us, they're run from the direction we want to go -- meaning we will just have to chop off instead of running new lengths.
It's still gonna be a big job. I can't wait to get this finished.
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