We took out the old soap tray that was embedded in the wall and this meant removing some of the tiles around the location of the old soap tray. We left the white tiles in the bottom three rows on the longer wall since they are still in pretty decent shape as is the backer board behind these tiles. When we put in the new soap tray it will be placed in another location that is not in direct path of the shower water. You can see we had more debris from the demolition. Learning our lesson from day 1 of the project, we put down a plastic tarp in the tub but the material was still too heavy and it turned out to be a mess anyway. We took out two more bags for the trash.
Below is a picture of the DensShield board (the grey stuff) on the short wall. We actually had this piece of board cut by a guy at Home Depot. We just brought him the measurements and it fit perfectly. The white wall above the DensShield is plaster and it is in good shape so we kept it and will tile over it. You can also see one row of white tile just below the shower head. These tiles were kept as well because they are still in pretty good condition -- no point in tearing them out just to replace them with identical tiles. You can also see the duct tape still along the bottom. We have devised a solution for that problem and will deal with it later.
Below is the other piece of DensShield we put up Day 2. It is sold in 60" by 32" sheets and we needed 59" long, so we just shaved about an inch off the end. Then we slid it into place and nailed it to the studs with 1 3/4" galvanized roofing nails as recommended by the manufacturer. Behind the DensShield you can also see the moisture barrier in this picture. The moisture barrier was nailed to the studs with 5/8" galvanized roofing nails. It will add some extra protection in the very unlikely event that water somehow penetrates behind the new tiles in the future. Better safe than sorry.
After this piece went up on the wall, we called it a night.
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