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Hex floor installed today

14 years ago

My marble hex master bath floor was installed today. It's not grouted yet, I know it's going to look different when it's finished but my husband said (with a frown face), "Uhhhhh.....nice floor, looks like my elementary school lavatory."

It went over better and more peacefully than some of my other choices but it makes me think he must be a little loopy or something. Who could dislike the hex?????

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pinch_me
14 years ago
Let us know how easy/hard it is to keep clean! I WANT it. I don't want to stress over keeping it clean. I'm big on white because you can see the dirt right away and take care of it.
jolynna
14 years ago
I LOVE hex floors and just put them in my upstairs bathrooms. Our tile guy said he had never put one in before. He said usually he takes them out or covers them up. Which doesn't faze me at all. I love white & pristine. I don't know how hard they will be to keep clean. We have 3 to 4 more weeks before we move in.

Rookie, be sure to post pictures. I'll post pictures of mine too, when things stop looking so torn up.
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Thanks so much mongoct. I talked with the tile guys today. In most light the issue really isn't obvious, though you can feel the unevenness by running your hand across or walking on it in sock feet. I too was afraid there might be "toe stubbers!" Ha! I don't think they're actually tall enough to cause you to stub your toe or trip. Anyway, I pointed out the problem and then showed the tile setters the pics. They agreed it was an issue and said they just were never there when the light was at that angle. I'm supposed to go out this afternoon when the light is right and mark the worst offenders. They'll try replacing them. They think what happened is that they tried to move the tiles around on the sheets once the backing softened in order to make the grout lines more regular. Evidently, in the process they caused some of the tiles (or tile edges) to sink into the thin set more than others. Thanks again for the advice.
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Positano-- Sorry this is a little late-- I didn't see your reply when you posted it. But in answer to it, you might want to read a thread that Stacey posted over at "that other tile forum" (GW won't let me post the name for some reason or a link) called Help solve MYSTERY? Marble tile shower floor always "wet" in some areas?. To this day, I still don't know what caused the problem, nor does anyone else, no matter WHAT they (Artistic Tile) say. No one can prove to me what the problem was, and every possibility that's been suggested, I can tear apart technically speaking. Even one of the top forensic experts in the country (Dave Gobis) got in on this, and couldn't come up with a definitive answer. One thing I DO know for sure, though. I was skeptical about sealing the floor to start with, and after it was sealed, moisture had trouble excaping the stone, and it stayed dark in areas. After I tore it up and redid it, Stacey left it unsealed, and she's had no discoloration problems (or any others, that I know about!) since.
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I'm betting they are unglazed. We found that the hexes came in unglazed, with a matte finish or a glazed that could come in a gloss or matte finish. I learned from this forum that the unglazed held onto the dirt and was hard to get clean and always looked a little dirty. Sorry I don't have a solution if this is the case.
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Not all hex tiles are perfectly mounted on the sheets. The sheets can also wriggle around while setting. The three directional nature of the hex makes it a bit more challenging, but some well drawn lines on the floor and working with a straight edge keeps things in line. Squares are easier for the less experienced.
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bill_vincent
14 years ago
I WANT it. I don't want to stress over keeping it clean. I'm big on white because you can see the dirt right away and take care of it.

You'd like this one, then! All in all, about 1100 square feet of 1" hex tile in this bathroom (you might hear groans, because this isn't exactly the first time I've shown this bathroom. :-) ):
rookie_2010
Original Author
14 years ago
Pinch_me, I'll post an update on my experiences with cleaning it as soon as we get all moved in and settled in.....at the rate of speed all the tile installation is going, it's gonna be another 6-8 weeks :(

Jolynna, I'll definitely post some pictures as soon as everything is finished, sounds like you'll be finished first though! I can't wait to see yours!

Bill, you've done a lot of cool installs! I haven't seen that picture before, I really appreciate you sharing it. You're so helpful! BTW, thank you for the advice you gave me in a previous thread about my glass mosaic that the installer wanted to set over tile. I stuck to my guns and took a day off from work to hover while he did it the right way.

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