Where should I 'splurge' and where can I save in my new bathroom?
Janieful
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Comments (10)Thanks for your quick response Bill. Here is a picture of the tub before tiling. It doesn't look like there's a lip that goes up behind the cement board. And another one of the tub with some of the cement board in place. Shouldn't he have used caulk between the tile and the tub? Can he just run a line of caulk on top of the grout? I don't think that's the right thing to do but I know that's what he'll say. Here also is a closeup pic of the red clay that shows. If it was just a couple of places I could understand but it's visible in many places. Along the top of the window it is especially evident. This pic shows one small part of the window, but the red clay shows around many parts of the window. The top just looks dirty until you get up close, which no one is going to do so they'll just wonder what the dirt is up there. I'm concerned about the field tile that has the red clay showing at the edges. Since the nonglazed part of the tile is exposed, will water work it's way in there? Will proper grouting hide the red clay? Again, here's a pic of one spot but the picture doesn't really show how much the red clay is showing. I tried to get a better pic but a photographer I'm not. Oh, and there are about 6 small black marks towards the top of the tub that weren't there when I bought it. It's a vinyl tub. I tried to wash them off but they didn't budge. He did the same thing to my vanity. All of a sudden there are marks on the front where something has hit it and left a series of small dark nicks. I made it clear in the nicest way I could that I wanted the vanity fixed. Now I'll have to do it again with the marks on the tub. Though I'm not sure they can be fixed. Thanks again for your help. Mary...See MoreWhere should I place the hand towel bar in this small bathroom??
Comments (12)Your set-up, incl small size looks like ours. Be careful if you hang a bar or ring on the wall to the left of the sink. We were going to hang one there in the MB, but the towel would have hung over/ into the sink (we didn't want to hang it extra high). Here's what we did. It works for me (DH uses the other bathroom). Not the ideal location, I admit, but not too many options. Window on opposite wall, with a door that would cover most of the towel bar if we did hang it under the window....See MoreHome Renovation: where to save and where to splurge
Comments (31)"re: kitchen backsplash. Is this more difficult to install than other tile, e.g. floor tile or bathroom wall tile? " When I posted my advice earlier about the backsplash, I had forgotten you were also installing floor tile and bathroom tile. So no, a kitchen backsplash is not more difficult to install than those. What I meant by my earlier comments was that the guy on a GC's crew who might be assigned to install your backsplash when the GC is doing the rest of the kitchen, may not have that much skill besides basic. You will get a better installation if you hire a tile guy separately yourself. Someone whose entire job is installing tile day in and day out for years. As I mentioned, we have seen some lousy kitchen backsplash installations on this forum when the homeowner just had the GC do it. Best to remove it specifically from the Scope of Work and find someone yourself to do it. As mentioned earlier, tile shops (high quality ones) will often be able to refer you, and also look at Angie's List for your area....See MoreWhere do I start to find tile for my new small bathroom?
Comments (19)Susie the bathroom does not exist yet lol! It will be rather small though, which is actually a good thing because I’d rather buy less tile & get something of high quality. It will be going on our second floor once we finish dormering our cape. All I know for sure is: * I’m planning on a larger shower in lieu of a tub. Unless UTIs suddenly become less terrible, I won’t be taking any baths anyway. Plus we have one downstairs. * I’m planning on floor to ceiling glass doors in the shower. * I kind of want a skylight? Is that crazy? * No subway tile (unless it barely resembles subway tile like in the examples below). Typical subway tile is too uniform for my taste. I think I prefer my tile to have more individual character. * I’d like some natural stone because I think it’s pretty & timeless. However somebody here mentioned it’s hard to take care of and that is a totally legitimate concern that I haven‘t considered. * I’m really trying to avoid anything trendy but I also really dig zellige tiles so I guess I’m planning on breaking my own rules. * Ideally I’d like to stay with “natural” colors. Warmer whites, maybe black?, stone, maybe like a light sage green (used sparingly) * None of that ”all grey farmhouse” nonsense that’s taken over New Jersey. I’ve incorporated a lot of warmth into my home in protest of this dying trend. * I don’t have the guts to use a patterned tile : / and perhaps most importantly: * I like mixing texture & finish- hence the interest in zellige tile...See Morewilliamsem
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