This old thread got revisited. @dani_m08 to answer the question about extra probe, I believe I ordered an extra one when I bought the set up. The probe wire is just setting in the junction box I think but honestly I cant remember. When I laid out the underfloor heating and the probe, I just ran another probe near the first probe, and it was then sealed into the floor self leveling compound as per instructions. then the end was just threaded into the wall like the one that would be live, and not connected, but just laying there in the box. Regarding the tile layout. I just decided to run it this way, after getting instructions on the 90Degree way, IIRC. The herringbone that I love is from my childhood and the side walks in my neighborhood that all ran at 45Degree. so that to me is herringbone. I know you posted on @sochi thread about her amazing bathroom and a wall mounted faucet. I would totally do it if I had the right sink for it. In my case I had made my sink out of soapstone and an integrated backsplash. The pictures of this bathroom reveal are no longer available because of the use of photo bucket, when it was Gardenweb. I did not keep my account with photo bucket. I'll add some of the reveal pictures so you can see the sink and floor. Regarding the sink there is no ledge for water to drip from my hands when using the faucet. The water drips right into the sink. In my other bathroom with a deck mounted faucet I am always wiping up drips and it is a nuisance. I much prefer the setup for this sink. Below: I love the flush finish from the faucet to the bottom of the sink. nothing drips on a counter or edge of a sink. Below: looking in from the doorway. Below: Here I am finishing up the sink. the backsplash was epoxied on as a separate piece. The whole soapstone install in the room took next to nothing to buy as they were all small pieces that I epoxied together with a 3 part stone epoxy. Below: this is the counter at the tub, and is in 2 long pieces but I was able to epoxy them together at there edges to make a wide slab for the top. All the soapstone was finished with a 60 grit sandpaper to be rough and this lovely soft tone of blue/green/gray/white. I did not oil it so this color tone would remain light. Below: If I recall correctly @sochi helped me decide on this Hubberton Forge Mirror. I have 3 different metals in this room, but they are all a cool silver to black color. Below: the center of this tower shares space with the kitchen on the other side of the wall. there is also some extra space that houses some electrical wiring. this is an old simple house. this bathroom was an add on when it got move to the farm in the 30s IIRC. The plumbing was all rearrange and some of the details that were orignially there I kept but updated it, such as this tower feature. The old one went and the carpenter did a wonderful job with this one. Below: This feature was another thing I kept from the old bathroom but flipped it from the other end and had the carpenter put drawers in it. Before it was a hell hole. things got lost and the build was soooo old and creapy I didn't like using it for storage. Now it is perfect for storage.

Bestyears, auntomichael, lesnyc, & flyleft, Thanks so much. It's so good to have my color scheme validated! Bestyears, I wish I started out my day surrounded by glass tile. Instead, I start out my day surrounded by diapers and baby bottles. When I'm lucky, I can *end* my day in the shower, but that doesn't happen every day... Dgmarie, Lol! The tile is *supposed* to be crooked. Hakatai Ashland and Oceanside Tessera are "rustic" tiles. No one tile is exactly the same, so they don't line up cleanly. There are more pictures on the Oceanside (see link below) and Hakarai websites. It's not everyone's cup of tea, I know. Flyleft, Have you seen ORB tension curtain rods? We wanted a tension rod so we wouldn't have to drill into the glass, but I couldn't find an ORB one. However, I didn't look very hard. I would definitely be open to getting one. Qdognj, flyleft, & dgmarie, Thanks for the input on the caulk situation. We will be placing a call to the tilesetter on Monday. One thing I forgot to put in my post is that we also took out a drop ceiling and shifted half of a wall. I really wish I had "before" pictures!! Here is a link that might be useful: Another example of Oceanside Tessera glass tile (red)

Thanks for the advice. Believe it or not, you can actually get 4 or so bath towels in the drawer. The drawer is the same size as the cabinet, so it's about 30 by 22 or so. I had seen it in person last week, and actually ended up purchasing it yesterday, mostly b/c we had tons of other items we needed, so HD gave us a 15% discount. The amount it saved us, meant that, in my head, we bought the whole vanity (top included) for $100! :) (Rather than the $400 it would have been!) I like the towel rack as well, Les. We won't have a ton of company ever staying at one time (it's usually my parents for a few days here and there). So it will be able to store enough so that I won't be running up to the 2nd floor to get towels for basement guests (not that I couldn't use the exercise!) lol Thanks again! When the basement is finished, I'll be sure to post pics! You all are great!

Millworkman, I think I must have read somewhere that you shouldn't use granite on MDF cabinets Patricia Colwell Consulting, the vanity does not come with a top. It was just shown with a top. The Hayneedle website description said it was just the cabinet and it is just the cabinet (arrived this past Friday). Siamesey, I hear ya but since I spent a ton of money converting the tub to shower, I have to save where I can. Unfortunately, when you combine the needs of my mother (the main user of this bathroom), the style that I would like, along with the need to work around the plumbing location, I actually don't have a lot of choices. It's been really hard to combine the first two of those and find a vanity with drawers on the left hand side (the plumbing dictate). I looked at custom made and even semi custom made and no, I can't do that. Even though the vanity is made of MDF and is RTA, to me it has better quality than some of low end all wood vanities that I've seen. Also, most of the cabinets I've looked at still seem to have MDF in them somewhere, especially white cabinets which is what I wanted for this bathroom.