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.

We have mini marble hex (white with occasional black dots and a black border) and I LOVE it. It's in our main floor powder room, probably the bathroom which gets the most action: my 6.5 year-old uses it as his primary bathroom (he has his own upstairs but when we're on the main floor this is closer) and we change my younger son's diapers in there, which means I am in there A LOT. Our cats' kitty litter also used to be in there but I finally said "ENOUGH!" so that got moved to another space. And of course everyone who comes over uses that bathroom. I've noticed no staining / etching on the floor (the tiles are polished). On the (honed) slab marble counter I have noticed some staining, and I was really good about sealing it! You know what was the culprit: that lime green Kan-doo (something-or-other) kids' soap. But the squirts of toothpaste and god knows what else haven't stained either the counter or the floor. J'adore this floor -- it was only about 250% over budget (ha ha) but I am seriously soooo glad we did it. Yum yum.

This is an 8x14 bathroom. That's pretty big. Remember, a very simple three-piece bathroom can be 5x8 (comfortably). This bathroom is not quite 3Xs that large -- okay, my photo is a poor representation because it has all that space between the three bathrooms ... but the point is that if you had one more foot of width, this space could literally hold three bathrooms -- it's not small. So why are we thinking it's small? Because the fixtures -- especially the tub -- are drawn in oversized proportions. Using the closet as a size indicator, I switched out the deck tub for the clawfoot that the OP says she wants: This red oval represents a typical clawfoot -- about 30" wide and 5 1/2' long. Note how much more space is left around it. You could steal width from this bathroom /enlarge the bedroom and closet a bit and still fit the tub in comfortably. Having said that, I do think the two sinks are too much for a vanity that width. It's much better to have one comfortable sink with drawer space beside it than two cramped sinks where two people can't stand side-by-side anyway. So where's all the space in this bathroom? It's empty, walking-space right in front of the door. Somehow the pieces don't arrange nicely (unless you move the closet or the bathroom door) to avoid this. I also agree with the above poster that the closets are massive space-wasters. The larger of the two requires 50 sf to obtain 10' of hanging space -- and reaching things at the far end won't be convenient. If this were reduced to a reach-in, it would be 20 sf to obtain that same 10' of hanging space. OR if she could add just another 12-18" to the width of the closet, she could hang clothes on both sides, doubling her storage. But as it's drawn, it makes no logical sense. My overall assessment: While they're drawn out neatly, this whole arrangement -- closets, bathroom -- doesn't work. I say toss it out, let go of the "must haves" and start rearranging things in a completely different manner. Try the safe room where the small closet is. Try the bathroom where the big closet is. It can only improve. "Safe" rooms are safer if they are not labeled "safe" and not published. If Sabrina were passing this drawing around among her co-workers, I'd agree with you. However, since we don't know her real name or where she lives, I think she's pretty safe. Her screen name makes us suspect she lives in Texas -- or is from Texas -- or maybe went to college in Texas -- or plans to retire to Texas -- but I don't think that's going to give us much of a head start on burglarizing her. I think she can rest safe without fear from any of us burglarizing her.

I'd find one place to add some fun/kid look and keep the rest simple, bc simple goes with every look. There are a LOT of gender neutral cool-looking bathrooms. I just finished renovating a whole house and I kept the floor tiles the same in all the bathrooms, including the one my two girls will share. It's a calacatta marble look. I also stuck with a white vanity and counter. I added some flair by using white fish scale tiles in the tub surround to resemble "mermaids" and painting the ceiling a pale coral color. We'll add a shower curtain in a few years. My girls are 2 & 4, so I think in 8 years or so, it will be a perfect time to redo the bath tile for a different look for their age, but the rest can stay the same and will blend with a new look bc it's all white. I think the "slippery" issue is really dependent on the size of your bathroom. Our tiles are 12x24, so not a lot of grout, but we used honed surface and add a rug, and there's not much space left to slip.