Update on multicolor slate floor
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Comments (12)Mirage Porcelain Tile: My name is John Tudisco, I am one of the owners of Fiorano Tile. I came across this post and wanted to first thank POSITANO for your business. I hope the shade variation did not cause undue stress. I am pleased to see they you like it and that it looks great. TO: RUFINOFOX, we do not have a NJ showroom, but we are open 7 days a week, so maybe a weekend drive would work. If more convenient, we can communicate by email and I would be able to offer an 'out of state' discount to you for shopping with us. We are NOT an internet based company, some of them you can NOT trust. We are a family owned business, and have been importing from Italy for over 32 years. My email is john@fioranotile.com You can let me know what you need, and I will make it work! Here is a link that might be useful: Fiorano Tile Showrooms: Elmont, Williston Park, Bellmore 1-800-878-TILE...See MoreAnyone have multicolored slate floors
Comments (26)We have remodeled our whole house and I have acted as the general contractor and supervised all of the subs which has saved us a ton of money. I put the grout release on the slate while it was on the driveway. Then I let the grout release dry. The grout release is to keep the grout (and probably any thinset which may squish up) from embedding into the slate and making it much more difficult to remove the grout haze at the end of the job. The slate is adhered to the floor with thinset - not glue. Slate utilizes a special type of thinset; tile uses another. We have concrete floors so installation was relatively simple as far as subfloor preparation. We did have to put on a layer of concrete self leveling compound beforehand because our concrete was out of level almost 5/8 of an inch from one side of the room to the other. I had a handyman helping me do the install because I have a bad back, but I supervised every step of the way because I didn't want three black pieces of slate next to one another and two copper pieces next to one another, etc. So I did a dry run of the installation beforehand to see what the floor would look like before adhering it to the floor. I also figured out that with the size of my living room if the slate was started at the edge of the middle of the room I would have needed much more tile - which would have been a 3/4 piece of slate on each of the four sides - and lots of waste. If you look at the left hand side of the photo I posted, you will see a 4 inch piece of slate - which is like a border around the whole room. The handyman wanted to start with the edge of the middle of the room, which would have meant more slate being used. I had him place the first piece of slate overlapping the very center of the room which made the edge end up needing a four inch piece of slate. More cutting but less slate and it makes kind of border around the whole room and I had him mitre the corner pieces. He was "b......." about all the cuts, but in the end it was worth it. So it pays to lay out your pattern beforehand with a dry run with the spacers to see how you can maximize your layout to save on the amount of slate. The same is true for tile too. To me checking the layout beforehand allows for a more esthetically pleasing design of the tile or slate. I can draw a diagram if this explanation isn't easily understandable. I was paying the handyman by the hour, so when it came time to clean the slate I did that part to save money. The cleaning is very labor intensive and hours equal dollars. Once the whole job was done, I also did the sealer myself. Laying slate or tile is possible to do yourself, but I would recommending trying to observe someone doing a tile job beforehand and practicing on a small project first, such as an entryway or table top or some such to get the feel of the materials involved and of doing a job. It is important to have helpers also. I did a fireplace surround tile job in my last house myself. I have also done exterior brick and flagstone walkway installations myself. Before tackling the fireplace surround I purchased one of those tile books and a video to learn how to do it. I also did a lot of reading in various books and on the kitchen and bathroom forum where they give excellent advice on tile laying. We also just got through doing both of our bathrooms where I supervised the same handyman and I have learned a lot each time a new job is done....See Morekitchen flooring modernization/update advice
Comments (12)Patricia, Oh geez! We do not have plans for an entire new kitchen as we have 1 just started college and 2 heading to college in two yrs. It’s 11 yrs old so hoping to get at least 5+ yrs out of it to get us through the college payment years. We are wanting to change the flooring. I guess this is really just a flooring change / color opinion question, not so much modernization at this time. Millworkman, thank you for the info. This would make the project very involved....See Moreupdating home with Brazilian Cherry hardwood and slate tile
Comments (31)This may sound weird, but what about incorporating some black? Such as painting your built in units black and using some black furnishings to tie in some of the dark points in the slate. I might be off base here but it just might work! Also, the gray/blue on the walls might be pulling some of the purple out in the floors. Perhaps try a warm white on the walls. Good luck!...See MoreMariposaTraicionera
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