Soapstone Kitchen Floor Problems
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Suggestions for kitchen floor tile with Soapstone countertop
Comments (4)I really like the terra cotta suggestion. Something warm with your wood floors would be a nice balance with the creamy white cabs. I bookmarked acountryfarm's travertine early in our planning process, as I loved the look of her tile. Our house is wood floors throughout too. We ended up with a honey limestone 18x18 tile (called jasman) with our soapstone counters. Cabs/island will be a combo of heritage yellow/green and our cooktop backsplash is a warm combo of random mini brick. Stainless appliances, with a splash of red, which is the top oven door. As you can see, it's still very much in the planning stages! This tile will run from the foyer through the new kitchen. With the size of your kitchen, I would probably go with a uniform tile size as opposed to random. You could do a diamond pattern or a stagger for some interest. Eliz...See MorePython Soapstone from M. Teixeira arrived - Problem with edge pro
Comments (20)Anyone handy with tools can rework the edge to soften it. You can too. Start by watching Youtube videos so you see how easy or hard it appears to be, to you. For example, you can stand one of the counter pieces on edge so the underside is available to work on, and you work on one of those edges that will not be exposed after install. By doing that, you will have answered the questions you might have had. ("No surprises; now I've done it, etc.") Then you redo the showing edges that you want done. This is what anyone would do when given a new material. Stones vary in hardness anyway, so it's wise for anyone to do a trial run on a segment to see how the tool and stone go together, whether it's a 1/2 inch long segment or much longer. This approach is very normal, for construction people, when they have new things to do. It's a procedure which is both a confidence booster and a question answerer. Any homeowner telling them it's soft stone doesn't mean they have to take the homeowner's word for it. They just go start on an unexposed edge to see if any minor form of surprise occurs. Then they get to work on the finished edge. Since the particular stone is technically "unknown" it is a nice precaution to adopt this prudent 2-step approach. Someone experienced might say "no need" but there is no pride hurt if you ask them to show you a sample of the edge you want, by starting on a segment of the unexposed edges. Consult anyone who is good with shapes, with wood, plaster, metal, tile or preferably all of these. Someone with experience in shaping and sanding things will be happy to be given an unexposed edge to start on. While it's uninstalled is the time to try out methods: how hard the hand, which of various tools, etc. Tools used could be a router (following a guide, not free form) and the rest by hand. Dust will be produced. To lift one of the counter pieces to stand it on edge, you need two people. You lean it against a wall, you protect the wall, you add a spacer so you have enough room to work around it, and so on!! hth...See MoreTile floor for white/marble/soapstone kitchen?
Comments (19)We used a porcelain tile (I think - it may be ceramic) on the floor, using a pinwheel pattern. We didn't want a wood floor after looking at many kitchen wood floors in terrible shape during our house search. Also, we had to refinish the floors in the rest of the house and after that experience, I will never want to live through another sanding and refinishing of wood floors! The tile has a faux stone look and I still love it over a year out. I'm used to tile floors since I've always had them and the basement is quite warm beneath the kitchen, so the tiles are actually warmish. I'm too lazy to look it up, but you can do a search of my username and find my reveal with all of the details....See MoreHelp! Crack in soapstone a problem?
Comments (86)Update on The Crack: It's gone, though not without some drama. The fabricator scheduled the fix, then called to say, oh, sorry, he had something else he had to do instead, he'd be there four hours later than he's said. Then he emailed my contractor a photo of the slab he wanted to put in and it had another breakhe'd epoxied back together, this time right behind the left side of the sink. Talk about unclear on the concept. My contractor called the guy, told him in no way was another crack acceptable, don't come, do it over, and stop with the BS. Then he called the company with the same message (and I know he was professional about it, which I wouldn't have managed). Two days later they tried again. They sent photos ahead of time for me to approve the new stone. They came on a Saturday and spent five hours taking out the section with The Crack and installing the new one. I stood watching the whole time like an Angel of Doom. Here are the results. The Crack ran along the left edge of the runnels. No crack now.The new slab matches well with the rest of the kitchen. You guys were all so helpful in coaching me through the process of addressing this. Between you all and my contractor, I got the outcome I sought. Now we're on track to get our final inspection this week. Yay!...See MoreCEFreeman
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