Subway tile - any reason to use higher end tile?
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Florida Tile vs. Dal-Tile for Subway Tile Wall
Comments (19)I just want to update for 2019 and say that Marazzi has moved to new ownership recently, and I've seen reviews around the web about people complaining that there is an increased grayish tint to some of the tiles with more recent production beginning around 2018. @bill_vincent stated back in 2009 in a previous comment in this thread that the Marazzi tile he'd used wasn't always square, but we had tile layers this year who recommended it as a good-quality tile, so your mileage may vary. Upon visiting a Marazzi showroom in my area, I was very impressed with the variety and style of the tile on display. Thanks for all the comments here on Florida Tile. I believe I'll avoid it based on these reviews. We used Italian-made Happy Floors tile for a recent master bathroom project and are pleased with it. The installers said it was very square, and the style we chose was a through-body porcelain. Every word-of-mouth recommendation and online review I've read about USA-made Crossville tile has been good. Apparently they have a strict system of quality control. The one complaint is that it can be expensive compared to similar tile in other lines. However, the finish coating on some of Crossville's products is supposedly high-tech to make it more cleanable and long-lasting, so maybe it would be worth it. We've found that our area ProSource seems to offer the best price on Crossville and runs periodic sales on it. Note that there is more than one tile company with the name "Crossville," referencing the location of the city of Crossville, Tennessee, where these companies are located, but I'm talking about Crossville Inc. also known as Crossville Studios. It appears that Dal-Tile's quality is across the board and varies from style to style. Thanks everyone for the input....See MoreHow to end subway tile at window without using bullnose
Comments (8)Holligator, I didn't realize that you had to be a member to enlarge my photos in the other forum. Not sure why you couldn't see them because you can see the thumbnails without a membership. Really that should be enough to get an idea of the area I'm concerned with. (Sorry but just not comfortable after reading Photobuckets policys on info sharing to sign up just to post a photo here...Guess I may have to reconsider when I have more time). Palimpsest - The plastic strip that I mentioned that Lowes has is the same thing as the Schulter system. Problem is, I can't seem to find any good photos of it being used to see how it looks...especially around a window. Even Schulters site only shows 1 little close up photo of an outside corner that isn't helpful at all. BillP1 - Please Please Please post a photo of your metal edging....if you used it around a window, that is what I'd really like to see...a close up and from a distance if you could! It would help me so much! I have a bare ugly wall and really need to make a decision so I can move forward. Thanks so much! Anyone else try something else? Maybe just painting the edge? Just really don't want any vertical lines to take away from the clean look that I have in mind. Hoping for any photos that show options other than bullnose or framing around window. I want to take tile all the way up around the window but if I have to frame out the window it will look weird since there is only 2 1/2" on the right side before the cabinet starts, and 10" on the other side. The side with 2 1/2 would be taken up by the framing so would look like tile only on one side if you can visualize what I mean. Thanks!...See More2 x 6 subway tile(any affordable solutions)
Comments (24)Hello, just wanted to update that I did get the 2 x 6 sonoma tile in krazy krackle. After all the places in massachusetts i finally found one great tile place who offered the tile for $20sq foot and only charget $85 to ship. Funny I had gotten another quote the same day and the comp charged $198 to ship. Crazy isnt it considering it is the same tile going to the same place. Decided to get it for so many reasons but mainly because I just really love the way it looks and as mentioned spend so much time in the kitchen cooking that I think I do deserve to splurge a bit(not that the soapstone wasnt a splurge enough). I think it will look great and will fit my style so that I can add splashes of color in other ways. As mentioned about 90% of new build house has been done by internet so hope this last purchase will be as positive as the rest...look forward to showing pics soon..we have waited 10 years for this so am soooo excited. thanks so much to all that replied, Stephanie **sorry for the rambling but with twins, 4 year old, 24 first grade students, I get limited rest so go off on a tangent sometimes...sorry...See MoreHow do you end a subway tile backsplash? Any pictures?
Comments (30)I appreciate everyone trying to help me out to make sure we are safe but your dimensions are all off. I had mentioned some in an earlier post but perhaps you missed them. Math doesn't lie, but your brain can deceive you with size perception (sorry I am a vision scientist so I had to throw that in). The center of the arch is in fact 66" from the floor. I measured it. I am not making it up. We do have 9' ceilings which is why maybe your perception of the size is fooling you. Also the cabinets are not standard. They are completely custom, not just the faces but the actual boxes too. They are higher than 18" above the counter- the wood on the side of the hood that protrudes below the cabinets is at 18" and as you can see in the pic, the cabinets are above that by a few more inches). Also the cabinets aren't standard depth, they are 15", which again might be throwing the perception of the size off. I am pretty tall and when I lean forward over the cooktop, my head does not hit the hood at all. I don't know how hoods and measurements work but the wood casing around the hood that you see is not over any burners at all (so even the lowest areas of the arch that are closer to 64" are in front of the cooktop and not over it). The actual inside of the hood, in the area right above all of the burners, has a clearance that is a bit over 66". The house is new construction so it did have many inspections, and passed them all. I am hoping this is all proper and safe now that the dimensions are clarified. We worked with a kitchen designer through the custom cabinet builder. We did not do the backsplash at the time as we were rushing to move in by a certain date and had to focus on other things (the whole house was custom so we literally had to pick every thing). We are now hoping to finish that off and the fireplace stone. The house has been a long process :) Thanks for all of your help and input. And in other news, I spoke to the tile store and they do have our tile in bullnose on the short side, and in bullnose on the short and long side (in case we need to have some of the upper edge exposed too). Hooray! Once I get the tile up and finally add a little decor I will post a reveal....See MoreTmnca
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