Pool tile and water line. Am I being to picky?
mindtrick
14 years ago
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Comments (8)Hi Jane, I understand how you feel about things not being quite right and then having to decide if you can live with them or if they will drive you crazy. Assuming that it would be no more difficult to change it later if needed, I'd suggest living with it for awhile, at least until you get more of the other elements into the room. You may find that, in the whole beautiful room, it isn't as much of an issue as when you are focussing on it now since it is newly installed. Remember we are doing our masterbath in similar colors and materials to you? Well, let me share with you our latest hiccup... After many long delays (mostly on our part), our custom vanities were due to be installed last Thursday. Our lovely Amish craftsman travelled 2 1/2 hours with his driver to bring them to us. If it had been any other person coming, I would have rescheduled because I was soooo sick and miserable that day. My husband saw the cabinets first and said, "You'd better take a look at these, they're really dark." And they were. Several shades darker than the stain sample piece that many months ago we had cut in half to give us both the same color reference. They stopped attaching the cabinets to the wall and waited for my husband and I to discuss what to do, very apologetic and completely willing to take all three vanities back to be refinished. A pretty major decision needed to be made at a time when I could hardly hold my head up. It was definitely going to change the "look" of the room but would that necessarily be a bad thing? After the time and expense of this project there was no way we'd want our cabinets to affect how we felt about the room. The cabinets were gorgeous and the darker color was lovely so we decided that they would stay. Each time I've looked in the room since then, I'm happy with how they look with our tile and think that darker probably is better after all... I think we were headed to too many mid-tones. The new color of our vanities looks almost exactly like yours(!) Unfortunately, two of the three had to go back to be remade for other reasons but that's another story. *sigh* Good luck with your project and continue to post pics and updates... I'll be watching for them!...See MoreAm I too picky?
Comments (5)Friends of ours had pebble tec splatter all over their new cement paver coping and deck. PT came back and powerwashed it so hard it ruined the new coping and it ALL had to be replaced. Make sure you watch them when and if they clean it for you. When we had ours done, there was very little that got on our coping. The little that did was easily powerwashed off, with no damage to our travertine. There was a lot UNDER the coping. I removed it myself, since I didnt notice it until a few weeks later....See MoreCustom build house - bad tile job or am I crazy/too picky??
Comments (36)Having tile jobs done are gut wrenching. So happy that your builder is making the correct move to remove and replace. Seems like only ten percent of the tile contractors are legitimately good. My builder prepped the tile guy who I had by telling him that I would be doing the bucket test, sliding a 5 gallon bucket across the floor and it should not catch any lips. Also, every morning I had blue tape X marks on tiles that needed to be replaced because he did not use a random of enough color pattern. The fool just grabbed from the same box and went with whatever was in his hand. Could not believe it. Good luck on round 2!...See MoreAm I being too picky about wall mount faucet replacement?
Comments (8)I would express my disappointment and concern about the change in functionality. At that point, I would promise to keep an open mind and tell the plumber that I am unsure whether the height difference is a major issue. Then, take a couple days to adjust to the new faucet and determine whether it is necessary to redo the installation to match the original height. If the plumber wants paid immediately, tell him to go ahead and set it at the original height or let him accept a payment delay while you decide if you can tolerate the new height. If the install is neat and clean and appears to be well secured, I would let it go but I am more accepting of old house quirks than some owners. Any time you deal with old house plumbing there is always a risk of pipes getting moved and stressed and springing a leak elsewhere. I am a member of the if it isn't broke, don't fix it club....See Moredisneyjoe7
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