Help: Tile Decision- White or Beige Rialto Porcelain Tiles from L
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Tile Size for very small foyers plus information on Rialto Beige
Comments (9)Jess111, Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures. I am thinking I will use the big tiles for the kitchen (if when I am done this project I choose Rialto Beige for the kitchen...I first want to see how easy it is to clean when the tiles are installed before deciding .... I know it is easy enough to clean for me for two foyer areas and I love that it is not slippery when wet and just about waterproof) and I like the idea of a design with the smaller tiles that adds interest. Jess111, What color is your grout? Did you use sanded grout or an Epoxy grout? What is the grout's width you used? It looks nice. I like the Rialto Beige tiles since they are a 5 rating and look like real stone in person to me. I stopped at the farther away Lowe's tonight (got so lost coming home due to so many roads blocked and an accident... no wonder I always go to the closet stores) since I was told on the phone they have a different lot number. It looks the tile I love has been solid out and the lot numbers left for me to choose from out of the two closest stores gives me three choices. None of the three choices are as nice in the 12 X 12 size as the lot that was sold out but so far I like the one best where I have 1 box from the closer Lowe's since it has less gray veins and more of the beige color with a pink tint in it that makes it less gray to my eyes and goes better with the Brazilian Cherry engineered hardwood that I am leaning towards for the rooms surrounding the foyer areas. Hence, I am just going to exchange the 7 boxes I have here for the lot# that I only have 1 box of since they have a lot of these boxes on a top shelf that they have not put out yet on a bottom shelf. The Lowe's store closest to me has on display Marble Beige Grout with the Rialto Beige Tiles while the farther away store used Antique White Grout in their display with the Rialto Beige Tiles that looked very nice also and but did not match the grout color chart I have here. I did not choose Antique White since the grout color chart had it in a greenish gray tint while on display it was an darker off-white that really looked nice. Anyone on this list used the Antique White grout with their Rialto Beige tiles? I have three Laticrete sanded grouts here (mushroom, Marble Beige & Parchment) that I bought and must return two of them. I really would like to use the Laticrete SpectraLock Pro Grout since to wait a week to seal the tiles may have the grout already dirty with the puppy pad trays that I keep on top of the tiles in the back of the longer middle foyer. I was told by a flooring expert on this list that Lowe's does not carry the Laticrete SpectraLock Pro grout which is what I want if an installer will be familiar how to use it and not get it in the pits or at least be able to remove it since I like the look of the pits bare. I will talk to Lowe's tomorrow tomorrow and see how soon they can install the tiles unless someone on this list emails me with a tile guy in Northern NJ who will get the job done ASAP. I seem to like the diagonal design in my two foyers since they are small and I feel it makes the foyers look bigger. For my kitchen I am not sure yet since the pictures being shown with two sized tiles are very nice. I am leaning towards the mushroom grout since the grout color chart (which may be way off) looks best with the tile lot I will be getting the tiles from that has the pinky beige in it that I liked. The tile with more gray veins is also very pretty but the beige in it did not have the pink tint that I liked and that tile looks better with the Marble Beige. The Parchment's grout color chip is a tiny bit darker than the tiles and I think I like the lighter grout colors. I love the big tile but I think it is better for my kitchen since my foyer areas are really small....See MoreRialto Beige Tiles do not match from different lot numbers
Comments (12)Thank you jeannienpc99, dilly_dally, and lyfia for responding. I had a long seminar yesterday (I take seminars for knowledge in my profession and to keep my license since I need 120 Continuing Professional Education Credits every 3 years) so I was so tired when I wrote the post last night. I have a home office and have tax and business clients who come to me for my expertise. A few of many clients have become friends from knowing them for so many years. One client is the age my father was when he died last year. This client is retired and lives very close to me and keeps asking me if I need help since he likes to keep himself busy and helps anyone that needs help which makes him feel good. A few months ago, I had told him I was going to Lowes's to get the tiles I decided on. He told me he would go with me since amazingly he is very strong and he would help me get the tiles in the car and into my home. That is when someone came up to us with that extra coupon that they did not need and we used both which was the mistake since then I would have the lighter lot number still here. The other client I withdraw from the engagement since he needed really a full-time bookkeeper as well as a CPA for his two corporations that was more work than I had time for since his other two corporations are out of state. He promised to buy me tiles and get them installed if I helped out with a sales tax audit despite my resigning. I decided to stay on as a consultant since the new accountant needed my help. The tile guy he had come here (that tiles a few of his buildings he owns) that does great work seems to be much to busy for me and despite buying the tiles myself is still not showing up so I just want to find someone to pay myself to get the job done. I did not realize until yesterday that the new lot I bought (7 boxes of Rialto Beige Tiles to have extra in case needed due to wanting the tiles on the diagonal and also having a closet to put the tiles in) was a darker color. I can live with the darker color but I prefer the lighter color of the Rialto Beige Tiles but I have no idea what lot number the lighter color is. I need to do the tiles first before I can remove this rug to do the hardwood floors. My busy season is coming up and I am starting to get busy with special projects and a new estate project that was just dropped off. Some of my clients have been with me over 18 years and have become friends. Most of my clients only have a professional relationship with me, mailing me their work, or dropping it off and the relationship is 100% business. Thank you for your time. Do you find the lighter Rialto Beige tiles match better also in my area or at least look nicer?...See MoreGrout Color choice for Rialto Beige Tiles
Comments (4)Thank you annz so much for you post that your mother used this tile with a color that maybe was the in-between color that maybe was "mushroom". With the color chip I have here, I feel that Mushroom looks so nice with my tile. I wonder how accurate these color chips are? I wonder what size grout lines weedyacres used. I wish she lived near me, since then I would hire both she and her husband to do the same size grout width with the Laticrete Spectralock Grout since they managed to not get the grout into the tiny pits and do such professional job. I would try it myself but I hurt my back in a car accident last year and everything makes it act up lately which bothers me since I used to be in such great shape and be so strong and willing to tackle projects. Weedyacres, if you are reading this, what width size grout did you use with the Rialto Beige 12 X 12 tiles?...See MoreBathroom Tiles - decision time, help!
Comments (6)First, you have a good eye for coordinating pieces. You're playing with warm and cool tones, which is actually not easy and you're doing a great job. With all of these matte greige finishes, the bathroom will come across as very modern industrial and very masculine, like, an old warehouse turned into a hip loft apartment. If that's what you're going for, you're on the right track. Go with the dark grey cabinets, tile the walls all the way up, paint the ceiling grey, use black fixtures, add some plants, and trust yourself! You've got this! If that isn't what you're going for, here are some options to soften the look a bit: Introduce a shiny glass tile somewhere in this same color palette to play with the light a little bit. Even if you just use it as a little accent stripe, a niche, or the backsplash behind the sink. Is there a light wood option for the cabinets? Natural elements can help balance the very man-made modernism of concrete-look materials. Use copper or brass in your fixtures or accents. This covers both concepts from above: natural elements that have a reflective quality. They are also both naturally warm which will help balance the coldness of large format matte tiles. Paint the walls and ceiling with a creamy white. Again, adding some warmth and balance. Whatever you do, with your modern minimalist style, I'd recommend slab cabinets, not shaker style. Or, go with open wood shelves with linen or wicker baskets instead of cabinetry...See Moresusanlynn2012
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