I just called them (Daltile) and got blown off. When I asked whether they were making it this way on PURPOSE, he claimed that they were - but then could not or would not provide me a link to the actual product showing the true specs. When I asked to speak to a supervisor, he claimed the guy was at lunch. It's 1:30 in the afternoon in Texas. If his boss actually IS at lunch at 1:30 in the afternoon, that could be the source of the problem right there. Seriously though. I spoke to someone in the "home depot/lowes" contact department first and THEY thought it was weird and had never heard of such a thing. It was the TECH guy who blew me off. Note that he COULD NOT explain to me the purpose of having an unglazed line on a piece of 2x6 wall tile presented and marketed as finish trim. I'm not talking about floor tile, this is their lowest rated wall tile (PEI 0). He kept yammering on about mortar. WHO MORTARS THE CURVED EDGE OF BULLNOSE ON A WALL? This isn't supposed to butt up against ANYTHING, or if it is, Home Depot needs to change the way they are marketing it. Though frankly I cannot imagine any scenario in which you would butt a curved bullnose on a wall up to more tile. And if you're butting it up against say cabinets (even though this stuff is NOT rated for kitchen use) then who would use anything but more regular tile? I'll pick up a piece of this tomorrow and take it to a real tile store and see what they think. I'll post back with the actual SKUs and hopefully store links tomorrow, and what the real tile guys say about it. There may be some use for this, but so far no one here knows what it might be and the daltile guy was just flat out uncooperative. If they are manufacturing this on purpose then they should be able to provide me with a link to the specs for it and its intended use. Telling me they make FLOOR TILE with an incompletely finished edge to butt up against more floor tile doesn't help when I've repeatedly said this is 2x6 wall tile being marketed by Home Despot (and Lowes) as finish trim. As for how many have been examined - I went through EVERY SINGLE PIECE on the shelves at every Home Despot (there are 4) and Lowes (only one) in my city. They're all this way, and some are actually worse than others in that on some that unglazed portion on the curve is not only unglazed, but also bumpy and rough, uneven. So HUNDREDS of pieces have been examined. If there's a use for this stuff, I'm pretty sure your average Home Despot shopper isn't going to know what it is OR want it for that use, and not a single Home Despot employee could explain it to me, they just insist its normal and shrug. AND they are telling people to buy this PEI 0 rated tile for backsplashes and counters, LOL!

ajracine, after I thought about your question, are you saying to take the 2"x4" inch (that is on a 45 degree with the herringbone) but run them in a straight pattern along the edge to line it? That would work. You might sacrifice a sheet to see how it will look to you. As long as you are okay with a 2" wide line of tile running vertical. Those would not need to be "polished off/bull nosed" like I was talking about. In my earlier reply, I was envisioning "rounding off" the cut edge of your mosiac. Sorry about that. I think I now understand. I think I would still go with a shluter edge or a thin pencil liner tile (if it blended well with your mosaic herringbone.) The reason I say that is the border you would created with the 2x4 tiles will pull your eye to the trim line/herringbone joint line, and take away from your pretty herringbone pattern. (or that is what my mind is seeing.)

You haven't mentioned their ages, but I'm guessing you want something they can grow in to? something classic and timeless, but with some personality? Here's a basic rendition of your size bathroom. ignore actual tiles used, just loo at the overall layout/design. do you like the tile wainscot around the room? (I always take tile up to the ceiling in the shower area) I have a ton more pics for you to peruse! Anyway to take up this soffit? or is that just an upper cab? in any case, I'd remove all of it You'll also want to bring in ample lighting. Do a center ceiling light (with 3500 K bulbs) as well as a vanity light or sconces. Replace your air vent w/something better. I came across these larger format porcelain tiles that look like terrazzo. They've at HD listed under Emser tile/ Terazio. they have diff sizes. it's a matte fininsh. you could do these on the wall w/the decorative tiles on the sides, or just on the back wall Or, use them on the floor outside, and for the shower/tub surround, try the bedrosians tile in a similar layout. this is a cross-hatch or basketweave pattern. (Are you keeping your tub?) For your vanity, since it's small, consider doing the wallmount faucet like shown in this pic^. you will gain a bit more counter space AND it's easier to keep clean. Do a simple vanity like shown, quartz top w/the 4" backsplash surround. If you were going w/the larger subway tiles, I'd do it like this. stacked layout (or some of the other designs if just doing one wall) I don't care for this particular niche, but you should have one on the side wall that has ample storage for bottles. Here's a similar tile in the vertical 1/4 offset. it's a bit diff looking but has a nice waterfall effect. Again, use on back wall, side wall gets the larger tiles. (if you prefer) also notice the fixed glass panel. in a smaller bathroom, this gives you a 'larger' feel. I did my neighbors 5x8 bathroom. We went w/an inexpensive vanity and remnant quartz top. This was an offset sink (drawers on left) Obviously this picture wasn't complete! Colors I used are shown in the photo. for the inset, I told her to do a few shelves (wood or glass is fine) and have it look something like this: If you like this look, copy it! I love the wood frame mirror if using cooler-toned items. Here are a few similar size bathrooms, before and after The Bedrosian tiles I showed you can be laid in this manner on the back wall. for the side walls (not shown here) you can do the larger format white tile, if you like. Notice the shelves behind the toilet. good for extra storage. get some baskets or jars for toiletry items. you can do these yourself for less than $50. get a piece of wood, have it cut to size, sand, stain if you like, coat w/varnish. get a few brackets I also like this idea. If you like the more natural, boho look: Try this w/the terrazzo looking tiles in the shower, and maybe these for the floor Bedrosian, porceling 9x9 Vivace. You could do the marin tiles in the shower as an accent on 1,2 or the 3rd wall. this is the same size as your bathroom. Your ceilings prob aren't as tall, but everything else is the same size. you could totally do any of this. Notice they did the black herringbone on the back wall, side walls are white. You could opt to do the white terrazzo, larger tile on the floor to make cleaning easier. Use gray grout inside and outside of the shower. This is a white vanity w/either Super White or a porcelain or marble counterotp. I'd still wall mount the faucet for more space and easy clean. Don't know if you want to switch to glass doors or keep a shower curtain. The vertical T&G is a nice touch, I have another pic of that below. Sticking w/the black and white theme (I'd use a natural oak vanity and white top and a textured boho shower curtain) you can lay out the shower surround tiles something like this: Of course you could switch out the colors to anything you like. You had asked about the Schluter jolly. I used them on many projects. In my niche I used the gold one on the inset for the border around the marble And on the outside border used the larger black one. they come in diff sizes, as you can see. The Jolly is the one you want. Here's a mostly white bathroom with good lighting (don't forger a waterproof light in the shower) . You could choose a diff color vanity, or go w/a neutral vanity and tiles w/color Don't forget the shelves. I love this whole look. ignore the double vanity. you could easily do a single, with the wallmount faucet, tile backsplash as well as tile wainscot around the room. If you take out the tub, the room will look a bit larger. but either way, this is similar to how those Marin tiles (or the Makoto tiles) would look. Taupe vanity, plank flooring another option to get more bang for your buck, T&G paneling painted in a contrasting color They used Blue here, but imagine those black and white options w/the white oak vanity. I don't normally like the 12x24 tiles on a tub surround. to me they're too large. But these larger hex tiles? I like how these turned out. this is a porcelain tile that looks like cement w/wood inlay. Tilebar has them. (or try IvyHill on wayfair) As you can see, lots of diff ideas that you can use.

Solid durface is easy to work with for any woodworker. But it is not cheap. Sourcing it and transporting it outside the countertop fabricator’s world generally costs a bit more than it does from them, installed. They deal in volume, and work with it every day. From a counter installer, you would be looking at $40-$100 a square foot. A typical tub surround install would be $2500-$6000. It will depend on the color chosen, and other details. Such as how flat the walls are, and what kind of prep they need. A marble look choice will be on the higher end of costs. There are lower cost acrylic or fiberglass thpe surrounds available. They are grnerally not as attractive and durable.