Need advice about tile installation in master bath
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Comments (11)Oh I didn't think about cleaning the carrara... is it really that difficult? Ugh... I love the hex border idea. I thought about an area rug, but I'm nervous about getting the spacing wrong without the tub in place. Or having real rugs overlap with the tile one. I'm also nervous about putting them around the tub in case the tub goes in place and they are off centered or something. I have OCD fears ;) Thank you for showing me photos of your lovely bathroom shanghaimom! Any suggestions for a backspash? I'm thinking about a blue-ish wall color too. This bathroom is so pretty:...See MoreNeed help! Questions about tile in master bath/shower
Comments (1)Being that the hex tile is multi colored, I don't think anything would be a real issue. I would keep it sealed, however, being that it's natural stone. As for tile choices, that's a personal choice. I WILL say that several of my customers have done as you've suggested (shower walls and bathroom floor tile being the same)....See MoreMaster bath tile installed wrong?
Comments (3)Sound like you are talking about a curbless barrier free shower....usually in order to get adequate slope for the shower pan the rest of the bathroom floor has to be raised in order to accommodate....which is why you now have a higher threshold at the entrance of the bath probably. Agreed pictures would help.... these are are things I discuss with customer during design phase. Curbless showers are are popular but sometimes not practical cost wise or design wise in a remodel situation. Certainly most time in a remodel situation curbless showers are highly technical and pose a challenge to construct. There are various ways and methods and products out there to accommodate different situations.... mostly the issue is always the thickness of the shower pan at the entrance of the shower....which is on average at least an inch or so If you were to use a prefabricated pan such as made by Schluter or USG. The thickness at the perimeter of the shower pan is determined by how large the shower is. The bigger the shower the higher the perimeter of the shower pan is because generally you need a 1/4” per foot for slope on a shower floor. With a mud floor it’s a lot thicker usually so the mortar bed can be thick enough to be strong enough. Usually mortar beds are not an option in this situation because they are often 2”thick or greater. Without reframing the floor lower...it is often not practical price wise. So if you don’t have a glass door at the shower entrance to contain the water....the floor outside the shower should be sloped so water run toward shower drain. Which sounds like the case In your situation. Many other posts/threads are available about methods for waterproofing such areas. If if you get a chance please post photos....See MorePenny Tile focal wall master bath install -- what to do ??
Comments (6)I think you received your answer in your previous post. In our world, this is called a tile fail. It was not installed properly as the sheets have to be staggered and occasionally cut to interlock so the grid lines are not visible. If this is only on the bath wall, and not in the shower, you can disregard the comments by others in your previous post regarding waterproofing. It sounds like your contractor is willing to re-do it and that is the correct approach. What you need is assurance that it will be installed correctly (by someone who knows what they are doing) the next time, and it shouldn't be on "your dime" as the first install was not done professionally. It should look like this. Best of luck....See MoreJoseph Corlett, LLC
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