age old ?: I need to deside...quartz or marble vanity top!!
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Comments (1)what about bianco carrara Zodiaq quartz http://www2.dupont.com/Surfaces/en_US/products/zodiaq/zodiaq_colors.html or woodland grey http://www2.dupont.com/Surfaces/en_US/products/zodiaq/zodiaq_colors.html white cloud http://www2.dupont.com/Surfaces/en_US/products/zodiaq/zodiaq_colors.html I put corona brown in our master remodel of old house. Loved it! Quartz is awesome or Silver Cloud granite or Azul Aran Here is a link that might be useful: color of Zodiaq...See MoreIs this Statuary Marble Vanity Top a Good Deal?
Comments (14)Oaktown, no I have not been able to see the sink live. I would prefer the 4 ft one, but cannot spare the floor space. Luckily for my plans, no infants or toddlers are in our future. I was wondering about the faucets getting in the way. I was planning on buying the Chicago Faucets already because I never liked the looks of the rough body on the Kohler. Then I learned that the Kohler are now tagged as for non-potable water only due to higher lead content. Chicago Faucets pass the lead testing, plus have their patented ceramic Quaturn valves. Thanks for your info, though. The Brockway is going to be the only bathtub in the house! Have you seen the other faucet that Kohler makes (or made, I don't know if it is still available) for the Brockway? It is called the Calder. It is the same body as the Cannock, used upside down, with the rose spray connected right to the body, without a spout. So the spray is closer to the back of the sink, not projected out on the goose neck. The Calder also does not use a chrome wall flange to bring the faucet body further away from the back splash. So the whole faucet sits tighter to the body of the sink. I find myself wondering if I like this faucet almost more than the Cannock-style, which is going to force me to put the medicine cabinet extra high. What do you think of this Calder faucet? I have never seen one in use. I wonder if they are brand new? Here is a link that might be useful: Lower left, Parts & Service,...See MoreVanities are in now I need some HELP with tops
Comments (10)I am excited about my vanity top going in next week that is made of recycled porcelain (busted up old bathtubs and sinks from demolition projects). It's called ECO Cosentino and you can order samples at the link below for something like $4 each. I got Riverbed as my color. For a 24 x 20 inch vanity top it's $700 so it's possibly more expensive than granite. But of all the recycled products I looked at like Vetrazzo or Icestone this was less expensive. I think the color Crystal Sand would look great in the one in the first pix. Here is a link that might be useful: ECO Cosentino website about recycled material countertops...See MoreGC Wants to Add New Grout on Top of Old
Comments (16)My opinion on the grout? Adding grout over new grout? It can be done if the new grout is still new. Say within 48, maybe 72 hours. And if the existing grout is solid and stable. Yours does not appear to be. So I'd strike that idea right from the get-go. When sanded grout, after cure, is powdery and releases grit, and especially when the grout cures and shows pinholes, it's typically due to too much water being used in the mix. The sloppy wet mix gets floated in the joints. During the clean up, because of the excess water, the grout can still be soft and may not firm up well. Because it's not firm, it's easy for grout to incorrectly be raked out of the joints during clean up, resulting in a low joint fill. As the grout cures, it consumes water in a chemical reaction. If too much water was used in the mix, there can be an excess of water remaining in the grout after hydration is complete. That excess water takes up space in the mix. It'll eventually leave the grout joint via simple evaporation. When it leaves, for lack of better words, it can leave behind a weakened honeycomb-type structure. That can result in pinholes. A weak grout structure. Grout that can be rubbed away with a fingertip, or that abrades when it is rubbed with a sponge. The other thing is that the grout could simply be old. Past it's prime. Poor turnover at the store where it was purchased. Old grout, or grout that was improperly stored, can absorb atmospheric moisture over a period of time. Hydration can start to occur in the sealed bag itself. When the bag is opened, it typically indicates hydration has occurred by being somewhat clumpy or lumpy, instead of a fine grained powder. Grout that has set off in the bag will not have as strong of a structure as new grout. And one last thing for now...grout can fail in a joint due to movement. If the tile was set over a tile backer board that was installed over a subfloor, the tile backer board should have been bedded in thinset, then fastened to the subfloor. The thinset fills any voids between the backer board and the subfloor, preventing micro vertical movement between the layers of the floor when loads are placed on the tile. Cured grout is rigid. If the joint it is in moves, the grout can fail. Okay, one "last" last thing. Sanded versus unsanded. Custom grout, the primary thing CUSTOM cares about when you use their grout is that you honor grout joint width. For joints smaller than 1/8" Custom recommends you use unsanded grout. For joints 1/8" to 1/2", they recommend you use sanded grout. Grout shrinks as it cures. If you used unsanded in a wide grout joint, the grout can flake and crack as it shrinks. Wide joints need the bulk sand filler that sanded grouts contain. Now in your case, if the grout joint size drove you to use sanded grout, then you have to look at the sanded grout installation instructions. Using sanded grout on polished marble? Custom includes a warning that sanded grout may scratch polished stone, glass, etc. They recommend a test board be done to see is sanded is suitable if scratching may be a concern. If your grout joints are too large to use Custom's unsanded grout, and with Custom warning that sanded grout may not be the best choice for polished marble, it may have been prudent to have pursued another choice of grout altogether. Okay, a last last last thing. If you want any contact with Custom, feel free to contact Custom's tech support line: 800 272-8786 Have these photos ready to attach to an email. When you get a tech on the line, get his email addy and email him the photos. That way he can see what you are describing. He may say product failure and offer you a rebate. He may say installer error which may give you leverage against your installer. He may say "my goodness, what a beautiful floor" and you simply end the phone call frustrated. But you're frustrated now, so you have nothing to lose. Good luck getting this remediated....See MoreP M
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