Thanks for the pictures of the granite sill. were those windows installed when the kitchen was redone? If so, did you have to specify to the window person that you wanted to do granite sills so that they left a space for the granite? Just curious as to how it would work. I love the idea and will ask the granite person when the time comes. If it doesn't work out, I'll just add on a 2" wide piece of window stool like I have for the rest of the wndows in the house.

And, for my part, if I had a client who insisted on micro-managing and second-guessing everything I did, I'd walk, or not take on the job in the first place. Was this comment directed at my post? If so, I want to explain: the very reason we chose the CM route was because the CM said, this will be a partnership. I'll guide you in everything but we will work together to realize the architect's plans, which is your (our, the clients') ultimate vision. You won't have to release control; you can get involved in what you want to get involved in, and I'll handle the rest. You defer to my expertise in management, and I'll listen when you raise concerns or have questions about anything you see happening. You have a painter you'd like to use? Fine - we'll get bids from him and two guys I know, look over the numbers together, and decide which way to go. You want modern fixtures in the bathroom? Fine - here are some places I know, check them out, bring me what you've found online and we'll number-crunch together. Et cetera. Our CM's primary responsibility was to make the job run smoothly - line up the trades, schedule them, give us deadlines on choices to be made to keep on schedule, let us know when things were behind and what could be done, if anything, to keep work going. It did not happen that way. Unlike Worthy, our CM did not have adequate management experience in anything to handle construction management. I'll agree with Worthy in that construction management is 90% straight management - getting the people you want in the place you want, ready to do the job you need with the correct materials/resources at hand. The combination of poor management and the lack of financial incentive has been problematic. We are paying a fixed fee but it's not directly linked to the CM's salary from the architect. It's not like Architect says, you're another two weeks behind so I'm docking you two weeks' pay. CM gets paid his regular salary and ambles along overseeing our job and we have no way to make things move faster or more efficiently. And if Worthy's comment wasn't directed at me.....(*channel Gilda Radner's Emily Litella character here*) never mind.

Wall-installed (installed with any adhesive in any way) does not need to be tempered glass, (not by law or by code). = This is FYI, not anything more than FYI, not a recommendation to do something or not. It explains why glass tiles can be bought and sold. They make glass tiles very large now. If you want to go buy a big piece of cheap glass and "glue" it, go ahead and let us know how it goes and what it looks like. With or without art under the glass. Make sure the art will still look good when moldy. That kind of art.

The large printers used for vehicle wraps and signage can produce any image you wish on your choice of finish gloss or semi or matte with a tough overcoat on a polymer water proof base. Several formats are already used for walls, but it sounds very damp. I know the car wraps handle rain is why I mention the idea.