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Comments (59)I think you made a wise choice in going with the hardwood. I would also put it in your entry. Contiguous flooring will make your space look much more cohesive and larger too....See MoreHow Long to Lay Wood-like Tile Throughout Home?
Comments (11)I also wonder how much SUBFLOOR PREPARATION was required to get the house READY for tile. A good GC will have that work done PRIOR to the tile setters coming in. A "ho-hum" GC will leave it up to the tile setters to get the subfloor ready on their own. Good tile setters have the ability to deal with mediocre subfloors (those that need some work but NOT a lot of work). But that's not their top skill set. Tile setters can be very good at fixing subfloors, but they are slower than other trades people. If the tile setters had to fix the subfloors, that would explain a few days of "slow going". If they decided to "float" the floor as they lay the tiles, this could explain a lot of things. This means more thin-set or mortar bed needed to get everything level....it also takes more time. You might also be dealing with a "master + apprentice" situation. It may LOOK like you have a two-man/person crew but in reality you have a tile setter and a much slower apprentice. Or you have a tile setter and a "helper". If you two tile setters, they can be very quick if EVERYTHING is PERFECT for them before they showed up to the house. But 1800sf is still a LOT of tile. And a LOT of cuts. And a LOT of culling tiles. And doing all of this with tiles is MUCH SLOWER than working with hardwood (cuts easily) or laminate (cuts easily) or vinyl (scores/snaps easily). I know you are anxious to get into your home. You are on the last stretch. The tiles are going to take the most abuse in your home. They are the things that will bother you the most if they are not set properly (how many complaints have we seen on Houzz re: lippage, etc). A few more days and they should be done....See MoreHelp...How to lay tile on Front Porch -Vertical or Horizontal to Door?
Comments (1)Horizontal. Love the changes it looks great...See MoreHow do I lay a 8”x24” tile in shower?
Comments (7)It is hard for a long tile or a wall to be perfectly flat. Over the whole of 24 inches, it is likely to bow a bit, or your wall to be less than flat. Any deviation from perfect flatness will mean that there will be “ lippage,” where the edge of a tile sticks out more than the edge of the tile next to it. If you lay at a 50% overlap, you get exaggerated effects of alternating rows bowing out in the same place as you go down the wall. Staggering the tiles only 33% will lessen the lippage effect because alternating rows are not the same pattern. Stacking the tile is an even better way to avoid lippage....See More- 4 years ago
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