Carrara type quartz - brand recommedation for bathroom?
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Comments (66)I love your bathroom, esp the basket weave tile and the marble vanity top. It looks like our MBR are about the same size. We just finished doing some work in our bathroom. We got a new porcelain tile floor, ceramic shelves in our shower, wood linen closet in our dressing area, toilet, etc. Our sliding shower door is 23 yrs old and I am thinking about installing a new hinged frameless door in its place. Our opening is 45" wide. Since it has been over one yr since you installed yrs, what do you think about it now? Has it ever leaked? How much $ did it cost? I was quoted $1200.00 for a Basco Door. That seems very expensive to me. Please forgive me for asking about the cost. I'm trying to find out what is reasonable. I live outside of Cinti OH. I want a big door, and the guy at Lowes said that it would have to be custom ordered. He said that the biggest that I could get was 33. How big is your door?Would you install a frameless hinged door again if you could do it all over again? Sorry for the barrage of questions. Thanks so much for your help. FYI for everyone who is considering a bathroom remodel: get the best tile guy you can. Pay extra for him. We uncovered damage and he knew exactly what to do to fix things correctly. The time and effort that he put into our job to get everything just right was wonderful to see. It turned out beautifully. Thanks so much Brandon Berryman - Tile Installer!...See MoreBathroom countertops: Quartz or marble
Comments (11)I've had quartz in my kitchen for four years and you really do have to work hard to stain, etch, or scorch it. People who don't understand the product, and who don't read their use and care information so they abuse it, are the ones who need Joseph's services. A white marble-look quartz is easier to stain than a darker quartz, but a little Soft Scrub with Bleach, recommended by the manufacturer, will remove the stain. As for etching, you'd have to set a bottle of toilet bowl cleaner or an acetone product on the quartz and forget about it. You might possibly cause a color change in the resin by placing a hot curling iron directly on the counter. Some stone yards do sell quartz remnants. Most of the cost is in the fabrication and installation. With some quartz manufacturers, you can buy a half slab of some colors, but that will cost over $1000 installed and you'll have a lot left over....See MoreCarrera Marble - Does anyone have it around their stove or bathrooms?
Comments (6)No issues with grease as long as you seal your counters and are reasonable about cleaning up after cooking. Oils can sit on the counter for a while, but it’s preferable to not leave them overnight. I’m pretty clean while I’m cooking - if I make a mess, I just clean it up. Anything I don’t want to deal with that night goes in the sink for tomorrow morning. We’ve had some minor etching, but it’s all from other people using the kitchen, not from me. People who should know better...we specifically told our babysitter “nothing acidic” and she put lemon juice on the counter “because it is natural”. A caterer put a container of fruit salad on the counter and left it there and it made an etched ring from the juice. When I personally cook in the kitchen, no issues. if you get a marble counter, would recommend a workstation type of sink where you can put the cutting board inside the sink and keep any acidic mess contained. I love love love my marble counters. They feel so much nicer than quartz. The marble has some variation in it and I think it is so beautiful. It’s nice and cold and just feels REAL. The stains and etching are avoidable if you aren’t a complete slob in the kitchen and are mindful of other people using the kitchen. I would never use it in my beach house where we have tons of guests all the time....See MoreCan I still paint my bathroom white with this new white vanity?
Comments (5)How about you paint the window trim the same white as the vanity and then pick a pale color that has some gray in it, but it’s not gray. For example I painted my bedroom SW Silverpoint. On the card it looks light gray, but it’s actually a very pale watery green (in my lighting), that has some gray in it so it’s a subtle color. If you go to a SW store and grab a fan deck, you’ll find a lot of nice light colors such as these shown here. Test a few and see what looks good in your lighting. These are all in the “Neutrals” section of the fan deck. Your pale neural color could lean green, blue, peach, purple, etc. This is Silverpoint. See how if you’re just looking at the card it looks light gray. But on the wall you see the subtle green. You can accomplish this pale/subtle in whichever color you like best. Passive leans more blue, Unique Gray leans purple, etc....See MoreDebbi Washburn
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