Should I have gone with different shower floor tiles?
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Comments (23)Thank you, luckymom. This house is still a work in progress; no doubt I'll be ready to remodel by the time I get everything like I want it, LOL. The slate is called Multi, and has charcoal, rusts, greens, golds, deep aubergine, and a little cream tones. As I mentioned, it is gauged. It is not the Chinese Multi that you see at Lowes and some home improvement stores, although it is similar. Some of the Chinese Multi has purple, or irridescent colors (very pretty) but is more fragile and flakes more. Also some of the Chinese Multi I looked at is not gauged. Here are some closeups of the Multi--hope this helps!...See Morebackerboard for tile in shower area??? What should I use???
Comments (7)Yes Redgard is comparable, but I prefer the Hydroban because I know if there's a problem, Laticrete will back it up, whereas I can't say the same thing for Custom Building Products' customer service. As for which I prefer, I'd rather use the topical roll on waterproofing. The more I can keep dry, the better I like it....See MoreWhere should I stop/continue floor tile? Floor plans :)
Comments (4)Thanks, so it doesn't bother you that the last perimeter cabinet would be half on wood floor and half on tile? I'm getting excited, within the next month I'll have something that resembles a kitchen. I'll definitely post some pics when complete but for now here are somefrom last week (pre-drywall). In this pic you can kind of see where the tile stops. The pink paper protects the wood floors during construction. You can also see where the plant shelf starts (it's about 6 inches from where the last perimeter cabinet will land): Here's our beautiful new 45" window, perfectly placed for and ready for the addition of our kholer stages sink: In this pic you can see through to our master bath remodel that's going on concurrently (yes, we often ask ourselves 'what did we get ourselves into?'): Here you can see the entrance to our kitchen. We'll need to replace a few tiles becuase we widened the opening: This was the original kitchen layout before the demo began. Problems I wanted to correct were to move the dishwasher to the left of the sink so that the corner cabinets are always accessible; make use of the floor space by removing the 'right' wall and putting in an island; moving the fridge away from the wall so that it's easy to open the doors completely:...See MoreOverreaction? AKA should I have to lay my own tiles for 100K job
Comments (111)lascatx I missed your post before, what a great name for a beagle! I wanted to name my boy Barkley originally (which would have been a fitting name given how much he howls) but both my ex and my dad said "After Charles Barkley?!?! so that ended that idea! "Tile setting is an intellectually hard job, and it can't be done by idiots." I completely agree with this. Again, that's what I thought I was paying for. Intellect. I saw a great t-shirt the other day that should be the uniform for all remodelers. It said "I can explain it to you but I cannot make you understand." kashmi that's so great yours came from rescues. In the future, I would like a rescue beagle. If you are in my part of the country (PA, NY, NJ) I'd love to know what rescue you used because your pups are soooo adorable! Mine hate the harness too, I tried to put Bailey in one once and all he wanted to do was remove it. That and the Gentle Leader which he REALLY hated! dianalo, my tile mess was nothing compared to what your GC did and stories like yours make me feel bad complaining about our otherwise problem-free build. I am very much crossing my fingers for you that you get the resolution you deserve in small claims court and get everything done to your satisfaction in your house. We seem to have a good solution now. The white marble bath is being redone. There are drawings being done for our approval before any other tile are laid down in the bath with the rug and in all other areas where there is patterned tile in the house. The shower has not yet been waterproofed (water-appropriate drywall was already used) and will be done properly under my GC's supervision. We are well on our way to a happy ending and a positive resolution....See MoreRelated Professionals
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