Unglazed Porcelain Tile in Grey Installed and Now I do not like :(
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Comments (51)Sorry took me a while to post picture of my project--this is the new tile floor I installed using 3 shades of the unglazed 1" hex tiles from Mosaic Tile Supplies for a closet converted into a 1/2 bath. I spent first worked out the pattern on a paper template, then dry fit in the actual space to verify fit & plan the cuts. And a big challenge/frustration with the installation was that each color had a different type of mesh backing, and they absorbed moisture out of the mortar differently, so I would have to peel off and reset a lot. But I am really happy with the finished floor & room! I did seal the tiles before applying the grey grout (as suggested by others). And I used grey mortar, to minimize color difference between the grout and mortar, in case I missed cleaning areas where mortar sometimes squished up between tiles... And the pattern helps prevent the eye from finding misfits!...See MoreFear of flooring: gray porcelain tile in mudroom?
Comments (3)18x18 will not work very well design wise with a floor drain. You need a much smaller tile to be able to conform to the slope of the room. You don't want to be larger than about an 8x8 with a floor drain, and even then, the cuts around the drain will not be that pretty. If you have your contractor use epoxy grout like they do in commercial installations, then you will have no issues with permanent staining. The only other thing to be sure of is that your subfloor is firm enough deflectionwise to be able to support a tile floor. If you are on a concrete foundation, it's fine. However, if you are on a crawlspace or second floor, you need to look at the size of your joists, their spacing, and their span. That will determine how much "bounce" there is in your floor. Even if your floors feel firm, they still will have subtle deflection. Deflection creates cracked floors if not addressed before install....See MoreI want to install all porcelain tiles inside my home, where do i start
Comments (5)I would get myself over to Yelp, and research local flooring stores that sell product AND do installation. Read through all the reviews. Get a comfort level that you can work with the folks in the store, and that they stand behind their products and work. Even more important when you're doing the whole house--it's a big project! When things go wrong, and you can read through many, many threads about that, the manufacturer points at the installation, and the installer points at the manufacturer. It is an uphill battle, it can get $$$legal$$$, and when I put flooring in our whole downstairs, I was (rarely for me) less concerned about saving $1/sf than I was concerned about not having anything go wrong, and in the event something did go wrong, having a long-standing store with LEVERAGE over the manufacturer to reduce my risk. I'm glad I went the way I did, and after all my questions, I went with the decades-old family-run store with the great reputation across town. They made great recommendations, and made sure to offer me all my options/upgrades up front, and didn't try to talk me out of anything that was important to me: (e.g. I asked for no quarter round to have a sleeker look of baseboard meeting flooring). Be sure to ask about additional costs for moving furniture, and which crew they will send. In my case, they sent their "best" crew (most experienced), and I agreed to wait for them. They picture-framed our hearth (mitered corners-looks great), and "beefed-up" a stair step that leads to our front door, making it wider/safer--at no extra charge. There are things that a homeowner might not know about (cheap glue?), moisture issues if you're on a slab, etc. These are just my thoughts and experience. You can also read through a lot of threads in this flooring forum to see what goes wrong for folks, and get a better idea of what questions to ask. Good luck!...See MoreTile installer sealed the tile and now floor is sticky
Comments (9)They weren't sealing the tile because they thought it needed sealing, it was an effort by the sales guy to make me happy about the grout. They'd installed the tile in three rooms and it was just a small section in the bathroom where the grout was poorly done and just that bathroom where he sealed it. I think he meant well but I suspect it was really just the grout that he was supposed to seal. (It was the sales guy that showed up to do it and unfortunately I was not home to ask questions...) One of the actual installers showed up this morning and used acetone to remove the sealer and then painted the grout. I'm still not 100% happy. The grout looks a million times better but the acetone stripped off the finish on the cabinet trim that we had just replaced and now the tile has a funny sheen to it in certain light (remaining sealer I think.) I'm going to let the grout paint cure and then I'll try really scrubbing the tile. Either way I'm not letting those clowns back in my house....See MoreSabrina Alfin Interiors
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