This old thread got revisited. @dani_m08 to answer the question about extra probe, I believe I ordered an extra one when I bought the set up. The probe wire is just setting in the junction box I think but honestly I cant remember. When I laid out the underfloor heating and the probe, I just ran another probe near the first probe, and it was then sealed into the floor self leveling compound as per instructions. then the end was just threaded into the wall like the one that would be live, and not connected, but just laying there in the box. Regarding the tile layout. I just decided to run it this way, after getting instructions on the 90Degree way, IIRC. The herringbone that I love is from my childhood and the side walks in my neighborhood that all ran at 45Degree. so that to me is herringbone. I know you posted on @sochi thread about her amazing bathroom and a wall mounted faucet. I would totally do it if I had the right sink for it. In my case I had made my sink out of soapstone and an integrated backsplash. The pictures of this bathroom reveal are no longer available because of the use of photo bucket, when it was Gardenweb. I did not keep my account with photo bucket. I'll add some of the reveal pictures so you can see the sink and floor. Regarding the sink there is no ledge for water to drip from my hands when using the faucet. The water drips right into the sink. In my other bathroom with a deck mounted faucet I am always wiping up drips and it is a nuisance. I much prefer the setup for this sink. Below: I love the flush finish from the faucet to the bottom of the sink. nothing drips on a counter or edge of a sink. Below: looking in from the doorway. Below: Here I am finishing up the sink. the backsplash was epoxied on as a separate piece. The whole soapstone install in the room took next to nothing to buy as they were all small pieces that I epoxied together with a 3 part stone epoxy. Below: this is the counter at the tub, and is in 2 long pieces but I was able to epoxy them together at there edges to make a wide slab for the top. All the soapstone was finished with a 60 grit sandpaper to be rough and this lovely soft tone of blue/green/gray/white. I did not oil it so this color tone would remain light. Below: If I recall correctly @sochi helped me decide on this Hubberton Forge Mirror. I have 3 different metals in this room, but they are all a cool silver to black color. Below: the center of this tower shares space with the kitchen on the other side of the wall. there is also some extra space that houses some electrical wiring. this is an old simple house. this bathroom was an add on when it got move to the farm in the 30s IIRC. The plumbing was all rearrange and some of the details that were orignially there I kept but updated it, such as this tower feature. The old one went and the carpenter did a wonderful job with this one. Below: This feature was another thing I kept from the old bathroom but flipped it from the other end and had the carpenter put drawers in it. Before it was a hell hole. things got lost and the build was soooo old and creapy I didn't like using it for storage. Now it is perfect for storage.

I just purchased a home, which had the powder room entrance in the kitchen. I also couldn't bare the thought of this, and we wound up relocating the room entry into a closet which is off the dining room (basically, a butler's pantry of sorts). Now, you'll enter the large closet (we're taking off the door of the closet) and turn right, and enter into the bathroom. It gives the effect of entering a small "hallway" off the dining area, instead of actually entering from the room itself. I'm still debating whether or not taking off the door is the right thing to do. My architect thinks so, but maybe putting on a door with opaque glass might be better, just to give the illusion of 2 place to go through, instead of one before entering the toilet area since there still is the problem of someone sitting at the far end of the dining table being able to see the door to the bathroom (it will, of course, be kept close when not in use). Not perfect, but 100% better than where it was (or, the original entry which was IN the dining room - the prior owner had it relocated to the kitchen).

any chance to move the window around the corner? i'd say a very solid and opaque interior treatment, like wooden blinds/shutters, might give you the 'security' that you want. when you have guests maybe just turn the fan on ahead of time so no one is tempted to open the window. (and i feel the same way as you, bathroom and bedroom windows on a deck is just something i hate).

Be careful to try out some samples, we have a north side bathroom and every paint I tried turned blu-ey or dingy. Gorgeous colors in other parts of the house, but not in the north bathroom. Our tile was marble also, with a dark gray floor and accents. Good luck!