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tile installation "notes"

Posted by dasfseegdse Senin, 29 April 2013 0 komentar

you ever heard of that phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words"?

yeah. i thought so.

when planning a remodel or building a new home, it is essential to make sure that your contractor or subcontractor "gets" what you want. a picture is the perfect way to communicate your desires.

there are some finishes in a house that you DO NOT want to have to redo because of a miscommunication or an error. tile is one of them. once the tile is laid in the thin set, it becomes almost impossible to remove without destroying it. you really want to make sure that your installer knows exactly what you want before a single tile is laid. there is nothing worse than showing up to check on the progress of your tile work, and discovering that it has been laid incorrectly!

since i was planning on some "out of the ordinary" tile patterns, i wanted to make sure that our tile installer knew exactly what i wanted. i thought you might like seeing the notes that i gave to them!

* our tile installers mentioned that they were SO APPRECIATIVE that they had my notes to refer to.
nearly every time i visited the house, i saw them in a different place...which let me know that they were being USED!

by the way, we used mapei grout.

the color selection is amazing, and my tile installers said it is the best:

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construction progress: week 23

Posted by dasfseegdse Senin, 15 April 2013 0 komentar

this is what has been happening at my new house during the last week:

the tile in the girls shower was installed. i chose a 4 x 16 tile for their shower, to contrast with the smaller tile on the floor.

here it is installed, with the bull nose trim on the sides, and the tile completed around the window.

once the walls were finished, both the walls and the floors were grouted a warm, taupey color.

the tile in the master bathroom was completed.

we decided to wrap the tile on the wall around the tub. it wasn't that much more expensive, and it looks amazing!

the floors in the master, as well as the other upstairs bathroom were all grouted.

i couldn't get a good picture of the upstairs bathroom because there are no windows, and no light in the room.

a better look at the master bathroom. the herringbone is bordered straight tiles, and there are wider tiles where the spaces transition into the other spaces.

the master vanity was set in place. it is so nice to see that touch of walnut! it really adds a nice warmth to the bathroom.

the drawers, and counter tops will be installed soon.

we picked up the stair treads at home depot.

ahhh! stairs in the garage!

after walking into the house on dirty, temporary 2x4 treads, for the last several months, this is a big deal!

on the outside of the house:

the concrete was poured to form the front steps.

more progress was made on the retaining wall in the front of the house.

there is still a LOOOOOOONG way to go on the retaining wall in the back.

ugh. looking at this makes me cringe. there is so much work that needs to happen back here!

my husband and a few of his very amazing friends are tackling this project, and all i have to say is that they are amazing for helping us out!

and back to the inside....

a handrail for the garage steps was also installed.

and work was started on the stairs. we originally planned on carpeting the stairs, because it was going to cost too much to buy "nice" wood and finish them, but our installer did such a nice job with the pine and poplar, that we decided to go ahead and paint them. the landing will still be carpeted, and we will add a runner eventually, but for now, the risers will be white and the treads will be black.

we selected simple, square balusters and maple handrails (since they were the least expensive.)

the balusters will be painted white and the handrails will be painted black.

we also opted for a simple, square newel post.

it will also be painted white.

it is amazing how having real stairs makes the house feel so "finished".

and safe.

i don't have to worry about my kids falling down the stairs every 5 seconds!

and, as always, there was cleaning to do!

for a brief moment, right before the painters arrived, the house looked like this!

ahhh! so clean.

but it didn't last!

the finished stairs.

the view from the kitchen island.

it's really coming along!

next up:

paint.

then, the electricians will be back, the countertops will be installed, and the plumbers will come back and set all of the faucets and toilets. and more cleaning. after that? carpet and finishing the hardwood! and of course, cleaning and then MOVING.

it's really starting to feel real!

oh, and just a heads up---i had to change the settings on the comment section. i was a LOT of spam comments. like 20 a day! so, to ward them off, i have temporarily changed the comments settings. i know it is annoying, but i will remove it in a few weeks.

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first look-master bathroom shower floor

Posted by dasfseegdse Rabu, 10 April 2013 0 komentar

the tile installers just finished laying the patterned tile on the shower floor in the master bedroom.

it is every bit as gorgeous as i imagined it would be!

(i seriously didn't want to leave the house yesterday evening! i kept walking into the bathroom and fawning over this floor.)

the 3 x 6 tiles were purchased at home depot, and the black squares were cut from the larger tiles of slate that is also in my sons bathroom upstairs and in the laundry room.
i love how the pattern references the herringbone that is laid on the rest of the floor, but the black accents really add some drama and fun!
this is not a pattern that i see very often, but it is really easy to pull of with only two sizes of tile and simple cuts. a lot of the patterns that i was considering had lots of angled and mitered cuts, and were really complex. i think the "design payoff" of this pattern is hard to beat! (simple + easy yet bold + sophisticated)

what do y'all think??
i absolutely love it!

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construction progress: week 21 + 22

Posted by dasfseegdse Selasa, 02 April 2013 0 komentar

here's what's been happening over the last 2 weeks at my new house:

i finalized the order for the shower tile in the girls bathroom. i was considering using a smaller tile, like a 3 x 6 or the one i decided to use in my sons bathroom, which is a mosaic 1 x 2 subway tile, but i thought that the smaller tile on the floor needed the contrast of a larger tile on the shower walls.

the tile i chose is 4 x 16 white tile from florida tile, available through modern tile.

we installed all the backer board for the tile on the bathroom floors...

(the girls bath)

(the master bath)

(my sons bathroom)

i also narrowed down the tile for the laundry room.

since i was using the black slate for my sons bathroom, i decided to order some extra and STRIPE the laundry room floors! (don't worry...i am not going stripe-crazy in the house! just the island and these floors will be striped. OK, i will probably sneak in a few more stripes somewhere, but probably in subtle touches like pillows or paint.)

i knew i wanted high contrast, which i thought i could get with the same grecian white tile that i am using in the master bathroom...but i wasn't crazy about how it looked with the black.

i stopped by the dal tile showroom, and in their clearance area, i came across some 12 x 12 "chiffon creme" honed marble tiles for $3.25 a SF. how could i pass THAT up? i bought a sample and brought it home....

and immediately made a call to purchase it! i like the high contrast, and i also love that both materials

are honed, and have a very simple, utilitarian look---but together, they are going to be fantastic!

the tile started getting installed in the girls bathroom.

the elongated hex tile is totally worth the splurge! the soft whites, greys and neutral tones in the tile are so pretty.

we installed the base trim and door casings in the rest of the main floor.

AND, the master bathroom shower tile started.

i wanted a larger tile on the bottom half of the shower in an offset pattern, and the herringbone on the top half. we used the pencil molding to separate the two patterns. both patterns are outlined on the sides with a 6 x 12 band. can you imagine what the herringbone would have looked like if the pattern met in the corners? it would have been pretty BUSY looking. the banding frames the pattern beautifully.

we opted for a 6 x 6 tile on an angle for the ceiling.

we were initially planning on laying the tile ourselves, but decided to hire it out! a VERY wise choice, i must say. the "green stuff" is a waterproofing compound called "aqua defense" by mapei. our tile installed swears it is amazing stuff.

a detail of the tile.

on the outside....

the front steps and side walls were formed, and the stone was put on.

the steps will be formed this coming week. we originally wanted to lay flagstone on the steps, but
it was too pricey...plus, when it snows, plain concrete is MUCH easier to shovel than anything else!

and the front retaining wall was started. it will also be covered with the same stone as the rest of the house.

another view of the front retaining wall.

here are the finished side walls at the front entry....they flare out slightly, which makes the entry feel wider and really welcoming.

i decided i wanted another touch of pattern in the master shower, and so i ordered some herringbone
mosaic tile for the back of the niche in the shower...

and here it is installed!
i love the extra little pop of texture!

the slate tile for my sons bathroom was installed, as well as the shower tile...

we laid the 12 x 24 tiles in an offset pattern. the smaller shower tiles were purchased at home depot and are made by dal tile. i am super happy with the mix of scale and color here! the floors will get a lighter grout, and the shower grout will be dark grey.

speaking of grout....

we are using all mapei grout colors.

a look at the almost finished master shower. (i am having that really white tile in the corner replaced. i love the variation in natural stone, but that tile felt out of place to me.)

and----ta-da!!

if you follow me on instagram, you have already seen a peek at these floors.
the 12" wide tiles were ripped in half, so that the stripes are 6" wide.
i am in love! i think i am going to be happier doing laundry while standing on these floors!