Happy New Years!
My hope for this year is to make mistakes....cuz if I am not making mistakes, then I am not trying new things! If I am not trying new things, then I am not learning and experiencing life.
We have been feverishly working on tiling in our new bathroom. Our first step was to level the floor in our 100 year plus old home. Previous tenants had punished the old girl by removing a support wall on the main floor...yikes. We realized that the basement supports consisted of three 6x6 Douglas Fir posts, two of which were rotted. We dug, mixed concrete, and teleposted. Now that our house is a better supported, I can sleep at night. We built the support wall on the main floor, laid out where the other wall will be, and started to level the floor. We cut cement board in 5 1/2 inch strips. The tubing was laid in between each strip. The Dremel with a diamond blade.....and then carbide discs (cause we wore out the diamond blade) was used to curve the cement board for the corners. This worked great. We had to install the bathtub and build the walls around the tub area before we could lay the tile. Unfortunately the tiles we used in the kitchen were in low supply. We found some tiles at one of the big box building stores to coordinate. We worked out a pattern that was acceptable to both of us. This actually took a few days to do.
We have been feverishly working on tiling in our new bathroom. Our first step was to level the floor in our 100 year plus old home. Previous tenants had punished the old girl by removing a support wall on the main floor...yikes. We realized that the basement supports consisted of three 6x6 Douglas Fir posts, two of which were rotted. We dug, mixed concrete, and teleposted. Now that our house is a better supported, I can sleep at night. We built the support wall on the main floor, laid out where the other wall will be, and started to level the floor. We cut cement board in 5 1/2 inch strips. The tubing was laid in between each strip. The Dremel with a diamond blade.....and then carbide discs (cause we wore out the diamond blade) was used to curve the cement board for the corners. This worked great. We had to install the bathtub and build the walls around the tub area before we could lay the tile. Unfortunately the tiles we used in the kitchen were in low supply. We found some tiles at one of the big box building stores to coordinate. We worked out a pattern that was acceptable to both of us. This actually took a few days to do.
Updated grouting pics. CLICK HERE
CHEERS!
WOW! That floor looks amazing! A ton of work, but it really looks like you had a professional come do it. I love the pattern!
ReplyDeleteIt was a ton of work. Thanks for saying that it looks pro. We are always so critical of our own work and it is so nice for some reassurance! :D
ReplyDeleteI love that radiant heating...because I can never get warm enough! I need to do that in my bathroom (all 8 sq ft of it!) ha
ReplyDeletegreat job
Wow, gorgeous tile work -- a lot of intricate cutting with an excellent design for your whole floor. And you've made it perfect adding the radiant floor.
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wow! you did a lot of work, and it shows! Great job!
ReplyDeletegail
hard work shows in these beautiful results. hugs!
ReplyDeleteMistakes or no mistakes, you guys did a FABULOUS job!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
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here from Katherine's hop. We live in a 100+ year old farmhouse. We are in the midst of redoing the whole kitchen and next will be the bathroom (if money is left of course!)
ReplyDeleteHoly cow!! What a lot of work! We too live in an old house (circa 1830's) and whenever we 'fix' something, we have to 'fix' something else first. We call it 'The Ripple Effect'. The floor looks beautiful. Great job!
ReplyDeleteyay for progress!
ReplyDeleteWow!! That is amazing. It's looking so good and very professional. Thanks for sharing the in-progress photos. I love the underfloor heating! OMG - how cool is that? This reminds me of the cool stuff Mike Holmes does on his show.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project! Love the in-progress pics! Won't you consider sharing it with my readers at sassafrassalvation.blogspot.com/2012/01/architectural-salvage-jewelry.html. Thanks! Happy New Year!
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Just letting you know I featured your trunk to side-table transformation on my facebook page today! ; )
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