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| Topic Started: Oct 21 2008, 04:01 PM (175 Views) | |
| Malach | Oct 21 2008, 04:01 PM Post #1 |
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I was just talking with Jazzy on the phone, and told her I would post pictures of my tiling job I did last weekend: Posted Image It is a slate/granite/travetine combo, was a lot of fun, but took me 3 days to complete. Posted Image I have a weird kitchen, is has a small foot print, only 12' by 12', but at the end of a large 12' by 35' room, and open to that room, so it seems a lot bigger. That cabinet are orginal from the 1920's refurbished and painted. Posted Image Here's a pic of the tile next to the old ugly brown 1970's linoleum that covers the entire room. I am replacing the rest of the room with laminate flooring next week, which I will do myself. Also saving up some $$ for granite countertops, which a friend of mine does. He's gonna get them for me cheap, but I have to help him install them. |
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| Ðãrk_Ångê£ | Oct 21 2008, 04:14 PM Post #2 |
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Nice job Malach!! I'll post mine too tonight. |
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| cartoonorbit4life | Oct 21 2008, 04:17 PM Post #3 |
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how long would that take you to do? |
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| Malach | Oct 21 2008, 04:19 PM Post #4 |
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About three days. 1. You need to tile and motar, let it sit 24 hours, then seal it, let is sit an hour or so. It was 12" x 12' pieces of 2" x 2" tile attached by mesh, so it was easy to cut. 2. Then you need to grout it let it sit for 24 hours. 3. Then you need to seal it a couple times, let that sit for 6 hours before you put appliances or foot traffic on it. |
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| cartoonorbit4life | Oct 21 2008, 04:23 PM Post #5 |
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that doesnt sount like tons of work. it is basically letting it sit there for a bit lol. i be you get a lot of $ for doing that |
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| Malach | Oct 21 2008, 04:27 PM Post #6 |
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It's not hard work, it is physically a little demanding on you knees and back as the tiling took about 6 hours to set down, and the grout 2 before drying. The ripping off the linoleum was worse and took about a week. It also has some mental challenges in terms of fitting tile, especially since my bar coutnertop cabinet is round. |
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| Ðãrk_Ångê£ | Oct 21 2008, 04:34 PM Post #7 |
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It took our tile guy over 2 months to do our house... He did a really good job and everything was only $2,000 but he was SO annoying... His name was Fred >___> I called him 'Jesus' because he was holy... |
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| cartoonorbit4life | Oct 21 2008, 04:35 PM Post #8 |
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lol that does sound annoying angel |
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| Ðãrk_Ångê£ | Oct 21 2008, 04:46 PM Post #9 |
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He was ALWAYS at my house... He would come over, talk to us and leave without doing any work... >__> Then he would invite people over to help him... For example, he didn't know how to remove the toliet so he had someone else do it... |
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| Powerpuffgirl99 | Oct 21 2008, 04:52 PM Post #10 |
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Its um diffrent, great job Malach =). |
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| Ðãrk_Ångê£ | Oct 21 2008, 04:54 PM Post #11 |
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You're right, PP99. It is different but I really like it. |
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| Malach | Oct 21 2008, 06:16 PM Post #12 |
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Mine only cost me $400 for the tile |
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| Mush | Oct 21 2008, 06:54 PM Post #13 |
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Awesome job Malach. And you must have gotten a great deal on the tile huh? |
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| Ðãrk_Ångê£ | Oct 21 2008, 07:34 PM Post #14 |
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My mom just told me that he took 3 months, not 2. |
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| Malach | Oct 21 2008, 07:42 PM Post #15 |
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Grossman's Bargain outlet, the tile 12 x 12 were $8 a piece. Same tile was $13 at Home Depot. |
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