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Old 08-15-2008, 07:34 PM   #1
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Evening guys & girls.

It's been awhile since I've posted. Here are a few baths we just wrapped up.






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Old 08-15-2008, 07:37 PM   #2
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Third bath--all three are in the same house.






You can see the more of these baths here:

http://wrightworks.net/Showcase-Three.htm
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Nice work!
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Nice work! Is that carerra marble?
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Thanks.

Yes, all have Carrera.

The HO and designer wanted to keep the baths of the house somewhat consistent with one another.
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They look great. I can see alot of authentic "mud-set" looking tile. Dig the mosaics too. The style and fit of the fixtures sort of lets you know it's new.
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Some of the finishes are definitely more contemporary--but many who've seen them have commented that the tiles look like they were original to the house--at least the floors anyway.

The 1x2 walls in the master were a real PITA, esp on the outside corners and alcoves. We had to cut, hone and set each piece individually.



I'm very proud of our work here.

We do all of our tile work in-house and my guys did a phenomenal job.
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Beautiful work! What is the make of the shower door in the first pic?
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Great details! I like the base moulding style tile. Judging by the corner, you obviously you do your own polishing.
I used a glass 1x1 around the spa and skim line of a pool. It looked killer but dealing with the specialty tile was a real ball buster. Glass tile has become hugely popular around here. And people think "oh you can just trim it a little can't you"? And I love the look on the plumber's face when he realizes there's supposed to be a hole in the middle of a glass tile....
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The doors in the Jack & Jill and small bath are from MTI Whirlpools.

The master door is the Fleurco Kinetic.

The single panel door in the small bath is outstanding and I highly recommend it. Just be sure you provide blocking in the wall to anchor the hinges.

I think the jack & jill door is a little clunky IMO with its fixed panel and stand-off stabilizer.

The master bath door is amazing and very high quality. MTI also has this same door (and uses the same promotional photos in their literature).
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Your work is gorgeous as always Chris.

I would question the designer's choice of
that door in the second bath, being that
close to the wooden vanity.
But that is me, and I don't pay.
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Chris,

More great pics of some real quality work. I really enjoy looking at your tile work!

I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you at KBIS but I ended up having to work that weekend so I missed it.

Congrats!
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Thanks Angus, I appreciate that.


I enjoyed that show a lot--sorry you missed it and sorry we didn't connect. I'm currently trying to get listed as a speaker at next year's K/BIS in Atlanta.

If you ever get down to Indy, be sure you give me a call or drop me an email.
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Chris very nice work. very very well laid out, the craftsmanship just screams out at you.

God those pictures bring back memories of the good times before the boom went bust.
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The days of being just an order taker are definitely behind us--for the short term anyway.

On the plus side, I've seen some serious thinning of the heard in my area. On the downside--crime rates are on the rise, especially violent crime.

The house seen above was broken into this week--in the middle of the day. The homeowner came home to the burglar still in the house. Pretty brazen when you consider my guys were working outside just one house away.

Piece of garbage kicked their little dog around while he was there. I only wish my guys and I would have been the ones to find him in there.
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Some of the finishes are definitely more contemporary--but many who've seen them have commented that the tiles look like they were original to the house--at least the floors anyway.

The 1x2 walls in the master were a real PITA, esp on the outside corners and alcoves. We had to cut, hone and set each piece individually.



I'm very proud of our work here.

We do all of our tile work in-house and my guys did a phenomenal job.


Definitely you should be proud!.. Look carefully at this tile floor pattern.. it's a small "weaved-basket" pattern, where different color tiles "interlaced" and "weaved" together into some nice collor pattern effects.... Just like when "weaving" a basket with different color strands, one must remember which color strand should go where, and remember the patterns already weaved in mind, and so on, etc... (takes a long time and patience too). If two workers work together, they must harmonize together because one can mess up another's pattern easily by using just one wrong color brick onto another !..


Compliments to your designer mind's nice work!!!
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Definitely you should be proud!.. Look carefully at this tile floor pattern.. it's a small "weaved-basket" pattern, where different color tiles "interlaced" and "weaved" together into some nice collor pattern effects.... Just like when "weaving" a basket with different color strands, one must remember which color strand should go where, and remember the patterns already weaved in mind, and so on, etc... (takes a long time and patience too). If two workers work together, they must harmonize together because one can mess up another's pattern easily by using just one wrong color brick onto another !..


Compliments to your designer mind's nice work!!!
I have gone to great lengths to preserve just that
kind of floor work in "teens" and 20's houses.
Just staring at them makes my eyes go wonky!
Repairs drive me nutsy.
I'd be insane and blind doing a whole floor.
Like living in an M.C. Escher print.
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The basket weave floor mosaic came mesh backed with interlacing edges roughly 12" x 12".

The quality was generally very good---some of the black dots were canted here and there. We fixed a lot of them but the homeowner liked seeing the few that we left as it looks more hand set with imperfections here & there. On a small pattern like that, you're eyes and brain tend to generalize it all as being lined up and straight even if there are imperfections.

The biggest challenge was the variation in color--Carrera has a lot going on and making sure you couldn't see the borders between the sheets took some work. Some of the more wild contrasting sheets got hidden under the tub.
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Really nice tiling work. I mean, realy, really nice. This is art.

I do hate bringing up negatives - but did the HO choose the shower/bath glass in the second and third bathrooms? Those panes that only partially enclose the tub - very European, and they look slick, but personally I hated them when I was overseas and they were on every bathtub. Practically impossible for a normal human being of any size to take a shower without water ending up all over the bathroom floor. I know you had the constraints of a tiny bathroom to work with, but that second bath with the wood vanity just inches from the open shower area, I'd be concerned the side facing the tub is toast inside of a year, especially with that hand-held at the open end.

And did an electrical inspector actually OK that open-shade wall sconce that's practically in the shower and within easy reach of the hand-held?
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Seems like there are always pet peeves to any job. I'm not a huge fan of the enclosure in the second bath either, as mentioned above. They do work well however--the one in the small bath especially. The rain heads don't send a whole lot of spray everywhere.

The sconce is GFCI protected.

Thanks for the compliments on the tile.
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