very nice job how long to make the mosacs

 

I was done making my last mosaic panel about a week before Christmas and decided to go ahead and try to get this installed before we hosted the family for the holiday. I almost killed myself getting the area prepped and everything installed while still trying to finish my holiday shopping and all the other pre-holiday stuff I needed to do. I wish I had video of my husband sitting on the floor, prybar in hand, cursing me out and saying, "HOW many more days until Christmas?" But he's not the most ambitious guy in the world. I had the job of routing out the hardwood, prepping the subfloor, installing the mud bed under the dishwasher for the floor drain, applying the underlayment and then installing the panels, the toekicks, and grouting everything. All the guy had to do was uninstall the dishwasher, help me pull some boards and nails to make the job go faster, and then reinstall the dishwasher when I was done. Geez. Some guys just don't know how lucky they have it. But at least he cleaned the house without kvetching while I was crawling on the floor yelling "Ow! My poor knees!" (Okay you guys with dirty minds. There's nothing sexy about thinset.)

Wow. You made those? Very very nice!

 

Yeah, I made those. I couldn't find anything I liked ready-made in the right colors to coordinate with the existing backsplash. Came up with a template and placed every one of those tiles on mesh. They took a couple of months to complete, but that was doing it in my spare time, and I didn't have time to work on them every day.

My highly critical retired mason father-in-law actually was impressed and took pictures. I think that might be a first in his 70 years on the planet. So it got the Nick seal of approval.

My husband and I are sitting here watching Intervention on tv right now. He says I need a tile intervention.

 

Yeah, I made those....[my husband] says I need a tile intervention.

I'm in agreement after seeing that.

 

Yeah, I made those. I couldn't find anything I liked ready-made in the right colors to coordinate with the existing backsplash. Came up with a template and placed every one of those tiles on mesh. They took a couple of months to complete, but that was doing it in my spare time, and I didn't have time to work on them every day.

My highly critical retired mason father-in-law actually was impressed and took pictures. I think that might be a first in his 70 years on the planet. So it got the Nick seal of approval.

My husband and I are sitting here watching Intervention on tv right now. He says I need a tile intervention.

Very unique look! Nice job! Being handcrafted, it would take a customer with a lot of spare change to have that done!

 

I just finished this tub surround. It had been started by someone else, but apparently he couldn't finish it. I added a border around the niches to give it some connection to the glass tiles.

 

I just finished this tub surround. It had been started by someone else, but apparently he couldn't finish it.

Prolly common--"Sure I am a tile setter and can do it [except for niches]".
Ran across that about 685 times.

 

Nice job Taurus :clap:

 

Taurus is the man..

 

Thanks guys, it means a lot coming from you

 

Some millwork out in UBC.

Marble needs another sealer coat and then grout.

JW

 

Looks really good john... Very precise

 

Taurus, that is a woman's dream to have all those niches. Thik of all the shampoo, conditioner, razors, soap, body wash, exfoliating scrub, fuffy wash dealys,and make up remover they can put in there. Then I go to take a shower and get the soap and knock everything over. lol. The border looks awesome. Good idea!

 

You know way too much about women's toiletries. :whistling

I got my basket, pretty much empty and my wife has hers. Never go poking around in there.... I just don't want to know. :no:

 

John, you want me to bring some bobcat urine and squirt on those marble tile to test out the sealer?

 

Great looking work fellas.

Here's a small bathroom floor I did this morning. The best part was the view.

 

Hey Tile man, this was over Ditra, what thinset did you use.. good looking floor btw..

 

Thanks Orlando, I used Ultra flex 2 under, Kerabond over.

 

Mike I visited some clients last night for a job I start in Feb with a view as good. I don't ever grow tired of waterfront property views. :thumbsup:

 

You and me both, but I can't afford to live there,lol.

 

Great looking work fellas.

Here's a small bathroom floor I did this morning. The best part was the view.

Jealous!! Wonder how marble holds up on a beach front? Looks good.....just see it getting scratched up.

Here's a rental of mine I finished up today.....almost everything but the tile and tub I had leftover from the year. Think I might make this a habit, investing in a house at the end of the year

 

Thanks, but don't be too jealous. It was only in the 20's today.

Nice job on the walls and floor. :thumbsup:

 

Finally finished the details on this one.....was mostly finished a month ago
Had a real issue with the door system....measured the return panel wrong (to center sliding door on tub required another 2 1/2" than I expected.)

Love the frameless shower door system though.

 

Finally finished the details on this one.....was mostly finished a month ago
Had a real issue with the door system....measured the return panel wrong (to center sliding door on tub required another 2 1/2" than I expected.)

Love the frameless shower door system though.

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That's a really nice door :clap: + the decorative trim and chairrail sets it off nice!

 

thanks....The trim and Chairrail really made things more difficult for me too...... I had to knotch a round hole right in the middle of the chairrail for the the shower door track to set in.....and of course the first time around I was 2 1/2" to far in, so I had to replace with a new one. What a PIA! Lost a lot of $$$ running around on this one!

 

Here are the walls from the last floor I posted. Finally finished today.

It was in the teens today, the last pic was taken at 12. gloomy and cold all day, but still one heck of a few from the 2nd floor bedroom. Felt like I was on a cruise ship.

 

Damn. That's one gorgeous view.

 

Keep rolling on a large project:
The stairs 19 treats, are done in one day solo, I also throw a view picture..

 

Nice steps! I need to get one of those party dock houses

 

Looks nice. I just can't focus close enough to see what kinda edging you have on the nose. I actually just put in a new one on another job that I haven't used before. Still can't tell if I like it or not... kinda big.

 

Treads are custom made 3/4" thick 48" L 12W with kinda rounded edge.That is why I use 1/4" hardibacker to match 1/2" travertine flooring for landings.
I have order extra in case some break during transportation from Turkey,4 was broken, I used them in the niches.
I also use them for shower benches.

 

Great work pictures men. Man what a view. I would kill for a view.

Good thing I like rain and trees - we have plenty of both in North Van.

The GC on this job told me it was OK to leave the self level in my shower pan behind. I said thanks and while he watched I banged it up with a hammer.

Much better my way!

 

Astor, rounding that radius with that cap was interesting to see. Going to have to think about that one for a while to see if there'd be a different way of doing it. Later though as right now framing/ducting is still stuck in my brain.

I said thanks and while he watched I banged it up with a hammer.

JW, he wanted to see if your hammer actually worked.

 

Loading up on buckets for 2012! :clap::clap::thumbup::thumbup:

 

Damn you, that is a nice stash of buckets there!

I bought a giant box of premium tile sponges from a tile store going out of business a while back. I'm holding on to them like Scrooge.