laughing lioness Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 View HERE. We are on year 2 of the house re-build (burned out of our house Oct. 09') and just finished another MAJOR project- the 2nd floor bathroom is now tiled! Dh did it himself- floors, surround, shampoo inserts. It took forevah, but we love it.WOOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That looks great! I love the glass tile inset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 View HERE. We are on year 2 of the house re-build (burned out of our house Oct. 09') and just finished another MAJOR project- the 2nd floor bathroom is now tiled! Dh did it himself- floors, surround, shampoo inserts. It took forevah, but we love it.WOOT! Very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Beautiful! Maybe there's hope for my bathroom. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wow, so beautiful! Happy for you! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Very nice! Loving the colour of the tiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Great job! Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wow- that is really nice. Wanna come do my bathroom now?;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 VERY VERY pretty. I love the insert shelf thingies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Beautiful job! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Beautiful! Love the colors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Amazing job!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That was worth the wait; it's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Beautiful! I love the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 It's beautiful! I bet you're so excited :) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Thanks for the kind replies! We are loving it. Haven't actually used it yet because the grout has to cure, but it was worth the wait! Next up, crate stairs for the basement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Congratulations!! It looks fantastic! Tiling IS a lot of work. DH and I tiled our downstairs living/dining room and it took 2 weeks with both of us working full time on it every day. I feel your pain. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 NICE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 View HERE. We are on year 2 of the house re-build (burned out of our house Oct. 09') and just finished another MAJOR project- the 2nd floor bathroom is now tiled! Dh did it himself- floors, surround, shampoo inserts. It took forevah, but we love it.WOOT! Looks great!! I was thinking about you last weekend when dh and I dropped off dd. I asked dd, "Hey, what was that kid's name from WTM boards?" and she remembered.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Beautiful!!! :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hooray! Pretty! I like using the larger tiles, great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 It's beautiful! How much of a pain was it to tile it? We have two bathrooms with turquoise tile from 1970 that desperately need to be redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLady Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Oooh, that is nice! :001_wub: Nice enough that I might even be willing to give up my easy-to-clean laminate shower if you're free to do some more tiling... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Very nice! I want to take a shower in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I'm going to have to ask lots of how to questions when we get to that point of our build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 It's beautiful! How much of a pain was it to tile it? We have two bathrooms with turquoise tile from 1970 that desperately need to be redone. I'm not sure what it would take to remove the tile- that sounds like a huge job in itself! Tiling was a big job and expensive. You have to get a special water repellenet drywall, then hydro bain it (not sure of the spelling) but it's this sealant that allows the tile to move when the house shifts instead of cracking), then tile, then grout, then clean up. The measuring was pretty exacting. Dh did incredibly detailed measurements- and then remeasured. Even with that, he cut, then had to re-cut (sometimes three times because they'd break) some of the corner tiles. We did do a simple pattern (straight up and down) which, in retrospect we are so glad we did. For one, it cut down on the tile cutting (which we could have eliminated further by not having the shampoo cut-outs or the decorative strip). But the wall if 9' and the tile goes to the ceiling so we needed something visually to break up the wall. The areas around the plumbing need cut, too- circular cuts. Dh did tile cutting last summer when he tiled 2 bathroom floors and he really likes that kind of detailed, exacting work. We were kind of on a time crunch (to get re-financed) and that added some pressure. We owned the 12" tile but figured it cost about $1000 for the rest of the supplies (including the bullnose tile and the decorative peice -that alone was $100- there's lots of decorative stuff that is less expensive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 He did a fabulous job! I love the inserts and the soothing colors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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