Archive for the ‘Stone and Tile’ Category

Grout for the Entry and Hearth

Friday, October 6th, 2006

We had a couple colors to try and we chose the lighter “Straw” color.

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Entry Floor 3

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

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Entry Floor 2

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

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Entry Floor

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

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Hearth Goes In

Monday, September 18th, 2006

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Slab Mistake

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

One thing they did incorrectly was the side slabs of the shower opening. THey were not supposed to get narrower when they met the wainscot. They were supposed to stick out about 3/4 inch, but now they are even and the edge of the slab looks funny meeting the drywall. It’s not as clean looking as it could be.

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Thresholds

Friday, September 15th, 2006

They brought the thresholds today too. Bathrooom carrera thresholds and the limestone for the two entry thresholds.

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Master Counter Slab Installation

Friday, September 15th, 2006

They couldnt do this before because we were missing a cap for the center leg of the leg system. So that took only 5 days to get on site, but then the slab guys couldn’t get to the house until today, 6 weeks later.
By this time, I was just daily to the contractor “Where the @#%#%^ are they?!”
Watching them put this together was very interesting.

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Selective Mitering

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

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Needs a MiterMiter

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

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Cutting the PortHole hole

Monday, September 11th, 2006

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Master Bath Toilet Holder and Wainscot

Friday, September 8th, 2006

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Grout

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

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Instlling Tile Around Slabs

Monday, August 21st, 2006

This is why things take so long. The slabs were installed almost three weeks ago, and just now, the tile is being installed around them. I think the tile guy took a vacation.

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Hall Bath Toilet Paper Holder

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

We couldn’t find one that went well with the tile so we asked them to make one out of the tile. Looks pretty good.

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Carrera Slabs Arrive and Installed

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

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Prepping For Slab

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

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Slabs for Hearth and Entry Arive.

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

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Tile Looks Odd

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

We told the tile guy to take tile from different boxes as he went along, he says he did and that the similar colors are because the quickset is drying at different rates under the tile. He says that over time, the tiles will even out.

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Bath Thresholds

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Master Bath:

Hall Bath: