They do ridiculous short cuts all the time on the DIY/HGTV remodels. It's better when they paint over wallpaper to "freshen up" a room for selling purposes - poor bastard that buys it has to now penetrate paint and wall paper to remove the stuff
Was looking through this post today and thought I'd give some advice. When you re-model a bathroom and have the opportunity to get to the bare studs, remember to put some insulation in while the walls are open. Yes, bathrooms are typically inside rooms, but the insulation works wonders for sound insulation/dampening. The bathroom at the cottage did not have any in the walls and when I remodeled it, I put some in and it makes a world of difference! Well, the cottage is also small, with the bathroom just off of the living room, so.....
I used those tiles from Lowes in my laundry room. They look fantastic, but at 48" long, they're a royal PITA to lay. Your subfloor has to be perfect. I'm just a novice tile layer, but a perfectionist, so it took me way too many hours to tile a 12x7 room. Looks great now though. I love those tiles, and get tons of compliments from the random people that end up in my laundry room lol
Forgot I had pics on the computer. I took them with my phone, and forgot I transferred them a few months ago. For only being 34 years old...I'm not good with technology. Here goes...1st pic has cutouts for cabinets. Second pic is wet from wiping down after grouting.
looks great, if you lay a similar tile again, stagger the joints more randomly. you should not get a pattern going.
That was my initial plan, but the directions were specific about laying them in one of several patterns. I chose that pattern. Don't remember why exactly. That pattern isn't nearly as jarring in real life. With 48" tiles, I can see how a random pattern can be done. What about the 24" wood look tiles? It seems to me that you'd have to chose between joints that are abnormally close together or a pattern. How does that lay out?
What do you think of the Ikea sink/vanity and cabinet? I'm looking at doing some of the same stuff in out bathroom we're working on,
Oh so your into the same style? I thought I was alone in here. The vanity is nice, any size you get seems large because they give you more sink than vanity. A traditional vanity has a lot of counter where these are no counter. You do have 2 ledges in the back for smaller items. They also come with silver hang on items, like a soap holder, tray, and tooth brush holder. I decided to float mine off the floor a few inches. These vanity use a 2 shelf setup.
well first I would defer to the manufacturers recommendation, they have a reason for doing it and if there is a problem down the road you did follow their direction. Generally you would try to randomly stagger them with a minimum of a 6 inch offset. so on a 24 inch tile I would vary the stagger between 6 and 18 inches. Sometimes what will work is lay the length of the room and use the last cut off to start the next row. Then continue doing that as long as the stagger works out. Also minimizes waste.
I do like it, I think we are going for something a little more traditional in our bathroom but still with a modern twist to it. I'm debating between that series you used and the one with the bead board look on the doors. I need to make a trip to New Haven and look at it in person.
