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Nice work! Are you adding in the back splash too? I find tiling oddly…. therapeutic!
 
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John - - - looks great! (y)

Much like asphalt shingles, I've found tiles to be right-handed....this Lefty makes a real mess.

I always failed cut and paste in kindergarten. Hasn't gotten better. ;)

I've done some great door and window trims. Even a little crown moulding.

Attempts at tile and roofing.....aaahhh, we'll just say not so good... :oops: :)
 
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Nice work! Are you adding in the back splash too? I find tiling oddly…. therapeutic!
Well come on over and I'll let you have some intense therapy!
I have three bathroom walls to do!

This is our foyer / front door entrance.
It will get LVP fitted up to it.

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I was expecting field tile - LOL.

I did 2 of my hay fields last year. The google was nice enough to capture it for me.
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Never done floor tiles. Only wall/ backsplash. Once I make it past the first outlet, I get my rhythm down and can get in the groove. Here is the second half. I did not do behind the fridge. We will most likely paint it a dark color to make it disappear. Having said that I have tile left over if the wife changes her mind. I bought a cheap Harbor Freight wet saw 15 yrs ago for $30 and it has paid me back tenfold. Used a glass blade for the porcelain tiles this time and no chip outs. Time for a frosty barley pop
 

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Nice work! Are you adding in the back splash too? I find tiling oddly…. therapeutic!
I was doing the backsplash. Counters and cabinets were from the build in 2017
 
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Well come on over and I'll let you have some intense therapy!
I have three bathroom walls to do!

This is our foyer / front door entrance.
It will get LVP fitted up to it.

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I hope you are going to finish it square! I'd sure hate to try to fit LVP to that pattern! o_O


I just finished a large LVP project for my MIL. She bought a pallet of the stuff at HD. Didn't do any homework, just saw a sale and bought the whole pallet. It's decent stuff, but from a manufacturer that makes the tile only. No trim or transition pieces to match. I found something that worked, sort of, but the height is off. The transition piece is too high for the LVP by about a millimeter. I could not find anything to match the height, so I have a nice dirt catcher at each transition. Oh well, it's as good as it can be. I hate it. Looks good, except for the transitions. 🥴
 

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I hope you are going to finish it square! I'd sure hate to try to fit LVP to that pattern! o_O


I just finished a large LVP project for my MIL. She bought a pallet of the stuff at HD. Didn't do any homework, just saw a sale and bought the whole pallet. It's decent stuff, but from a manufacturer that makes the tile only. No trim or transition pieces to match. I found something that worked, sort of, but the height is off. The transition piece is too high for the LVP by about a millimeter. I could not find anything to match the height, so I have a nice dirt catcher at each transition. Oh well, it's as good as it can be. I hate it. Looks good, except for the transitions. 🥴
The LVP does get fitted to that pattern, I'll post a pic here when it get done.
We have only 2 transitions in the entire house, one at the doorway to the garage, and that is a ramp transition, and the joint at the tile, which will be a flush joint.
The floor around the tile has been prepped and ramped to make the LVP line up level.

The LVP I have is commercial grade, so a much heavier wear layer.
We have too many dogs not to go with the best we could.
It's also is thermal conductive LVP (we have heated floors).
 

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Very nice. (y) (y)

Did you use spacers to get the outlets flush with the new tile?
No. I would measure where the outlets fell in the sheet and the number those tiles, take a picture and cut them off the matrix. Install around the outlet and then do the cuts on the wet saw and install the cut pieces. The ears of the outlets/ switches rest on the tile and the cover plates hide my install sins
 
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The LVP does get fitted to that pattern, I'll post a pic here when it get done.
We have only 2 transitions in the entire house, one at the doorway to the garage, and that is a ramp transition, and the joint at the tile, which will be a flush joint.

What about expansion room for the LVP? All the LVPs I have looked at require 1/4" gap at all edges for thermal expansion.
 

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What about expansion room for the LVP? All the LVPs I have looked at require 1/4" gap at all edges for thermal expansion.
Yes there will be a 1/4 Caulk / expansion joint around the tile, it will just look like a grout joint.
 
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johnjk

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Thanks. Always highly critical of my projects