Tile time

[johnjk]

Wife finally found tile she likes. Good day to do it with 50mph gusts and TH storms. Half way done.

 

[58Ford]

Nice work! Are you adding in the back splash too? I find tiling oddly…. therapeutic!

 

[RCW]

John - - - looks great!

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...

 

[GreensvilleJay]

hmm 1/2 way done ???
you ARE going to pull the fridge out and finish behind, right ??

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

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.

 

[anomad]

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.

 

[johnjk]

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

 

[johnjk]

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

 

[Mark_BX25D]

Very nice.

Did you use spacers to get the outlets flush with the new tile?

 

[Mark_BX25D]

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!


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.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

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


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).

 

[johnjk]

Very nice.

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

 

[Mark_BX25D]

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.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

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.

 

[Mark_BX25D]

Yes there will be a 1/4 Caulk / expansion joint around the tile, it will just look like a grout joint.

You're a glutton for punishment!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

You're a glutton for punishment!

That's one way of putting it.

Other way is clinically insane!

 

[DustyRusty]

That's one way of putting it.

Other way is clinically insane!

I'll agree with you.....

 

[johnjk]

It is done. One final wipe to get the haze off and the outlet covers and appliances can go back. Grout on a wall is such a mess

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Looks Excellent!

 

[johnjk]

Thanks. Always highly critical of my projects