Photo Gallery (04/2023)

Finished guest bath

Finished kitchen backsplash

Finished master shower2

Finished master shower

Broken tile replaced

Damaged tile needs to be replaced

Finished basement bathroom herringbone tile floor2

Finished basement bathroom herringbone tile floor

Closeup of ungrouted herringbone pattern

Joint straightened with grinder and diamond blade

A few joints were ugly and needed to be straightened a bit

Floor fully set2

Floor fully set

Existing tile floor meets new floor

Herringbone pattern closeup

Progress on this floor2

Progress on this floor

Part of floor installed

Crack isolation applied to expansion joints and cracks

Pad removed

Carpet removed

Floor to be demo'd and tiled

Very uneven floors will make install difficult

Drain hole filled

Old toilet drain found in floor will need to be filled

Cut old tile in doorway to be more straight

Adjoining tile doorway not very straight

Hot tub shower surround grouted and finished

Hood area of backsplash grouted and finished

Kitchen backsplash grouted, caulked, and finished

We did some 1-year warranty recaulking in this house

Kitchen backsplash fully set

Second wall of backsplash set

One wall done on this backsplash

One wall of the backsplash set

Closeup of tiles in vertical straight lay

Tiles are not square or consistent enough to pull off the "recommended 1/16 grout joint"

Time for a new saw blade - we'll give Rubi a try

Grouted hot tub area walls closeup

Hot tub area walls grouted

VERY slow and miserable time scraping glue off of every tile

Master shower grouted

Basement tub surround2 grouted

Touched up caulking in house before sale

Recaulked kitchen backsplash before sale of house2

Recaulked kitchen backsplash before sale of house

Master shower completely set2

Master shower completely set

Curb set

Back and sides of niche set

Closeup of pattern wrapping corners

Next project - demo and tile this bedroom floor

Marble ellipses installed on shower floor2

Marble ellipses installed on shower floor

Tile installed to ceiling on all walls and doorway

Building out more of the very un-plumb wall

Tile installed around niche and to ceiling

Laying out and cutting in niche

Closeup of tile

Master shower progress for the day2

Master shower progress for the day

Have to trowel thinset and let it try to build out this wall

Main wall in master shower is 2" out of plumb from top to bottom

Master shower doorway is VERY skewed on both sides

Master shower laid out and screed boards installed

Hot tub area shower fully set3

Hot tub area shower fully set2

Hot tub area shower fully set

Niche completed in hot tub area shower

Progress for the day on this hot tub shower area

Closeup of hot tub shower floor

Getting started setting this big hot tub shower floor2

Getting started setting this big hot tub shower floor

Laying out the hot tub shower floor

Some more of the hot tub shower walls set

Side picture of finished backsplash

Field tile section

Closeup of wavy glass tile

Finished version of accent area around hood

Backsplash grouted, outlets reinstalled, and faceplates on

Finishing up grouting - with FlexCQ, you need to do small sections at a time - especially with heavily-textured tile like this glass

Backsplash fully set

Very tricky cutting the glass around the hood - many breaks, even with glass blade2

Very tricky cutting the glass around the hood - many breaks, even with glass blade

Glass accent in hood area

Hood area will get solid glass accent tile

Part of backsplash pattern

Backsplash to be tiled