Comments on: Kitchen Transformation: To do list, and a little tile anxiety

By: Raehan

Raehan — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:08:16 +0000

Subway Tiles! What a great idea. When I lived in Manhattan I used to love to imagine living in a time when the subways were new. Even when old, they had a grandeur about them. And yes, subway tiles.

By: srp

srp — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:10:28 +0000

I’m sure that mosaic work all those years ago will be quite helpful. Did you go get a jar of Adams Peanut Butter to make sure the mortar or grout or whatever it is, is thick enough?

By: 'mouse

'mouse — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:43:21 +0000

I’m laughing too at the idea of computer-based layout. Last time I pre-laid my shower floor on the floor in-real-life, it still came out 3/4-inch different when I put it back in with thinset in real life. Lesson learned: Keep the saw handy and keep an open mind ready for changes on the fly.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:02:21 +0000

I know you and Paul will do it well! The results will be great.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:44:59 +0000

Planning tile in advance on the computer? I’ve done that. Good luck with it. Never works for me–turns out that in real life, or at least MY real life, none of the measurements are quite right, and there are little details that get in the way of your idealized plans, and you end up having to lay it all out again by hand. Thinset and grout have fairly straightforward goal consistencies but are surprisingly hard to mix. Both get all over the place when ordinary mortals are involved–it’s never as tidy as the pros make it seem. In short, it’s harder and therefore more rewarding than you expect. There’s quite a sense of accomplishment when you finish. Good luck!

By: patty

patty — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:53:58 +0000

I never post here, but always check your blog and have been following the kitchen remodel. We did ours years ago and I still love how it looks, although we made one big mistake; no knobs on the cabinets makes for dirty cabinet doors. Sigh.

In any case, hope the tiling goes great. My sis-in-law did hers and while I’ve not visited the “live kitchen” yet the pix looked great. I’m sure you’ll do just as well, if not better!

By: bill

bill — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:39:23 +0000

By the time you read this it will be too late probably; however, as someone who has done one kitchen tile job, I will say thatI know you can do it.

By: Bakerina

Bakerina — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:28:31 +0000

Is the tile done yet? Is the tile done yet? Is the tile done yet?

Okay, okay, I’m sorry. I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts you two are doing a splendid job.

Will there be pictures when the stove is installed?