DH, when are you going to post a pic of the completed tile job? I would like to see it.
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostDH, when are you going to post a pic of the completed tile job? I would like to see it.
I've spent the last 3 weeks laying down laminate floors, and I finally set the last piece of laminate on Thursday. Now I just need to install the thresholds and put down the base. The end is in sight. Here are some pics of the not-yet-finished product:
I got the base installed in the powder room, got the toilet set, and was in the process of re-installing the pedestal sink when I realized I would have to raise the mounting plate on the wall up an inch to account for the added height from the tile/thinset. But I didn't have any lag bolts, so that will have to wait. Here's the powder room with the base installed:
Here's the laminate in the entry. Installing it on a diagonal took some extra time, but it wasn't nearly as difficult as all of my online research indicated it would be (in fact, it wasn't really any more difficult than laying laminate straight other than the fact that I had to work from both sides of the flooring and constantly be flipping the saw angle for the end cuts):
View from the second floor:
Hallway to the first-floor master suite:
Master bath tile (I'll tile that step on the tub with whatever tile Mrs. D decides to use as the backsplash--for now it remains the same nasty carpet that was throughout the entire house when we bought it):
Lots of work left, but at least we're not camping in a spare bedroom anymore.
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Bravo. I am impressed.
But I must admit that the OCD side of me is unsure what to think about that diagonal thing you have going on there."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostBravo. I am impressed.
But I must admit that the OCD side of me is unsure what to think about that diagonal thing you have going on there.
In all candor, the number of angled walls in the house meant that there were going to be some funky angles no matter which direction I installed. Personally, I love the look of flooring on an angle.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Originally posted by Applejack View PostDiagonal is the new black.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/things...cd-self-insane"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Looking good DH. I love the diagonal. knowing the layout of the house and the diagonal hallways, do you ever get a hallway where the flooring angles don't quite match up with the hallway angle?Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
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Originally posted by falafel View PostLooking good DH. I love the diagonal. knowing the layout of the house and the diagonal hallways, do you ever get a hallway where the flooring angles don't quite match up with the hallway angle?Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostLooks very nice.
What did you finally decide to do with the those stairwell windows?Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Originally posted by Brian View PostVery nice work.
And I like air compressor as accessory in the entry way. It's a nice industrial look.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Originally posted by Donuthole View PostThats about what I would expect from someone who lacks vision and inspiration.
In all candor, the number of angled walls in the house meant that there were going to be some funky angles no matter which direction I installed. Personally, I love the look of flooring on an angle.Originally posted by falafel View PostLooking good DH. I love the diagonal. knowing the layout of the house and the diagonal hallways, do you ever get a hallway where the flooring angles don't quite match up with the hallway angle?"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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