General Upgrades & Ideas

[Jeff Lebowski]

DH, when are you going to post a pic of the completed tile job? I would like to see it.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

DH, when are you going to post a pic of the completed tile job? I would like to see it.

Seems like kind of a personal question.

[Donuthole]

General Upgrades & Ideas

DH, when are you going to post a pic of the completed tile job? I would like to see it.

Well, the job won't be completed, per se, until I get the baseboard down and caulked. I'll definitely post pics then. I did get the tile grouted and also set new tile in the master.

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.

[Jeff Lebowski]

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.

[Applejack]

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.

Diagonal is the new black.

[Donuthole]

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.

Thats 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.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Diagonal is the new black.

Maybe I would get used to it. Speaking of OCD, these photos drive me nuts.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/things...cd-self-insane

[falafel]

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?

[Donuthole]

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?

That was very much my OCD-related concern. Thankfully, the walls in this house really are very true to square, so I never had to adjust away from 45 degrees. There is one section leading to the kitchen where the walkway runs perpendicular to the direction of the laminate. When isolated, that section looks odd, but it looks fine when you see the entire area.

[TripletDaddy]

Looks very nice.

What did you finally decide to do with the those stairwell windows?

[Donuthole]

General Upgrades & Ideas

Looks very nice.

What did you finally decide to do with the those stairwell windows?

For the moment, the decision has been to do nothing--it will remain hideous for now. Within the next year, we'll probably look at getting some quotes for railing to see if it's feasible within the next year or two. If it's not, i'll start looking at other fixes. I'm confident I could do it myself, but it's a project that would take me a lot of time, and with young kids, I don't think we can really have an open stairway/balcony for an extended period of time.

[Brian]

Very nice work.
And I like air compressor as accessory in the entry way. It's a nice industrial look.

[Donuthole]

Very nice work.
And I like air compressor as accessory in the entry way. It's a nice industrial look.

No love for the caulking gun on the pony wall or the tool belt on the entry table?

[Pelado]

Thats 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.

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?

I too love the diagonal look in the entry area. Very cool.

[Levin]

Sorry, but those cheap Vegas houses just need to all be burned down. Starting over is the only way to make them half decent. SJBH.