I recently finished a kitchen floor in Loveland, Colorado. It is 16 x 16 inch porcelain tiles with 4 x 4 inch inserts installed in a “pinwheel” pattern. The 4″ x 4″ inserts were cut from full-size 12 x 12 inch porcelain tiles. The tile was installed over fiberboard underlayment. Against the wood floor I…
This is the second post about a kitchen I recently finished in Fort Collins, Colorado. The first post detailed the backsplash in the same kitchen. You can find it HERE. This particular countertop replaced a stainless steel top which had no overhang for the seating side of the counter. In order to add an area…
I recently finished installing a porcelain tile backsplash with glass inserts in Fort Collins, Colorado. I also built and tiled an island countertop for the same kitchen. You can find details about the countertop HERE. The main field tile for the backsplash consists of 2 x 2 inch “Livingston Leather” porcelain tile from Florida Tile….
Here are some pictures of a Kerdi shower I installed in Fort Collins, Colorado. The tile is 13 x 9 inch porcelain installed in a running bond (subway) pattern. There are several individual tiles installed with a 2 x 2 inch decorative insert placed in the center of the tile. I also installed one of…
Here are some photos of a steam shower and bathroom that I installed in Loveland, Colorado with 18 x 18 inch porcelain tile and bronze colored glass inserts. The glass is 2 x 2 inch individual tiles with a bronze backing which give the face of the glass an overall bronze color with a lot…
I have been asked a couple of times about some of the photos on other pages of my site and the type of tile, application, project, etc. I was, at first, a bit apprehensive about placing them on my blog for a couple of reasons. The biggest of which is before I recreated my website…
I recently completed a large format subway-style shower with a granite bench seat. Denshield board was installed on the walls of the shower and I used Kerdi-band to waterproof the seams and the edges of the shower bench. Schluter Kerdi-band is a strip of waterproofing Kerdi material that is thinner than regular Kerdi. It can…
I just finished an onyx backsplash in a kitchen with backlit slab onyx countertops. The countertops are solid honey onyx slabs with built-in LED lighting beneath them. The backsplash is 12 x 12 honey onyx tile installed on-point (diagonally). Although onyx looks great when installed it is a very difficult stone to work with. Onyx…
I recently finished a total bathroom remodel in Fort Collins. The entire floor and shower surround were removed and replaced with all new substrates and tiled with porcelain. White walls and dark blue floor and accents give this bath a real clean European look and feel. The floor substrate is two layers of plywood beneath…
I just finished a small bathroom with porcelain tile. The shower has tile to the ceiling and a travertine listello band. The floor has matching porcelain tile. The floor was installed over Hardibacker underlayment. The shower was installed with Schluter Kerdi waterproofing membrane over the top of the drywall. Another example of how Kerdi can…
[singlepic id=3209 w=320 h=240 float=left]Here are some photos of a countertop and bar that I tiled with 12 x 12 granite tiles. I cut 3 inch strips of the granite tiles to bullnose (round over) for the front edge of the counter and 2″ strips for the face. The biggest problem you will run into…
