I’ve recently completed a kitchen backsplash remodel with Florida Tile’s Urbanite Stone 6×18 Stratus Listello porcelain mosaics (think they could give that tile a longer name? 😀 ) with Florida Tile’s ‘Jeffery Court’ glass mosaics as an accent. The previous backsplash consisted of 6 x 8 inch ceramic wall tile which was installed when the…
I recently finished a master bathroom shower remodel in Fort Collins. The existing shower was starting to show signs of some potentially serious problems. Small details such as cracking grout or tile movement are certain signs of water getting into places water should not get. The homeowners decided to use the same tile to continue…
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…
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…
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 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…
I’m posting this to show how Schluter Ditra is used. It’s that bright orange stuff you can see from space. 🙂 Ditra is an “uncoupling” membrane for floor and countertop installations. This simply means that it essentially separates the subfloor (the plywood or chipboard) from the tile installed upon it. Any movement in the subfloor…
