We recently finished up a master bathroom in Berthoud, Colorado. The entire bathroom was built from the studs out. The main feature of this bathroom is the huge shower – it’s 5 feet by 8 feet! The shower has a five-foot linear drain (Pro-line) in the center of the floor. The advantage of a linear…
We recently finished up a master bathroom remodel in Fort Collins. We began the shower construction with Durock cement board on the walls and a custom shower pan with the kerdi drain. The waterproofing was completed on the walls and floor with Schluter kerdi waterproofing membrane (the orange stuff). Building a shower in this manner…
I recently finished up a large porcelain floor with a ‘basketweave’ pattern. The tile is Mannington Serengeti ‘Midnight Mist’ slate porcelain tile. The porcelain is incredible! It looks and feels almost exactly like real slate tile – without the maintenance headaches. Mannington’s Serengeti line has several different colors of porcelain that look and feel like…
Just a quick little video progression of a ceramic tile installation we completed recently. This was a kerdi shower with ceramic tiles installed in a subway or running bond pattern. There are also a couple of diamond inserts placed in the shower and it was all tied in with the tile on and around the…
With the recent economic situation people have begun a major shift in their mindset about home ownership. Where there was once a large ‘fix-and-flip’ mentality there is now a growing realization that houses actually make great homes! Rather than viewing property as a short-term investment people are beginning to seek out viable long-term upgrade projects…
I’ve recently remodeled two bathroom floors in Erie, CO with two inch octagonal mosaic tile with a small black diamonds or ‘dots’. The two bathroom floors had vinyl flooring. I removed the vinyl and wooden baseboards in both bathrooms and installed a decoupling membrane, the mosaics, and four inch high ‘cove’ tile for the wall…
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…
