Tile install and Misc

[_Chris_]

Well, i've been working hard since tuesday evening and i'm very happy with the results so far. I completely replaced the tile in my kitchen, the tile in the hall way/laudry/bath were layed over the existing tile. here are some pics.

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2851&stc=1

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2844&stc=1

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2845&stc=1

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2846&stc=1

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2847&stc=1

[_Chris_]

more pics

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2848&stc=1

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2849&stc=1

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2850&stc=1

and while the washer and dryer were out, we painted and hung a border.

http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2852&stc=1

[juke]

Looks really good. I did a project like that two years ago at my friends house. New tiles transform a house.

[corey r.]

how hard was it to pull up the old tile, and why did you decide to lay over the tile int he hallway?

Looks good.

[TampaTraps]

good job on the tile and nice baltic brown kitchen. the place is looking good.

[truffle_shuffle!]

how hard was it to pull up the old tile, and why did you decide to lay over the tile int he hallway?

Looks good.

Get a Compressor and a Air Chisel.. it come out easy that way.. or just go over the tile.

[Mike]

Get a Compressor and a Air Chisel.. it come out easy that way.. or just go over the tile.


In all reality if you want to do it right air compressor is a way to go with a air setup... DONT go over the old tile... its a ghetto way to do it and im sure you will want your house done right.. then lay tiles...


Figure it this way the ripup will cost ya 1.00 a foot on average and 2.50-3.50 a foot to lay it if you went through me ;)

[truffle_shuffle!]

Looks good chris.. I'd keep the dog off the tile till the Grout Dries .. the nails will dig that out.. looks good.. kinda ha a bad break near the 6 picture near that corner and closte.. did you use a tile saw or a grinder?

[truffle_shuffle!]

In all reality if you want to do it right air compressor is a way to go with a air setup... DONT go over the old tile... its a ghetto way to do it and im sure you will want your house done right.. then lay tiles...


Figure it this way the ripup will cost ya 1.00 a foot on average and 2.50-3.50 a foot to lay it if you went through me ;)

Yeah mike is great.. he does good work ..

[_Chris_]

how hard was it to pull up the old tile, and why did you decide to lay over the tile int he hallway?

Looks good.

the old tile sucked, i went to home depot, 2 guys told me to just use a small sledge hammer and a blanket and beat the crap out of it, i got it all up that night, took me about 3 hours, but the next morning i had to rent a power scraper to get up the old thinset. anyway about the tile over tile, i've read in many cases it's completely fine, my original tile was in perfect order, even and all. works all the same, makes no difference, just raises the floor around 3/8-1/2" i bought a reducer molding for my wood flooring and you would never be able to tell it's tiled over tile. it was much easier, i pulled it up in the kitchen because i didn't wanna raise the range and dishwasher, the dishwasher would not have had the clearance to go back in.

[_Chris_]

Looks good chris.. I'd keep the dog off the tile till the Grout Dries .. the nails will dig that out.. looks good.. kinda ha a bad break near the 6 picture near that corner and closte.. did you use a tile saw or a grinder?

used a cheapy tile saw, that cut was rediculous, it would have never worked out without doing what we did.

[Miles]

sledgehammer and a little bit of festering rage is much more satisfying than some damn air chisel. think of it as an opportunity to get in touch with your violent side.

[_Chris_]

sledgehammer and a little bit of festering rage is much more satisfying than some damn air chisel. think of it as an opportunity to get in touch with your violent side.

LoL, yeah, but it gets old, you can only swing the hammer so many times before you feel like your arm is going to fall off.

[Treysdad]

Looks good. I had my dining room/kitchen tiled right over the old shit. Was the best decision I ever made:mrgreen: