Anybody has a bedroom with tile flooring?

[jessica]

Hector, when are you going to get the Foosball table? I'm also a crack whiz on air hockey.

[vulcan2074]

Hector
You have a really nice looking pad
Sammy

[vulcan2074]

Bro I just tiled up my whole house about 3 months ago, it was the biggest mission just because I had to remove the old tile and then lay down the new ones. It's pretty simple to lay them down...if you're doing it yourself( BUY KNEE PADS and something to support your back)

It's cheaper then wood, looks very nice and it lasts forever

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q36/toys2cool/Picture252.jpg

scraping old grout

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q36/toys2cool/Picture254.jpg

just layed down

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q36/toys2cool/Picture257.jpg

done! these are 18x18's

Your like Bob Villa. Man that looks Fantastic. Super Great job
Sammy

[Hector]

Hector, in looking where you live, I would think that poured concrete might not be the best option. I'd look into how likely they are to crack during an earthquake of any magnitude. The tile's probably a good idea since it's cheap and broken tiles are pretty easy to remove and replace if they crack. Then again, I just installed a bamboo floor in my living room, dining room, and hallway. The look is simply fantastic and it's a pretty simple installation.

Tile is an easy installation too, but I simply hate the whole waiting for the mortar to set, then waiting for the grout to set. Too much waiting time. Also, if you're as OCD as you mentioned, a large room has serious potential for misalignment of tiles. Once you get off a little bit on your tiles, you can start to skew everything. I messed up on one tile in my bathroom and it shifted everything incrementally. It bugs me to this day and I fear I'll have to rip it all out and start from scratch again.

Good advice.

I had concrete poured into the patio dining area...and after a little aftershock...a little thin yard long crack appeared. You can't see it from this picture though...



For that area is fine...but if it happened inside the cottage...I'd go bonkers...lol.

[Hector]

Thanks, Damien!

[toys2cool]

Damien...is it possible to show me a picture of one of your bedrooms with the tile floor already installed?

If it's too personal to post in public...it's ok to send me one via PM.

Thanks!

well 1 room is my toy room, the other is my wife's doll room, the other is empty and my bedroom's a mess lol! I'll see what I could do tomorrow

[toys2cool]

When i lived in south Florida i rented a duplex and it had tile in every room except my roommates bedroom. Since i liked the cold much better i took the one with tile. I found it was colder in the winter and colder in the summer. I liked both. I am loking for some pics now but it has been a while since i lived down there. Also if you have pets and a laser pointer, it's great to watch them try and run and stop quickly chasing it.

what part of South Florida?

[Donkey Hoatie]

Hector, in looking where you live, I would think that poured concrete might not be the best option. I'd look into how likely they are to crack during an earthquake of any magnitude. The tile's probably a good idea since it's cheap and broken tiles are pretty easy to remove and replace if they crack. Then again, I just installed a bamboo floor in my living room, dining room, and hallway. The look is simply fantastic and it's a pretty simple installation.

Tile is an easy installation too, but I simply hate the whole waiting for the mortar to set, then waiting for the grout to set. Too much waiting time. Also, if you're as OCD as you mentioned, a large room has serious potential for misalignment of tiles. Once you get off a little bit on your tiles, you can start to skew everything. I messed up on one tile in my bathroom and it shifted everything incrementally. It bugs me to this day and I fear I'll have to rip it all out and start from scratch again.

[Hector]

A picture would be fantstic.

I also LOVE the cold, lol...

[MegoMark71]

When i lived in south Florida i rented a duplex and it had tile in every room except my roommates bedroom. Since i liked the cold much better i took the one with tile. I found it was colder in the winter and colder in the summer. I liked both. I am loking for some pics now but it has been a while since i lived down there. Also if you have pets and a laser pointer, it's great to watch them try and run and stop quickly chasing it.

[Hector]

Damien...is it possible to show me a picture of one of your bedrooms with the tile floor already installed?

If it's too personal to post in public...it's ok to send me one via PM.

Thanks!

[Hector]

Still think you need to check into stained concrete (if it has a concrete floor)

The floor is wood.

[Hector]

home depot carries a small tile saw too for about $100.00.

My servant has that already.

[Nostalgiabuff]

home depot carries a small tile saw too for about $100.00. it is well worth the money if you are doing it yourself. I put the same tile Damian had in that photo in my kitchen and it looks great. I've tiled the entry way, stair landing, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and also gutted and redid my sisters bathroom for her. Gets a lot of use.

we'll have to start a thread about home improvement projects...i'm in the middle of a doozy right now

[saildog]

I like black...but the thing is that I have some form of OCD...if I see a white spot on that black floor...it will drive me mad...mad I tell ya.

I have OCD, too.........in fact, my friends jokingly refer to me as "Monk"

Let me ask you this.....what is more likely: a dark stain on white grout (and grout deceptively shows EVERYTHING) or a light stain on black grout? Black grout looks much cleaner and it POPS!!!!