Hey Wendy! Tiling isn't all that difficult, just a little time-consuming! :) We've done our kitchen and 2 bathrooms ourselves...first thing that comes to mind: invest in those knee-pad thingys they sell at Home Depot or Lowes! It's alot of hard-work on the knees! And I think I just picked up a tiling video from Home Depot for, maybe, $10...it gives you a good visual of what to do. Just be sure to mix up your mortar every once in awhile to keep it soft and easy to spread!
Actually, if I can dig up that video tape, I'll send it to ya, if you like! Jen **************************************************** "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief Dan George ----- Original Message ----- From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, April 3, 2006 10:02 am Subject: OT: New journey-laying tile!!! To: [email protected] > Hey guys, > > My husband and I have decided to go with the tile in > replacing our carpet in the living room, hallway and > one bedroom, plus we figure we might as well replace > the kitchen and master bath linoleum while we're at it > as it needs replacing too. We're going to move on this > in the next two weeks, since I'm having foot surgery > on the 25th of April and would like it completed by > then. There is some beautiful tile out there. What > stinks is that the labor costs twice as much as the > tile. So if you have a 10x10 room, and the tile is 2$ > per square foot (on average), it's going to cost you > $200 for just the tile. But the labor is another > $3.25 (HD) or $3.50 (Lowe's) per square foot, so what > we could do for $200 will end up costing us $525-550. > That's a lot! And when you're talking about 800 > square feet, it gets expensive. Plus, sealing the > tile is extra (we will for sure do that ourselves), > and tearing up the carpet is extra (we'll do that > too), and floor prep is extra (probably do that > too!!!). LOL. So we might possibly lay the tile > ourselves with help from a few friends who have > already done it. My husband is scared to do it-he > doesn't want to mess our house up. I am more the > do-it-yourself type, so I'm all for it. Anyone out > there ever lay tile? Any thoughts or advice? > > :) > Wendy > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
