Thanks for the tips Christ - I made note of all of them! I think my husband and I are crazy enough to do it ourselves, but know it will take some time. I have a great eye for spatial perception, so we'll be good there. I know it will be no walk in the park, and hopefully, my mother-in-law's friend who has laid tile before will help us out.
:) Wendy --- Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it sort of looks easier than it is. My > parents had tile put in > their kitchen & living/dining room. My father had > wanted to do it himself > but we are all sooooooo glad he didn't try. The > guys came in, did the job > 1-2-3, cleaned up, came back the next day to do the > grouting, cleaned up, > and left. It's a real hard job physically and you > could eat up a lot of > tile cutting for corners and edges. Also, they just > have the eye for > spacing--every tile evenly spaced. Last, they did > the grouting well so > nothing budged! > > I do know that the guy who came recommended large > tiles over small ones. > Said it was easier to install and easier to maintain > because there are less > seams. Also, made them buy some extra tiles in case > one got damaged > somewhere down the road. Well, one did when my > father dropped something > real heavy on it and it was just a simple thing to > have the tile replaced > with one that matched perfectly because it came from > the same lot... > > > > Chris > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of wendy > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 11:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT: New journey-laying tile!!! > > 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 > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
