Believe it or not, I had the entire floor glued and grouted before I remembered to pull out the camera.
Here the floor is has been grouted and is in the process of being cleaned up.
For those interested in the process - here are a few photos. For those who already have done this (or never plan to..) skip forward a few photos!
First the toothpaste-like grout is applied with a soft trowel-like instrument to squeeze it in between the tiles.
The grout sets up really quickly. After about 5 minutes, you start a tedious process of removing the excess grout (but not the grout in between the tiles) with a sponge.
Here the grout has been wiped once and is drying/curing.
You keep doing that process until the shiny tile is exposed and the only grout remaining is between the tiles. Simple!
So here the floor is complete - grouted and shiny.
Next, I started on the wall tile. This is just basic white glossy tile. The bottom tile is shaped as a cove base, so no other treatment or moulding is required.
This jigsaw puzzle like exercise just continues.....with the occasional pause for Duane to cut a hole in a tile for me!
I kept working late to finish the wall up past the toilet/sink level so that we could install the fixtures. Same process for the grout applies on the wall - it's just a smoother grout because the tile spacing is so small.
Done for the night! 
6 comments:
Nice job!
I have tiled before and want to tile our downstairs bath but will have to remove the toilet. Not sure about replacing it with a new wax ring etc. And knowing it will be higher due to the tiles, not sure if that's a problem. Did you call a plumber or did Duane diy? Hints/ideas welcome!
We know Duane did it himself. Sure looks different. Very pretty!! MOM
hey Mom - thanks...knew that you knew!!
hey Marianne - yeah, my Duane is a pro! he's mister fix-it without all the jokes....removing the toilet and putting a new wax ring is really no big deal and not anywhere near as "yucky" as you would expect....Duane says that they sell (at your ultra-friendly lowe's) a spacer that you glue in place on top of your existing toilet flange to fill the gap you will create with the new thicker tile. there you go - i expect blog entries!!! let me know if you need tools - i have them and they are soon to be idle!! k
wow! it looks great! you guys sure are good at the whole renovation thing ;)
That's really pretty - I love it!!!
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