Carpeted bathrooms changed over to Granite
Origonal bathrooms (x3) were all covered in a mauve carpet "not a recomendation", no carpet in Bathrooms. We were commisioned to renovate in granite.
*My motivation to do this project:
I do this for a living and I love being creative and consulting with the potential clients
*Project Steps:
First off get the appropriate measurements not forgetting to account for waste ( at least 10%) over the actual measure. Next take your time and choose a contrasting color, one that not only blends well but also to keep in mind what other colors will "pop" using the color you choose, also keep in mind the amount of reflecton the color will bring in. We chose Black Galaxy
Advice:
Granite: use a color of thinset that if it were to bleed into the stone, it wont discolor the stone. Dropping the stone can break the crystals inside of it. When making your cuts use a new blade, make sure to have a shaving stone, it looks like a knife sharpening stone in white, use this to smooth the edges of your cuts. If you bought prebeveled Granite tile you will lose the bevel on any cut edges in which you will use the stone to put in a new bevel.
*My motivation to do this project:
I do this for a living and I love being creative and consulting with the potential clients
*Project Steps:
First off get the appropriate measurements not forgetting to account for waste ( at least 10%) over the actual measure. Next take your time and choose a contrasting color, one that not only blends well but also to keep in mind what other colors will "pop" using the color you choose, also keep in mind the amount of reflecton the color will bring in. We chose Black Galaxy
Advice:
Granite: use a color of thinset that if it were to bleed into the stone, it wont discolor the stone. Dropping the stone can break the crystals inside of it. When making your cuts use a new blade, make sure to have a shaving stone, it looks like a knife sharpening stone in white, use this to smooth the edges of your cuts. If you bought prebeveled Granite tile you will lose the bevel on any cut edges in which you will use the stone to put in a new bevel.
Tub surround completed
Granite slab work done back splash done in pebble and the home owner brought me these decorative wall hangers to get placed into the pebble
Grout lines were back epoxy grout and hand painted with glitter tones
We soaked these wall hangers overnight in water to seperate the backing from the glazed ceramic
Tub is placed all 3 bathrooms are complete
nice carpet transition from bathroom floor to closet
carpet in before
before showing the framing of the jacuuzi tub
tear up began
toilet out
Hardi going up on the riser
starting the layout
carpet in one of the bathrooms before
seams are taped off
Granite slab set on treads
a bit of a gap left but to be takin care of at the finish end of this project
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Can these granite ties be used for couner tops too, or are they a different thickness alltogether?
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Good detail on the steps. Do you use a diamond blade saw?
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