Always buy at least 10% more tile than you need. Although in this case I'm glad we didn't because we wound up with what I think is a better looking floor than the original. But generally you really want to buy extra. We were novices when we purchased the originals.
Also, never talk your spouse into using another product than the one he's had luck with in the past just to get a job done sooner. Though it seemed to work just fine at the time, it wasn't long before one of the tiles cracked.
After hubby carefully removed all the tiles we took one with us and headed to HoDe and L's. We were very lucky to find a marble tile that coordinated with the originals since the original tile was no longer available.
Once home I scanned both tiles and used the Paint program to play around with patterns. The one you see on the right won. #lessonlearned
Steve other than the layout, I really need to give credit to my awesome hubby. I'm usually just the idea person. When I have an idea it almost always includes work for him so he hates it when I say "I've been thinking". ...»
Jamala, we noticed that too and it also seems to draw one in from the entry into our Gentleman's Parlor which is straight and slightly to the right of the front door, or from the Ladies Parlor to the GP too. Here's the floor plan to help that comment make sense.
We actually redid the floor over six years ago, but I was reminded of it when another member asked about removing tiles to make a pattern when rearranging their kitchen cabinetry. I'll add a ...»
Thank you Sharon.
I'll have to ask him for sure this evening, but I do remember he used a large Spackle Knife for the task. After breaking the cracked tile and removing it he carefully slipped the knife under ...»
I asked him what they did with the cut outs and he had the gall to tell me they made cutting boards and sold them. Nice scam they had going there. Though I'm generally very easy to get along with, that really ticked me off, so I told him if he took them I'd call the police and report him as steeling while working in our home and give them the license plate of the vehicle he was driving. He left the cutouts.