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Saturday February 4th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘ceramic tile’

Bonus Bathtub Shelf

Bonus Bathtub Shelf

When we renovated our bathroom recently, it included moving the tub to increase the headroom under a sloped ceiling. Since were we using the same length of bathtub, we had to deal with the space left at the end of the tub. Rather than just fill the whole thing in, we [Read More]

Do I Need “Ditra” Under Floor Tiles?

Do I Need “Ditra” Under Floor Tiles?

I just read a discussion thread on the Canadian Woodworking forum where the question asked was: "Ditra for kitchen flooring – Is it worth it?” I discovered this product last year while researching methods for laying a ceramic tile floor for an upstairs bathroom [Read More]

Tiling a sloped shower wall

Tiling a sloped shower wall

Last year we boldly took the plunge into a long overdue bathroom renovation. This included moving the tub 6" away from the sloped wall, and replacing the 60′s era tileboard shower surround with 6"x 6”ceramic tiles, edged with 2" bullnose border tiles. [Read More]

Cut Ceramic Tiles With Inexpensive Tools

Cut Ceramic Tiles With Inexpensive Tools

Situation: I needed to lay ceramic tile in a small (8′ x 12′) mudroom. No fancy cuts were required but I did need to cut tiles for the perimeter walls. Options: 1. Buy a tile cutter or wet saw ($50 – $300.00) – I have no intention of doing this again [Read More]

Recent Articles

Big Red Barn Dance – Part 3

Big Red Barn Dance – Part 3

Finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for… Today, Lee & Katelynn show off the beautiful results of all [Read More]

Big Red Barn Dance – Part 2

Big Red Barn Dance – Part 2

If you’re just tuning in, Lee & Katelynn, a couple of young engineers, took on the challenge of holding their [Read More]

Big Red Barn Dance – Part 1

Big Red Barn Dance – Part 1

As I mentioned in my Stonehaven Life 2012 Preview, Lee & Katelynn, a couple of young and energetic engineers, took [Read More]

Stonehaven Washstand Vanity – Woodworking Plans

Stonehaven Washstand Vanity – Woodworking Plans

This 40” x 24” pine vanity has the look and charm of an old-fashioned washstand that would have had held a ceramic [Read More]

Stonehaven Life 2012 Preview

Stonehaven Life 2012 Preview

Well, now that we’ve polished off the last of the turkey and we’re scrounging around in the bottom layer of [Read More]

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