I have known people wh0 laid it themselves......... I think I could do the middle, but not do all of the pieces that have to be cut around the edges of the rooms....
Anyone who has been here has commented (surprised) that they really like the tile. Most people thought I was crazy to do it at the time. lol. But now they say they like it.
I will be glad to send pictures to anyone that wants to see them. My kitchen counters and backsplash were tiled when I bought the house (including bathroom floors and countertops. I love it.) I sealed everything. That is no trouble at all. And I just vacuum the countertops now and then wash them. lol. I don't have to worry about the cats scratching the tops, etc....
I wanted to tile up the sides of the walls for maybe 6 inches (to discourage scratching or spraying) but it was too costly at the
time.
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janine paton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
janine paton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No experience here but much interest in the responses!
My wood floors and carpeted upstairs are trashed!
I can't see my husband and I laying tile ourselves but
maybe some people from the organization will help us.
Janine
-- wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
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