I'd love to see the pics! :) Wendy
--- catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > t > > 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 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 > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
