I just noticed I typed your name as 'Christ'. Oops. Little slip of the finger on the keyboard there and lack of proofreading! lol...
--- wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the tips Christ - I made note of all of > them! I think my husband and I are crazy enough to > do > it ourselves, but know it will take some time. I > have > a great eye for spatial perception, so we'll be good > there. I know it will be no walk in the park, and > hopefully, my mother-in-law's friend who has laid > tile > before will help us out. > > :) > Wendy > > --- Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think it sort of looks easier than it is. My > > parents had tile put in > > their kitchen & living/dining room. My father had > > wanted to do it himself > > but we are all sooooooo glad he didn't try. The > > guys came in, did the job > > 1-2-3, cleaned up, came back the next day to do > the > > grouting, cleaned up, > > and left. It's a real hard job physically and you > > could eat up a lot of > > tile cutting for corners and edges. Also, they > just > > have the eye for > > spacing--every tile evenly spaced. Last, they did > > the grouting well so > > nothing budged! > > > > I do know that the guy who came recommended large > > tiles over small ones. > > Said it was easier to install and easier to > maintain > > because there are less > > seams. Also, made them buy some extra tiles in > case > > one got damaged > > somewhere down the road. Well, one did when my > > father dropped something > > real heavy on it and it was just a simple thing to > > have the tile replaced > > with one that matched perfectly because it came > from > > the same lot... > > > > > > > > Chris > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of wendy > > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 11:02 AM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: OT: New journey-laying tile!!! > > > > 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 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
