Mom's bathtub surround

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Maybe y'all remember that I re-tiled my mother's bathroom floor a few months ago. Well, I'm here in Houston and I finished tiling her tub surround. This was a whole new experience! 12" tiles are heavy and want to slide down the walls until the mastic is dry. (Another reason I hate gravity...) Anyway, I managed to figure out how to keep them in place till dry and the job is finally done. (Not as amazing looking as JoeV's last shower surround job - but I'm pretty happy with it as a first ever attempt.) Here's some pics:
 

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I'm having trouble getting the pics to upload. Trying again...
 

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Here's the last ones. I hope to be home soon but mom is ill right now so I'm afraid to leave until she's better. (I sure do miss y'all!)
 

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homecook

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DAMN GIRL!!! Awesome job!! You should have called, I would have helped you. LOL

We miss you too! All the best to your mom.........hope she gets well soon..............
 
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Nice tiling job!

Speaking of which...our bathroom counter needs a new face job soon. But I'm currently busy completely tearing down our huge termite infested deck down to the concrete piers. That could take several weeks, working just several hours each week. The deck now looks like a small plane had crashed on to it. This is not a fun project.
I plan on re-building a much smaller deck in its place.
 
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FooD said:
Speaking of which...our bathroom counter needs a new face job soon. But I'm currently busy completely tearing down our huge termite infested deck down to the concrete piers. That could take several weeks, working just several hours each week. The deck now looks like a small plane had crashed on to it.
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Oooh, I don't envy you, Food. Is it blazing hot there?

Thankfully, mom doesn't want her counter or cabinets replaced. (But I have been dying to pour a concrete countertop........)
 
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chowhound said:
Nice. You're giving me inspiration to redo my own bathroom, but I hate the cleanup.
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This is one of the perks of having 5 sons - 2 of them did all the hauling upstairs and downstairs and the carrying out of debris. They brought in all the tools and packed them back up, and cleaned up all the sponges and tools. (I could probably rent you a couple of them, Chow.)
 
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homecook said:
My all time dream........if I had the kitchen for it. lol My brother in St. Louis has them........I love em!!
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Did he do them or have a pro do them? I've seen several videos on how to do it and it looks like it's not too hard to do. But you're right - you need the right kind of cabinets, etc, for them to look right.
 
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Fisher's Mom said:
Did he do them or have a pro do them? I've seen several videos on how to do it and it looks like it's not too hard to do. But you're right - you need the right kind of cabinets, etc, for them to look right.
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He did them. They are so awesome!! It's a multi step process but they look great. I'll have to see if I can find some pics. I just wish my kitchen was suited for them.
 
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Geez.....I'm impressed! Everything looks straight and just perfect. :smile: I've done peel-n-stick :smile:. Hope Mom gets better real soon.
 
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Very nice job with the tile. The woodstrip at the base of the tile where it meets the tub is a good idea. I use 1/4" thick plastic trim strips that I bought at Home Depot for this very purpose. Next time you do a tile job, get some of these reusable spacers that the pro's use. I have them from 1/8" gap up to 3/8" gap, and just keep them separated in zip-lock plastic bags. You can get them at any big box retailer, tile shop or online at places like http://www.tools4flooring.com/tile-spacers-c-60_66.html
 
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Pretty freaking impressive, Terry!

I'm agog!

Fantastic job!

Lee
 
PieSusan

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Beautiful, Terry! You should be quite proud of yourself and I hope your mom feels better soon!
 
buckytom

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point mom's tv over towards the bathroom, f-mom.

wow, very nice job!!!! :applause:










can we see your knee pads?

what? biskit made me say it....
 
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Really nice work Terry. I would not have thought of the way that you used to square the tiles. Great ingenuity.
 
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Thanks, y'all. This is the best place in the world to make you feel great about yourself! JoeV, thank you so much for the link. I've been making my list for Santa from that link. And Love2Q has given me lots of tips for next time. BT, I actually did wear knee pads for part of it but I forgot to wear shoes so while my knees were fine, I cut my toes! Oh, and thanks for asking about my mom - she is doing much better. She had pneumonia, which is something that happens to her pretty often since she has COPD.
 
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