Your Works In Progress Or Finished Pics

[Dave U.K.]

Hi jason..the neon lights are around an inch in size...

Some tiles do bookmatch but not many...not easy to bookmatch when cross bonding and the stone was random seclection from 2 crates i think, the customer selected most pieces herself from the stone supplier..

Some really nice stone is hitting the uk market. a lot of turkish stuff.

Are you guys seeing this as well..?

[gueuzeman]

Yup- Bursa beige beveled subway tiles.

Bursa is the 2nd largest (I think) city in Turkey.

Recent backsplash on Botticino countertops.







Oops, this is "Works in progress" thread.

Here's one in progress, inside corner pieces are coped in, nor mitered.



gueuze

[java]

Those are pretty subway tiles.

I love the look of that kitchen.

[Dave U.K.]

Yep..deffo a kinda heavy bevel on those tiles.

lots of finger jointing when grouting..

[timo]

Really enjoying this thread! Only part way through it.

Who makes the large wall tile on this one?

[John R]

Gueuze,

What are those blue spacers you're using?

[Shaughnn]

John,
They are 1/16" glazing shims, otherwise known as "blue horseshoes". You can also get them in 1/8", 3/16" and 1/4" dimensions. He's snapped them in half and, then because he's a stingy SOB, he's cut them into quarters to save himself a few pennies.
IF you search amazon for "horseshoe shims", you'll find a few different makers. I like the ones from "Diamond Tough" because they can be snapped but aren't so rigid that they break easily. I also like that they float in a bucket, rather than sink.
http://diamond-tough-tools-inc.amazo...source=froogle
Best of luck,
Shaughnn

[GraniteGirl]

Awesome work, everybody!

Originally Posted by Dave

Are you guys seeing this as well..?

Not really - we are still working our way through a glut of poor quality Chinese crap. Some importers will look for more quality stones, but unfortunately a load of them will be looking for - and selling - "bargains". The markets are flooded with operators charging ridiculously low prices for stone (and stone services) and consumers have a hard time distinguishing between the choices of good quality or low price. Stone is stone, right?

There are reports of billboards advertising free stone if you pay (a pittance) for fabrication and installation. I think this was spotted in DC, but I'm not sure. It's been a while. Sad, really.

[Bill Vincent]

IF you search amazon for "horseshoe shims", you'll find a few different makers.

I buy them in packages of 1000 for a pretty reasonable price here:

http://www.glazelockshims.com/products.htm#a2

(2nd to last section-- the non-interlocking shims)

[opiethetileman]

ok here is aunt bea tugging her weight. there is 12 sheets 1/2 rock 9 sheets 1/4 rock 12 sacks of thinset 3 sack of grout 3 boxes 4x4 tile 160 sq ft 14x14 tile 130 sq feet 18 x 18 tile. And I drove it 54 miles to the jobs

[opiethetileman]

and here is the monster I just started this am. its a full shower tearout goona raise the ceiling tile where carpet is now. then cut a hole in the wall of the shower as you walk in and insert a pice of glass. Also has 489 sq ft of wood going in the master bedroom with a staricase of 17 step. Yeah got to get it done in 17 days sweet

[tilelayer]

shaughnn,

I use the barwalts i have had good results with them. They are expensive all brands in general I have 3 2 gallon buckets full of the horseshoe spacers that I keep in the bed of my truck. They work great

[Bill Vincent]

Dan-- that's about what my truck looked like last friday!! I had 30 sheets of 1/2" cement board and 15 bags of sand mix on the back of my 1/2 ton truck.

Still can't understand why I had to replace a busted leaf spring the beginning of last week.

[opiethetileman]

iv had more weight in the back of that truck before and still no problems. I put mich load e tires on it and beleive it or not with all the wight this am no saddle bags on the tires

[muskymike]

That's why I have a 1 ton.