My Finished Bathroom Tile Project & Lessons Learned
 

I got my tile project finished this weekend. I am so glad I hired an expert (my friend's son who tiles for a living). I learned so much from watching this guy install and had I done this myself, it would have been......crappy.

I had prepped the room with hardy backer board and drywall. The first thing this guy did was check the plumb of the walls and pointed out to me that they were not perfectly plumb. He removed the backer board and added shims to get it perfect

Next, he pointed out that my floor was not perfectly level. To correct for this, he installed a 1x3 board at the bottom of the walls and got that perfectly level. After that, he laid the 2nd course of tile and let it cure overnight. He told me that the remaining layers needed a firm base to sit on otherwise it would sag. The following day he removed the bottom board and laid the 1st/bottom course as well as the remaining layers above. I will follow up with a self-leveling floor compound this week. I will also texture the upper walls and paint before installing the fixtures.

What I started with - a room that housed the air conditioner and water heater, which have been relocated:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717022597.jpg

Room with equipment removed:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717022766.jpg

Start of Tile Project:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717022915.jpg

Finished Tile Project: This will be a small half bath/powder room
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717022991.jpg

That looks great so far! Love the project and agree that some things are better left to an experienced craftsman.

Thanks for posting and please keep the thread updated.

PS - I think I have the same air handler/furnace......

That is my original air handler/furnace. I replaced with a new unit that is horizontally mounted in the attic.


Out with the old, in with the new:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1717036350.jpg

Nice!

I may go ductless mini-split at some point after upgrading my electric box.

Single story 2 bedroom/2 bath house...might work OK.......

Noice!

I’ve tiled a shower. It didn’t come out that nice. Pro = good idea.

You had a toilet in with your furnace? lol

Just storage....thinking of moving it to the front porch next to the couch.

Lol. I was thinking it would be a pretty tight squeeze getting to that bowl when under pressure...

Tile looks good!