Trekkor and the Big Tile Job.

[Moses]

Trekkor posted about the tile job he was doing at my house so I thought I'd add my own two cents...

Maybe 15 years ago I had our entry hall, dining room and kitchen tiled in 18" limestone. The tile setter was recommended by the yard where I bought the stone. The installation was done poorly and the floor failed. Badly.

I met Trekkor through Pelican and spent a few days at the track with him. Two years ago he looked at the job and explained that replacing the failed floor was going to be a BIG job. I followed some of his projects here at Pelican and I knew that when I was going to replace my floor, Trekkor would do it. It took two years for me to come to terms with the expense of such a big project and the six week disruption of my house.

If anyone is looking for tile or stone work in NorCal, Trekkor is your man. He started and finished the job exactly on schedule. At the end of each work day, he cleaned the garage and work area completely. We weren't ever bothered by a lot of unnecessary dust and debris. He somehow hammered out 9 tons of flooring without damaging ANYTHING. The cabinetry, doors and walls were untouched. Trekkor is meticulous and careful. He is a true craftsman.

Trekkor did the entire job with another tile man, Tony. Despite the scale of the job, my home was never overrun with clumsy laborers. Trek was extremely easy to work with and explained each step he took carefully.

Sharing your home with a work crew for six weeks could be a nightmare, but Trekkor and Tony made it a pleasure. They are good company. Funny, talkative and always gentlemen. Yesterday my 9 year old daughter asked me where Trekkor and Tony were and I told he the job was finished. She was sad. She loved having them around.

I couldn't be happier with the quality of the work Trekkor did for me and we love our new floor. I just thought I'd offer a public thanks for a job well done and making a potential nightmare pretty darned painless. Thanks Trekkor and Tony!

Trekkor's thread;
Big Tile Job!

Finished floor. Natural travertine stone:

[MotoSook]

That looks wonderful Moses. Nice job Trekkor and Tony. I wish Trek was near us. The wife and I are planning for a new floor in the next 12 months.

[vash]

damn...i should have gone to med school!

nice digs..trek is the man.

[Tishabet]

Gorgeous!

Moses, I like the look of your wine cellar...

[DonDavis]

Outstanding! Very nice.
Kudos for posting a great story! We've all heard of nightmare jobs and it's always great to see the good guys get some props!

[trekkor]

We had a blast!

The baseboard brings it all together.

It was a pleasure working in your home.
I miss your kind family. ( and your feisty kitten )


I'll see you at the track!


KT

[IROC]

Good job, Trek!!

[JavaBrewer]

+1. Having not seen the work first hand I can tell by the prep (that is the most important part of the job) that KT is a craftsman.

I missed the wine cellar at first glance...very nice! Moses is that room temperature controlled?

I love the look of travertine (I have it in my wine cellar, bathrooms, and laundry) as it never goes out of style and with a simple polish job can look brand new again. Our only issue with stone floors is the colder and harder surface on the feet. My neighbor did the exact same flooring choice and over the years has accumulated a bunch of thick rugs to stand on in key standing locations. Still - I love the travertine look and your home looks beautiful. Enjoy!

[Moses]

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer

+

I missed the wine cellar at first glance...very nice! Moses is that room temperature controlled?

The dining room and cellar are an add on. The room was so long I turned the last four feet into a big wine closet behind french doors. I found floor to ceiling custom mahogany racking at a restaurant that was going out of business. Got it cheap. It's temp controlled and holds a little more than 1000 bottles. It's my favorite part of the house I think. At night the cellar back lighting looks nice.

[BRPORSCHE]

Keep the 10% HCl away from the limestone!

[mossguy]

Need pics of your cat/kitten!


Best,
Tom

[Moses]

Originally Posted by mossguy

Need pics of your cat/kitten!


Best,
Tom

Emily. The fearless kitten.

[porsche4life]

Keep the 10% HCl away from the limestone!

no don't! That's what they tore out! Fun time! And by 10% do you mean 10 Molar?

[mossguy]

Moses, she is a beauty!

Thanks,
Tom

[Seahawk]

Very cool design and tile work. I wish you where near!

[sailchef]

great job, I'm starting a bathroom as soon as I fix a few leaky water pipes.

[juanbenae]

trek is waaay over rated

[scottmandue]

Hope this is not a hi-jack.

Moses, where did you get that oven? I thought they didn't make that type anymore.

I need to put (change out the old) one like that into the front house.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Hope this is not a hi-jack.

Moses, where did you get that oven? I thought they didn't make that type anymore.

I need to put (change out the old) one like that into the front house.

They still make em' like that. Are you having a hard time finding them? You don't have one of those old narrow ones do you?

[Moses]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Hope this is not a hi-jack.

Moses, where did you get that oven? I thought they didn't make that type anymore.

I need to put (change out the old) one like that into the front house.

It's a GE Profile Double oven. I think they still make them.