drzaius Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 I've done lots of tile work & for small wall tile I almost always use a premixed mastic tile adhesive & an 1/8" trowel. It's very easy to work with & sets up fairly quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hey Cliff - just caught up on your counter build. Great job, they look real nice. Good advice above about the tile work, it is pretty simple and after some of the challenges you had with the build you should have an easy time of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 21 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Cliff, that walnut counter top is beautiful! I have no idea how well it will hold up in a kitchen, but it sure looks killer right now! Thanks! i have no idea either. I've read reports that as long as you clean up water asap they will last without a refinishing about 3-5 years easy. Some guys just put another coat on once a year then refinish every 5. I'm hoping for that type of situation. On 7/21/2016 at 8:35 PM, shaneymack said: Cliff, if you can build great counters like that, you can put in a faucet! Its like screwing in a light bulb. You shouldn't pay for that ! As for the tile, very nice choice. I've installed almost the identical stuff before. Make sure you do not go crazy on the thinset. You don't want ridiculous amounts of thinset squeezing through the joints. If you do get squeeze out clean the joint out good or there is a good chance you slit your wrists comes time to do your grout. Make sure the thinset is atleast 1/8" below the tile to make room for your grout. You can use a little scrap of cardboard to clean out the joint if necessary. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Thanks for the compliments sir I just felt like it would take me a long time to do the plumbing and my stepdad hates it so we skipped it. It cost us $115, but I set aside $200 so I feel good about it. I just have so many things and projects going on that I was ok with letting this one slide by. Thanks for the advice. We're using mastic but I'm sure your advice still applies. We're watching lots of you tube videos but they are sort of annoying as everyone starts with a perfect wall. Ours is 100 year old plaster. It's not horrible but not perfectly flat by a long margin. On 7/21/2016 at 8:18 PM, Eric. said: That's gonna look awesome. We bought stacked travertine for our backsplash in the basement and I think that would look good against the walnut too. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HTLSF4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Oh that is cool. Pretty porous. Almost no grout line at all, in fact maybe there isn't one at all? 10 hours ago, drzaius said: I've done lots of tile work & for small wall tile I almost always use a premixed mastic tile adhesive & an 1/8" trowel. It's very easy to work with & sets up fairly quickly. That's exactly what we're using I think. the premix mastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Counter looks fantastic Cliff, great job. like others have said, the tile work is not complicated as long as you take your time and clean up your mess as you go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 41 minutes ago, Cliff said: Oh that is cool. Pretty porous. Almost no grout line at all, in fact maybe there isn't one at all? Yeah you don't grout that stacked travertine. Just slap it on the wall and you be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 My.wife.would.love.your.counter.work.Cliff...Did.you.look.at.a.tile.saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 2 hours ago, mat60 said: My.wife.would.love.your.counter.work.Cliff...Did.you.look.at.a.tile.saw? We're borrowing a tile saw from a friend. We're going to have so many cuts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Implemented some of the suggestions I received.. 1/4 cement board, used screws to sorta clamp it til the powergrab set, then yanked them back out. Then cut little blocks and tried to match the routing profile. It wasn't exact but it will pass and not a lot of it can be seen once the bullnose is on. I should have brought the piece in before I cut it to size to see if my routing was perfect. I did not and that is that. And we started tiling today. Honestly, my wife did while I worked on a local business website. We have dozens of cuts to make, so that is going to be my job. She's doing a great job at this. We've nearly got this entire back wall complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 That's going to look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 That does look super cool. Let the fun begin with all those tiny cuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Looking good Cliff, the easy part is done ! Like Chet said, let the fun begin ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cliff Posted August 13, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 I'm calling this basically done. I'm still going to sand the counter again and put at least one and maybe as many as three more coats on. I've noticed tons of scratches from daily use and maybe some more coats will offer better protection. Or maybe not! Also need to put in outlet covers and caulk. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Grondin Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemenifee Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 It will probably continue to show scratches, not sure I'd bother with extra coats if that is the only motivation...unless you plan on protecting it better with rubber feet under everything or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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