Day 3, floor mostly filled in. We opted to keep the molding on because the join would be covered by quarter round.
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Rick lays out the patten on the floor in marker. Note the laptop: he had produced a full floor diagram to calculate how many tiles to buy. On the floor the North/West orientation marks are for the patterned tiles so that using times with the same pattern won't be obvious in the long run.
With the refrigerator out and all of the other floor standing items removed, the tile lay down begins.
We discovered that the bevelled edge on the tiles makes them very delicate until installed. It also became necessary to blacken the creme floor at the new tile joins, otherwise you could see the white of the undertile.
Lots of marks on the floor. We're commited at this point.
A hand rolling pin comes in very handy to make sure there is not just good but GREAT adhesion of the tiles. This also helped us close the gap between tiles.
No A/C in the kitchen...MAN it got hot in there.
Fridge was unloaded, moved and reloaded. Gotta keep the beer cool. :^) The front room became the storage area while we worked in the kitchen.
Two days worth of work. It really is harder than it looks to keep from reproducing the pattern on the floor.
Leah comes over to consult on wall colors. Marylee got the idea that it would be nice to paint. She was right...but it caused the scope of the project to balloon.
Daylight is your friend when doing color comparisons.
Leah opted to find a color that was both in the counter, as well as in (or be compatible with) the flooring.
My job here is to look worried.
The color we settled on his so subtle, you have to check the walls to make sure they're painted. It works...but because its so hard to see the difference between painted and unpainted, it made it a beast to apply.
