Many moons ago, I wrote a couple posts about how to tile a countertop. Check these out to see how I did it: How to Tile a Countertop: Preparations How to Tile a Countertop: Lay Tile Anyway, I wanted to wait until the bathroom was finished to post a finished picture, but about forgot to [...] Read More

I’m in the drywall phase at my garage conversion project. I’ll admit that finishing drywall isn’t one of my favorite parts of the job, however, it is satisfying to see the finished product and knowing that the quality of my work will be enjoyed for years to come. I’ve covered my process for ‘mudding’ drywall [...] Read More

As I mentioned before, this was a quick tile job because I had to get it done before the homeowners got back from their short vacation. I made it by my deadline and all were happy… I grouted the floor on Saturday with a sanded grout color called cinnamon. When it was wet it had [...] Read More

After getting all the Hardibacker down (this post), I spent some time laying out a plan. The tile that I was using was 13 1/8″ square and we would use 1/4″ grout lines. This means that each tile plus one grout line takes up 13 3/8″ or 13.375″. Using this dimension I measured the walls [...] Read More

I’m taking a short break from my garage conversion project (these posts) to help some folks with their kitchen floor while they are out of town on a brief vacation. They were ready to replace the laminate floating floor that (sort of) looked like tile, with the real thing. The first step was to remove [...] Read More