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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2009, 02:13:08 PM »
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Got a local Salvage area?



Nope, once stuff hits the dump, you can't touch it. About the only place to go is the ReStore, but supplies are limited.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #26 on: February 10, 2009, 02:49:46 PM »
Do you have a local radio station that has a "Swap and Sell " show? Sometimes you can sell your junk and buy their treasures at an even swap. Of course, being a fan of Cobalt Blue, there's no swapping for that. I'm still sitting on enough yellow, white and black ceramic tiles, new, unused, to do one bathroom....but.....not all that many like yellow.....
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #27 on: February 10, 2009, 04:56:57 PM »
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Some friends of mine and myself spent time at the salvage area of the local dump. One friend purchased 4 small vacant houses, and furnished them, sheets, dishes, stainless ware, glasses, blenders, pasts makers, tables chairs dressers, EVERYTHING , FROM THE DUMP. I furnished a home I built (but I BOUGHT BEDS, MATTERSSES and sheets new) completely with mostly nice minimal repair antiques .

Another friend got enough tile to do the home she was building in Penna. 's two and 1/2 baths, and the kitchen. Full furnature, and enough pine flooring for the rest of the home. AND enough old books to contribute to the Salvation Army to SUBSTANTIALLY reduce her tax bill by contributing them.

Got a local Salvage area?



That's now illegal almost everywhere.  You've got to nail it in the alley - at night, the night before trash pickup - and DON'T GET CAUGHT!   ::)  We once had a city garbage man fired because he took some usable stuff home out of the trash.  It'd just KILL someone to have their "junk" reused, don't you know?   ::) ::) ::)

Another "wonderful law" brought to you by our liberal, nanny-state morons.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #28 on: February 10, 2009, 05:21:06 PM »
Frankly, were I a kid and out of good work, I'd start a small demolition and removal business and a home clearout/broom clean business. In connection, a small second hand building materials business. I'D SELL THE METALS salvaged as scrap and reconsition the idems that are easy to fix. Keeping the charge to the contractor/homeowner low as possible partially based on the salvage. Always offering a premium discount for "old" guns.....BUT, THEN,OF ALL THE JOBS i EVER HAD, THE Marine Salvage business I likes best. It was tough, resulted in more than one 24 hour work day, skirted legality, was VERY dangerous (kept the heart pumping), but the sense of acomplishment was terrific!
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #29 on: April 01, 2009, 03:22:17 PM »
Thought I would add a couple of before pics, because I'm finally getting close to finishing the project.



This shows the old flooring...hedious.



Another of the stall after I tore out the tiling, and found no vapor barrier.  :thatsright: Pretty much the moisture destroyed the greenboard used underneath. Thats a big no-no.  :hammer:

I'll get some newer pics tonight and hopefully post.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #30 on: April 01, 2009, 03:35:19 PM »
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #31 on: April 03, 2009, 12:41:18 PM »
Thanks Peter.
 I've got the HardiBacker 500 on the walls of the shower stall. Quite easy to do, but tears up the hands a bit.
I'll try to get current pics up soon, as I've very proud (pats self on back) of how well the floor of the stall came out.
Tonight I've got a Naxx run to do as soon as I get home (World of Warcraft) but I'll start up tomorrow morning with tiling the walls of the stall.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #32 on: April 03, 2009, 01:02:38 PM »
Oh God!!!World of Warcraft! To make my son happy, I even created a figure for myself, "Whizbang" . I found it difficult to hack and move at the same time...But MIKE , my adult son and father , plays about an hour a day after work.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #33 on: April 03, 2009, 02:22:57 PM »
Quote from: Peter3_1 on April 03, 2009, 01:02:38 PM
Oh God!!!World of Warcraft! To make my son happy, I even created a figure for myself, "Whizbang" . I found it difficult to hack and move at the same time...But MIKE , my adult son and father , plays about an hour a day after work.


50 yo and I love playing the damn game. It's probably the best "cooldown" after work evah! We use ventrillo to talk to eachother (Guild) and it's probably half the fun of doing a "run".
The "run" we'll be doing tonight will take roughly 3 1/2 to 4 hrs.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #34 on: April 03, 2009, 05:22:07 PM »
I think my son and I am in the Horde (?), anyway the figures are not "human"  and I'm constantly being "Killed"  when I play. So, I'm playing computer chess more and more....
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #35 on: April 07, 2009, 10:12:50 AM »
Filthy Horde!    :hammer:









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Look up Elaith or Fafherd on the (Burning  Blade  server)  Armory (Blizzard site for WoW)  You can check out the the tier 7.5 gear I've been getting.

I got about 3/4 of the stall done but ran out of thinset and I need to cut a round hole in the middle of a tile for the shower control valve.
Hopefully I'll finish up this week.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #36 on: April 07, 2009, 02:39:18 PM »
A few pics:

The floor, excuse the mess, but I'm still doing trim work:




The floor of the shower stall, done with smooth pebbles:





I'll get some of the partial tiling ones up too.




edit:  Bigger pics

And yes, we will be re-doing the cabs. Probably a new door(s) and refinish the bodies of the cabs.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #37 on: April 07, 2009, 03:19:08 PM »
A shot of the back wall of the shower with the shampoo niche I put in:

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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #38 on: April 07, 2009, 06:21:43 PM »
looks very nice, what are you doing for the stall walls?  I REALLY LIKE THE large ffloor tiles, as they look good AND require fewer  for area covered.

What made you go for the broken tile style floor? That was VERY IN back in the early 70's, slowly faided from the scene, and now is back.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #39 on: April 08, 2009, 10:13:24 AM »
Quote from: Peter3_1 on April 07, 2009, 06:21:43 PM
looks very nice, what are you doing for the stall walls?  I REALLY LIKE THE large ffloor tiles, as they look good AND require fewer  for area covered.

What made you go for the broken tile style floor? That was VERY IN back in the early 70's, slowly faided from the scene, and now is back.


The wife and I both liked it. The "tiles" are netted (on the back) small river stones (no tile pieces) and are mixed with agate. We had seen a stall done this way (and used it) and liked the look, (though that one was stones only), and the feel on our feet. The price was right too, about $4.00 per "tile" in Tile City's sale area.
The tiles are from Lowes and only ran .79 each! They look great and have a pretty good wear rating (4, I believe).
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #40 on: April 10, 2009, 04:23:25 PM »
Getting closer to the finish:




The  back wall now:

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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #41 on: April 10, 2009, 04:26:50 PM »
Here's the shampoo niche:

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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #42 on: April 10, 2009, 07:20:12 PM »
sO FAR, SO GOOD.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #43 on: April 10, 2009, 07:23:31 PM »
Looks good!
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #44 on: April 10, 2009, 08:52:24 PM »
Looking good.

Also looks like way too much work for my lazy ass.

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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #45 on: April 14, 2009, 10:29:34 AM »
TY everyone! Barring any unforseen "problems" this weekend I should have this thing finished by Sunday afternoon. Then it'll be clean up time and finish off the moulding and then, uggh, paint.
OH BTW, we are looking at getting this: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100417657&N=503484+503484+190+90401

 while it's at the very top of our price list, it looks like a pretty good crapper.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #46 on: April 14, 2009, 12:05:06 PM »
It says "right height;" what exactly is the "right height" for a commode?

I've personally always found most commodes to be too close to the ground, for me.
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #47 on: April 14, 2009, 02:32:18 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on April 14, 2009, 12:05:06 PM
It says "right height;" what exactly is the "right height" for a commode?

I've personally always found most commodes to be too close to the ground, for me.
   Same here.  I believe they are taller than "normal" whatever that is. The one removed from the bath I'm working on could be considered "right height". It's taller than the other commodes in the house, but we don't like the style and it's cracked.

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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #48 on: April 16, 2009, 09:26:10 PM »
Right height and Chair height are both the same thing. They are what were used in handicapped stalls for many years and are now used by we tall folks who got tired of going numb from the waist down.

You can get a Kohler from Lowes for just under 300 that will suck down an ungodly pile of golf balls....just in case you need to flush a couple dozen one day.  :rotf:
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Re: Tiling a shower stall
« Reply #49 on: April 17, 2009, 12:20:39 AM »
Quote from: Randy on April 16, 2009, 09:26:10 PM
Right height and Chair height are both the same thing. They are what were used in handicapped stalls for many years and are now used by we tall folks who got tired of going numb from the waist down.

You can get a Kohler from Lowes for just under 300 that will suck down an ungodly pile of golf balls....just in case you need to flush a couple dozen one day.  :rotf:
Someone needs more fiber in their diet. :popcorn:
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