Productive

[cjsmith]

I've gotten a lot done over the past few days, despite very low motivation. Not sure why. (Not sure why I have such low motivation AND not sure why I've gotten a bunch done in spite of that.) I'd like to keep up with this trend.

Done: apply finish to bookshelves, put bookshelves in place, get appropriate contents back onto them; hang whiteboard; replace kitchen sink faucet; fix drain stopper mechanism in Rob's bathroom; make a batch of chocolate chip cookies; call a square dance weekend in Los Angeles.

To do: rework resume and send to two places; make printer table, apply finish, put printer on it; get rid of old bookcase; get bike working again, buy new bike helmet (feet still aren't healthy enough to run); gather courage to retile bathroom.

Anybody out there ever retiled a tub surround? Got any advice I won't find in books?

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tile remodel

[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

My brother, B, has re-tiled a tub / shower surround. He did good job of getting all the tiles lined up. The one thing that sticks out I can remember him saying (and probably wouldn't be found in books) is that he doesn't recommend using "floor tile" on walls. The large blue-white marble tiles certainly provide more surface area, fewer grout lines... but due to the increased thickness & weight (due to being "floor tiles") they were a "pain" to put into place.

Good luck with your project!
-- Shadopanther

Re: tile remodel

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I had heard the bit about not using wall tile on floors, because it usually isn't designed to take the weight; but the problems of using floor tile on walls was definitely not in any of my books.

I'm hoping to find some good, inexpensive silver/gray ish granite. Home Depot might have some. But the tiles are big and probably heavy. :-(