May 22, 2010My husband and I just bought a new place. This is not a forever home, just somewhere we will be living for the next 2-4 years so we’re trying to keep personal preferences out of it and would like for it to appeal to the masses when we go to sell. I’ve looked at color [...]
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May 21, 2010Due to some water damage we have had to completely re-do our kitchen. I made some decisions based on the fact that our floors, which were all white ceramic tile were not going to have to be replaced. Our kitchen is VERY small. Probably around 10 x 11. So, with the white floors I didn’t [...]
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May 19, 2010We have drywall in our kitchen that was painted with a smooth semi-gloss paint a good 8 yrs ago. We’d like to install 3"x6" tumbled marble as a backsplash over the drywall. It’s about 1/4" thick so probably slightly heavier than say, the tiny square glass tiles that come on a 12"x12" netting. One person [...]
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May 18, 2010I have been searching for a kitchen backsplash for awhile and I finally decided on this particular tile. It’s a mosaic red, orange, and antique gold glass tile. I found this at lowes in a book. The book listed a interior designer, but I would like to know where she bought it! Please help! I [...]
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May 17, 2010High-density fiberboard is the only material thin and flat enough to use as a level surface for my new backsplash. The drywall was ruined slightly when we ripped the old laminate crap off the wall. Can I do glass mosaic tile over hardboard if I glue & screw the hardboard to the drywall? I’m using [...]
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May 16, 2010I’m about to tile my kitchen backsplash with glass tiles and was wondering how to deal with the electrical outlets. they will not be flush with the wall after the job is done. how do you make them flush and still be with code? longer screws? box extenders maybe? spacers? info much appreciated!
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May 15, 2010how to cut glass tile for kitchen backsplash
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May 14, 2010We had the following glass tile installed in our bathroom: – Shower walls 60 sqft. with a 4×4 glass tile – Backsplash 12 sqft with a 3×6 glass tile – shelf in front of the mirrors 3.5 sqft with a 4×4 glass tile We provided all of the materials and now got a bill for [...]
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May 12, 2010A tile store clerk told us to avoid glass tile for our backsplash. He said heat from the stove would change the color of the tile. Is this true?
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May 12, 2010I have an ugly formica countertop that extends up the wall for a back splash. I have done a giani granite on the countertops, and it turned out very good. Looks like granite. I did not continue to paint faux granite up the wall of the formica backsplash. So it looks nice and somewhat pleasing [...]
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July 19, 2009I know that the wall has to be clean and free of debris, does it also have to be smooth or will the mastik fill in any holes? corgiesr: I am not near a Lowe’s and I have had some bad advice from Home Depot, thanks for answering.
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