Mosaic Novelties

I have been laying tile for 15 years so I know that porcelain, while it has micro holes, doesn’t really need any kind of sealer. However, I did a floor in 2007. It is 12" porcelain on the beige side. It goes through an entry, office, kitchen, dining room, another entry to the garage and [...]

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We are remodeling our kitchen and are installing a granite countertop. We’ve picked out a great tile to go with it and plan to tile the entire backsplash. Our granite guy is insisting that we go with a 4" granite backsplash and then tile above that. I think he’s just insisting that to sell more [...]

Posted in Kitchen Tile Backsplash 5 Comments »

We are in process of replacing kitchen counter-top with granite slab. Is it okay to replace the back-splash also with granite slab? Is that normal trend? what are advantages and disadvantages of using granite slab for back-splash instead of using tile. Repeat question: can I the granite slab, be cut, and used on the back-wall [...]

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I am redoing my bathroom floor and certain sections squeak when you walk on it. The underlayment is plywood, I riped up the linoleum and cleaned and scraped it good. I have done floors in the past, last year my master bath with slate, but it’s been a long time since I have done porcelain [...]

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I’m a thirty-year-old single guy. I like dogs, the outdoors, my Jeep Wrangler, autumn, good wine, travel, photography… I’m trying to integrate my "likes" into my home. I have painted my living/dining room two colors of khaki, and a chalkboard-green wall. I have a brown leather couch, and walnut tables and bookcases. I’ve also remodeled [...]

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I would like to remove the 4" Corian back splash attached to the countertop in order to replace it with all new 6" ceramic tiles. How do I remove the back splash without damaging the countertop or wall? I have heard that this is not recommended, is it even worth it? What do you think? [...]

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Moving to a 965 sq. ft. beach bungalow in VA and must renovate the kitchen and bath. Don’t want granite in kitchen. Thinking of hd Wilsonart countertop in a sand color or maybe even blue, white appliances, gas range with continuous grates in cast iron, white subway tile backsplash, a beige porcelain tile floor, and [...]

Posted in Glass Tile Backsplash 5 Comments »

I’m doing out kitchen backsplash with very potus travertine 4" tiles. Using pennys as spacers. Counters are granite DIY from Bedrock Creations, neat system. Using unsanded Summer Wheat grout. Should I seal the travertine before grouting to prevent it from absorbing too much grout? Thanks! Other Related Mosaic Sites

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I’m beginning a kitchen remodeling project and have already taken the tile backsplash (about 10" high) off the sheetrock. The sheetrock was previously textured (common in new houses) and then the tile was glued onto it. When taking the tile off, the paper portion of the sheet rock has ripped off with some of the [...]

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I just tiled my bathroom wall above the vanity with 1"x1" mesh backed glass tile. I need to install the vanity medicine cabinet above the vanity now and I just want to know the best way to install it on top of the tile. I know the simple answer is to drill through the grout [...]

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I have a Sony VX2000 Mini DV Camera. When I record i get the mosaic-pattern or strips glitch and the sound kind of goes beserck too. I bought a cleaning cassette and repeated cleaning and it only seems to work for a brief time. How to I enable the automatic "Cleaning Cassette" on the camera? [...]

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I have a 130 year old house. I removed the old bathroom flooring down to the original wood floor planks and am now installing plywood subflooring over the planks using the proper glue and nails, then Hardibacker board over that. The final surface will be 12" square, 1/4" thick slate tiles. The problem is, one [...]

Posted in Slate Floor Tile 10 Comments »