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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Intricate Marble Bathroom Installation

Deco Marble Base, Chair Rail, Pencil Trim and  Mosaic Border

          
This is the final part of the 3 series marble blog.

The first one walked the reader with pictures thru the demolition of a tub and the installation of a walk in marble shower.

The second one involved the installation of a 8 inch brown marble boarder with a Marble mosaic medallion at a diagonal in the center.

Each part of the series was much more detailed and difficult than the one before. This 3rd and final presentation is a 5th degree more difficult than the 1st .These Blogs are written here in order to inform and help people , for those of you who are handy with some experience you could do it yourself. For those of you who need to hire a professional to do it, very importantly this blog will inform you so you don't get taken advantage of. One of our up coming blogs will address this exact issue. Some good people out in Groveland Ma. had a major chain home improvement co give them a price on tiling their bathroom. And needless to say they were really glad they came across tile excellence.com because they saved a unbelievable amount and we will tell their story in a Blog soon. We are finishing up their job this week.

This bathroom installation job is located in Wakefield, MA. And was a intricate and detailed installation with deco marble base , chair rail , pencil trim and a mosaic boarder and floor. There are over 30 photos in a effort to show the detail and give the reader a clear idea of what has to be done to accomplish such a installation.

The first  9 pictures show the Hardi board preparations for tile with captions . The homeowner installed all the hardy board on the entire job all I did was seal up all the joints with the silicone pictured.

garden tub with Hardi board installed ready for tile

                                              

shower walls with Hardi board installed ready for tile

 

Hardi board seams sealed with silicone II to seal in any water


another picture of sealed Hardi board

all Hardi board seams get sealed with the caulk below


silicone II caulk used to seal all Hardi board seams


another picture of garden tub with Hardi board ready for tile


floor Hardi board installed  ready for tile

floor Hardi board is sealed at all joints here pictured where floor meets curb

 

 

 


 The next 3 pictures are of the garden tub with captions . notice the large granite one piece bench top installed with thin set 

Tile installed on garden tub with chair rail trim finishing the top of the wall tile


garden tub marble meets solid granite bench installed with thin set mortar

Another picture of the solid granite bench top installed  notice the 1 inch overhang

The next 3 pictures are of the shower floor with captions. One of a sealed concrete sloped to drain floor with Redguard ready for tile 

concrete sloped to drain with Redguard sealer on top

  

Finished mosaic broke joint tile on shower floor


 shower floor tile with granite thresholds used as finish for curb and bench end

The next 9 pictures are of walls being installed with captions. The walls are in a "broke joint " pattern and are 2ft by 1 ft marble.

Tile installed on front of bench against granite threshold

broke joint 2 ft by 1 ft tile going up wall


  
marble lines meet level in corners while horizontal lines are offset like bricks
                           

once vertical level ines are established then the brick pattern just stacks on top


once lines are matching in all corners the marble just stacks right up to ceiling
Double soap dishes are installed in the corner notice the granite threshold as a door finish
A close up of the cut in soap dish in corner
A mosaic design strip in the wall at eye level with pencil trim on top and bottom gives elegance

a marble wall behind toilet with a design strip  finished off with chair rail on top and bottom

There are 2 pictures of floor lay out with captions showing the lay out to start laying marble with a whole piece from the door.
notice  the lay out whole piece of marble in doorway layed out with the spacer to be used



a close up of whole tile to be started next to granite  threshhold


There are 3 photos of laid floors with captions. Again they are 2 ft by 1 ft marble laid in a broke joint pattern
laid floors notice the brick pattern of the 2ft by 1 ft marble

look at the top of the picture see the marble base where meets the back wall

a small hallway really highlights the broke joint pattern



Finally there are 3 pictures of deco trim tile used to finish off this job . The detail and difficulty of this job is amplified by the use of such
 trims and base throughout this entire bathroom.
hand rounded finished chair rail around garden tub

 hand mitered 45 degree base corners require great care and detail

inside corner 45 degree mitered  marble base




Sunday, October 26, 2014

Marble Mosaic Medallion Tile Foyer Flooring Installation I Tile Installation

Perimeter Marble Borders of Foyer Floor

Marble Days #2


The second in the 3 part series of "marble days" is a little more elaborate than the first as promised and describes and shows the use of perimeter borders of marble around the edge of a foyer floor
 
The middle of the "field" tile is a 4 ft by 4 ft custom laser cut mosaic marble medallion installed diagonally within the different color boarder. 
 
The first 7 (# 1--#7) pictures are close ups of the medallion showing the detail and beauty of the highlight of this foyer.When installing a deco border on the perimeter of a floor you always pre-cut and lay out the border FIRST. Then fill in the FIELD so you get your BORDER square and laid  out to your desired placement. Sometimes the room is not square or there is some variation in the outside of your room and you can hide these areas around the perimeter of your room, keeping the center field square and the visual flawless and centered.



 


 

The pictures # 8 9 10 show the perimeter border installed first ready to fill in the FIELD.After installing the border the field can be filled in , in this case with marble the 1\16 inch grout joint is quite challenging . The cuts leave no room for error and the fact that this FIELD is in a diagonal pattern just amplifies the challenge.Pictures # 11 12 13 show the progress of filling in the Field. This kind of installation can be a test for even the most seasoned of tile installer as marble is a entirely different installation than any type of ceramic installation, 
 


 
 
The next photos #14 15 16 17 show the finished foyer and the detail involved in mosaic and perimeter border marble installations. 

 


The next "marble Days 3" blog will deal with marble wall boarders , marble trims,marble base,and marble deco trims in a entire marble bathroom including a walk in shower a garden tub, and master floor.Hope you enjoy this blog and these great photos Chris

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