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October 20, 2007

Construction Daily

Today (at long last) I began work on the foyer flooring. We figured we have enough wood in the house so we wanted to introduce another texture/material. We opted to go with 18" square slate tiles in the foyer, with 6" squares around the tasting bar, and 4" squares as borders. As with all projects, step one is to dry fit the tiles and lay everything out to figure out where the full vs. cut pieces are going to go. In addition, I had to figure out the proper heights to ensure a seamless transition from the slate to the wood flooring. The key to this whole puzzle is the aluminum Schluter Systems edging, which essentially provides a very clean slope from the wood to the slate. This stuff is awesome, and with a little bit of "customization" with some tin snips I was able to make the curve around the bar.

So once I had the tile layout figured out (with my assistant Tristan helping) it was time to begin work on the underlayment, Hardiboard to ensure a good water-resistant surface to adhere the tile.

Daily hours = 7
Total hours = 724

Enjoy the pics

Posted by Stephen at October 20, 2007 7:36 PM