We have had the tiles for the back splash since early May, shortly after I went back to work for my old employer for a five-month term. Linda and I decided about a month ago that we'd spend our Canada Day July long weekend working on the kitchen, trying to get it finished. We did a major renovation of the kitchen last fall and this is pretty much the final bit of work to be done.
Our good friend, Ed, made the mistake of calling me up a couple of days ago to "chat". I happened to mention that we would be working on the kitchen this weekend and Ed bravely volunteered to help. What a guy! Ryan and Caroline showed up both Saturday and Sunday from Niverville as well, and the job got underway.
The tiles are 2" x 2" natural slate on 12" x 12" mesh sheets. They cut quite easy with the wet-saw, but a major complication was that we had decided, with the help of a great interior designer, Kelly, of Ritz Interiors in Stonewall, to place most of the tiles on the diagonal. This made measuring and cutting extremely complicated (for us amateurs, anyway). There were times I didn't think we'd ever get the job done. Almost every single sheet of tiles had to be cut in some form or other in order for it to fit in the space.
However, as the pictures below testify, we did it! What a job well done! Thank you Ed! Thank you Ryan! Thank you Caroline! Thank you Linda! And thank you Dorothy (for lending us Ed for the weekend!).
Ed checking his handiwork at the beginning of the project. Looks OK to me, Ed!
Ryan looking for the last half-tile. Not this one!
Dennis and Ed putting the last tile in place! Finished, at last! Just washing, sealing, grouting and re-sealing left to do.
2 comments:
Looks great! Good job!
Good to see she still has you working!!!!!
Sand
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