In the pictures below you will see where we removed the carpet and vinyl from every room in the house (except the master bedroom, which will be done later) and we also replaced the subfloor. The old subfloor was particle board which had water damage and wasn’t very sturdy to begin with.
This bathroom was completely remodeled. The homeowner did the framing and drywall work, but called me to install the 16″ marble floor and shower. A layer of Hardibacker underlayment was used as (more…)
Below are before and after pictures of a tile installation in Northeast Arkansas. This is actually a 2000 square foot building that is used as a fellowship hall by a small church. I began this job by applying Redgard to areas of the concrete that had small cracks. Redgard is used a crack suppression membrane to keep cracks in the concrete slab from transferring through to the tile.
The following pictures show a tile installation in the basement of a home in Bella Vista, Arkansas. After the water heater leaked, a complete tear-out of the carpet was required. Tile was the obvious choice, due to its durability. Another leaking water heater won’t affect this floor. Extending the tile up the wall was an after-thought. There are two different types of stone border installed, since we couldn’t find enough of either kind to do the entire basement. This totally changed (more…)
This is a complete master bathroom renovation that included a large amount of tile for the floor and walls. It features a “slate-looking” ceramic tile that was installed with a listello border. The tile in the main part of the bathroom goes up the wall 7 1/2 feet, and 4 1/2 feet in the toilet room.
The shower is waterproofed with Schluter Kerdi membrane, and the walls around the tub were waterproofed with Redgard. The soap boxes are recessed into the wall cavity and are completely waterproof. This shower will dry out sooner after each use, which makes it more difficult for mold or mildew to grow. This is all due to the Schluter Kerdi membrane!
The shower glass enclosure and glass door for the toilet room (more…)