this is definitely a political observation.
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this is definitely a political observation.
qclabrat
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how you planning to finish between the tile and top? My contractor just grouted it to the granite but its starting to need regrouting or another solution. I don't want to put down a back splash or quarter round
gtluke
The Moped
Needs to be silicone grout. They sell all the matching grout colors in silicone tubes. It looks exactly the same when dried, even the same texture. Way more flexible. Your contractor cut corners, shame shame! You have to do silicone on the countertop and corners, then wait for it to dry 24hs, then do grout. So they just skipped that.
it should be done with siliconized grout. the grout company should sell it.
same as the bathtub to tile, and inside corners of tile walls (they never do this) - and tile to molding joints.
edit -- ^^^ what luke said
qclabrat
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gtluke
The Moped
so that's different from what you get in tubes at HD?
yeah, it matches the texture better
jnos
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But is available at home depot
HD has some of the colors matching what they sell in store, otherwise, it can be ordered.
yes - if you want that nice color/texture match. More important when doing some non-std color (think red or silver/grey grout.)
the line up the inside corner of the walls is very noticeable.
gtluke
The Moped
I have my kitchen apart again, minorly. And hobbling on a shit knee and in between stretching and icing.
I should have drawn up my kitchen in exact detail in autocad so I could have not spent probably 3 hours doing math and fighting with a tape measurer to figure out the exact placement of the first tile on the wall as to eliminate any shitty tile cuts or any tile having less than 1/4 tile at a vertical line.
left wall, right side of left cabinet, left side of vent, right side of vent, left side of right cabinet, electrical outlet, right wall
I did end up finding the magic number.
I should have drawn up my kitchen in exact detail in autocad so I could have not spent probably 3 hours doing math and fighting with a tape measurer to figure out the exact placement of the first tile on the wall as to eliminate any shitty tile cuts or any tile having less than 1/4 tile at a vertical line.
left wall, right side of left cabinet, left side of vent, right side of vent, left side of right cabinet, electrical outlet, right wall
I did end up finding the magic number.
Anyone have any experience with these or similar?
YdroStop whole house water shut off
I like the concept- it uses flow rate to identify a leak,
doesn't require electricity, and provides whole house coverage.
YdroStop whole house water shut off
I like the concept- it uses flow rate to identify a leak,
doesn't require electricity, and provides whole house coverage.
what are you putting between the poles?
didja rent an auger? or do they do nothing up there?
qclabrat
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2x2 welded wire with poly coat
Will use a tension wire kit on top and bottom. Lots of bowling ball sized basalt. Contractor said they would also need to hand dig and would be 6k, saving 4 doing it myself across 2-3 weekends
going to set the posts in dry cement, or use a mixer (or hand mix - don't do it)
qclabrat
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Already done, two bags of fast setting in each hole. About $45per hole, labor included