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Bathroom tile question mravenez 12-24-2006
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Posted by on December 24, 2006, 9:20 pm


Hi everyone,

I am remodeling a bathroom in the cellar of my home and I was hoping
someone could give me some advice about tile. The bathroom is not very
large; maybe 10 feet long and 5 feet wide (the whrilpool takes up about
3 feet of the length)... Anyway, I am planning on putting dark
imperador marble in this bathroom but I am not sure if I should tile
the walls as well. If I have the walls tiled and go half way up with
them, with regular sheetrock above that, I am worried that the bathroom
will look extremely boxed in. Does anyone ever tile only the floor and
the area surrounding the tub and leave the rest of the walls
un-tiled... Its funny, I usually have millions of ideas, but I am king
of stumped by this one... One more thing I ought to say, the ceiling in
this bathroom is rather low... Just a few inches over 6 feet.

Sincerely, Anthony


Real Goods Solar, Inc.
Posted by on December 24, 2006, 10:56 pm


Mirrored surfaces give an illusion of space.


Posted by DerbyDad03 on December 24, 2006, 11:05 pm


mravenez asked:

Does anyone ever tile only the floor and the area surrounding the tub
and leave the rest of the walls un-tiled?

Sure...it's very common. That's why they make those bullnosed border
tiles. Leaves a nice transition from the tiled portion to the plain
wall surface.


mravenez@aol.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am remodeling a bathroom in the cellar of my home and I was hoping
> someone could give me some advice about tile. The bathroom is not very
> large; maybe 10 feet long and 5 feet wide (the whrilpool takes up about
> 3 feet of the length)... Anyway, I am planning on putting dark
> imperador marble in this bathroom but I am not sure if I should tile
> the walls as well. If I have the walls tiled and go half way up with
> them, with regular sheetrock above that, I am worried that the bathroom
> will look extremely boxed in. Does anyone ever tile only the floor and
> the area surrounding the tub and leave the rest of the walls
> un-tiled... Its funny, I usually have millions of ideas, but I am king
> of stumped by this one... One more thing I ought to say, the ceiling in
> this bathroom is rather low... Just a few inches over 6 feet.
>
> Sincerely, Anthony


Posted by on December 24, 2006, 11:16 pm


Hi,

Thank you both for responding. I have thought about mirrored surfaces,
but how exactly would it be applied in a bathroom situation. I mean, I
know that the mirror that will be above the vanity goes without saying,
but how else could it be used?

Sincerely, Anthony


Posted by on December 25, 2006, 7:56 am



mravenez@aol.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thank you both for responding. I have thought about mirrored surfaces,
> but how exactly would it be applied in a bathroom situation. I mean, I
> know that the mirror that will be above the vanity goes without saying,
> but how else could it be used?
>
> Sincerely, Anthony


Don;t know about the conditons of your basement, but for any basement
where flooding is a possibility, and that's most basements, I'd factor
that in before I went with marble and extra tile. If it floods either
from ground water or a burst water heater, it's just more costly damage
to repair. Also, for resale value, I think extra money spent on a
basement bathroom trying to make it look fancy isn't going to increase
value anywhere near what it costs.


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