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C_Dave45
01-12-2011, 11:58 AM
Ever have one of those days where everything goes well? Had one of those yesterday. Got a lot accomplished and no problems. Those are rare.

Did a complete bathroom, floor, shower, and jacuzzi. Wonderboarded and tiled all in a days work:

Started with this:

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Boarded up the shower by 10:00:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/0938f04d.jpg

And then finished up all the tile. Shower done by lunch:

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C_Dave45
01-12-2011, 12:03 PM
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slick2404
01-12-2011, 12:05 PM
wow, nice work. Well done sir

Jerms
01-12-2011, 12:06 PM
Whoa, great job!! Washroom looks awesome. Is this in your home or are you working on someone elses?

C_Dave45
01-12-2011, 12:09 PM
Nah, just a spec home for one of the big builders. Nothing special... Just nice to get lots done in a day without any problems. Working inside too, FTW.

sxtasy
01-12-2011, 12:59 PM
looks good. What is the process for waterproofing the shower? Poly, cement board then tile? What about the backsplash around the tub, just tile on drywall?

Kloubek
01-12-2011, 01:01 PM
Love the bathroom Dave. Nice work - as always!

max_boost
01-12-2011, 01:03 PM
Looks great!

Skyline_Addict
01-12-2011, 01:05 PM
very nice

C_Dave45
01-12-2011, 01:24 PM
Originally posted by sxtasy
looks good. What is the process for waterproofing the shower? Poly, cement board then tile? What about the backsplash around the tub, just tile on drywall?
Waterproofing is an option that most builders don't do unless it's a steam shower. In this case it's a regular shower so it's not necessary. It was tile onto w/board. Jacuzzi and backsplashes just straight onto drywall.
Btw, the very first tub/shower splash I did was for my dad in 1981. 6x6 onto normal drywall. It's still standing strong today. No waterproofing, no wonderboard, not even aqua board. Not that I recomend that...it's just that in some applications it's not gonna fall apart without it.

Chandler_Racing
01-12-2011, 02:41 PM
Looks good, well done.

I always liked seeing the tile work you do.

03ozwhip
01-12-2011, 09:37 PM
aside from the colors thats my exact ensuite! nice work.

adidas
01-12-2011, 10:24 PM
colors are too dark for my taste but good job holmes.

Graham_A_M
01-12-2011, 11:02 PM
Hey Dave PM me your number. My parents are doing an assload of renos, and you'd be a good guy to have around.

project240
01-13-2011, 12:14 AM
Originally posted by Kloubek
Nice work - as always!

:thumbsup:

Looking good!!

Jlude
01-13-2011, 02:13 AM
Great Work - :thumbsup:

DNSRadio
01-13-2011, 02:24 AM
looks great !!
:thumbsup:

desi112
01-13-2011, 10:06 AM
yo thats awesome!

Chester
01-13-2011, 11:27 AM
Wow C_dave, that looks great! Do you do renos?

C_Dave45
01-15-2011, 11:27 AM
Originally posted by Chester
Wow C_dave, that looks great! Do you do renos?
Thank you.
This was a little reno I did on a 43 year old bathroom: complete gut, added laundry facility to adjoining room, re & re exterior window, all new fixtures, cabinetry and lighting, and of course, tile. Just leftover stuff from old jobs.

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Kona9
01-15-2011, 11:31 AM
Nice work Dave!

D'z Nutz
01-15-2011, 11:46 AM
that's great! It's nice to see someone who takes pride in their work... while delivery quality craftsmanship.

dezmarez
01-15-2011, 11:57 AM
What would that cost? For a complete bathroom reno? if you were doing it? (labour + materials)

I just upgraded to tile for the house that im building and i got charged huge for tile in all the bathrooms, and for half of the main floor (entry way/hallway/kitchen).

All in all probably 650sq/ft of tile.

Just curious to see if I got pwned on the price.

Do you charge extra for laying tile brick style compared to regular like in the pictures?

C_Dave45
01-15-2011, 12:06 PM
Originally posted by dezmarez
What would that cost? For a complete bathroom reno? if you were doing it? (labour + materials)

I just upgraded to tile for the house that im building and i got charged huge for tile in all the bathrooms, and for half of the main floor (entry way/hallway/kitchen).

All in all probably 650sq/ft of tile.

Just curious to see if I got pwned on the price.

Do you charge extra for laying tile brick style compared to regular like in the pictures?

Complete gut like that, about $8,000-$10,000 depending on the materials picked.

Industry standard for Calgary area for tile install (labour only) $4-$5 per foot. (that can be anywhere from $3.00 for a wide open floor with normal 12x12 ceramic tile, to $10-$20 for steam rooms, glass tile, natural stone, etc etc)
Yes, brick pattern is more. As well as "diagonal lay" as well as larger format tile (12x24, 16x16 and up)

When you upgrade by a builder they charge top dollar...can be as high as $11-$15 per foot.

garnet
01-15-2011, 02:09 PM
good stuff :thumbsup: .....better then my yesterday LOL
re-doing another contractors simple tub "install"
...mixer not secured (no block even), spout line not soldered at mixer, and drain wasn't even connected (new location from old), guess it was to complex for them LOL

aren't bathrooms fun :D

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dezmarez
01-15-2011, 04:35 PM
Originally posted by C_Dave45


Complete gut like that, about $8,000-$10,000 depending on the materials picked.

Industry standard for Calgary area for tile install (labour only) $4-$5 per foot. (that can be anywhere from $3.00 for a wide open floor with normal 12x12 ceramic tile, to $10-$20 for steam rooms, glass tile, natural stone, etc etc)
Yes, brick pattern is more. As well as "diagonal lay" as well as larger format tile (12x24, 16x16 and up)

When you upgrade by a builder they charge top dollar...can be as high as $11-$15 per foot.


Thanks for the insight!!

Should have just had them put the spec in and got you to do it after eh?? haha ;)

I would love to be "handy" any be able to do it myself, but pretty useless when it comes to that.

Sorry to :hijack:

Jeremiah
01-15-2011, 05:04 PM
As much as a dislike you. Much can be said about the quality of your work.

Props

dingmah
01-15-2011, 06:46 PM
Quality work like always! :thumbsup:

shynepho
01-15-2011, 06:52 PM
Thats very nicely done man. Congrats!

Twin_Cam_Turbo
01-15-2011, 06:57 PM
Looks great :thumbsup:

tirebob
01-17-2011, 11:10 AM
Looks nice! My basement flooded this past summer and insurance would not cover it (seepage being an act of god or some shit). My wife and I ripped out the carpet and decided to tile the entire basement and do radiant heat in all rooms instead of recarpeting. Due to funds, other than the electrical aspect of the floor mats, we did the entire thing on our own (almost 1000sf). Holy shit is tile work rough!!! I can definitely appreciate why tile guys have to charge what they charge... Day in and day out that job would destroy me! Thats what you get for bad knees and being heavy I guess... lol!

Props to you sir...

C_Dave45
01-17-2011, 01:57 PM
Haha...wow 1000 ft! That's a BIG job for a diy. I bet you felt it in your hamstrings eh? Yes, back and knees are what "go" on us tile guys. Especially doing commercial work, where it's mostly floors. I did over 15 yrs of that. Residential is a little easier.

tirebob
01-17-2011, 02:39 PM
Originally posted by C_Dave45
Haha...wow 1000 ft! That's a BIG job for a diy. I bet you felt it in your hamstrings eh? Yes, back and knees are what "go" on us tile guys. Especially doing commercial work, where it's mostly floors. I did over 15 yrs of that. Residential is a little easier.

Yeah she was rough for sure. I have to admit that my wife did most of the tile laying as my back is severely fucked, so I was her helper bitch for most of it! Hahaha! She is a trooper I will tell you what! Honestly, it is more like 800sf completed as we still need to do the bath and landing that we are waiting till we have more money to do other stuff before laying the tile we already bought, but still... it took us a LONG time and a lot of pain to get that 800 layed and grouted! Hopefully I will be in a better spot when that time comes and I can hire a guy like you to do the bath!

CUG
01-17-2011, 02:40 PM
Dave, I meant to ask you; how do you get that old ass glass/gravel combo off of the exterior of your home, say if they want to stucco it or put some sort of siding up? Tell me you don't have to jackhammer it all off...