A little tile job we're doing..

[C_Dave45]

So the boy picked up a nice "little" tile job and I'm helping him on it. We received the tile yesterday; I'm thinking we'll be here awhile.


12,000 lbs....8 Pallets worth

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[lilmira]

At least you'll have extra to fill up the holes on that backboard.

[Kobe]

Post pics after please..

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by C_Dave45
So the boy picked up a nice "little" tile job and I'm helping him on it. We received the tile yesterday; I'm thinking we'll be here awhile.


12,000 lbs....8 Pallets worth



Ur gonna be stronger than an ax after this.

[ianmcc]

I see why you were looking for a strong back-to hump all that tile into the house!
I helped my BIL on a job in Elbow Valley. Some nice houses out there for sure.

[tirebob]

And I just about shit a brick when they dropped off ONE pallet of tiles when I redid my basement floor...

Have fun man, and post some final pics if the client doesn't mind!

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR


Ur gonna be stronger than an ax after this.
Lol Tom. Not me this time. Hired a fellow beyonder to help. Started on Friday and he's good!! Got him doing cuts and mixing too.
I'll definitely be posting pics. It's the entire basement including bedrooms and both bathrooms, all in 16x16 slate on diagonal.

[JRSC00LUDE]

Not bad Dave! I've got my guys doing about 30,000 s.f. right now, had a whole sea-can delivered to site lol, bloody huge!

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE
Not bad Dave! I've got my guys doing about 30,000 s.f. right now, had a whole sea-can delivered to site lol, bloody huge!
For a residential job?!!!!! What kind of tile?
You say "Your guys"....you have a flooring/tile company?

[JRSC00LUDE]

It's commercial lol, we are doing 4 floors of BHP Billitons offices here. They have 3500 yards of carpet tile to do too!

Yes, we run a flooring crew and having a flooring company as part of our business. I'm a project manager for a commercial construction management company.

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE
It's commercial lol, we are doing 4 floors of BHP Billitons offices here. They have 3500 yards of carpet tile to do too!

Yes, we run a flooring crew and having a flooring company as part of our business. I'm a project manager for a commercial construction management company.

Ohh, oh. Well no biggey there then. Plenty of commercial jobs I've done that are well over the 100,000 sq ft range. I've done the tile in YVR, Metrotown Mall, Richmond Centre, Pacific Centre....all over 100,000 s.f.

This is for just a residential house! And just the basement, at that!!

[JRSC00LUDE]

Yes, that is huge! Must be quite the house! Show us the finished project for sure:)

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE
Yes, that is huge! Must be quite the house! Show us the finished project for sure:)

As promised.....here's the job completed, along with progress pics:



First step...install 1800 ft of Ditra

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Bathroom #2...wait til you see it finished!

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Starting to install the Slate

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Set and grouted...now we need the finishing touch

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Sealing the Slate

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Bathroom #1

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Bathroom #2

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Turned over to Customer

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[baygirl]

^^^:rofl: your sig got me

[B20EF]

Originally posted by C_Dave45
[b]First step...install 1800 ft of Ditra

:eek: Thats $5000 of ditra!

It looks great. You do good work. :thumbsup:

[Sykes]

That's alot of grouting to do... :eek:

Looks sweet! :thumbsup:

[Euro_Trash]

Looks good - color is not my cup of tea, but the finished product looks nice.

[JRSC00LUDE]

Nice job Dave :thumbsup:

Floor guys are my favourite out of all the trades, it really is what completes a project. Good installers are worth their weight in gold.

[lilmira]

I like the colour and the texture however I can imagine how much it will cost to furnish the room to match the tile. That shouldn't be a problem for someone who owns a house like that I assume.

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by lilmira
I like the colour and the texture however I can imagine how much it will cost to furnish the room to match the tile. That shouldn't be a problem for someone who owns a house like that I assume.

Yeah I don't think that will be a problem lol. The tile contract was just under $30,000 to the homeowner. :bigpimp:

[CapnCrunch]

Originally posted by C_Dave45


Yeah I don't think that will be a problem lol. The tile contract was just under $30,000 to the homeowner. :bigpimp:

Is the tile pretty even? My experiences with slate have been a bit "bumpy" lol.

[ercchry]

no heat? brrr

[Kloubek]

Yeah, I installed slate in the kitchen of my last place. It looked pretty cool (colours were a bit more muted than all this red), but the surface was really uneven and I felt like I was always stepping on the floor of a cave.

Great job though Dave - as always.

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by ercchry
no heat? brrr
Entire slab has hydronic in-floor heat.



Originally posted by Kloubek
Yeah, I installed slate in the kitchen of my last place. It looked pretty cool (colours were a bit more muted than all this red), but the surface was really uneven and I felt like I was always stepping on the floor of a cave.

Great job though Dave - as always.

Yeah un-gauged slate is VERY inconsistent. Varies as much as 1/2 an inch within the same piece. If installed poorly, the lippage from one piece to another can be a tripping hazard. When I install, I may pick up each piece and turn it as much as 270 degrees as well as use more/less mud in order to get smooth transitions. Pretty hard to do with just a notched trowel and thinset only. I use a very thick bed of sand/cement as well.
You've walked on my slate floor in the poker room, Jeff...that's all un-gauged slate.

[Kloubek]

Yeah, your basement isn't bad. Much better installation job than my own. :) When I installed it, I did try to adjust the mud with limited success. I suppose that is why you're a professional tiler and I'm... not.

[CapnCrunch]

Originally posted by Kloubek
Yeah, your basement isn't bad. Much better installation job than my own. :) When I installed it, I did try to adjust the mud with limited success. I suppose that is why you're a professional tiler and I'm... not.

I did my bathroom a few months ago and had to pull up a couple of tiles that were sticking up.

Now I'm stuck trying to figure out how to fill the uneven gaps next to my bathtub. :facepalm:

[masoncgy]

That looks sweet!

Love slate floors, it gives one so many different color options to work with.

[TomcoPDR]

Any updates on the final finishing of the interior?

[403Gemini]

Hey dave is that your basement or do you work for a flooring company? If so which one? I'm debating moving into project managing in the next few years and I wouldn't mind a contact to have if i do take the plunge

[max_boost]

Can you post pics of the job you are doing for InRich. Preferably exterior shots of his house and cars too. Thanks Dave. :thumbsup: :bigpimp:

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR
Any updates on the final finishing of the interior? No, we're done in that place. Unfortunately we won't get to see the final finishes.



Originally posted by 403Gemini
Hey dave is that your basement or do you work for a flooring company? If so which one? I'm debating moving into project managing in the next few years and I wouldn't mind a contact to have if i do take the plunge
No, this was a job for a customer of my son's. He and I work for ourselves.



Originally posted by max_boost
Can you post pics of the job you are doing for InRich. Preferably exterior shots of his house and cars too. Thanks Dave. :thumbsup: :bigpimp:

Hahaha.....Haven't started Rich's yet. And I would only post what Rich would want me to post.

[InRich]

Originally posted by max_boost
Can you post pics of the job you are doing for InRich. Preferably exterior shots of his house and cars too. Thanks Dave. :thumbsup: :bigpimp:

lol... jeeezus.
hes starting this week. I'll be posting shots of my entire renovation when its done. only cause i love beyond of course.

[CUG]

Awesome work Dave. Nice and straight lines eh.