Most of my free time the last couple of weeks has been spent working on this tiling project. It was quite the learning experience. We bought the large tiles at the Habit for Humanity reuse store. But there were not enough of them to do the entire floor. So that is how the tile rug idea came about. The small colored tiles in the center are slate that we cut into strips from a 6×6 grid. The dark tiles were ones that I cut with wet saw from 13″ tiles. That part was very time consuming. The total number of tiles in the center came to 567! Laying them in thinset was also very tricky because there were three different thickness that all had to be somewhat level on the surface. Lets just say I am happy that this project is over with. It was fun to do the creative work but spending that much time on your knees can be painstaking.
So after all the work was over I took the day off and played some disc golf and watched Little Miss Sunshine. It was funny and inspiring. I have not laughed that much in a movie since The Gods must be Crazy!
nate logan Says:
January 8th, 2007 at 10:59 amVisit nate logan
With the differing thicknesses, that’s an insane project. But it turned out beautifully. Great job!
phil Says:
January 8th, 2007 at 8:09 pmVisit phil
nice work gabe looks great seems to be a nice flow from the hardwood floors to the tile all of the wood block sculpture work finally paid off fortunately these blocks are not destined to fall over (any time soon anyway)
Lelia Katherine Thomas Says:
January 8th, 2007 at 8:12 pmVisit Lelia Katherine Thomas
Wow, that would have driven me crazy before I could ever get done. I admire your work unbelievably so, but I almost admire your ability to finish projects more.
Lisa B. Says:
January 13th, 2007 at 2:44 amVisit Lisa B.
Your creative fix for the materials shortage is absolutely wonderful.
I “wood” say your art rocks!