Monday, March 15, 2010

The Wonders of Tiling

3 X 6 inch (yes the US is STILL doing English system measurements...even the English have adopted Metric but oh...no...we couldn't do THAT! So 3 X 6 INCH white, what we call SUBWAY TILE, is being installed by yours truely in the back bathroom of 311 Morgan our new home-to-be. I LIKE tile better than most wall coverings for bathrooms and kitchens as it's waterproof nature and timeless LOOK appeal to my sensibilities. Even the bloody ROMANS did tile, and the GREEKS as well! All over the middle east are amazing displays of beautifully artistic tile fountains, courtyards, building interiors...amazing stuff and beautiful to see and with great longlasting utility. Thus our choice for the bathroom(s) of the Morgan street, Suisun Street and Marina Blvd houses.





As rentals they have lived quite well with the tile work we did 15 years ago excepting the front bathroom of Morgan Street...dang it! The rot has allowed the tub to drop over an INCH into the subfloor area...which means that before we can USE the bathtub/shower in the front bathroom the tub has to be removed and the sub floor inspected and repaired/replaced. Nasty work. I will do it.

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