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Adding a Basement Bath Below Grade, What To Do First?

March 29, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

Before beginning any project, you first need to take measurements, accurate measurements. I don’t mean just the length and width, but also the height and if you are working in a basement environment,

Filed Under: Bathroom, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Tagged With: basement bath design, bathroom addition, bathroom project, Home Improvement Projects, plumbing, Punch! Software, Tile, tile flooring

Tile for Sunroom Project Finished, Third Update

May 1, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

The tile are installed and grouted.  I won’t say there weren’t moments of exasperation, but now that it’s all behind me, I can sit back and enjoy the finished product.  Many tile jobs are hurry up and wait. You wait for the thinset or mastic to dry. You wait for the grout to take a […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Flooring, Home Improvement Tagged With: Building Materials, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, tile flooring

Death of a Tool

April 28, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Rarely have I had tool failures, but this week has been an exception. Monday night I had a Dremel rotary tool die an ignoble death. Monday afternoon I went by Lowe’s to pick up some cut off wheels and saw the new quick change kits and picked one up for a little more than $20.  Monday night […]

Filed Under: Home Improvement, Tools Tagged With: Home Improvement Projects, tile flooring, Tool News, Tools

Tools for Setting Tile:Tips to Save Time and Money

April 26, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Installing ceramic or porcelain tile should not be an intimidating project and with the right tools you can get professional results.  My first tile installations were many years ago and there was no internet and I didn’t have tile saws or lasers, but I was able to work around those issues. What I wasn’t able […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Flooring, Tools, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Building Materials, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, Installing Tile, tile flooring, tile tool, Tool News, Tools

Tiling a Sun Room, First Installment

April 18, 2010 by Chad Gillikin

Backerboard Installation

Many years ago I converted a porch into a sun-room for my parents. The room gets more use than others and has become a family room where everyone gathers to watch TV, talk or to just enjoy the view afforded by the walls of windows.  In recent years, mom’s small dogs have slept there. And […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Flooring, Weekend Projects Tagged With: Bosch, Building Materials, Extreme How-To, Home Improvement Projects, tile flooring, Tile Installation

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