I went for additional supplies that were needed through the day. Not all of the underlayment got attached or cut, but enough did that if we finish what's been cut, we can go back to a normal semblance of life and use of the kitchen by the end of this weekend.
Kaylee left with them to go to their house where Grandma was going to pick her up. We were suddenly child free! We went out to a late dinner at a BBQ place about 30 minutes away and it was delicious. Then we crashed in bed.
Today was tile cutting and placement day!
We tested out how we wanted the tiles arranged. The manufacturer of the tile didn't recommend a 50% overlay so we experimented with other options.
Then we put the new tile saw together and got cutting!
The dining room is coming together!
Moving into the kitchen
All the pieces have been cut. Eric then measured them in preparation for the thinset to attach them down. We didn't finish the whole kitchen because he ran out of spacers! But we did get a good amount of them done. The plan for after dinner tonight is to get this set of tile of attached with thinset and tomorrow, finish putting down underlayment, then use the spacers to finish laying out and cutting the rest of the tile.
I've been doing a ton of laundry in preparation for losing access to the laundry room and I bought lots of water since we'll be losing access to our drinking water once we start actually attaching tile and grouting.
Grouting will be late tomorrow and mostly Monday. Sister and her husband are returning hopefully Sunday but definitely Monday to assist. We've also purchased a special additive that preseals the grout as you apply it so you can reduce a step in waiting for the tile to be done.
Update!:
Tiling is DONE! FINITO!
We moved into the angled space and Kaylee helped
Cutting pieces to fit
Not mortared in yet
To the entry way! We changed how the flooring flowed so that when you come in you can stay on a more durable surface with snow/mud on shoes rather than worrying about getting the carpet (for now) wet and dirty. Before, you'd come in on tile through the front door, and have to step on carpet before getting to hardwood. We really love how this flows much better.
Eric got all of the tile set in place.
On Sunday BIL and MIL came out to help grout. No pictures, sorry! Due to varying techniques we have significant grout haze to remove but I'm handling it well.
You can see the two tiles where I've used vinegar and water to remove the grout haze.
We swept up the loose particles and vacuumed the tile. Now all that's left is using the vinegar/water solution to wipe down the floor. The grout can't be mopped for another week but I'm going by hand as I'm able.
There’s a lot of preparations necessary. I think most people plan for all the measurement and other groundwork that is directly related to laying tiles in a room of their home. However, they may sometimes forget about all the other little tasks that may be affected by the process. It’s good that you had the laundry done.
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