Ceramic Tile (anyone?)

Any body ever ''layed'' Ceramic Tile? I'm busy laying a new floor in
our family room. The 'hard ass' part was the labor of 'scuffing'' up
the old Tiles, all 300 of them. Just wondered. (Mr.JayTFuss.)

 

I did my house. I used money.

...louie

 

==No shit. it do cost....even doing it myself. Louie, when I went to
pick up the new 600 pieces, or 50 boxes...it weighed 2500 lbs. I had
to make 2 trips. When they set the ''full pallot'' on , it brought my
springs/shock almost down on the' tires. So I took 25 boxes home, and
then had to unload 'em, then after a nap, went back for the remaining
25 boxes. I'm a gluttin for hard labor, I rectum. takeItEZ -
Mr.JayTfuss

 

==No shit. it do cost....even doing it myself. Louie, when I went to
pick up the new 600 pieces, or 50 boxes...it weighed 2500 lbs. I had
to make 2 trips. When they set the ''full pallot'' on , it brought my
springs/shock almost down on the' tires. So I took 25 boxes home, and
then had to unload 'em, then after a nap, went back for the remaining
25 boxes. I'm a gluttin for hard labor, I rectum. takeItEZ -
Mr.JayTfuss

you already did the hard part. Buying then carrying the heavy shit home. I
have laid a few floors. If you pay attention, there is no reason you can't
do as good or better of a job than someone else is there? Get you a cheap
tile saw the right tools and plan it out. Prepare to get dirty. Do a little
at a time

 

===========Yep, that's what I did, and what i'm currently doing.
The cuts are pretty cantankerous, at times. I've been in woodworking
all my life, and cutting Tile, is a litttttttttle bit harder,
heheheheh. But, I love it. I set about 50 tiles, then quit. Next
morning ''grout' em, then set a few more....taking my time.
I've put down about 250 of them, and moving on.......chuckle---------
Mr.JayT.

 

Bj...Can your knees handle laying that many tiles?? You should have
told us sooner and Big Ed could of helped you.

Redshad

 

===========Yep, that's what I did, and what i'm currently doing.
The cuts are pretty cantankerous, at times. I've been in woodworking
all my life, and cutting Tile, is a litttttttttle bit harder,
heheheheh. But, I love it. I set about 50 tiles, then quit. Next
morning ''grout' em, then set a few more....taking my time.
I've put down about 250 of them, and moving on.......chuckle---------
Mr.JayT.

Sounds like you got it down. When you are finished, we can plan a ride to
come and see the results. Let us know.

 

===Yeah, I'm doing okay....aint had no Knee pain yet, better cross my
eyes, uhhh...fingers. =It's really fun. Instead of going with the
traditional grout line of 1/4 inch, I'm going wider, 1/2 inch. We want
it to look like stone. Our tiles have rugged edges.....the southwest
look. MrJayT=

 

You volenteering yopur services?


--
Ed Hart
I am confused.When I die,should I go to
Heaven for the climate,or Hell for the
company?

 

Shut up Redfish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--
Ed Hart
I am confused.When I die,should I go to
Heaven for the climate,or Hell for the
company?

 

'''JayT, You volenteering yopur services?
--
Ed Hart


===maybe. They wanna chargeabout 3.50 a footsie. I can see why...
JayT.

 

Redshad the Skipper wrote:
'''BJ,Can your knees handle laying that many tiles?? You should have
told us sooner and Big Ed could of helped you.
Redshad- Hide quoted text -
Well hell yea, Ed.-- I figured we could ride down there and help ole BJ.
I bet he would feed us some of those famous BJ hotlinks.
Redshad)


====JayT here: =One just about has to get down on all fours, Ed,
because it's a floor Job.....hehe
=====Naw, Redshad,like Ole'George said.....if ya'll talk like
that--''I'd have to disappear, and Honey wants me to stay on the
Job...so ya'll stay put...till I finish, then ya'll and maybe even Ole'
George will come to Bowie county...and stuff. who knows......hehe
Mr.JayT

 

133 yesterday, Tiles, that is; That thinset shore is hard on a
fellers' old hands...hehe JT.

 

===Lordy, Lordy, sheeese.......the grouting is a hard ass job. I
learned not to get too much going at a time. I have now''set'' about
350 Porcelyn Tiles.
Twelve Tiles to the box, of which weighs 55lbs. A bag of ''thinset''
weighs 5o lbs, and a bagof' ''''summer wheat grout'' weighs 25
lbs....so in the last week, I have shifted, picked up, moved over,
dragged, and mixed approxamately 1600 lbs of stuff......heheh
=Mr.JayT...

 

===Lordy, Lordy, sheeese.......the grouting is a hard ass job. I
learned not to get too much going at a time. I have now''set'' about
350 Porcelyn Tiles.
Twelve Tiles to the box, of which weighs 55lbs. A bag of ''thinset''
weighs 5o lbs, and a bagof' ''''summer wheat grout'' weighs 25
lbs....so in the last week, I have shifted, picked up, moved over,
dragged, and mixed approxamately 1600 lbs of stuff......heheh
=Mr.JayT...

Are you going to invite us down to walk and tramp mud on it?

 

BJ? You gonna be there working on it saturday? The weather is supposed to be
nice.I might ride up.Louie is wanting to put some miles on his new bike.Some
others here might want to ride along also.Hope to bee there about 11am.If
you are not there,don't worry.I will leave a not on the front door.

--
Ed Hart
I am confused.When I die,should I go to
Heaven for the climate,or Hell for the
company?

===Lordy, Lordy, sheeese.......the grouting is a hard ass job. I
learned not to get too much going at a time. I have now''set'' about
350 Porcelyn Tiles.
Twelve Tiles to the box, of which weighs 55lbs. A bag of ''thinset''
weighs 5o lbs, and a bagof' ''''summer wheat grout'' weighs 25
lbs....so in the last week, I have shifted, picked up, moved over,
dragged, and mixed approxamately 1600 lbs of stuff......heheh
=Mr.JayT...

 

I was wondering why the cellutrak image showed your house moved a
little bit...hmm?

If you'd stay off the cellphone, you'd have been done by now....

 

Jerry wonders and say this;it?'' jerry--



========well hail, I might just do that, I look to be finished by June,
hehehehe.
MrJayTfuss========

 

Be some good riding weather then.