Main floor tiling

What a surprise to see our tiling has started. J & I went past on the way to work this morning to find the tilers working away. They had actually commenced yesterday but I didn't get a chance to go by in the afternoon like I normally do.

When we went back in the afternoon, they had completed the living and dining area and had moved into the kitchen.  The tiler says he will have it finished tomorrow. He only has to finish off the kitchen, WIP, study and entrance.  

So far it looks awesome. I am looking forward to seeing them all finished and cleaned. I can't wait.

Grouting

The tiler started grouting the floor tiles today. They look awesome. I really can't wait to see the entire house finished now. 

An update on the tiling

J & I dropped in at the house this afternoon to check on the progress of the tiling, and to our surprise, our tiler had actually done most of the floors in both bathrooms.  It is looking pretty awesome too, if I may say so myself.

Main Bathroom

Ensuite

The tiling continues

The tiler managed to get the screeding done on the main bathroom and laundry today. He has placed a broken tile down on the bedroom floor so I am able to see what it will look like once laid. It is really dark, much darker than I remember or imagined it to be. It has been raining for the past week so it is extremely overcast outside and I am hoping that with more light it won't seem so dark.

The people who installed the bench top had to walk over the screeding and they have left little indentations. Hopefully this won't cause any dramas.

Photos to come.

Tiling for our alfresco

J & I have decided we want to tile our alfresco area with a timber look tile, so for the past few weeks we have travelled to numerous tile shops to have a look at the selection of timber look tiles on offer.

We found one we really liked at Tile Mega Mart in Smithfield. They are Brazilian Porcelain timber look tiles with a retail price of $104 per m3. However, they were currently on special at $69 per m3.  Having been advised that there could be a 6 month wait on them should they be out of stock when we are ready to purchase them, we decided to go and put a deposit on them so that we could secure the stock they are currently holding. The good thing is that they are offering 4 months storage on purchases over $1,000.

So J & I dropped into to the store today and to our surprise, they have a sale on and the tiles are now 40% off, making them $59 per m3. So we paid a deposit and they are happy to hold them until we need them! Awesome!!

One major decision made...many more to come (in good time).