Kitchen Tiling Project - Day 3

Day 3 - a full day of work. In the morning we finished putting the Durock down in the eating area and kitchen - that took until about noon.

Next we taped up the seams with some fiberglass tape and then I spread more mortar over that to hold everything together. After that we were ready to tile!

Finished and ready for tile

Bathroom first - smaller job so we could practice before tackling the huge kitchen. We set up the tile saw in the garage because it uses water to cut - would have really saves time if it was much closer but worked great. Ryan was the measured and cutter. Then once the tile was ready to lay- I buttered it with mortar (really that's what it's called) and Ryan spread mortar under it and then set it and put the spacers in. Okay so really - there is mortar under the Durock, screws holding the Durock in place, tape and mortar holding them together, more mortar on each tile and under the tile... If this stuff moves at all - we must have had an earthquake!!

Ready...

Half way

Finished!!

So after 3 days... Durock put down and seamed together - Check; Bathroom tile down and ready for grout - Check; Ryan and I still talking and as happy as when we started - Check!

Tomorrow we start the kitchen - oh my!