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Installation Tips ... Success with glass tile and stone tile involves practical as well as aesthetic matters. Whether your project is small or large, whether you design it or hire a professional, and whether you install it yourself or rely on a tile setter, you should be aware of certain facts before starting a project.

1) Making Selection .... Selecting the right glass mosaic tile or stone mosaic tile for your job requires asking yourself the following questions:

Once you have narrowed your choices, buy a few samples. When you are selecting tiles from a catalog (or a website) and cannot feel the texture or experience the color and quality of the glaze, ask for samples before committing yourself. Live with them for a few days. Look at them next to other surfaces and materials they will share the space with. Be sure to switch on the lights in the room the tile will inhabit because the tile color will look different in your home than it did under the showroom lights.

If you are working with an architect or interior designer, he or she will specify exactly which pieces are needed. For a complex job, the designer may even take elevation drawings to the tile retailer and have them reviewed by store personnel before the order is finalized.

If you are doing the installation yourself, bring exact measurements and a detailed drawing or a set of blueprints to the showroom, so that a salesperson can help you specify the order. If you are using a professional to install your design, let him or her handle the order to avoid any finger-pointing midjob should a shortage of glass tiles or missing trim pieces occur, resulting in a delay.

Most professionals advise that you buy 5-10% more tile than you actually need to cover breakage and cuts during installation, and to replace the occasional tile broken at a later date. If the design is complex, laid on the diagonal, or will involve an unusual amount of cutting, order even more.

If the mosaic tile is a common design, it is likely to be warehoused by us, and delivery should take approximately 7-15 days. Custom orders and imported tile may take up to 8-12 weeks or more, to arrive.

The field tile cost is the result of multiplying the cost per square foot by the number of square feet needed (including extra coverage). and by adding the cost of trim pieces. The cost of installation is additional. Get at least 3 estimates and be sure that prices are based on the same methods of installation and materials. Labor costs will vary depending upon the area in which you live, and the complexity of the project, which in turn affects the time required.

Typically, large flat area will cost less per square foot than smaller jobs that entail a lot of detail and trim work. The more cuts required to fit tile around corners and into odd-shaped places, the higher the labor costs. For instance, diagonal patterns need more cutting and costs more than a straight square. Furthermore, many installers charge more for handmade glass tile, as its irregularities make it more time consuming to lay.

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Floor Tile: Newhomes & Residential Remodels.Tile the in tier bottom floor orjust the small bathroom floor. Iinstall flat floors with no lip age. I take extra step to insure that. I offer anti fracture membrane. Installany type of tile or design. remove & reset toilets. Remove existing flooring and hall away. Some of the tiles IInstall Porcelain , wood looking tiles,travertine, Saltillo pavers, marble, granite, etc. Any patterns, diagonal, Versailles, broken joint, stager wood planks tiles,etc..

Master bathrooms Remodel:My specialty, framing if needed. Dry wall work, Install new shower valves, move location of shower head if needed etc. install new updated tile with accent bands, shampoo nitches or shelves. Tile to your specifications or let me design. visit my photo gallery.

Shower stalls &Handy capshowers:Remove existing down to the studs. Install new shower valve, install waterproof shower pan. Lath & scratch then brown.(mortar method) Install tile per your design or I would be happytodesign it for you. Installation of grab bars.

Tile over tubs. Lath & Scratch then brown. (Mortar Method) Install tile with accent band, niches, inlays.Optional.

TUB INTOSTALLSHOWER CONVERSIONS; remove old tub and existing tile off walls, change shower valves, Install floor drain. build dam, install backing for water proofing . Waterproof pan, lath & scratch then brown (mortar method). Install tile and grout.patch dry wall, hang, tape, texture. Framing if needed ( start to finish.

Tile back splash. Using glass tiles, travertine, subway,etc.Special designs over stove. Visit # 3 Photo Galleryat top of this page to view different back splashes.

Tile fire places. using stacked stone, slate, glass, marble etc.

Repairs & Replacments large or small jobs.Floor tile, Shower tile. repairs ofleaking shower pans,kitchen counter top tile repairs, exterior tile,etc..( commercial or residential).Exterior TilesAlso pool tile repair.

Exterior tile installation. Patio, stairs, court yards, balconies,pool decksetc.

Waterproofing. of shower pans, exterior decks, Balconies.

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DEAR TIM: I embarked on a simple caulking repair around my bathtub thats now turned into a quest. While pulling out old caulk I discovered loose tile. After removing four rows of tile up from the top of the tub, I then was met by a crumbling wall surface behind the tile. I took out this material and have now installed new backerboard. The new backerboard is not flush with the old thats exposed just below the tile still on the wall. How do I remedy this situation? Money is tight so please dont tell me to

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DEAR TIM: I embarked on a simple caulking repair around my bathtub thats now turned into a quest. While pulling out old caulk I discovered loose tile. After removing four rows of tile up from the top of the tub, I then was met by a crumbling wall surface behind the tile. I took out this material and have now installed new backerboard. The new backerboard is not flush with the old thats exposed just below the tile still on the wall. How do I remedy this situation? Money is tight so please dont tell me to tear everything out and start over. That option is not on the wall, so to speak. Tim D., Everett,Massachusetts

DEAR TIM: Oh, youve got a problem, but the good news its not too terribly difficult to solve it. Before I tell you what Id do, I should discussbackerboard.

Im quite concerned that you dont really have a waterproof backerboard since you said it crumbled. My guess is that you might have some version of a water-resistant gypsum board behind yourtile.

If thats the case, then theres a good chance that the tile you still have on the wall will eventually fail when the water that penetrates the grout between the tiles degrades the paper covering the gypsumcore.

Lets talk for a moment about the old days. Houses built in the first half of the 20th century had ceramic wall and floor tile that was set on realconcrete.

The master tile setters would install wire mesh on walls and then coat it with two coats of coarse sand concrete made with real Portland cement, producing a smooth and plumb sandy surface that was perfect for the high-quality tile that loves to be set on surfaces in the sameplane.

The best tile setters did the work so that the tile was set on the third day from the start of the job so the cement paste they used to set the tile chemically and mechanically bonded with the sandy concrete mix that had just been installed the daybefore.

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New roof for village hall.

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A TRADITIONAL village hall in North Somerset has benefited from a 10,000 grant, courtesy of the Big Lottery Fund.

Barrow Gurney Village Halls management committee was awarded the money to enable a new roof to be installed on the building as well as under-tile insulation to make it more energy efficient.

The committee has been working hard to update the building over the past few years, while ensuring its original features are preserved.

Management committee member Cathy Mayne said: The latest work is part of an attempt to upgrade the hall but keep its original character.

Its quite a traditional building. Its very well used and well loved and we just want to make the very best of it.

The hall, in Barrow Street, was built in 1928 but still boasts many of its original features.

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Very Nice Jacksonville Condo
Very upscale condo on the 1st floor. Masterfully designed tile work through out. brand new stainless steel appliances, tiled patio with water view. Close to amenity center.

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REMOVING MOULD: It's not the best job in the world, but somebody's got to do it.

I renovated my bathroom about eight years ago and put expensive marble tile on the wall above the bath. I now have some blackmouldgrowing in the cracks between the top of the bathtub and the tiles. I have triedmould-removal cleaners, bleach, and other products, with only limited success.Any ideas how to remove this? I would hate to try to take off the tiles.

The experts say that while a low level of mould will have little effect on most people, if you are allergic to mould or you suffer from asthma or other respiratory problems, the presence of mould can be particularly bothersome.

Exposure to indoor mould also has been shown to exacerbate asthma symptoms in sensitive individuals, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

I use one of those environmentally friendly tub and tile cleaners because a family member is somewhat sensitive to the heavy-duty stuff .

You say, "Growing in the cracks." Are you referring to the grout lines or the caulking that delineates the edge of the tub and the start of tiles on the wall?

You can remove the caulk, clean with detergent (the academy suggested vinegar but no proportions, and I have never used it or a bleach-water mixture), and then use a mould-resistant replacement caulk.

This work is something you'd have to do yourself, since it is not cost-effective for most professionals.

If the mould is under the tile, then you would have to have it removed, which would be an expensive and messy prospect.

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MERIDEN Weeks of bitter cold temperatures and regular snow accumulation have made challenging work of simultaneous construction projects at the citys two public high schools. Still, project leaders say they expect work to be completed within the expected time frame.

Both Platt and Maloney high schools are in the second of four-phase renovation and construction projects that will leave both schools without much semblance to their original footprints.

At Platt, construction of a 45,000-square-foot vocational-technical building is under way. The wing will include a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lab; wood shop; drafting rooms; weight and fitness rooms; locker rooms; custodial areas; and a cafeteria and kitchen. Its part of the schools $111.8 million reconstruction project.

The curved cafeteria and kitchen stick out prominently in the back of the building, and when the final four panes of glass are installed this week, plastic sheets insulating the construction will be dropped to reveal views of the schools football field and track.

With the foundation for that section having been poured for months, and the roof already in place, crews from the Torrington-based O&G Industries were working to complete duct and electrical work Tuesday in an environment much warmer than for some of their coworkers thanks to industrial heaters in the nearly enclosed space.

In here, we can plug along. Once we get the slab in and the roof on, we can go, said Project Superintendent Steven M. Baranello. Thats what were fighting to get going across the hall, where the future vocational-technical wing is thus far plumbing and steel beams over a dirt floor. Were fighting frozen ground, and we keep getting these weekend snowstorms that mean shoveling off the steel decking overhead, Baranello said.

Metal roofing structure covers the expanse of the wing though water drops through the steel deck from melting snow sitting overhead.

Whatever snow settles in the flutes of the metal, during the day when the sun hits it, it melts and drips down here, Baranello said.

That dripping snow melt freezes overnight, meaning crews have to sand the area every morning in order not to slip. Additionally, digging out trenches for the underground plumbing thats going in also means more effort.

Baranello said the ground needs to be thawed first overnight, a process that involves running glycol heated to 180 degrees Fahrenheit through rubber tubing. Those tubes are covered by blankets overnight, and in the morning, the ground is thawed enough to dig out. Baranello said, in the mornings when we take the blankets off, the ground steams.

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Waving goodbye to friends, family and life on Earth holds no fear for Maggie Lieu.

The Coventry PhD student, 24, has made a shortlist of 100 prospective astronauts from more than 200,000 applicants hoping to make a one-way trip to Mars.

Committing to life on a barren, inhospitable planet would seem a daunting prospect but for Maggie this pales into insignificance compared to the chance of being part of one of the biggest milestones in human history.

She is now due to spend ten years undertaking the training needed for the 140million-mile journey with the $6billion Mars One mission.

University of Birmingham student Maggie Lieu has been named on the shortlist of candidates to set up the first human colony on Mars

A final selection of 40 will leave Earth to live - and die - on the planet under the plans, which will be filmed for a reality TV show to raise funding.

The space science graduate, from Tile Hill, is studying astrophysics at the University of Birmingham and traces her interest back to the age of 12.

She said: "I've been interested in space from a young age, probably since science club in year seven.

"I've always wanted to be an astronaut but it's never been a realistic dream so I swayed towards being a rocket scientist and I did a space science undergraduate degree.

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