Author: The Tile Guy

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What’s This Site All About?

This top post gives a quick overview for what this renovation info and advice blog is all about, and describes a little bit about me. In a nutshell, it’s a site for understanding proper materials and techniques for perfect home renovation project results. And, I’m a professional renovator who actually does the hands on work myself. Hopefully useful if you’d like a quick intro and roadmap before scrolling! Continue reading What’s This Site All About?

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Bathrooms, Full Renovations, How-to Info!, Showers

Shower and Garden Tub Re-do

This project was for clients who wanted to turn a very blah builder-grade 1990s -era master bath into a stylish contemporary space while still keeping to a pretty tight budget. As realtors, they understood that bathroom remodels do add to a home’s value and definitely reduce time on market when selling. For example, which of these two bathroom showers would YOU rather buy? And as … Continue reading Shower and Garden Tub Re-do

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Bathrooms, Full Renovations, Tub Surrounds

Tub Surround Replacing

This project was typical with a twist. It’s very common to upgrade a bath renovation with a new tub, tub surround tile, floor tile, etc. It’s less common to also add a window or replace every bit of drywall. But, if you’re already going mostly to the studs on a renovation project anyway, then it’s usually only an added incremental cost to go ahead and … Continue reading Tub Surround Replacing

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Bathrooms, Good Stuff!, Showers

Custom Shower Upgrade: part II

This is the second of a two-part custom shower renovation project description. If you’d like to get all the background, then just click back to “Custom Shower Upgrade: part I“ Step FIVE: Tile Install! Finally, the actual tile work starts. This would be “step one” for a more traditional tile install tradesperson. With me, folks get the value added of a one stop shop for … Continue reading Custom Shower Upgrade: part II

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