Tip #3 - Figuring costs for your Bathroom Tile Designs
Posted by Chet Baker on
August 22, 2008
This post is number 3 in a 5 part series about bathroom tile design. You can read the first in the series here.
Tip #3 - Figuring costs for your Bathroom Tile Designs
Prices for bathroom tile designs come in a wide range. You could expect to pay anywhere from $4 per square foot all the way up to $150 per square foot for the best in mosaic tile patters. A couple other things that tend to increase price are complex designs and unique or custom colors. Same goes for unusual shapes, hand-painted designs, textures, reliefs, and large sizes with all increase cost per foot. Simple solid and square tiles are your cheapest bet.
Multiply the cost per section by the number of sections needed and then add in the cost of the trim pieces. Keep in mind that you need to buy some overage as well. If you are not installing the bathroom tiles yourself, add in the cost of installation and materials. We recommend that you have at least 3 separate people give you estimates before you choose. Also be sure to get an understanding of how the professional intends to install the tiles so that you know they are all bidding with the same variables in mind.
Large flat wall areas are the easiest to install and so will cost the least per square foot. If the job is a small bathroom with lots of trim and corners to worry about, the labor cost will go up. If your bathroom tile designs include some very intricate patterns that require cutting and lots of measuring this will also tend to be more. Be very clear with your installation professional about the type of design you are asking them to install.
Tip #2 - Purchasing your Bathroom Tile Designs
Posted by Chet Baker on
August 21, 2008
This post is number 2 in a 5 part series about bathroom tile design. You can read the first in the series here.
Tip # 2 - Purchasing your Bathroom Tile Design
After you’ve selected your bathroom tile designs and are ready to buy it’s important that you buy the right amount of trim and field tile the first time. You don’t want to risk the store not having your same tile designs if you need to go back for more. Bathroom tiles are usually packaged in cartons that contain 20 square feet. The trim is often times sold by the linear foot or by the piece. Measure your selected area a few times to be SURE you get the quantity need correct.
I recommend that you bring your measurements and a drawing or blueprint of the bathroom with you to the tile dealer. The salesperson should be able to use that information to help you buy the right amount. If on the other hand, you are using a professional, have them go to the store and purchase the tiles themselves to avoid any confrontation if things are purchased correctly the first time.
I also advise that you buy 5-10% more than you need. Tiles do break and cuts do go wrong during installation. Also, it’s nice to have extra tiles on hand in the event that a tile breaks or gets damaged in the years to come. If this is your first installation project get even more.
Tip #1 - Selecting your Bathroom Tile Designs
Posted by Chet Baker on
August 20, 2008
Today we are going to start a 5 part series about installation tips for your bathroom tile designs.
Success with any bathroom tile design project involves both the left and the right brain or both the logical as well as the artistic in a person. In this series we address all aspects of a project for conception to finished product. Whether it’s a large or small project, whether you to the design yourself or hire a designer, and whether you hire a tile setter or install them yourself there are certaing facts you need to think about before you get started…
Tip #1 - Selecting your Bathroom Tile Designs
Selecting the right stone, glass, ceramic tile and choosing the correct pattern or design you must ask yourself the following questions:
- How much is in my budget? (be very realistic about this)
- How much time do I intend to have available for maintenance?
- What are my style tastes?
- Where in particular and I planning on adding bathroom tile?
- What is the style of the rest of the house?
After you have thought through these questions, head to the local tile store and window shop for a while. Talk to the sales person. We very much prefer a full-service tile center to one of the huge home supply stores because the sales people actually know something about what they sell. After you’ve kicked the tile for a little while go ahead and buy a few samples and bring them back to your bathroom. Set them up in areas where you intend to install them and live with them for a few days. How do they look in the light of your bathroom? Do they go with the other fixtures or colors in your bathroom?
You will hopefully be living with this bathroom tile design for quite some time to come to take your time here!
Tags: bathroomtile designs, bathroom tile installation
Is somebody watching me? Most unique bathroom tiles we’ve seen…
Posted by Chet Baker on
August 18, 2008
Okay, so their website could use some work but there is a company from Michigan that is making tiles to add a bit of humor to your bathroom experience. CeilingPeepers as they are called are bathroom tile designs that make it look like somebody or something is checking up on you. Check out their website here.
I say their website could use some help only because they don’t have any installations to view. You only get to see the illustration that appears on the tiles. Incidentally we really like the one called Eew Guy!
Let us know what you think!
Tags: bathroomtile designs, ceiling tiles
Material Types for Bathroom Tile Designs
Posted by Chet Baker on
August 14, 2008
1. Laminate and Vinyl Bathroom Tile Design
2. Ceramic Bathroom Tile Design
3. Stone Bathroom Tile Designs
4. Linoleum Bathroom Tile Design
5. Mosaic Bathroom Tile
6. Concrete Bathroom Tile Designs
7. Hardwood Tile
Found in a blog called Creative Design, there is a nice listing of the pros and cons of several different types of tile. If you are just getting started with your project and you want to do some research before you head off to the “huge home store”, give this article a quick look so that you’re armed with some good information.
Add new life to your current bathroom tile designs
Posted by Chet Baker on
August 13, 2008
In a great article from the Detroit News, handyman and author Glenn Haege walks us through just how easy it is to perk up old bathroom tile designs by replacing the grout.
This is a great project for the do-it-yourselfer because you get a chance to run to the hardware store, get a few new tools, and spend an afternoon making your house more beautiful and adding to its value. Just what we love!
What new tools you ask… According to Glenn, grout removal tool (he recommends a Dremel 568 Grout Removal Kit which is high on our must have list as well), grout float, and a tile nipper. Along with those bathroom tiling specific tools there are a few you might already have around the house like a utility knife, hammer, chisel, wood file, and sponge brush.
Take a look at his 5 step article here.
