Ultradog MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Twin Cities
I grouted the tile in this shower surround today.
Did this kind of work for 30+ years before retiring 2 years ago.
Normally I could lay up the tile for a typical tub/shower like this in maybe 10 hours - depending on the tile.
I have 36 hours in this darned job.
I didn't want to do it.
Gave the woman the names of two other tile setters I know.
They wouldn't touch it.
Customer is my wife's best friend's daughter.
It HAD to be This tile and it HAD to be set this way.
I set some conditions.
4 hour work days and NO promises that I could hold 3/32'' grout lines through out.
It took me 2 weeks.
I thought about that old Chinese form of torture as I did this.
There wasn't a 1000 cuts but there was most of 400 cuts - many of them twice.
I will go back on Monday to caulk and install the faucet trim parts.
Then I'm gonna go up to my land and fart around on my tractors for a few days.
Clear some brush for deer hunting, etc.
Did this kind of work for 30+ years before retiring 2 years ago.
Normally I could lay up the tile for a typical tub/shower like this in maybe 10 hours - depending on the tile.
I have 36 hours in this darned job.
I didn't want to do it.
Gave the woman the names of two other tile setters I know.
They wouldn't touch it.
Customer is my wife's best friend's daughter.
It HAD to be This tile and it HAD to be set this way.
I set some conditions.
4 hour work days and NO promises that I could hold 3/32'' grout lines through out.
It took me 2 weeks.
I thought about that old Chinese form of torture as I did this.
There wasn't a 1000 cuts but there was most of 400 cuts - many of them twice.
I will go back on Monday to caulk and install the faucet trim parts.
Then I'm gonna go up to my land and fart around on my tractors for a few days.
Clear some brush for deer hunting, etc.
