The tile work has begun

So finally the tiles are going on the wall and floor. For the walls and bench seat we have chosen the classic white subway and for the floors we have chosen a new tile that mimics cement. We wanted to go with a modern feel so the floor tile is a 12x24 and the shower pan is a 4x4 of the same.  For safety reasons we had to go with a smaller tile for the shower otherwise the large tile could make you slip. Our desire was to have a visual effect that the floor was all one type of tile, so when we met with the tile guy we conveyed our layout. Well we stopped by and were not disappointed. So far he has done a very good job. The floor tile grout lines are really small and the grout blends into the tiles.  Once all the subway tile is up the grout will be white and everything should blend nicely together.

One of the problems we are having though is with the wood flooring. Our contractor does not do flooring, which he told us up front. However he said he did have someone who we could get with for a quote as the project got closer to completion.

What we need is to remove the carpet from 2nd bedroom refinish the floor and then feather new flooring to the master bedroom and stain both rooms to match the rest of the house.  We also wanted to get some independent quotes of our own to compare. Well it's not as easy as we thought. I called two companies that were highly on Yelp and neither one called back, so I guess their business must be awesome for them to ignore potential customers.  So we thought that if the contractor's guy's quote was reasonable then we would just go with him.

Today we met at the house for a quote and he showed up with one of his workers. He was probably late 20s and his worker was early 30s but then again I am a very bad judge of age. Anyway, as we were explaining what we wanted I was getting a bad vibe because he just stared and seemed completely lost. Once we were through, he said that all they do is install floors, they do not finish them. That tells me that they just lay floating floors, hell I can do that!! They then said sorry and then beat a hasty retreat.

So today we researched more and I have two bids set for next week, we shall see.

2nd Bath