Urgent advice need!!! Kitchen floor marble.
We have already ordered these floor tiles. But now are panicking that they will be too busy for the 46 sqm floor area..! In the photos I assembled them in this pattern way. So maybe that can be changed.
Kitchen cabinets traditional style will be base white RAL 9003 (no tone) colour, worktops plain black granite, island granite Copacabana https://www.thestonecollection.com/sites/default/files/Copacabana-Granite-Bathroom-1.jpg, splash back also white tiles.
Am I panicking for no reason or will it really be too busy to the eye as island worktop quite busy too... Alternative would be to loose deposit for the tiles we have bought and look for plainer white marble options. They all seem busy but ours has this quite prominent streak.
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Aggy Lukte
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Help! Urgent bathroom advice needed please!
Comments (6)Don't mix your tiles colours....It will feel bigger if you stick to just one colour. To be fair the window is enormous for the room so you already have something to break up the tiles! If you want the room to look more polished like a hotel bathroom I would have dark grout and add brushed steel trims. Have the trims on all the window corners and then add trim at picture rail height and another at skirting board height. Make sure the grout lines match on the floor and walls. If you are having a floating toilet and vanity make sure your towel rail pipes come out of the wall not the floor. In my opinion underfloor heating is well worth the minor cost. A slatted blind may trick your eye into thinking the room is bigger although I might investigate if your local glass merchant can fit a mirror behind the vanity- this could be fitted with the same fittings that would hold a glass balcony secured top and bottom of the window recess and you could have a simple roller blind behind it....See MoreUrgent bathroom advice needed, is this vanity too long?
Comments (15)Hi Jen, good idea re the laundry - it would nicely "segregate" that functional space and open up all the rest as bathroom space. If you go that route, just check with a plumber that you don't cause any knock on issues with running a soil pipe from the back of the WC to the main soil stack (you really don't want those issues!!), and then make sure you do it in a way that doesn't lose light from that window. Regarding custom mirrors - the cheapest way is to get a local glazier to quote to make and install. Assuming it is just a single plain sheet you are looking for, the cost should not be too bad at all. Definitely get the glazier to install - it pays to leave the risk on their side, and they are experienced in handling the material. I've had a few bespoke glass splashbacks go "pop" on me, and there are few worse feelings... For what is a relatively piece of glass, make sure that there are no access issues to get it into the room (awkward bends round stairs or the like), or consider doing it in a couple of pieces. And if you are concerned about getting the best price, ask a couple of people to quote and look online too. And don't be afraid to haggle nicely - any glazier will try and squeeze a little extra margin if they can, so try and get it back! Try the online pricing tool at mirrorfit.co.uk for a quick feel of cost, or any of the other tools online....See MoreUrgent kitchen advice!!!!
Comments (4)Hi, did you call Karen from OnePlan? She's very kind to offer to talk it through and help you. It looks like it will be a very tight fit and not really practical/workable. Think I'd rather remove the 40 cm cabinets. Shame, but now you can still rectify the design mistake....See MoreHelp need urgent advice on laminate as carpenter due back in morning
Comments (19)Ah Ribena, sorry to not update before! I think I am still a little traumatised :-) I gave the carpenter strict instructions to do the final room in a staggered format. He even laid out a couple of rows and I was certain he understood what I meant. Then to my horror I saw the job later when he had done 2/3 and the joins were in alignment again!!! Not every other row as before but every third. My heart sank and I had to get him to redo it the next day, and I am the one who has to foot this mistake! I wasted close to £160 for an extra day of labour. He has redone it although there are some pattern repeats right next to each other! He works for a friend of my family so it is awkward. I have covered over the joins in the other bedroom with rugs but I still dislike it. He said it would probably take him half a day to redo it so another £80. Really not sure which way to go Also after all that, I am not sure I like the laminate anyway which is really frustrating, wish I had the budget to have gone for engineered wood. I chose a smooth Quick Step (Impressive range so around £21 a sq m) in oak to try and match the look of real parquet I have in the hallway. Wish I had got a more pronounced grain now! Now wondering what style of rug can put down to soften it. Have a kingsize in there and wondering whether to put two separate rugs down side or one large one underneath? Sorry, you did ask!!!...See MoreAggy Lukte
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7 years agoHi Aggy,
As previously stated above, this is very subjective.
I personally love Carrera tiles.
When I specify I usually go for fully vitrified porcelain rather than ceramic.
The large the tile the better, the "busy" issue is there because the tiles are relatively small for a large room....Go large if you can.
A few more things to consider:
SLIP
The tiles look like they are gloss, if you spill in the kitchen or have any moisture on your shoes from outside these will be very very slippy. My last project I used a large vitrified porcelain in a matt finish...... they looked beautiful down.
CRACKING
What is the floor material ?.... if you have a wooden floor it will flex and that will crack the tiles. You will need to brace the floor joists, add ply and then cover with an anti crack matting. Also, use a flexible adhesive.
If it is a very large area you may need an expansion strip.
PATTERN
The heavy grey pattern is usually due to the process the factory uses. If you look at a really good quality Italian tile like "Rex" the pattern is much more subtle... I have a supplier for the Rex product if you can't get it at your end, if you mention Angel Martin Interiors he will give you a good discount..
Hope that helps,Martin: www.angel-martin.com
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7 years agoI believe these are the finishes you have selected...?
There is a lot of pattern (& possibly shades of black & white) going on BUT most importantly looking at your ideabooks you like pattern & detail so take heart in your own judgement !
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