Kitchen 2

Reply to: Hey! I don't know if you ever decided on what stacking to do - but after passing on a more interesting shape due to budget reasons as well - we ended up going with the horizontal stacked here.

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Reply to: They are quartz. It’s Calacatta Jubilee from Arizona Tile.

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Reply to: I’m still debating on backsplash. Here is the mock-up I made. I keep waffling back and forth between square and elongated subway zellige tile. I like the irregularity to give some texture and age to everything being so new and smooth. I can’t decide on a shape though.

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Reply to: Just wanted to come back and show you guys with the film off and the countertops in place! Any ideas for a backsplash? I feel like I need a little texture.

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Reply to: Thanks again Joseph. I spoke with the fabricator today and they requested that the sill be measured and installed before the tile. I have 20 year old ceramic tile that will need to be demoed and the drywall patched/replaced first before the sill can be measured. I will mention the blocking idea to the tile guy.

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Reply to: It doesn't matter that much. In fact, it my be better if the sill went in first so the tile at the jambs (if there is any) could die on top of it. Have the sill installer leave the returned ends proud of the wall enough that the tiler can get thinset, tile, and a 1/16" gap for silicone behind them. This is where trade coordination is critical. I'd have the tiler dab hot melt on a small piece of blocking on the wall that's the thickness of the thinset, tile, and gap. Sill man butts the return ends to the blocking and the tile man knocks out the blocking when he lays the tile. Sill man templated to the blocking; no way to screw up.

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Reply to: Most often we do tile to the counter BUT I always specify that the first row of tile starts 3/16 above for counter and is filed with caulk that matches the grout. A lot of installers start the tile right on the counter. That doesn't leave enough room for the caulk to function properly, in those cases the caulk fails as the house moves. Everything moves with changes in climate.

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