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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:33:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:31:53 PM EDT
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Tile This. I had outdoor carpeting in mine and can't believe I left it as long as I did. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:25:21 PM EDT
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Large format tiles?
Man-made ceramic or porcelain? Natural? By the way, I removed the rug today. I brush-scrubbed the concrete with a concentrated PineSol solution and vacuumed up the water. I flooded the surface with Pine Sol, again, and vacuumed it up. Guess what? |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:49:25 PM EDT
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I'd probably go with porcelain if it gets wet.
What size patio? |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:45:36 AM EDT
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Large format tiles? Does the concrete slab show any signs of cracking/shifting? Make sure to lay a membrane under the tile to separate the slab movement from the tile. Man-made ceramic or porcelain? Natural? By the way, I removed the rug today. I brush-scrubbed the concrete with a concentrated PineSol solution and vacuumed up the water. I flooded the surface with Pine Sol, again, and vacuumed it up. Guess what? You can still smell the dog pee? |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 1:11:48 PM EDT
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By the way, I removed the rug today. I brush-scrubbed the concrete with a concentrated PineSol solution and vacuumed up the water. I flooded the surface with Pine Sol, again, and vacuumed it up. Guess what? You can still smell the dog pee? Correct! I washed it again, this time with Simple Green. That seems to have done the job. So far, I don't smell the urine. I will have to watch this situation for a few days. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 11:45:09 PM EDT
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Is there any reason not to paint the slab with epoxy paint?
We could then cover the center of the room with an indoor/outdoor rug? |
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Posted: 4/28/2015 12:03:55 AM EDT
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Is there any reason not to paint the slab with epoxy paint? We could then cover the center of the room with an indoor/outdoor rug? You could epoxy or stained concrete it also, the the prep work is a lot. You would need to surface grind the whole floor most likely to get a smooth clean surface for epoxy to actually stick. Might be able to get away with just an acid wash for prep depending on how bad it is. But if you don't like the epoxy, you can't tile over an epoxy floor without removing the epoxy or using an epoxy surface adhesion coating that would work with your brand of mortar. And not all floor coatings are equal, your best bet is to spend more and get a really high quality system so it will last almost forever. But I do tile for a living, i would do tile personally, I feel epoxy makes it look more industrial or garage like where tile makes it more home like. |
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Posted: 4/28/2015 2:25:22 AM EDT
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You could epoxy or stained concrete it also, the the prep work is a lot. You would need to surface grind the whole floor most likely to get a smooth clean surface for epoxy to actually stick. Might be able to get away with just an acid wash for prep depending on how bad it is. But if you don't like the epoxy, you can't tile over an epoxy floor without removing the epoxy or using an epoxy surface adhesion coating that would work with your brand of mortar. And not all floor coatings are equal, your best bet is to spend more and get a really high quality system so it will last almost forever. But I do tile for a living, i would do tile personally, I feel epoxy makes it look more industrial or garage like where tile makes it more home like. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Is there any reason not to paint the slab with epoxy paint? We could then cover the center of the room with an indoor/outdoor rug? You could epoxy or stained concrete it also, the the prep work is a lot. You would need to surface grind the whole floor most likely to get a smooth clean surface for epoxy to actually stick. Might be able to get away with just an acid wash for prep depending on how bad it is. But if you don't like the epoxy, you can't tile over an epoxy floor without removing the epoxy or using an epoxy surface adhesion coating that would work with your brand of mortar. And not all floor coatings are equal, your best bet is to spend more and get a really high quality system so it will last almost forever. But I do tile for a living, i would do tile personally, I feel epoxy makes it look more industrial or garage like where tile makes it more home like. Excellent post, thanks. |
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Posted: 4/28/2015 11:24:52 PM EDT
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Is there any reason not to paint the slab with epoxy paint? We could then cover the center of the room with an indoor/outdoor rug? tile. paint eventually peels off -- you can do the best surface prep ever and the paint is still coming up. and after it does peel up, you can just repaint over it -- and you have more work to do. ar-jedi 
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Posted: 4/29/2015 1:55:12 AM EDT
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tile. paint eventually peels off -- you can do the best surface prep ever and the paint is still coming up. and after it does peel up, you can just repaint over it -- and you have more work to do. ar-jedi
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Is there any reason not to paint the slab with epoxy paint? We could then cover the center of the room with an indoor/outdoor rug? tile. paint eventually peels off -- you can do the best surface prep ever and the paint is still coming up. and after it does peel up, you can just repaint over it -- and you have more work to do. ar-jedi
Excellent! Mind if I steal that exact design? Do you remember the make, model and color of the tiles and grout? Did you put down a Kerdi layer? |
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Posted: 4/29/2015 8:40:11 PM EDT
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Excellent! Mind if I steal that exact design? Do you remember the make, model and color of the tiles and grout? Did you put down a Kerdi layer? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Is there any reason not to paint the slab with epoxy paint? We could then cover the center of the room with an indoor/outdoor rug? tile. paint eventually peels off -- you can do the best surface prep ever and the paint is still coming up. and after it does peel up, you can just repaint over it -- and you have more work to do. ar-jedi http://wopr.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/34676-1/DSCN7731.JPG Excellent! Mind if I steal that exact design? Do you remember the make, model and color of the tiles and grout? Did you put down a Kerdi layer? i got cobwebs in my hair while digging around in my crawlspace for you -- you owe me. 
yes, on the kerdi membrane. ar-jedi 
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Posted: 4/29/2015 8:43:08 PM EDT
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my wife asked me what i was doing on ARFCOM and then saw our tiles, she then reminded me that she recently saw them on Houzz and linked them to her pinterest page... so here's some more info: http://www.houzz.com/photos/4330888/Prospect-House-contemporary-bathroom-other-metro from the comments section: amanduh622 wrote: Floor - What are the floor tiles? Who makes them? PRO Always by Design These floor tiles are 2"x4" porcelain by Italian manufacturer Edilcoughi, color: Vail Autumn. The "split face" surface texture is really nice -- both visually, and on bare feet. In person the color range is more subtle than the photo. 
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