Renovating my house in the suburbs

[MossRoad]

That doesn't count! What are those!

Peel and stick tiles :laughing:

 

[Muhammad]

Peel and stick tiles :laughing:

You might need to moderate yourself over that one. Or just "stick" to the outdoor work... har har

 

[MossRoad]

You might need to moderate yourself over that one. Or just "stick" to the outdoor work... har har

Seriously, though, our current house has that old-looking cheap paper-based paneling in the kitchen. It came that way, we didn't install it. Wife wanted the kitchen spruced up, but not a ton of money spent. We found a good way to paint the paneling and she found those tic-tac-tiles for the backsplash. I was extremely skeptical. But they were cheap and I thought, what the heck, we'll give it a try VS tearing out the paneling under the cabinets, backer board, tile, grout, etc... you know... the right way! :laughing: Surprisingly, they look pretty good and we've gotten good reviews from friends and family on how nice they look. If they only knew. :laughing:

 

[Muhammad]

Seriously, though, our current house has that old-looking cheap paper-based paneling in the kitchen. It came that way, we didn't install it. Wife wanted the kitchen spruced up, but not a ton of money spent. We found a good way to paint the paneling and she found those tic-tac-tiles for the backsplash. I was extremely skeptical. But they were cheap and I thought, what the heck, we'll give it a try VS tearing out the paneling under the cabinets, backer board, tile, grout, etc... you know... the right way! :laughing: Surprisingly, they look pretty good and we've gotten good reviews from friends and family on how nice they look. If they only knew. :laughing:

Yeah I've heard the same from a few people. It's definitely a quick and easy solution versus the week of work it would take to do it with real tile. Also it's marketed to people who probably don't have the interest in taking in the larger project. Reminds me of those individual square glue down vinyl flooring tiles that were popular in the 90s. My mom got those a few times and would just lay them over existing linoleum. They usually lost their adhesion in a few years.

 

[EddieWalker]

Sounds like you underbid this job. Just kidding. Its always shocking how much longer tile takes when you are dealing with a variety of angles.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Well... July 18... baby came early. Wound up in the hospital for three days.

I think I should have saved this suit for painting.

Healthy baby girl 7lbs 4ozs... View attachment 670309View attachment 670310

I see she has the "angel kiss"; it runs in my family too.

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah I've heard the same from a few people. It's definitely a quick and easy solution versus the week of work it would take to do it with real tile. Also it's marketed to people who probably don't have the interest in taking in the larger project. Reminds me of those individual square glue down vinyl flooring tiles that were popular in the 90s. My mom got those a few times and would just lay them over existing linoleum. They usually lost their adhesion in a few years.

When we bought this house, there was ZERO drywall or plaster. The interior was entirely wood. Knotty pine board paneling, paper board paneling, pecky cypress board paneling, oak board paneling, rough plywood paneling. Some was stained, painted, shellacked, etc... not one room had matching woodwork. The living room was the least problematic; it only had two different kinds of pine and two different colors of cherry. Anyhow, we gutted most of it many years ago, but left the kitchen with its 5 kinds of wood. She'd had enough of it 2 years ago.

Here's a before and after of the tic-tac-tiles and paint. She was happy so therefore I was happy.

 

[Muhammad]

When we bought this house, there was ZERO drywall or plaster. The interior was entirely wood. Knotty pine board paneling, paper board paneling, pecky cypress board paneling, oak board paneling, rough plywood paneling. Some was stained, painted, shellacked, etc... not one room had matching woodwork. The living room was the least problematic; it only had two different kinds of pine and two different colors of cherry. Anyhow, we gutted most of it many years ago, but left the kitchen with its 5 kinds of wood. She'd had enough of it 2 years ago.

Here's a before and after of the tic-tac-tiles and paint. She was happy so therefore I was happy.

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Looks good... and like much less work than I'm into. I've seen the old cabin theme before. When I was a teenager we lived in a log house that had t&g pine ceilings, wood beams, cherry floors, and of curse solid wood walls. Not an inch of drywall in there either. It was rather dark.

 

[herm0016]

I cant imagine a scenario where I would do a backsplash with tiles that don't come in sheets unless is big tiles like we did in the last place. 12x18 I think they were. looked great and installed quickly. these were bad enough with no 90 degree corners.

 

[MossRoad]

Looks good... and like much less work than I'm into. I've seen the old cabin theme before. When I was a teenager we lived in a log house that had t&g pine ceilings, wood beams, cherry floors, and of curse solid wood walls. Not an inch of drywall in there either. It was rather dark.

Yep. We were fortunate to be able to gut it and repair before we moved in. No timeline. Completely on our own pace. We bought it in October and didn't put our house on the market until Memorial Day (sold in 1 day). I remember those long days. Work all day, come home for dinner, go to other house, work all evening. No cell phones. I swung a deal with the phone company to have the same number at both houses. Rang in both places. But whichever house answered first had the call. It wasn't like an extension. So if someone was looking for me at the other house, my wife would tell them to hang up and call again let it ring at least 10 times. We gutted 1 bedroom completely, 2 walls in to other bedrooms, and 4 walls in dining room. Did all 4 ceilings in drywall. Re-did a lot of electrical, too. Just replacement, no new circuits. I do enjoy that kind of work, but I like to do it at my own pace, not on a deadline.

I found out I particularly like painting. I know a lot of guys hate it, but I really enjoy it.