I open this post bathroom remodel blog post from our latest project in Kennesaw, GA with a comment on how neat it is to look over my blog. What other company can show you their last 3 years of work in this fashion? Allow me to answer that for you, not many!
Karthik and Lindsey received our number from their neighbor Bob, for whom we did a lot of tile work. Bob told them “They’re not cheap but they do a really nice job!” That’s a great description of us! Like I always say, it’s not what you pay, it’s what you get!
They had a pretty clear vision of what they wanted and we just went ahead and put it together for them. We employed our fool proof system for success and they received a show stopper!
What a great example of what makes us different. It’s a conscientiousness while we work. We’ve been there and done that! How many guys have I seen dive into this tear out carelessly with a sawzall. Can you imagine if you hire a guy like that and they hit these pipes buried in the wall? Not us. We plan for the worst and have the foresight to prevent you from having a major head ache during your bathroom remodel.
Even your garage floor gets protected while we’re working. “It’s just a garage.” Yes, that is true…But it’s not OURS so it gets treated with the level of respect that you pay winners to have. That’s my new thing, we’re winners. I look around at the men out there. We are winners. You want to hire winners.
Funny story, while packing this shower pan, the dry pack we were using to form it started hardening in ten minutes rather than the traditional eight hours! What a nightmare. Jason was about half way done with the pan when it started hardening, so we just took it all out and started again the next day. This had a compounding effect on our schedule. We lost about two days because of this, all told. We still finished on time but with a reminder of why we love foam pans! This situation is an illustration of Jason’s perfectionist nature. When you look at your bill and see it’s a little more than the next, realize it’s because things like this that are out of our control happen quite regularly. It seems to be more and more prevalent in the tile business because just like everything else…the materials we use are getting cheaper and cheaper; worse and worse quality…We roll with the punches and keep moving forward with perfection in mind.
I like to mention the innumerable ugly drains I see in pictures amongst my peers. Schluter has the sharpest drains and I’m doubtful people really notice until they go to a friends house and see the hideous ones that unscrupulous installers put in!
We’re water proofing on the OUTSIDE of the shower too!
Full coverage under large format tile is so important. It’s more than just plopping tile done and saying, “good enough.” It takes a flat substrate, it takes putting your back into it, and it takes loving care…A professionals touch. We proudly take photos of our full coverage as verification for you after the job is done. I’m still waiting to see that from our competition.
The supplier didn’t have small format tile for the shower floor available. We do small tile (at or under 4”) on the shower floor to improve footing. Jason went ahead and cut 20 square feet, and sanded all the edges. This stuff is actually better quality than anything you could buy at a tile store, but I suppose I have an attachment to these….because we MADE IT. That’s MADE IN THE USA for ya! Quite literally.
You think we’ll trust unknown granite installers to install our hard surface curbs and counter tops? I think not! They are famous for putting these things down with silicone and our question to them is what happens when water gets in between the layers? How are these supported without full thin set coverage? I’ll tell you what they say because I’ve asked them…”It doesn’t matter the glass is on top of there.” That mindset is why we don’t let granite people around our showers. They have no concept of how one is supposed to operate and the importance of using proper installation techniques. We don’t even try to tell them how to “feel”. We do us and keep them as far away from your house as possible. We live by the saying, “If you want it done right, do it yourself”.
I wanted to mention that I don’t necessarily hold anything against granite guys. They are expected to do a certain number of installs a day. So, not much time can be put into yours. You’re always better off having the tile guy handle your hard surface installs. He’s there and he cares and he probably doesn’t have 5 other stops to make that day.
Systems, yes, the implementation of systems is how we have success. One step at a time. Finish this step before you move on to the next. Each step takes as long as it takes.
This is a water proof shower. The most important part of any shower build. We talk a lot about water proofing and if you’re having tile work done this should be a major concern of whoever is constructing your bathroom.
Straight stacked tile is the way to go…Read the article here! This is a floating bench that will get a metal support bar and a water proof 12”x28” Kerdi in set box. This tile was awfully sizey but nothing Jason couldn’t handle. They were as much as a 1/16” different between each piece, which makes it extremely difficult to keep consistent grout lines.
The finished product pre glass doors. This small bathroom took us two weeks to complete. Two guys, two weeks, inside your home. We are the guys you can depend on and trust. Most ‘builders’ will send strangers to your house. We are not strangers. Yes, you may trust your builder, but ask to meet the people doing the work. They are the ones that have the fate of your project and your hard earned money in their hands. What’s going on underneath is usually much more important than what you can see!
You can tell I take pride in this, just by the way I write. That’s the beauty of hiring owner operators. We put our name on this stuff, we have addresses in the community and the future of our family rides on these remodels. That’s why we take these so seriously.
At the end of the two weeks of tile installation Chattahoochee Glass Doors comes and does a template. One week later the doors arrive. Like clock work. Every. Single. Time.
The glass tile in the back of this soap niche was a very interesting look. It had the look of blue jean fabric. This box was placed perfectly in the lay out, full pieces of 12”x24” tile all the way around. This box is edged by color match Schluter profiles. They are special order from the factory, so chances are no one else will have them. Very sharp and a great way to protect the edge of the tile from damage.
That’s me! I was very happy when my Crossfit coach saw this picture and told me my arms were looking big! I said, “Thanks to your help!” Unfortunately, as my wife’s pregnant belly grows, mine seems to be doing the same thing! My only fitness goal has been staying in an extra large shirt! Small goals for now!
There was a small back splash on the vanity that had to meet up and be flush with the outside 12”x24” tile. When this happens we’re dealing with different thicknesses so we mount the thinner glass on Kerdi fabric so we can build the smaller tile out to the level of the thicker tile on the outside. Time consuming technique but a very effective one for ‘detail oriented’ tile guys. That’s us!
We also did a pattern tile laundry floor. I really love pattern tile. I can’t wait to build a shower with it!
The finished product! This thing looks great and it’s built to last.
So, you’re here. You’re looking for re modelers. You’ve found your guys. You’ve found a company that will have your best interest in mind, that will build something that will last and function as it should; that will go above and beyond, that are experts in their field and are at the TOP of their field; we’ll call you back and show up when we say we will and do the things we say we will…We have all the qualities that people say they want in a remodeling company...and we would like to connect with you. We want to be your unicorn. If you’ve read this far you ‘get it’! These people ‘got it’ and we are so blessed and appreciative to have been their unicorn!
Finally, the Five Star Google review. I can speak all the golden language and I can sure spin a yarn! But, as the grande finale, allow me to let me our happy client to do the talking for me. I’m particularly proud of the shout out to my web site and blog! It’s why I do this, it’s for my people!
Neesha (I hope I didn’t miss the spelling) Great, sweet dog! We are dog people. If you have dogs, not to worry, we are well versed in the ways of animals!
