Did my first ever tile work this weekend...hard shit

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  1. bodyman5000 and 1

    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    The wife wanted to buy this 6 by 24 inch stone ledger tile to do the wall leading into the house. I have never done any tile work in my life but YOUTUBE is there 24/7 so I figured why not. Stuff is kind of expensive, especially at Home Depot so we went to the Floor and Decor place next door and saved a few hundred bucks.

    600 bucks in tiles, 70 dollar Harbor Freight tile saw (worked great, who knew?) and some cement board and mortar and voila! Oh wait, it took 10 hours Saturday, 12 Sunday and 4 more today all of that includes having to clean up so my neat freak wife can tolerate it. That was probably 20 percent of the time. IMG_0347 (1)-min.JPG
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Looks pretty good. Did you use hardiebacker?
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    Yeah, 1/4 inch durock. Used a whole box of screws. Pain in the ass.
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    I have a few edges to clean up and such, luckily with so many different shapes and gaps in it things don't bother me too much. Some of the tiles weren't made square so there are a few misaligned parts here and there but overall it looks nice.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    It looks like you did some damn fine work. Doesn't look like a first-timer job at all. Nice.
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    Thanks, maybe I'll build a boat next......NOT
     
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    blue32 Who wants a mustache ride?

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    nice work dude!
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    Thanks, so nice to be back at work to relax:needcoffeee:
     
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