Picking Up Steam on the Gates Reno

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The Gates Reno is picking up steam. Tuesday's post hit on the tiling progress in the kids' bathroom (shown) as well as the construction of a sliding wall between the two smaller bedrooms on the top floor. Check the link for some nice wall construction shots. Finally, they also made a decision on whether or not to install a ductless air conditioning system. The suspense should be killing you.
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What kind of white tile is that? And isn't it slippery?

Posted by: Anonymous at September 21, 2006 12:31 PM

It's called Alcor. It's not slippery at all. For some reason, the picture makes it look glossy, but in real life it's not. We've been on it with wet feet and it's good.

I can understand why you'd think you want the corner tile to be uncut, but you don't (at least we didn't). I mean, if you can plan the room so that no tiles have to be cut, that's ideal. But since we were working within an existing room, they had to be cut somewhere. If we had started with one corner (two walls) uncut, then the two cut walls would have been left with thin strips. This way, the opposite sides are evenly cut.

Posted by: Amy at September 21, 2006 2:28 PM

I am a little concerned about the tone of the questions. This person is sharing personal details of their home with us. It's an honor to be allowed such access. Amy, thank you.

Posted by: glarph at September 21, 2006 5:04 PM

I thought the same thing, glarph. It's easy to ask a genuine question without the tone being so harsh and holier than thou. Thanks for sharing your progress, Amy, and hopefully you won't have to "defend" yourself (for absolutely no reason) everytime you post an update.

Posted by: Anonymous at September 21, 2006 5:52 PM

That is a fabulously happy green tile. perfect for kiddies.

Posted by: Anonymous at September 21, 2006 5:55 PM

I wholeheartedly appreciate the support and kind words, but you don't worry that I'm getting offended by the questions. Sometimes they strike me as a little blunt, but since my answers often tend to be snarky I figure it all evens out in the end.

Posted by: Amy at September 21, 2006 9:09 PM

OK, that was supposed to say "but you don't HAVE TO worry that I'm getting offended." Forgetting two words made it sound like a command.

Posted by: Amy at September 21, 2006 9:14 PM

I did not mean to sound overprotective... I have a vague recollection of another reno blog where coverage got limited due to hurt feelings about harsh-seeming comments about the furniture...

Posted by: glarph at September 21, 2006 10:57 PM

Yeah, I heard that Mrs. B didn't react well to some pretty harsh criticism of a shower curtain or something like that (not sure of the details). I don't blame her at all. If I hadn't known what would probably be coming my way, I would have gotten upset too. But Mr. and Mrs. B were the guinea pigs, and I went into this knowing that I had to have a thick skin. Let's see how long I'm able to last before I break down in sobs of "But why don't they like the tiger-print shag carpet? My mom likes it!"

Posted by: Amy at September 22, 2006 5:39 PM

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September 21, 2006

Picking Up Steam on the Gates Reno

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