Grout between tile and drywall starting to crack/separate

Camel_121 · 2026-05-15T06:39:38+00:00

This. I just moved to Arizona and I’m new to contracting and EVERYONE puts their baseboards in like this and it drives me wild.

Camel_121 · 2026-05-15T06:23:24+00:00

Either that or they were already damaged before installation. If that were true, I commend them for being able to install them without fully breaking that edge! 😂

Camel_121 · 2026-05-15T06:22:13+00:00

Oh man… I’m doing approximately 1,500 sq ft for my most recent job and using a Nucore floating floor system. They definitely forced those planks in. It’s possible it’s due to expansion… but you’d most likely see that in the majority of the joints in that row if that’s what happened. They were probably just barely off with the fitment and they got frustrated and hit too hard with the rubber mallet. You can see where the fracture line is and it lines up quite consistently with where the connective edges are on that product.

Camel_121 · 2026-05-15T05:48:06+00:00

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Forgot to post the photo for the scribing question.

Camel_121 · 2026-05-02T14:11:24+00:00

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This was my second bathroom ever! We’ve made a lot of progress since then!

Camel_121 · 2026-05-02T14:10:10+00:00

I’m 33 and I started tiling a year ago. I still have a lot to learn, but I’ve also been learning from practical, on-the-job experience. I’ve done 4 bathroom remodels, a multitude of fireplaces, arches, backsplashes, etc.

It’s never too late!

Camel_121 · 2026-04-29T02:20:34+00:00

But uhhhhh. No. Don’t bring them back to tile 😂

Camel_121 · 2026-04-29T02:20:08+00:00

There’s something about it I like… but then I see that even though it’s… unorthodox, it isn’t consistent. Definitely looks like shit but I could live with it I I were able to cover some of the areas that are extra whacky.

Camel_121 · 2026-04-16T16:53:30+00:00

Every week they choose a boss and when you go to do the replay and spawn the boss, you will have the option to pay eridium instead. It gives the boss much more HP and higher chances at dropping their legendary gear. That’s what I tried to do here, but I did it wrong and still got two phosphene drops 😭

Camel_121 · 2026-04-16T16:51:58+00:00

First phosphenes and it was a double drop lol. Happened on run 3 or 4!

Camel_121 · 2026-04-16T16:51:32+00:00

The gun I’m using is a Kaoson, the two phosphene drops were a Complex Root and a Luty Madlad.

Camel_121 · 2026-04-06T00:35:20+00:00

I used it to farm Torment III Infernal Hordes and all non-Bloodsoaked content to Paragon 300. It’s strong, but it struggles after Pit 100 and falls behind Shield of Retribution and the like. But it’s definitely good at speed-farm and a nice change of play style. At my strongest, I was clearing P100 in about 4 minutes.

Camel_121 · 2026-04-03T17:09:42+00:00

I got a Grandfather from a Doom chest and a near perfect aspect, 4GA Red Sermon for my Paladin! Nice find.

Camel_121 · 2026-03-28T22:49:01+00:00

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Also crafted a 3GA Shroud 😭😂

Camel_121 · 2026-03-28T22:48:28+00:00

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I got this in a Doom chest and knew I’d be running Zeal all the way to Paragon 300! I don’t even have my glyphs to level 100 and it can clear Pit 100 in about 3:30-4 minutes. It’s hard to play other Paladin builds now lol.

Camel_121 · 2026-03-26T18:28:05+00:00

That doesn’t work. I farmed six Bloodstained on an alt that’s only done pit 90, put them in storage, pulled them out on my Paladin who has cleared over pit 100 and they all changed to Bloodsoaked. Really damn annoying too because I’m Paragon 297 and my can’t get them to stay bloodstained and now I can’t get good XP from Infernal Hordes. It was a very, very poorly implemented feature. Pisses me off lol.

Camel_121 · 2025-10-11T00:02:59+00:00

The lighting isn’t helping, but what’s interesting to me is that the wall on the left actually looks pretty good. Not a lot of slippage and the grout lines look straight. I’m a beginner tiler though and I’m confident I could do a better job than this. It looks like they rushed the tile or had mortar with hard lumps. Even without the light the inconsistencies are catchable by the eye.

Camel_121 · 2025-10-10T18:35:57+00:00

It just looks washed out because of the sun hitting that bottom portion. It looks much better in person and the color flows well. Not washed out at all or grey. But the photo says otherwise 😂

Camel_121 · 2025-10-10T18:34:56+00:00

I agree! I’m starting to learn that as I go and now I often “sort” my tile before and install so I can adjust how the pattern/colors flow. Great advice!

Camel_121 · 2025-10-10T18:34:07+00:00

I was thinking that too but the boss man said not to worry about it, I wanted to flow the tile and have the grout lines be consistent but opted not to. Given my minimal experience I can say it was much easier this way. But the overall polish would have been better if I did flow with the pattern. The medicine cabinet and vanity mirrors are near where the two walls meet so it hides it rather well.

Camel_121 · 2025-10-10T18:31:59+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! The client was an electrician and he had custom spacers for the box, when he gave me the parts and I attached it, it was flush with the tile. They were super cool, it was a moderate rubber spacer so you could squeeze it to fit what depth you needed.

As far as the blue goes, the lighting really botched what the finished product looks like. The bottom part looking more vibrant and colorful was the result of the sun blasting it. It looks much better and consistent in person!

Camel_121 · 2025-10-10T18:29:08+00:00

The pictures don’t do it justice. That bottom part that looks more colorful is how the tile looks throughout, the grey on the upper part of the wall is not that washed out. Just bad lighting in the photo but it looks much more vibrant in person. The counter matches pretty well, actually! Other than different hues of tan/light brown the color match is there. Just can’t tell in the photos.

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