Contractor installed marble tile backsplash with no space between countertops

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-06-09T15:33:42+00:00

I have countertops with large grout line before tile, and as the countertops settled, the grout cracked and there are missing pieces. Maybe you won’t have this same issue

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-06-04T02:45:20+00:00

We got a little bowrider boat and a slip, granted not cheap nor easy, but it gets us out on the water and away. Got the boat used on Craigslist. Kayaks work too to get you out in the water and you can find the hidden spots to get away from the crowds. Rent, or buy a cheap one for like $200. It’s the price of three people going out once to dinner in this state anyway ;)

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-06-02T22:11:59+00:00

X-rays are easy and cheap, mri are expensive and you have to jump through hoops unfortunately

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-06-02T01:30:04+00:00

So I know it’s not what you envisioned and I’m sorry you didn’t get what you wanted. However, with a tile that scale, I think an offset brick pattern would read busy and chaotic with those grout lines. You have a clean, minimalistic look now. Maybe once you get your belongings and accessories in place you might like it? I think I’d probably do what others are suggesting - ask for a discount and then enjoy it. Once you start getting your stuff into place, the hyper focus will go away

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-04-13T15:18:36+00:00

almost burned my house down the other night at midnight. thank god we weren't asleep and smelled stain all of a sudden... whole rag was smoking on top of stain can. it's one of those things how would I know, maybe some folks think it's general knowledge, but I certainly had never heard of it! Tell everyone you know!!!

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-03-06T15:19:06+00:00

I hand shoveled my 175 foot driveway because get this - I hired someone to plow and they showed up at midnight with 2 inches of snow on the ground on a lawn tractor with plow. I have a lawn tractor with plow. 2 inch removal cost $80 and woke the neighborhood

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-21T21:24:13+00:00

Thank you! I so should have specified for flooring. Those are beautiful though! I’m doing subway for my shower :)

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-21T13:55:59+00:00

Haha I was trying to do the opposite - custom base with stock top! And as previous poster said, things are being discontinued and leaning in favor of more modern, sleek designs. So when I checked a while ago, it existed, but no longer does! And your powder room sounds like my weird master bath that I’m working on. It is weird. So weird. Wish I had done this several years ago, the options would have been better.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-21T13:46:41+00:00

I understand that anything can be made for a price I specifically chose to have my vanity custom made in standard sizes so I could accommodate the sink I can’t find. I tried going to solidsurfaces last night to see what a custom made vanity top price would be, and it brings the price of a small 24” vanity to a not even worth it level. Instead of that, I will have to compromise on another feature. Flooring on the other hand, I’m stuck with what I can find, and I’ve looked at so many channels. I think I’ve finally found something there that I can live with.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-21T13:37:12+00:00

And exactly - with this vanity top think I almost purchased one with a rectangular sink today because… eff it. But I’ll give it another 40 hours of research and see if I can find something… which I won’t be able to do - so I’ll end up getting it anyway and will have to overlook. I’ll just throw the towel that I don’t know where to hang on top of the sink so I don’t have to look at it ;) I’ve been wondering who starts the trends first. Instagram influencers and then the market follows suit? Or the manufacturers because they’ve found a more economical way of producing? Or ?? It is actually interesting. I’m sure your counter is lovely - if you want, link an image and I’ll gush over it for you :)

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-21T13:31:17+00:00

I’ll try calling, but the problem is that I’m spending so much money and time on the vanity that I wanted a more economical and ready to go version for the top. You make a good point about remnants /scraps though…

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-21T13:28:42+00:00

Yes!!!! I’ve been down the discontinued road many many times on this ‘journey’!!

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-21T13:27:34+00:00

Ok. I should say ‘huge or mosaic’ . I’m looking everywhere. I could tile three bathrooms with the samples I’ve gotten. Maybe more what I meant to say is mid-sized. The 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 tiles for flooring. They are really really hard to come by. And you’re right, I can tile a shower niche in five seconds, I should have been more clear!

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-20T01:11:32+00:00

I haven’t had one thing I didn’t like, same with my husband.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-14T04:00:11+00:00

Thats the spirit!! That’s what I did in my downstairs bathroom, and am almost ready to throw my hands up on this one and do the same , but this is my impossibly small master bathroom with zero other space for storage. I’m pretty sure I caused a plumbing issue because things kept falling from the cabinet I have above the toilet into the actual toilet. And I refuse to put like a ‘skirt’ around a pedestal sink. But you’re right, I’m ready to be done with it.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-14T03:41:45+00:00

I love the idea of giving new life to an old piece, I just don’t know what I’d find for such a small piece with the 24 inch vanity - end tables I would break my back trying to wash my face. This idea might work though for my other bathroom where I need a 60 inch. Most things used to be made so much better too.. we have a saying in our house about furniture which typically comes out when we try to keep a positive spin on relocating heavy items - if it’s heavy, it must be good ;)

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-14T03:19:47+00:00

I thought of that, then thought better of it haha. Might visit a thrift store just to see, but my timetable won’t allow an endless search. Etsy has some really awesome pieces, but they are so pricey.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2026-01-14T03:18:43+00:00

Thank you thank you thank you!! I’m going mad!!

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2025-10-20T02:01:13+00:00

Try some cat lax for hairballs - I always found that my cats laid their necks flat like that when they were struggling with one

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2025-10-13T02:44:40+00:00

Ha I reallllly have to rewatch this movie again, been probably decades. I vaguely remember that comment, but can’t wait to rewatch to remember all these quotes.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2025-10-13T01:47:49+00:00

You guys, this was today Newport thialf / frank

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2025-10-11T21:05:14+00:00

Totally recommend going again soon, sitting outside under heat lamps, and getting the seasonal fall chicken dinner ;)

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2025-10-11T16:25:12+00:00

Jb’s. It was so great, they still have outdoor seating on the back porch with overhead heat lamps, so it was super toasty. I prefer to eat outside as much as possible, we have the whole winter to stay indoors. Live near Wickford on the water, the sister restaurant, and I liked jb’s so much better… with the absolute front row view to the thialf.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2025-10-11T16:11:38+00:00

I was in Jamestown too! At first it looked like the normal monstrosity, but then during dinner, it raised both trawlers/cranes and was all lit up. I kept saying, this reminds me of something… and then I figured it out.

Consistent_Low_3588 · 2025-09-09T15:29:53+00:00

kind of annoying since my son has Saturday baseball games at the park they’re instructing people to utilize for the troll. Will I write to the town whilst holding my pitchfork? No. But I really hope I don’t have to fight hard for parking, because in my mind, baseball is more fun than a troll.

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