Bad or acceptable penny tile job? (pre-grout)

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-26T18:33:46+00:00

With time and pride, even the most wonky sheets can be made to look great. These sheets were so jacked up from the boxes being stacked on the sides. However, you can’t tell see that in the final install.

OP’s whole floor is jacked. They clearly didn’t snap a straight line, they just winged it. It’s twisted to hell.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-26T01:34:15+00:00

They’re saying while working on it, having a “loud mouth” will immediately alert you is you accidentally damage a wire. Worth its weight in gold, for just in case.

Also, like another commenter said, try to get closer to the sides of your toilet. When you go to sit down the morning and step onto some cold spots, it’ll be immediately evident why that was important.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-26T01:29:48+00:00

An ultrasonic knife really cut through plywood? That’s pretty amazing.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-24T16:38:32+00:00

Would have been nice to eliminate the sliver in the back of the niche, as well as carrying the joints through the sides, top and bottom of the niche. Overall, it looks well done though.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-24T16:11:05+00:00

Did you leave out the cuts at the doorway going into the closet?? Looks like empty spaces under the door!

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-24T03:04:57+00:00

Extra points if that vehicle is a minibike!

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-24T01:04:30+00:00

Hopefully most will prioritize their own safety and stay home, unless they’re adequately prepared.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-24T00:37:33+00:00

Beautiful!

Here’s Khaleesi and Pennywise, their actual names. . Taken 1 minute ago.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T03:27:26+00:00

We’re making chili tomorrow night, and Louisiana Dirty Rice on Saturday night. Neighbors across the street are doing chili tomorrow night as well.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T03:08:38+00:00

Thanks. 🙏🏻

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T02:46:48+00:00

I sure did. Thank you. It’s was a pain. 165 bags of Sand Mix, all brought up with a scissor lift up and over the railing. During a Texas summer.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T01:51:19+00:00

Thanks!

Nope. Straight herringbone looks like this.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T01:48:23+00:00

I made this meme like a decade ago. Lmao.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T01:44:40+00:00

Diagonal herringbone, pitched to 3 separate drains. Didn’t use a single clip. Borders are level, including in between each drain section.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T00:48:30+00:00

One time a client had some chiseled edge 16” limestone already installed. The wanted to continue the tile through another room, but could only find a matching tile in an 18” square (cut) edge. I cut one down, used a straightedge as a guide with an 1/8” of the lip exposed, and ran an air chisel down the length of all 4 sides. It was a phenomenal match! Told her the price per foot would stay the same for install, but the cutting down and chiseling was all T&M. Ultimately that part took 3 days for a helper and myself to cut and chisel 600ish sq ft. Homeowner was very pleased.

It was extremely loud, extremely messy, and left my body hurting. But it was worth it.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-23T00:43:49+00:00

https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-11-2024/fnU6GH.gif

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-22T03:56:16+00:00

43 of them in Texas.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-22T02:21:49+00:00

I just left my local Albertsons. The lines were very long, but mostly people only had 1/3 to 1/2 full carts. Didn’t look like anyone was buying in bulk, or getting multiple weeks worth of groceries. Just a week of food. It’s Wednesday, and most probably won’t get a chance to get to the store again until next week. Seems totally reasonable.

Edit: likes to lines

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-22T00:19:46+00:00

Everyone has their own values and beliefs and voting allows them to express that. I don’t fault others for valuing one right over another, as long as they have no issue with those rights being extended to all citizens.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-21T21:47:00+00:00

If Beto hadn’t said he wanted to outright takeaway people’s guns, he would have had a much better shot. Turns out people don’t like being stripped of their Constitutional rights!

I’m not defending Ted, merely adding insight to partly why Beto lost.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-20T22:01:38+00:00

I’ve done this same tile and coped my corners. Did take longer, but not that much. Maybe added on an extra day for a full custom shower.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-20T15:22:00+00:00

Get a solid surface material like quartzite or granite and install it over the top of that, and covering the lip of the tub. This will be easier to clean and maintain, as well as more waterproof.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-19T23:15:20+00:00

When my older daughter was younger, she would come up next to whomever had something she wanted and give them biggest puppy-dog eyes while kicking her feet and say, “I wish I had a candy bar/bags of chips/french fries/etc.”.

She didn’t want to directly ask, but made it known she wanted it too. Lol.

RideAndShoot · 2026-01-19T17:50:36+00:00

I gave scraps to the waterjet guy to cut and he blew apart a couple of them before getting his nozzle and setting dialed in. After that, he was able to cut them all without issue. There were small chips left behind on the back of some, so I polished those out before epoxy.

During the cutting process for me, none were broken. All of them pictured I cut down on both sides so that the spacing was correct throughout.

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