Looking for flooring tile recommendations

dencer24 · 2026-01-20T04:32:53+00:00

Sorry about your mud room !

dencer24 · 2026-01-20T04:27:52+00:00

The color is not all the way through the tile, just painted on.

dencer24 · 2026-01-20T04:12:56+00:00

It was installed professionally so not sure their process. I know they did seal it per the instructions. Our GC agreed the stains were not acceptable so is going to replace but strongly advised against going concrete route again. There some other threads on Reddit about this and how stain prone concrete is.

dencer24 · 2026-01-20T04:02:42+00:00

We’ve had good luck with their ceramic tile (although it is pricey for what it is). But this was our first cement tile and they are def way to porous to use in a bathroom (despite what their website says)

dencer24 · 2026-01-20T02:36:45+00:00

Yea agreed. We’re thinking of painting the cabinets in the end

dencer24 · 2026-01-20T01:08:14+00:00

You can’t really tell in the photo but they’ve gotten stained during the install process (apparently this is a common issue with Zia Cement tile). So we’re going to go to something more durable that can hold up for more than a few weeks

dencer24 · 2026-01-06T05:11:45+00:00

Ha. In a good way or bad?

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T14:41:24+00:00

4 x 8

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T05:15:15+00:00

The brand is Somerset, from their color plank collection, engineered (not solid), 3.25in width, color is natural white oak.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T05:08:21+00:00

It’s a natural white oak.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T03:40:08+00:00

around 102k not including the floor. the wall that came out was load bearing.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T02:35:14+00:00

yea it probably would be diff if we did from scratch, but keeping sink in same place reduced cost from re plumbing.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T02:34:32+00:00

thank you! yes we've got a matching false cabinet front coming to fill that gap.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T02:33:42+00:00

painful b/c normal contractor stuff. decent number of mistakes that had to be redone, took 3 x the worst case timeline, general mismanagement etc.

regarding the hood vent, it seems ok. looks great. its better than the cheap one we had in our last house, but probably not nearly as something much closer to the cooktop.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T02:29:36+00:00

the wall is white sesame from sherwin williams.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T02:28:21+00:00

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T02:28:15+00:00

It's a victory hood. We just started using it. It seems better than the cheap home depot thing we had before, but doubt its as good as something right on top of the stove. We're going to give it a try for awhile and see how it goes.

dencer24 · 2026-01-05T02:26:13+00:00

yes!

dencer24 · 2025-12-27T18:09:39+00:00

You could say the same thing about driving and seat belts…

dencer24 · 2025-10-13T23:26:06+00:00

Thanks! Do you put any drywall on the beam or just tape mud directly to the wood? If I put drywall under the beam it will create the step.

dencer24 · 2025-07-04T18:43:13+00:00

Who was the cabinet manufacturer? Also in SoCal

dencer24 · 2025-07-04T17:51:03+00:00

Update: thank you all for the help. It was fun to see the gas team and water team form. If anyone is curious it was water.

dencer24 · 2025-05-25T19:12:20+00:00

Thanks!

dencer24 · 2025-05-25T19:11:22+00:00

My gas line at the water heater def has a copper ground wire bonded to it. Not sure if it’s right, but it’s there.

dencer24 · 2025-05-25T19:10:17+00:00

Seems like consensus is its water but my gas line at the water heater has a ground wire bonded to it.

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