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| Oh that sinking feeling. Our tile is up; it's a tile that we've used in another bathroom and loved. It's a white tile, or at least was meant to be but it has more of a subtle yellow warmth in this batch this time round than we were looking for. It's subtle but we are not loving it and it doesn't quite work the way we intended it to with the rest of our choices.
What's involved in taking down newly installed tile? Will the tub get wrecked? Will the walls behind get wrecked? What will need to be redone? It has been grouted. Agh. Need to know the consequences of our decision before making such a decision. Thanks. |
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- Posted by bill_vincent (billvincent@hotmail.com) on Sat, Sep 8, 12 at 10:14
| The tub can be protected with tape on the rails and a blanket on the tub itself. The walls, on the other hand are a different story. If the tile was put up properly, the cement board won't survive. |
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- Posted by tartanhabit (My Page) on Sat, Sep 8, 12 at 11:46
| Thanks Bill, I had a feeling that would be the case. |
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- Posted by threeapples (My Page) on Sat, Sep 8, 12 at 12:43
| Just want to say that I sympathize. Our statuario is yellow and ugly. I hate it, but replacing it isuch more labor and cost extensive than we are willing to put up with. It's so frustrating. |
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- Posted by tartanhabit (My Page) on Sat, Sep 8, 12 at 21:23
| Sorry to hear you're in the same boat threeapples. We loved the tile we used in one bathroom so much that we picked it for another bathroom. Clean and modern look, that's what we were going for. And looking at the tiles individually as they were being installed, the yellow didn't seem to register. Then they grouted and the white of the grout (same choice as last time too) suddenly popped so white and made the tiles look yellow. I am heartbroken. My contractor said it would need to be a demo job but I will talk with him more on Monday. Also having the bath unveiled from the blanket that has been protecting it made the contrast more shocking. I don't know whether to just bit the bullet, shell out more $$, etc or adjust my expectations. I'm a picky perfectionist so that last option is pretty tricky. And my husband just went on a business trip for a week and I'm left dealing with it all! |
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- Posted by alan_s_thefirst (My Page) on Tue, Sep 11, 12 at 14:53
| Think really hard, and learn to love it. Just alter your choices of other materials in there, and ponder also what sort of light you're viewing it under. Maybe you're not seeing it properly. When finished, a different lighting colour temperature will make a big difference - eg daylight bulbs. Otherwise, go for it, but it's going to cost and take a lot. |
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| Could you color the grout so it's not so white? Maybe it will lessen the contrast and you won't notice the yellowness as much. I would think paint color could also affect the tone of the tile, via contrast and reflection, so maybe that would be easier to adjust than taking off the tile. |
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