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| I greatly admire everyone's art here, hope to get there someday!
Right now, I only have experience w/ tiling floors & walls, but I have an unusual project to attempt... we just bought a house in Cape Coral, FL, 2 bedroom windows facing the front & a 4ftx6ft gap area in between.
HOW do I construct this? The house is stucco, I don't want to attach the tiles directly ON the house. Should I build a wooden frame? Wrap it in mesh, use Mapei Ultra Flex II, and grout, then seal? Anything special do/don't for outdoors? Lowe's & HD always have those discontinued or somewhat broken tiles reduced, some are MAGICALLY attractive, I wouldn't pay full price, but reduced, for this small area, YEA, you bet! Any kind of tile NOT suited for this? If anyone has a good pattern site? Thoughts, ideas? The house is shades of brown.
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| giggles, you will get some excellent advice here; you may have to wait until after Christmas. Just don't do your project on wood, okay? I am too sick right now to give a lengthy answer (cedar fever). Slowmedown is one of the gurus of the outdoor project. |
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| giggles, you might want to research where in your area could you buy Wedi board. It's a waterproof backer board that is light weight and easy to cut. I love it; I am currently using it for a large outdoor sign. I found mine locally at a large wholesale tile center called Daltile. They make exceptions for mosaic artists and sell direct to them at wholesale prices. I know Wedi has a representative in the Florida area. Here, a 3 ft. x 5 ft. sheet was $30.00. I later found out that our local stained glass shop has started carrying it also. Anyway, that's what I would recommend. Wedi board for the substrate, Mapei mortar (thinset) for the adhesive, Mapei grout, and a sealer. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Silva's blog
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Tue, Dec 27, 11 at 8:51
| GIGGLES: You've just gotten perfect advice from SILVA. Weidi is so lightweight, and w/be an excellent substrate. I'm surprised w/the price of the 3'X5' size - WOW. If I were doing your project, I w/use Hardibacker, the cement board sold at Lowes and Home Depot and used in bathrooms and kitchens. It is heavier, but very strong and permanent. Re tiles, I think Florida's climate w/take any kind. Re mortar and grout, I use the same as suggested by SILVA. Re shades, colors, designs, patterns, the internet has a world of ideas. You can Google many websites and images for inspiration. |
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