Are we going to have to take this out into the parking lot?
Willa wrote:Yet if you visited 40's/50's time capsule houses this is exactly the same size of tile that was used.
Maybe so, but the tiles original to the house I'm in right now (1955) are 9". Besides, why would I want to emulate the floors of the 40s-50s when my house is 1918? Have I mentioned that I don't want 12" tiles in that little kitchen and
tiny pantry? They're too big. They're the wrong size. They'll look out of proportion. Don't want 'em.
Willa wrote:Again, if you cut them down, precision is going to be your devil for a checkerboard pattern.
Again, I know. Hence my search for a properly-cut tile.
Willa wrote:Have a look at some of the floor layers forums...Try posting this size dilemma there ?...Perhaps there are other solutions like having a room's worth laser cut to size, by a business that does laser cutting ?
Good ideas.
Willa wrote:(not that I lurk on floor layers forums otherwise).
So you say. I'll bet they start mixing your drink when they see you walk in.
Willa wrote:VC Tile is less spongy than linoleum, and does not have a jute backing.
Sigh. It is indeed a compromise. Linoleum is nice underfoot. I remember sitting on the linoleum kitchen floor when I was a kid and playing with the cat. It got warm in the sun. The vinyl floor that replaced it seemed slick and nasty to me then. I'm afraid, however, that a checkerboard in lino would be unstable. So - compromise.
Willa wrote:Your sub floor surface needs to be levelled and free of any nails that are not sunk deeply.
The sub-floor will be perfection itself. That is first on my list for the carpenter when I go back in December.
What about that behemoth of a stove that I have, and also the fridge? Will it dig holes in the floor? Should I put some kind of furniture coasters under the feet?
Although I like red, the Gulf Coast is such a warm climate I feel compelled to use cooler, more soothing colors, at least for the dominant tones. What about green and cream checkerboard (or plaid) with a dark red, instead of black, border? 6" tiles, of course. Very 1918.