tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post2742168740488430999..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: A Hybrid DwarfGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-22397190773737626122007-04-02T02:21:00.000-07:002007-04-02T02:21:00.000-07:00More sense to leave it be, but peace of mind can b...More sense to leave it be, but peace of mind can be worth it.<BR/><BR/>I obsess over wood floors to the point of cutting and fitting the entire thing before nailing it. Gone so far as to hide joints under doors and in closets.<BR/><BR/>Lose the tile, your sanity is worth it.Ignatz Ruksfrotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098559918361345229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-42430944595686224142007-04-01T20:24:00.000-07:002007-04-01T20:24:00.000-07:00I agree with the person who suggested taking the N...I agree with the person who suggested taking the Native American perspective. That's how I get myself past mistakes in my crafty handiwork. A fellow knitter once told me that errors "let the demons out." :-) Plus, it's got character.<BR/><BR/>That said, if you can remove and replace your slightly crooked tile easily, I suppose there's no harm in doing so. The base tiles that bother you (but are conveniently less visible) will take care of any demons!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-55120044537941250722007-04-01T19:23:00.000-07:002007-04-01T19:23:00.000-07:00You aren't by any chance a Virgo? I am and I also ...You aren't by any chance a Virgo? I am and I also tend to want everything perfect. It can drive a person crazy!!!Or a spouse LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-39843326179616573222007-04-01T19:22:00.000-07:002007-04-01T19:22:00.000-07:00It is easier to pull the tile now vs later. The mo...It is easier to pull the tile now vs later. The more it sets the harder it will be to pull. Likely it will remain somewhat wet for a few weeks then be rock hard. The more it sets the harder it is to scrape off the backer board and reset it to a clean surface. Or live with it. You will be one of the only people to know it is there especially if you do a white groute.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774388222147346989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-21419663029621320132007-04-01T19:16:00.000-07:002007-04-01T19:16:00.000-07:00I think the one tile drooping a bit is cool. Of co...I think the one tile drooping a bit is cool. Of course, once you grout you probably won't even notice it. My bathroom hex tiles were laid by hand....and the space between them varies quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>I've paused during that film to see the house too. also like the beach glass.StuccoHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608839109697874015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-76907737510825737272007-04-01T17:40:00.000-07:002007-04-01T17:40:00.000-07:00Hmmmm, a great solution to fix it (there is a diam...Hmmmm, a great solution to fix it (there is a diamond blade in my grider right now), and a great reason not to.<BR/><BR/>What to do. What to do.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-68905319296700761142007-04-01T16:33:00.000-07:002007-04-01T16:33:00.000-07:00Hey Greg,I grew up in a gorgeous 1920's four squar...Hey Greg,<BR/>I grew up in a gorgeous 1920's four square-ish house with rich details throughout. Every bathroom had those square edged subway tiles that had been set by hand and were a toothpick space apart. (And penny hex tiles on the floor). And all 3 of them had at least one crooked tile. I never minded staring at them. I'm a perfectionist when i do bead work or knitting, but i've heard that perfection is an insult to God. I'm not sure if it's really a Native American tradition to purposefully hide a flaw in plain sight, but if it makes you feel better, borrow that idea. Remember, perfection is the enemy of the good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-51555389766589280032007-04-01T15:59:00.000-07:002007-04-01T15:59:00.000-07:00Try taking a diamond blade in an angle grinder and...Try taking a diamond blade in an angle grinder and cut a x through the tile. Careful on the end of the cut that you don't get into the adjoining tiles. Maybe stay back a bit. Jam a screwdriver in the cut and pry the pieces up from the thinset. Use the cut tile for a fulcrum and pop it off. Scrape off the excess thin set and you're good to go. Less stress than banging with a chisel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-5655650350397502632007-04-01T12:55:00.000-07:002007-04-01T12:55:00.000-07:00Oh, please, the tile in the movie is molded plasti...Oh, please, the tile in the movie is molded plastic that comes in 4x8 sheets with grout added to make it look real. <BR/><BR/>(No I really don't know this, but I DO know that there are lots of things used on movie sets that are made to look like luxurious expensive details that in fact are temporary plastic fakes.)<BR/><BR/>But I feel for you about a small error being right where you can't help but see it every day. More than likely 99% of the poeple that visit (even those who spend an extended time sitting on your toilet) aren't going to notice this, but even though I would sincerely encourage you to just leave it and don't worry about it, the reality is that if it were me I'd probably take it out and redo it, because it would drive me batshit crazy.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534347532506541550noreply@blogger.com