Renovation rookie
· Dalarna
· 3 173 posts
We have purchased a concept apartment that will be finished in September.
I like most of it but not the tiles in the kitchen. They are white and it's classic square tiles.
The kitchen looks the same except for different materials in countertops and cabinets, as well as some other things that don't matter for the context.
What's bothering is a "control unit", an electrical outlet, and the fan.
Can you knock down the tiles, sand, and redo it, or how do you do it? The drip list underneath should be adjustable so that the tile size doesn't determine how good it looks.
I have never tiled before :blushing:
/Christian
I like most of it but not the tiles in the kitchen. They are white and it's classic square tiles.
The kitchen looks the same except for different materials in countertops and cabinets, as well as some other things that don't matter for the context.
What's bothering is a "control unit", an electrical outlet, and the fan.
Can you knock down the tiles, sand, and redo it, or how do you do it? The drip list underneath should be adjustable so that the tile size doesn't determine how good it looks.
I have never tiled before :blushing:
/Christian
Not a big job, but it depends a bit on the material behind...
If it's plaster, it will likely break and need to be replaced with new...
The tile list under the wall cabinets is just there as a filler and is quite outdated today, so they can just be removed. The fan will probably need to be removed during the process, and the outlets are no problem to tile around, unless you take the opportunity to move them to the bottom edge of the wall cabinets...
The easiest is to talk with those who are building to see if it's possible to change before they've done everything as in the picture...
If it's plaster, it will likely break and need to be replaced with new...
The tile list under the wall cabinets is just there as a filler and is quite outdated today, so they can just be removed. The fan will probably need to be removed during the process, and the outlets are no problem to tile around, unless you take the opportunity to move them to the bottom edge of the wall cabinets...
The easiest is to talk with those who are building to see if it's possible to change before they've done everything as in the picture...
Renovation rookie
· Dalarna
· 3 173 posts
Too late :S We stumbled into this apartment deal by a fluke and decided the same day (read yesterday) to make a complete change in life and move. Three out of four houses are already up, and ours is one of them.Paul-Staffanstorp said:
Taking down the fan doesn’t seem like a problem to me. However, moving the electrical outlets probably requires an electrician, or what do the rules say? I know how to do it, but sometimes the insurance company isn't satisfied with that answer
If it's drywall behind, which I think it is, how do you do it then? I can imagine you just knock off the old drywall, cut a couple of new panels to size, and screw them in. Then it's just a matter of slapping up the tiles, right? Moisture barrier in a kitchen?
/Christian
Ok...
The easiest is then to remove the tile strip... and unscrew the cover plates of the outlets... And dismantle the fan.
If the tiler has been professional, they will have left about 3mm between the tile and the countertop. Tape as protection on the countertop before you proceed...
Then take a Fein multi-master and carefully saw through the plaster just above the top tile and between the countertop and the bottom tile. Then you can remove the tile and plaster quite easily and replace with new plaster. Before you put in new plaster, you can have an electrician come to move the electricity up to just under the wall cabinets so that when you have tiled, you can install nice corner boxes instead. This is not a big job that costs a lot to get done, but it will look much nicer.
Moisture barrier... No
The easiest is then to remove the tile strip... and unscrew the cover plates of the outlets... And dismantle the fan.
If the tiler has been professional, they will have left about 3mm between the tile and the countertop. Tape as protection on the countertop before you proceed...
Then take a Fein multi-master and carefully saw through the plaster just above the top tile and between the countertop and the bottom tile. Then you can remove the tile and plaster quite easily and replace with new plaster. Before you put in new plaster, you can have an electrician come to move the electricity up to just under the wall cabinets so that when you have tiled, you can install nice corner boxes instead. This is not a big job that costs a lot to get done, but it will look much nicer.
Moisture barrier... No