The main living area will all have the tile laid diagonally. It is a little more challenging to install but we believe the effect is worth the extra work. The bulk of the other rooms will have the tile laid square to the room. This means we need some type of transition tile work to blend the two styles. After much discussion and trying various things we decided a dark, square tile that is the size of the door jamb made the most sense. I fired up the (new) tile saw and started in on the task. There were hundreds of cuts to make.

We decided that the closets too would have the tile laid square to the walls. Although the closet floors will be the same color as the main room tiles a transition strip of small square tiles looks real classy. I spent the whole afternoon cutting tiles and laying everything out. Tomorrow I'll glue everything in place permanently.

Although it is a massive project, the tile work is going better than I anticipated.

-grampa dan