[Russ_Boston]

Building in about 2 months.

Q: We are doing tile everywhere except bedrooms - should be lay out diagonal or straight? Why?

Q: Do you prefer the rounded drywall corners? Why?

Thanks,
Russ & Linda

[iandwk]

I know from laying tile that it's about as easy to do it one way as the other. I've heard of installers charging more for laying it diagonally, but there are about the same amount of cuts either way and the cuts are no more or less difficult either way. Other than that, it becomes a matter of personal preference.

Rounded sheetrock corners I would assume are useful in the sense that you aren't constantly chipping the mud from the sharp corners. I'm sure others know more about that, though.

[TednRobin]

Hey Russ, 1st congrats on your new home, how exciting. I think the diagonal tile looks much better. Adds pattern and texture to your rooms.(just my opinion) As for the rounded corners, I'll be anxious to see what people say. I've wondered about it as well.

[784caroline]

I vote for Diagonal tile...makes a room look a little larger and the perception as you enter the front door is Wow. This is especially true the larger the tile you are putting down. It is more expensive to lay tile on a diagonal for it requires more cuts and more pieces of tile.

With rounded drywall corners you are going to have a potential issue with how to break up a room while painting. For the experts among us this may not be an issue but for me it would be.Same for installing wall paper but not many people do this today! As far as look..im neutral on rounded corners.

[Russ_Boston]

Thought about the painting issue. Not sure I'd ever want an accent color.


I'm curious about the appearance vs. sharp.

[Kelsie52]

Hey Russ----

We went with the squared tile --only because it made my wife dizzy looking at the other ===it was also several thousand dollars more ..

The rounded courners just made everything look a little softer we had never seen it before so ?--

[vj1213]

I like diagonal tiles and I did the rounded corners..I just think it gives a softer and more polished look. I won't be wallpapering and I never really gave much thought to painting (I'll leave that to the painters)

[cherylncliff]

Diagonal vs straight, rounded vs sharp - it really comes down to what is important to you and your own personal preference. We just made all those decisions in late July (our heads were SPINNING!) - while Kelsie went with rounded (corners) and straight (tile), we did just the opposite! I figure picking one over the other is probably a wash as far as cost goes - at any rate, this is (hopefully) the last house we will have , so we picked what seemed to suit us best - and I am definitely all about color - and change is good is my mantra

[chuckinca]

We went with rounded corners when we remodeled an old Victorian recently. People comment favorably on them and believe they are original construction from the early 1900's.


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[pooh]

Our house came with rounded corners and I really like them. The house had straight tile and it goes well, though if I had my druthers, I might have chosen diagonal.

When it was time for paint, I had a consultant help with colors. Have a lantana and in essence, it's a great big room with bedrooms off of that room. The large room has three shades of a color from a color strip. The recessed walls in the living room and dining room are the darkest shade of the three colors, the main room is the next lighter shade and the kitchen is the lightest. At the rounded corner where the colors meet, it's just about impossible to see the difference from color 2 and color 3. Of course if one paints totally different colors, then an inside corner would be point where colors change. Believe me, it works out.

Enjoy!

[Russ_Boston]

Thanks Pooh - I like the idea of using the color strip to get complimentary colors.

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

We went with rounded corners when we remodeled an old Victorian recently. People comment favorably on them and believe they are original construction from the early 1900's.


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Hi Chuck,

Please forgive this interruption, but I just cannot help myself. I love those old Victorian houses. I think they are sometimes called "Painted Ladies" and I must admit to being consumed with curiosity about what colors you used for the outside.

I know. I know. Here I go down Hijack Road again, but not really. It's just that I sometimes think of these threads as being a little like conversation. But if this were taking place in person, I would be quizzing you at great length about the plumbing fixtures and the staircase (might have two) and all manner of things Victorian, until you would likely flee the scene.

What a project that must have been. A Victorian sure would demand a lot of attention to detail. I bet it is beautiful.

But I will behave now and not ask a bunch of questions that have nothing to do with tile.

(I guess I had better talk about tile now.....hmmmm......well.....hmmmm......I like tile.)

Boomer

[Rag Bagger]

I don't think I would use rounded corners. It seems like it would limit decorating options because I wouldn't think you could change paint colors or wallpaper at a rounded corner. You may think you wouldn't want to do that now but that could change and you would be stuck.

But Diagonal tile is, to me, very attractive. In addition the tile should be as large as you can talk the builder into. Paradise flooring has a drawing that they show their potential customers showing that larger tiles make areas look larger. Even small areas like a bath.

[tile guy]

Hey Chuck
I may be able to give you some advise here. First I have over looked most of posts so if I repeat them my apologies.
Chuck it is NOT as easy to do a diagonal install compared a basic pattern, that advise should not be accounted for. I do this for a living and have done it for a very long time and there is no way it can be done with the same efforts.
The diagonal layout is a better looking job by far if done right. The rounded corners should be no problems with a qualified installer.
I hope you are not hiring a all in one handy dandy dude to lay most of your house, I have seen some good ones and I have seen more bad than good by far. Also the quality of your job depends on the quality of your materials used.
I could talk for hours with you and still not cover everything you need to be careful of. My best advise is hire someone with references.
I don't feel it proper to introduce myself to your job because I am here only check in on occasion and possibly help the village folks with a project here and there. I have done many years of work in the Villages and love this group.
If I can help with advice I'll try and check back in later tomorrow after my diagonal lanai install in the 100 degree heat "oh boy".
Welcome Chuck and good luck.

[jojo]

Love our diagonal tile - in all areas but the bedrooms.