Well we got down to business on the wall this weekend. We bought some 12x12 slate tiles at THD for for $1.67/sq.ft and cut them down to brick size. We were originally going to cut the slate into smaller sizes, but the wet saw kicked the bucket half way through. We decided to go for it as-is, because on our tight schedule, we could not afford to wait another day. After the cuts were made, I washed the tiles and Matt started putting them on the wall. My sister came over with a bottle of wine and we had ourselves a little show watching Matt in action. This morning I wiped the wall down with a silly sounding product, something called "impregnator." I just take orders and am not sure of the product's purpose. I think of a few funny lines about the "impregnator"-- but think its not appropriate to say with the kid in the room. A note about the slate. THD had pre-cut tiles that were $6/sq. ft. We figured that we could cut our cost down to one third just by spending some time making the cuts ourselves. I think it turned out pretty well. In the end, we had to borrow a wet saw from our friend Tommy to finish the job. (thanks Tommy!). The slate still needs grout . . . but right now Matt and my brother, Mike, are at Janet's getting the rest of the cabinets. On a side note, Janet and I are becoming friends-- bonding over our mutual remodeling projects. She is going to come over for dinner and to visit her (my) cabinets when we are all finished.
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