Comments on: House Tour continued! http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/?p=238 Like a monkey ready to be shot into space... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SpaceMonkeyX http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/?p=238&cpage=1#comment-1155 SpaceMonkeyX Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:50:18 +0000 http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/blog/?p=238#comment-1155 Thanks, Gina! And, yes, we did the entire thing ourselves. We tore up the old countertop, put down the new plywood and concrete backerboard, glued down the tile, grouted and sealed it. We even installed the wooden railing that goes along the outside. We did every little piece ourselves (with a little help from my dad). It wasn't too hard, though it was a little nerve-wracking to take on such a big project having never done it before. We wound up doing some research online and even found a Tile Shoppe chain in our area that did tile laying classes every Saturday morning. The good folks there gave us the confidence we needed and we just went for it. We're pretty happy with how it turned out. Thanks, Gina! And, yes, we did the entire thing ourselves. We tore up the old countertop, put down the new plywood and concrete backerboard, glued down the tile, grouted and sealed it. We even installed the wooden railing that goes along the outside. We did every little piece ourselves (with a little help from my dad). It wasn’t too hard, though it was a little nerve-wracking to take on such a big project having never done it before. We wound up doing some research online and even found a Tile Shoppe chain in our area that did tile laying classes every Saturday morning. The good folks there gave us the confidence we needed and we just went for it. We’re pretty happy with how it turned out.

]]> By: gina http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/?p=238&cpage=1#comment-1154 gina Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:52:24 +0000 http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/blog/?p=238#comment-1154 SpaceMonkey and wife.. wow, great countertop! Did you do yourselves? If so, was it difficult? they are tiles, yes? SpaceMonkey and wife.. wow, great countertop! Did you do yourselves? If so, was it difficult? they are tiles, yes?

]]> By: SpaceMonkeyX http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/?p=238&cpage=1#comment-1150 SpaceMonkeyX Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:52:26 +0000 http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/blog/?p=238#comment-1150 Thanks for the comments, folks! We're pretty proud of the job we've done so far. Believe me, I wish now that I had taken a few shop classes. It's funny how your priorities and perceptions change with time. Thanks for the comments, folks! We’re pretty proud of the job we’ve done so far.

Believe me, I wish now that I had taken a few shop classes. It’s funny how your priorities and perceptions change with time.

]]> By: Mark aka Butch http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/?p=238&cpage=1#comment-1147 Mark aka Butch Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:03:32 +0000 http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/blog/?p=238#comment-1147 All those years of shop paid off. It looks really good, but why didn't you stay with the green? It is like so 21st century! All those years of shop paid off. It looks really good, but why didn’t you stay with the green? It is like so 21st century!

]]> By: marla http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/?p=238&cpage=1#comment-1146 marla Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:11:43 +0000 http://www.spacemonkeyx.com/blog/?p=238#comment-1146 This is pretty cool!!!! Your new home is great !!!! That counter top---WOW I can't wait to see the rest!!!!!! This is pretty cool!!!! Your new home is great !!!! That counter top—WOW I can’t wait to see the rest!!!!!!

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