Jul 20 2010
Backsplash, Part II
Project complete!
The grout went up last Wednesday, a scary job for an amateur doing it for the first time, but fear of ruining a perfect tile job forces one to be patient and exact. It took 3 hours with Lisa doing the harder, detailed work of sponging away the excess grout and making the grout lines look perfect, and it really turned out that way. By Sunday, a week after starting the project, the trim was back up, the switch covers screwed back on, and the sealer applied.
We couldn’t have asked for anything nicer and more professional looking, I think:
The whole project only cost $468, and that included $231 for the tile, $103 for the wet saw rental, and the rest in tools and supplies (beer and food, not included). There are more pictures of the whole process here.
It’s always refreshing to complete a DIY project like this. Just not again, ever.
