Floor Tiling Begins

The tiling contractor has begun laying the floor tile.  That's Jeremy fitting "tacos" (accent pieces) into the entryway tile.  Jeremy lives not far from us, and he is also a Jeeper.

The tiling has probably given us more agony than any other aspect of the house (well maybe paint colors come in a close second).  We have traveled to at least 5 flooring stores and warehouses in Conroe, Woodlands, and Houston looking at tile, some several times.  We obtaned free samles at some places and bought a few samples at a tile warehouse and brought them home.  Some did not look right, and back we went to find something else.

When we were on the road to Birmingham last week, Jeremy called to tell us that we had managed to pick the most expensive tile that Interceramic makes and that the travertine we had picked for the kitchen backsplash and fireplace was pretty expensive also.  But the actual cost difference was not enough to make a change that would have required another series of trips to the tile store, and we liked what we had already picked.