Most forms of art don’t fare well in the humid atmosphere of a bathroom or the smoky and greasy area over a stove. However, there is one form of decoration that does so well in almost any environment that many created by ancient civilizations still exist. Most of us are familiar with the mosaics from ... Read More
Underfloor heating in homes may seem like a recent development, but Romans used hot water and steam to do it 2000 years ago. We don’t use steam for radiant heating these days; we use warmed liquid circulating in pipes (hydronic) or electrical heating elements.
Hydronic systems are difficult to install. You need skilled designers and tradespeople ... Read More
The ultimate level of green construction (IMHO) is to use materials that are local to you, environmentally friendly to produce, easily renewable, as well as ones that preserve the quality of the air in your house and produce waste that is safely biodegradable. Making that small a footprint on the environment is a hard ideal ... Read More
…and I will do anything I can to prevent it. Sure, there is more than one reason tile may crack, such as environmental reasons (room temperatures), and material issues (cheap/poorly made tile…which I never use) which may seem out of your control, but there are installation techniques that I use and that work consistently to ... Read More
Renovations call for workpeople in a variety of professions: carpenters, plumbers, tile layers, painters, and others, depending on the scope of work. This presents several problems right off the bat:
My specialty is tile, but this post isn’t about using green-colored tile throughout a bathroom. I’ll be thinking a little out of the (tile) box in my blog. Today, I’m talking about a different kind of green.
Everyone wants a stylish, comfortable, and functional bathroom. There are environmental-friendly ways to achieve those goals, which is an ... Read More
