Kitchen Cabinets, Oakland, CA June 2025
This was a straightforward one-day job. Included the stone plywood underlayment. The cabinets were sourced locally.
This was a straightforward one-day job. Included the stone plywood underlayment. The cabinets were sourced locally.
Done so many of these they’re pretty straightforward. The rule is sanded grout for wider lines. An exception is where you have uneven underlayment and want the grout to dry as you’ve installed it. We used non-sanded, and it took a lot of extra work to push it down. The bullnose on the tile, also,
This client had a tile that was not flush with the others. The bigger issue was they had an unscrupulous tile installer a) sell them on a glossy tile for underfoot (which you don’t do – it should be matte or textured), and b) use mortar for grout. The result was a film that had
Worked with the homeowner to refresh this 1970’s construction. Literally everything visible was changed: carpets, flooring, tile, cabinetry, paint, toilet. Bath was removed and converted to shower. Nice results.
This remodel involved using pre-sized stone veneer to cover a fireplace that looked dated. Here was that process.
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