mjr6550 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 A 1913 house. That stonework was just about perfect. Click to Enlarge 47.97 KB Click to Enlarge 54.47 KB Click to Enlarge 117.13 KB Click to Enlarge 51.38 KB Click to Enlarge 39.64 KB Click to Enlarge 53.21 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Except they pointed it with Portland cement. At least, it looks like Type N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Is that terra cotta in the last photo? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 ...love the glazed tile fish. I guess that is supposed to be koi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Here are a couple more photos showing the tile. Click to Enlarge 34.2 KB Click to Enlarge 69.68 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 That's an awesome bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 The variegated coloration of the tile is what makes it, imho. The color is deep and with a hint of iridescence. The formulas for those glazes probably go back to Europe about 300-400 years. I bet there's 1 1/2-2 tons of mortar bed in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 That's an awesome bathroom. The one I saw today is not awesome, but a classic old bathroom. Click to Enlarge 40.33 KB The floors slope a bit though. Click to Enlarge 35.13 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I think it's pretty awesome. That tile is beautifully done. Tile window casing, cove base, detail trims, marble window stool, trim around the tub, and the floor...pretty nice. That's some nice layout work. We tore one of those out several years ago, it was all beat up. With the tub, it was almost 3 1/2 tons of mud bed, tile, and iron. No wonder the floor is sloping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 We all sag a bit as we get older. I hope I look that good when I get to the other side 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted May 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 I think it's pretty awesome. That tile is beautifully done. Tile window casing, cove base, detail trims, marble window stool, trim around the tub, and the floor...pretty nice. That's some nice layout work. We tore one of those out several years ago, it was all beat up. With the tub, it was almost 3 1/2 tons of mud bed, tile, and iron. No wonder the floor is sloping. The sloped floor is due to settlement. Over 6 inches at some areas. I inspected it 8 years ago also. Not much change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 A lot of the old joints sag like crazy. Put several tons of masonry inside a wood frame that's undersized and where plumbers have hacked it all up, and stuff sags. It's nothing to fret about. The engineers get freaked, but I've yet to meet an engineer that understands old buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted May 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 A lot of the old joints sag like crazy. Put several tons of masonry inside a wood frame that's undersized and where plumbers have hacked it all up, and stuff sags. It's nothing to fret about. The engineers get freaked, but I've yet to meet an engineer that understands old buildings. Hay, I'm an engineer and I understand them. Of course, that is because I have performed about 10,000 home inspections. Many of these old houses have stone walls-very heavy structures. In some areas they were built on fill. The foundation walls settle significantly, but the piers supporting the floor systems settle far less. Click to Enlarge 45.14 KB Click to Enlarge 36.11 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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