To date, apart from maybe the first phase of wall sanding, there wasn’t really work done that had to do with aesthetics. So, you can imagine the jittery feeling I had on the morning we received the first batch of tiles onsite. To see the first physical tangible product which you ordered finally enter the front door meant that the next big chapter was on the horizon.
And the tiles upstairs didn’t remain stuffed into a corner for long. Within around a week the first floor (sans bathrooms) was done in mahogany, parquet-style tiles.
Still too dusty for a decent picture though.
The tiles were laid in staggered rows utilising a 15cm difference between them, with 2mm spacers and dark brown grouting. I'm mentioning this as these are the kinds of things that need to be discussed with your tiler when you have parquet-style tiles.
Something that is (apparently, at least according to our tiler) unconventional is our choice of laying tiles down along as opposed to across. So, for example, when you walk up the stairs, you will find the tiles lined up vertically (like in the above picture), not horizontally. The same will be adopted in the ground floor, i.e. immediately upon entering through the front door. In terms of functionality it doesn't make a difference, it's purely a matter of personal choice.
For the first time since signing the contract last October, things are starting to take some shape.
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