Vita Marengo

Even though the garage/laundry combo looked a lot better following the influx of cement, it was still far from aesthetically pleasing. After the parquet-style tiles were done, the next step was to in fact tackle that.

Enter the 60 x 60s.

These Vita Marengo tiles are the biggest tiles we'll be using for our house. They come in an even bigger size - 120 x 60 - but that wasn't suitable for us given the square metres we had to cover. My favourite part of this was how cleanly the laundry room came together after the bricks were chiseled down. It is now ready for the next step: the gypsum wall.

As for the garage, unfortunately there's still quite a bit to tie everything up. First, we need to connect the drain to the sewer system in the street, and then build the ramp to the street. Following that, there's the last bit of tile to lay near the garage door. And only THEN can we install the new garage door. Still a long way away from that, so just trying to focus on the small stepping stones.

Bonus bit: The Vita Marengo tiles were an impulse buy just like the outdoor ones for the first floor. In fact, we bought them together. Originally, the garage was just going to be smooth cement, and we had forgotten that that's what we had decided way back last year. When the delivery of the first batch of tiles came and we realised we hadn't ordered anything for the garage, we went to the store then and then, picked something out and placed the order. A dent in the budget, but the end result was worth it.