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   rez | Jun 22, 2007 05:28am | #1

   corrugated galvanized steel roofing panels.

   True, there are architects so called in this country, and I have heard of one at least possessed with the idea of making architectural ornaments have a core of truth, a necessity, and hence a beauty, as if it were a revelation to him. All very well perhaps from his point of view, but only a little better than the common dilettantism. -

   -Thoreau's Walden
   

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   McDesign | Jun 22, 2007 06:19am | #2

   I always liked billet chunks of unobtainium.

   Forrest

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   rez | Jun 30, 2007 05:59pm | #3

   well, did you find out what you wanted?

    Before winter I built a chimney, and shingled the sides of my house, which were already impervious to rain, with imperfect and sappy shingles made of the first slice of the log, whose edges I was obliged to straighten with a plane.
   -Thoreau's Walden
   
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   brownbagg | Jun 30, 2007 07:08pm | #4

   nobody will tell me.I got a bathroom that been in concrete board for two years because I dont know what tile to buy. all the books tile look good but resale is the problem. Conservative is what I need. people dont buy WOW

   Edited 6/30/2007 12:10 pm by brownbagg

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   EricPaulson | Jun 30, 2007 07:38pm | #5

   Conservative is what I need. people dont buy WOW

   Then go with ceramic or pocelain.

   Ceramic is easier to cut and most likely on the wallet as well.

   People will pay for WOW under the right circumstances. Just might not like YOUR wow.

    

   side note: there is a really interesting concrete stepped spillway restoration going on near me. Being done on a resevoir that is part of the NYC water system. Thay have steel step forms ready made and the are pouring a section at a time. The whole spillway must be 50 to 60 yds long. I'd love to take a few pics for you but I'm afraid I'll end up arrested.[email protected]

    

    

    

    

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   DDay | Jun 30, 2007 07:50pm | #6

   if you want it for resale, then go with porcelien. That will give you lots of options and be gentle on your budget. Its definitely the biggest return on your cost of material. If you want conservative, then stay with softer colors like cream, white, beige or other lighter colors that go with the room. To get some wow without the extra costs and without turning off people, do some type of alternating pattern with the tile. You can use the same color thoughout the shower but use different sizes or styles. Example would be 6x6 for the bottom 42", then use 3x6 in a subway style for the rest. Or use 6x6 thoughout but have a band in the middle where you do 6x6's in a diamond pattern. You could also use different patterns and use the chair rail tile pieces to separate them, etc. Also, doing a tile corner shelf for soap, shampoo, etc. are nice.