Alright, my mother-in-law is back and ready to tackle the other side of the countertops in our kitchen. Because we were short on time for her last visit, we decided to wait to do the side with the sink. Some of the considerations we’re taking into account also is whether or not we can put a deeper sink into the area. We’re also dealing with wall plates and space near the refrigerator.

One of the perks of this project is that we’re installing a new faucet for the sink. I really liked the kind that is able to pull out and be used as a sprayer, because the single sprayer by itself never seems to work well.

We learned a lot from last time’s experience that we’re going to keep in mind. One is that the plan is to do all the layout first and mark the cuts, so we don’t have to keep the tile saw for the whole day. That will save about $20 on the rental fee for that piece of equipment. We’re going to pay attention to keeping the thinset (tile adhesive) off the tops of the tiles as much as possible. It doesn’t mess them up or anything, it’s just not fun removing it once it’s dry. One last thing is to make the grout in small batches. I messed that one up big time by making all of my grout at once last time. Had I thought about that more, I would not have had to buy an additional bag for this project. I’ll keep you posted and will put up pics soon.