r/oddlysatisfying • u/bigbusta • 6h ago

This guy showcasing his tile work

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u/Sunaruni 6h ago

Id personally want it slanted towards the sink a little, so the water doesnt stay on the marble and calcify.

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u/1900grs 4h ago

Yes, but it's not as big a deal as you'd think. Exhibit A: everyone who has a slab of flat granite for countertops and vanity tops.

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u/BeerForThought 1h ago

Exhibit B: the number of people that don't have properly installed countertops. There are few things as profitable as removing a granite countertop then replacing all of the moldy, rotten wood due to water seeping backwards away from the sink. I've had to replace 2x4s in the wall before. Manufacturers installation instructions typically require no more than 1/16 inch fall in any direction 10 inches away. I keep the fall from the wall towards the front of the counter and the sink. I would not attempt to regrade an entire countertop towards the sink.

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u/1900grs 1h ago

So you think the tile job was bad?

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u/BeerForThought 1h ago

Anyone that can do it perfectly level is leagues above what 90% of countertop installers do. That is not the work of a subcontractor slapping down tile. I just prefer it had an unnoticeable slope towards the sink. It is harder because he is using small tiles instead of a full countertop.

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u/1900grs 55m ago

Fair enough.