Maya Romanoff Mother of pearl "Aphrodite"

[gadams]

Just finished this install in Wilmington,N.C.,my first "Aphrodite" install.I will descibe it in more detail after I rest a while , I don't feel like whinining right now.

[gadams]

Note the seam gaps in the one photo,which have been addressed and dissapear in the final photo.Magic!

[gadams]

More ,I'll send more tomorrow.

[gadams]

A couple of months ago ,while working in the showroom,I was asked by a Wilmington,N.C designer how many MOP tiles she would need to do her 19'x7.5' wall.When I got home I did a scaled drawing of the wall and called her to tell her the amount.She had an installer in N.C. who was to do the job so I was doing this as a favor to the showroom and the designer and told her ,that if the installer had any questions ,he could call and I would answer to the best of my ability.Well, a few weeks ago after fielding multiple questions from the installer ,the designer called ,said he had bailed,would I come up to install.The answer was yes ,I estimated three days to prime and install ,two travel days.and maybe a chill day on the end .When I arrived ,It was evident,that this was a homeowner with an aquired "designer" label to be able to purchase at designer prices,doing her own house and the 19' wall that I questioned more than once,was actually a bathroom with 8 walls,six inside corners ,two outside corners, adding up to 19' in total width,needing a total of 160 some odd cuts as opposed to the 50 or 60 anticipated.after agreeing on an extra charge for the added time and expenses ,I jumped in ,by myself,(I would have brought help ,if I had only known) and finished six full days later.Moral of the story,squeeze out every bit of info possible on a job or go visit on a recon mission before hand.It all worked out in the end ,and this product is gorgeous.Clearcoated after install.

[gadams]

At the end of a looong week.

[Jeff Evans]

Guy, you're talking to yourself here! Let me be the first to say great job.

[K.L. Conner]

Holy Smokes!!!!!! Great Job

[peterson]

Guy: Did you wrap the outside corners? I was looking at a MOP job the other day and they had wrapped the outside corners. Is there a special technique for this like a heat gun? What is the BM "Stay Clear" used for?

[gadams]

John,No I did not wrap the corners ,inside or outside.I have heard of someone wrapping them after soaking in water but I do not .I don't know what a heat gun would do to this stuff ,it being a real shell product.Cut to the corner and then template (or measure carefully from your plumbline) the continuing piece so you can re plumb .I do the full row ceiling to floor so that you know which is your least wide piece for plumbing your continuing row.The Acrylic polyurethane is used in high moisture areas ,after I caulk all of the joints and the full perimeter of the installation.If using a silicone caulk clearcoat before caulking.

[gadams]

By the way how did that wrapped outside corner look?was the shell popping off?Also as Chris mentioned on another thread about Beadazzled,if the corner is not perfect(and how many are),you will be out of plumb
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[K.L. Conner]

If I am not mistaken one of the Demos at the Convention will be wrapping a cloumn with MOP

[Elsie Kapteina]

GREAT JOB!!

and, yes, Vinny LaRusso will be doing a round column at the convention.

If you have any left over, soak it and you will be amazed what can be done with it.

Maybe, Vinny will read this and get some notes up here for you guys.

In checking with Cavalier, Ed said that the backing on these tiles are of a nonwoven material.

anyway, definitely beautiful work. CONGRATS! e

[peterson]

By the way how did that wrapped outside corner look?was the shell popping off?Also as Chris mentioned on another thread about Beadazzled,if the corner is not perfect(and how many are),you will be out of plumb
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The shells were not popping off. The corner returned about 4 inches to an inside corner so being out of plumb was not an issue. I will get some pics in about a week.

[Rusty]

Sorry it took so long to post, but I am back. Beautiful work.The layout and the installation made for a great finish product. I'll bet the lazer and the lazer jamb helped alot. Any day that I install I put the two of them in the truck. Has anyone ever used rechargable batteries in them? Rusty