Floor Mosaic - Part II

The mosaic for the space between the kitchen and living room was installed during a recent trip. (The creation of the mosaic was described in a previous post.)

Once at the cabin, preparation of the site became a time consuming process. The gap between the living room floor (brick) and the kitchen floor (stained concrete) was deep (4”-5”), uneven and dirty. The two floor surfaces aren’t level to each other, so when filling the gap, a slope had to be created to prevent a toe busting ledge.

Mind the gap!

I had to mix numerous, small batches of concrete and fill the gap slowly. It took nearly a bag of concrete, which surprised me, and after about three hours, the gap was filled. This was a big psychological jump for me because that gap has been irritating for a long time. Before the kitchen floor was poured in ’08, the gap was a hump, an uneven toe-grabber that captured an endless supply of sand, pebbles, nails, etc. Thank goodness it’s gone!

The mosaic was installed with thinset and grouted with a terra cotta colored grout (the color I’m using for most of the tile work in the living spaces). In hindsight, I should have used a darker color, which would have blended a bit better with the brick, but overall, I’m pleased.

The guardians in place - finally!

The final mosaic looks very nice and now I have a relatively even floor surface throughout the cabin. One more piece of the puzzle complete!