From: "Mike Lewis" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Tiling new home floors
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:15:33 -0500
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""  wrote in message 
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>I have a brother who has been tiling his (floor) new house for about 8 
>weekends now.  It seems he is taking way too long to do the tiling.  I 
>believe him and another brother have been spending 2 days a weak 8 hrs a 
>day to do probably what totals 2,400 sq ft.  I wonder if there is a good 
>website that goes into good detail on how to do tile in different patterns. 
>I'm looking for something that would teach tricks of the trade and things 
>you'd never think of as a new tile setter.  I figured probably 800-1,000 
>sq. ft per 8hrs for a beginner just setting.  I realize Home depot has 
>their classes but I prefer the internet in my family room.
>
> RTB PHX
>

variables such as how many cuts there are and the size of the tile will have 
a large impact on how long it takes.

I think 1000 sq ft in a single day may be more than even a prefessional can 
achieve.

Mike