Tiling our Victorian Terrace
Our verandah tiles are by far my favourite part of the house. A lot of terrace houses have room for a small garden at the front but ours doesn't, so I knew the tiles were going to provide the wow factor for our front 'yard'. After about one second of deliberation, we decided to go with a traditional tessellated pattern rather than a modern pattern so we trawled the fancy streets of Carlton for designs we liked. We took photos of these to a couple of tile-laying companies and they were able to translate them into designs that suited our house perfectly. For once, Gary agreed with me that this wasn't a job that we could do ourselves to a good enough standard so we had professional tilers do (most of) the work and the results are absolutely breathtaking, if I do say so myself. And I do. Daily. Read on to learn about the process or just scroll straight to the bottom if you love a good before and after bonanza. Laying the Foundations We had alr...