Ceramics

The use of natural materials in this house includes ceramic tile.  Well, I know, ceramic in the form in which we use them for tile are not completely natural.  They are man-made products but are made from natural minerals, fire-clay and silica sand.  There is nothing more beautiful then the work of a craftsman and the gentleman who did our tile is certainly one.  We had decided from the beginning of our house design that it would handicap accessible.  All of the first floor rooms will be reachable by a wheelchair.  Our bathroom shower was no exception.  We decided to build an open shower that would easy to access and here are shots of the process of building and tiling that area.  I had read an article in Fine Homebuilding magazine about a similar project and I consulted with Steve Prescott at Webb Flooring and he and the tile setter made it happen.