Calacatta Entry Floor in Tahoe Park
About this project
This was the entry and connected home office floor of a 1958 ranch-style home on a residential block off Folsom Blvd in Tahoe Park. The original floor was vinyl composite tile that had lifted in several spots. After demo, the concrete slab showed a 3/8-inch high point near the center of the room — standard for a slab of this age.
We used self-leveling compound to bring the floor within 1/8 inch over a 10-foot span before setting any tile. The material is 24x24 rectified Calacatta-look porcelain in a polished finish, set with 3/16-inch joints and a polymer-modified white thinset to prevent gray bleed-through under the light tile. The result reads clean and open — a significant change from the original dark vinyl.
What we did
1
Demo existing vinyl tile and adhesive residue
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Self-level slab to within 1/8" flatness tolerance
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Set 24x24 rectified Calacatta porcelain with white modified thinset
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Grout with unsanded grout at 3/16" joints, seal, and clean
