Full Marble Tile Bathroom Remodel in Vermont Knolls
About This Project
This Vermont Knolls bungalow had its original 1950s bathroom stripped to the studs and rebuilt with floor-to-ceiling calacatta marble-look porcelain tile. The bathroom includes a soaking tub surround, an open walk-in shower, and a full tile floor — all in the same large-format marble tile to create a unified, spa-like surface. Before any tile went up, Schluter Kerdi waterproofing membrane was applied to all cement board surfaces in the shower area and extended 6 inches onto the floor to ensure full perimeter water containment.
The walk-in shower in this Vermont Knolls home was constructed without a door — an open layout that suits the narrow footprint of the original bathroom. The shower floor received a separate mosaic tile insert with a pre-sloped mortar bed to direct water to the center drain, while the main bathroom floor used the same large-format tile as the walls for visual continuity.
What We Did
Full demo to studs, installed cement board throughout, applied Kerdi membrane in wet zones
Floated a pre-sloped mortar bed for the shower floor, set mosaic floor tile insert
Set large-format marble-look porcelain on walls and main bathroom floor
Grouted with white sanded grout, sealed all grout lines
