Penniless young people who need to borrow money for a down payment at home. In the renovation, I did everything possible to save money. Although I had never tried to make tile cabinets, I was inspired by netizens and gave it a try. Now the renovation has been completed and the results are satisfactory. My poor guy's homemade tile cabinets are not only inexpensive, but also practical, and have won the praise of the neighbors!

I used 35.0 meters of square floor tiles to build cabinets, and the price of each piece was about 0 yuan, and I bought a total of 0 pieces. This price is really beyond my expectations, I originally thought it would cost dozens of yuan per piece. For making tile cabinets, such ordinary tiles are sufficient, there is no need to buy too expensive.

In order to meet the deadline, I fought at night and built the platform myself. After all, I still live in a rented house, and my time and money are precious. The workers you ask won't do it for you in the middle of the night, and it's easy and cost-effective to do it yourself. It is cheap to buy a machine for cutting tiles online, remember to reserve the socket hole.

This is what the base looks like after the tile is attached, and the interior will be made of this kind of tile for easy cleaning. But I don't know if the moisture will return on a cloudy day, and if it will be breathable. Hopefully, these issues will not affect future use.

In order to stabilize the support, the column is tiled side by side with two tiles and fastened with the help of buckles. Such a structure not only increases the load-bearing capacity, but also ensures the stability of the columns. Through careful design and construction, the whole column appears strong and durable, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent decoration work.

When making a countertop, steps such as molding, rebar binding, and pouring need to be carried out. In order to ensure the firmness and stability of the countertop, it is necessary to add reinforcement at the time of pouring, so that the reinforced concrete structure can be formed, making it stronger and stronger. This process requires professional knowledge and skills, and it is recommended to bring in a professional to carry out the work.

After laying the cement, I used a laser verticalizer I bought online to check the verticality of the countertop. Even though it was do-it-yourself, the result seemed to be a little out of the picture, which made me regret. After all, I am not a professional construction team, and I may be deficient in some aspects.

After the cast-in-situ completion of the countertop, a rough model of the cabinet has been presented. After it hardened, I stood on the countertop and started laying the kitchen wall tiles. Considering the previous experience of laying cement washbasins and tiling, I have become more confident when laying wall tiles this time, and the level has also improved. The wall tiles are slightly more expensive, with a size of 11.0 m X 0.0 m, and the price of each piece is about 0 yuan. The whole tiling process went quite smoothly and the flatness was ensured.

Not bad, right?

At the end of the masonry stage, the carpenters enter the site. I enlisted a friend to help, and his skills fit my vision perfectly. The kitchen was still short of hanging cabinets, so it was handed over to a friend to make. After completing the wall cabinet, we started to work on the countertop of the base cabinet, choosing to customize the artificial quartz countertop on the outside, and the result was quite satisfactory. Finally, we installed a light strip underneath the wall cabinet to make it look indistinguishable from the custom-made monolithic cabinetry outside. Of course, my cement tile cabinets are more durable and more affordable.

I custom-made the door panels for the cabinets, using multi-layer panels, and found a small factory online to make them. After installation, the appearance and texture of the cabinet have been greatly improved, like an ugly duckling turning into a white swan. So far, my tile cabinet decoration project has been successfully completed, and my original intention of self-made has basically been realized.

When my tile cabinet renovation was completed, I shared it with the community and got a lot of praise from my neighbors! I really think it's cheap and practical! I'm convinced that it can handle water and oil stains, whether it's chopping bones or dealing with water or oil.

Next, I showed off my housekeeping skills and made a tiled sink. Since there were a few floor tiles left after finishing the cabinets, I decided to reuse them in order to avoid waste. In this way, it not only saves materials, but also achieves an aesthetic and practical effect, which is really a double win.

Isn't it very praised!

The tile sink I made is not only sturdy and durable, but also more affordable than the one I bought! Each tile is carefully selected, spliced together, and has a solid structure. What do you think of this sink? Isn't it both beautiful and functional?