So Pheak

Standing water in brand new shower
GC stopped by and I showed him the issue. (When I referred to "my contractor" in this post, I actually meant the builder who's here most of the time, not the GC who's the head guy and runs the business. Builder is the one who said the floors aren't level, etc. I guess he was just trying to ass-cover even though it wasn't even his work??) So this was the first time the GC actually saw it in person. He agreed it should not have standing water and said he would have the head tile guy check it out when he comes to plan out the upstairs tile, and tell us how they will remedy it. Hopefully this is not just kicking the can down the road and we will actually get it fixed. Fingers crossed! Really appreciate all of you who chimed in. :-)

Green tile reveal UPDATE #2
Well, world, this is where our journey ends. It was great having some anonymous hype (wo)men along for the ride. She's a lean, mean, emerald dream!

I love the green tile, and I'm also glad I don't have any more of it 😂 I've really enjoyed restoring some original charm and honoring our home.

ETA- I can confirm that we have hardwood under our carpet. The mantel is also a dark wood underneath the white. Unfortunately, those will have to stay for now.

First timer. How to get dried up thinset from gaps
Is it too late? It’s 1x1 tile with poly thinset on pressure treated lumber. Making a small side table out of it. What can I use to clean out the thinset most it it came up after using 1/8 spacers. I used a wet sponge after and got most it, at least I thought I did.

River rock tile -- cracked?
Is the second picture -- what look like hairline cracks -- in my professionally-installed (2 weeks ago) shower floor normal? Or is this something I should ask them to come back and check on/fix?

Advice for this miter
Contractor has been stringing us along for over 3 months on our deck. I have posted about piers and post alignments with people stating there is hardware missing.

They have brought the hardware, but gave us the wrong board count and apparently cannot cut boards properly.

We are spending a lot of money on this deck. Would you accept this or make them redo it before the railing is up?

There are angles showing the remainder of the deck as well.

Thank you in advance!

Shower tile install need advice on job quality
To start, I paid the guys $7k labor to add a shower into my half bathroom. He did cut through foundation a little to connect plumbing to toilet. However we’re now at the most important part which is tiling the shower. I need advice on how the tiling quality is so far. After close inspection I feel like it’s subpar based on the uneven and jagged cuts especially on the right corner wall and around the niche. However I have no knowledge about this stuff so maybe after the grout is in it’ll look normal? Please see attached photos. Also my contractor said the corner walls will have grout in them that will mask after asking about uneven cuts. However after doing research online I’m hearing it should be color matched silicone caulk? I’m not sure he even polished and smoothed out the edges of the tile before installation. I saw them using a handheld blade to cut some of the tiles, whereas I’ve read online it should be a wet diamond blade saw. Anyways, we’re halfway done with tiling, can I get your guys honest opinions on quality and maybe recommendations of what to say for better install before he comes? Can the edges still be sanded and smoothed for better finish after grout? Thanks for your help!

Is this a pan failure? Completed in march of this year.

Before & After
How’d we do? The only remaining items are panels for the built in fridge and doors above it.

Why did it rot like this?
Deck was built in 2013. We are redoing it next weekend so I started pulling up the rotting boards to see how many 2x8 I needed to buy for replacement joists and it’s literally all of them except 1. The deck was done with 2x8 joists and 2x6 boards. Pressure treated yellow pine from Lowe’s. Stained a few times over the years. Literally every 2x6 is rotting in one place or another, about half the missing boards fell out themselves over the last few years. This is in South Carolina, so hot and humid.
I’m planning to redo it with 5/4. Replace all the joists with new 2x8. This is only about 1/3rd of my deck area, around the back side of the house. The other part runs along the side of the house and was built in 1993 and is absolutely fine although clearly an older deck.
How can I keep this from happening again? When I bought the house in 2013 this entire part of the deck had fallen off and so we had it completely rebuilt.

Vintage Style. Anyone appreciate art deco inspired tile work?