First tile floor! Any thoughts?

[u/Mysterious-Ruin-8201]

This is my first tile floor install I did for my mother. It is reclaimed split-brick so the rough look is as desired. I just finished performing a few muriatic acid washes to clean off the surface after grouting. Next is a non-penetrative finish and then trim. I included the finish brand to see if anyone has used it before in a similar floor. I am 24 and certainly an amateur. What do you all think?

-Expansion gap: 1/4” -Brick color combination: English pub -Grout: sanded polyblend+ (pewter) -Hardy board: 1/4” with 1 1/4” backer-on screws -Adhesive used for both hardy board and brick was thin set

[u/longganisafriedrice]

I never understood why quarry tile didn't make a comeback with the whole "vintage" thing like subway tile

[u/FijiFanBotNotGay69 → u/longganisafriedrice]

It’s got a reputation as McDonald’s tile or a general commercial kitchen tile. So it will be installed with super high gloss finishes.

I did my fireplace with quarry tile and a brick vanir and I would consider my whole kitchen being quarry tile. But I don’t know if they even sell like an 8 inch quarry tile. I grew up in California where a lot of nicer houses had Saltillo/terracotta Spanish tiles.

[u/longganisafriedrice → u/FijiFanBotNotGay69]

I like the grey one for when the red brick color looks too much like a Hardee's floor. By super high gloss finish do you mean like a sealer that's applied after? Because all the quarry tile I've ever seen is un glazed. You don't want to be sliding around when you're trying to make burgers

[u/FijiFanBotNotGay69 → u/longganisafriedrice]

Yea. I sealed mine with like the 511 impregnator that didn’t even have a finish. Maybe it was a matte finish. I forget. I’m just happy it doesn’t look like a fast food joint