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Plywood C grade or better
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jadnashua
You want an exterior rated glue, which may not be...
You want an exterior rated glue, which may not be in the birch ply. It may work...don't know for sure.
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-17-2021, 10:06 PM
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Need Help - professional shower install
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jadnashua
Someone said that porcelain panels are available...
Someone said that porcelain panels are available up to 5m long. Just transporting something that large while keeping it intact takes special skill and materials, as does setting it or cutting. Some...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-17-2021, 05:36 PM
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Ardex WA epoxy grout curing time, product inconsistency
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jadnashua
Your first batches may have been old (there's...
Your first batches may have been old (there's usually a date code on the packaging somewhere), or they were stored somewhere and froze.
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-17-2021, 05:33 PM
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Need Help - professional shower install
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Are you talking about using large format tile on...
Are you talking about using large format tile on the pan as well as the walls? IF so, several things come to mind:
- many tile can be very slippery when wet...in a shower, smaller ones with the...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-17-2021, 03:30 PM
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Aquadefense over Hardiebacker
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There are two classes of CBU, and the...
There are two classes of CBU, and the installation details differ some between them...IOW, they're not universally interchangeable. HardieBacker is stiffer mostly because it has fibers mixed into...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-16-2021, 09:41 PM
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Do I Use Something Else Rather Then Panliner In This Case?
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jadnashua
Florida seems to think that the national building...
Florida seems to think that the national building codes don't apply to them, and allow showers without liners in some circumstances. Doesn't make sense to me, but hey, I don't live there! One would...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-16-2021, 05:07 PM
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Ditra over plywood and Henry 549
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jadnashua
The biggest thing with installing Ditra is...
The biggest thing with installing Ditra is getting the thinset the right consistency. Part of that is to wipe the surface of the floor down with a wet sponge first, just prior to applying the...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-16-2021, 04:51 PM
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Aquadefense over Hardiebacker
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jadnashua
It doesn't really matter which side is out. ...
It doesn't really matter which side is out.
HardieBacker is VERY thirsty...I know with RedGard, when used over Hardie, they want you to thin with water some Redgard and then use it as a primer. ...
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04-16-2021, 03:45 PM
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Do I Use Something Else Rather Then Panliner In This Case?
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jadnashua
Surface bonded membranes have been around since...
Surface bonded membranes have been around since the 1980's, have millions of installations, and are not new. They work when you install them properly, and it isn't really very hard but you do need...
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04-15-2021, 09:17 PM
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Multiple questions about my shower pan construction. Homeowner seeking advice.
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In a conventional shower build it is critical...
In a conventional shower build it is critical that the mudbed above the liner be porous. The waterproofing is the liner, not the tile nor the grout. SOme, not much, moisture will get beneath, and...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-15-2021, 09:11 PM
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Do I Use Something Else Rather Then Panliner In This Case?
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jadnashua
You appear to have enough depth to not use a curb...
You appear to have enough depth to not use a curb in the conventional sense at all with a step down rather than a surface curb rising from the main floor, or a very short one. As CX said, though,...
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Professionals' Hangout
04-15-2021, 02:25 PM
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Is ths allowed in the forums?
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jadnashua
If you're a pro, go to the pro area and introduce...
If you're a pro, go to the pro area and introduce yourself. The moderators here tend to direct people looking to have work done there, and you could respond if it's in your area and are interested.
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-14-2021, 03:50 PM
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Shower floor still wet after ~14 hours
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jadnashua
It shouldn't do that, but there's at least a few...
It shouldn't do that, but there's at least a few reasons why that could happen.
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04-13-2021, 08:03 PM
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kerdi board to kerdi board adhesive
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jadnashua
KerdiFix is stable and is specifically designed...
KerdiFix is stable and is specifically designed to stick to KerdiBoard and other Kerdi products. It has great tack, but it does cure fairly slowly (about 1/8" per day from the edges in they told us...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-13-2021, 11:42 AM
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Ditra over OSB w/ Unmodified
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jadnashua
What you might end up with eventually is...
What you might end up with eventually is effectively a floating floor held together by the thinset on top and the grout...if you start to hear crunching when walking on it, the grout joints will fail...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-12-2021, 10:12 PM
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Need Help - professional shower install
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jadnashua
A prudent installer will take training to...
A prudent installer will take training to understand and practice how to install new materials, but that isn't a requirement, and doesn't always happen. Some will then end up getting a less than...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-12-2021, 09:19 PM
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Primer Peeling Off of Blue Board
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jadnashua
Something like Mapei's Eco Prim Grip primer MIGHT...
Something like Mapei's Eco Prim Grip primer MIGHT work, if you want to call them, but with the cost of that, changing the drywall may come out a wash, at least on materials costs.
WHen installed...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-11-2021, 06:51 PM
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Is my mosaic backsplash grout joint space uneven?
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jadnashua
Grout, unless it's a highly contrasting choice,...
Grout, unless it's a highly contrasting choice, tends to hide minor imperfections. In a quick look, I don't see sheet-to-sheet joints that are a more common complaint. Sometimes, those are quite...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-07-2021, 06:18 PM
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Hole in Kerdi Floor
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jadnashua
Big difference with the sheet membrane over a mud...
Big difference with the sheet membrane over a mud pan versus the material attached to their foam, whether it is one of the preformed pans, or Kerdiboard, or the membrane over the (older) foam pans...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-07-2021, 12:31 PM
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Hole in Kerdi Floor
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jadnashua
FWIW, in a class there, they told us that if you...
FWIW, in a class there, they told us that if you penetrate Kerdiboard or their similar shower tray in the manner you indicated, as long as it did not go entirely through, to just tile over it. You...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-06-2021, 05:46 PM
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Can Kerdi-Line be installed farther than 2 in from wall?
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349
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jadnashua
Time priorities can vary considerably depending...
Time priorities can vary considerably depending on whether you're a DIY'er, or a pro trying to get to the next job. The tileable grate can help hide it in the field if that's useful to you, and if...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-05-2021, 08:31 PM
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Can I level my floor during preslope?
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jadnashua
You can use the Kerdi system with your own mud...
You can use the Kerdi system with your own mud pan, if you wish...done all of the time, and means you only need one mudbed rather than two.
But, yes, using mud is the best way to produce a...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-05-2021, 05:17 PM
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Kerdi Curb width for top tile
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370
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jadnashua
Where I live, obviously way across the country,...
Where I live, obviously way across the country, the fabricator I've used sells his remnants for 50% of the per sqft price of a normal slab order. One of the more expensive options working with stone...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-05-2021, 01:51 PM
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Can Kerdi-Line be installed farther than 2 in from wall?
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349
Posted By
jadnashua
FWIW, the tiled grate cover is the least...
FWIW, the tiled grate cover is the least expensive version of grate since you end up finishing it with tile versus them having to polish a metal one...that would tend to hide the grate, so the...
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Tile Forum/Advice Board
04-04-2021, 03:50 PM
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Kerdi Curb width for top tile
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370
Posted By
jadnashua
Try Googling 'stone fabricators in san Diego' and...
Try Googling 'stone fabricators in san Diego' and call some. You'll probably come up with at least one that will let you buy some remnants and make what you want.
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