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06-03-2018, 06:15 AM
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Mudmeister
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Rosanky, Texas
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Great work, John. You've come a long way in a fairly short time.
The trim plumbing is trendy, but I always think about having to wipe the shower down each time it's used. Things like that can really slow you down.
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06-03-2018, 11:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Prince Rupert BC Canada
Posts: 2,128
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Haha
With at least a couple year break too! 
I went through the foam board thing. From Kerdi board, to Wedi, and still using a fair bit of hydroban board.
But once you have set on mud, you get spoiled👍
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06-03-2018, 11:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Prince Rupert BC Canada
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I’m still using quicktete “mortar mix” for brick/block. I’ve been adding lime, and have it nailed now.
That last tub I could toss a scoop of mud at the wall and it would hang. It’s about 3 days old now still showing no signs of shrinking or cracking. I think I’ve found the sweet spot in my mix.
To think I was getting my first jobs done with no lime, no wonder I struggled 😆
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06-04-2018, 05:53 AM
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Moderator -- Mud Man
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Princeton,Tx.- Dallas area
Posts: 30,853
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It's good to hear you've got the mix fined tuned. If it's the premixed brick mud then it would already have some lime in it. As long as the sand grit isn't too fine, it should work fine.
The Qwickrete scratch and brown I've been getting lately has had courser sand than usual. It still hangs well just makes a rough surface.
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06-04-2018, 06:10 AM
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Mudmeister
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Rosanky, Texas
Posts: 67,371
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Back when I was doing expensive custom homes, all the floors were floated, so I would have a pile of sharp sand delivered. I always had three or four showers to float, too, and instead of trying to get in a small quantity of masonry sand I'd just float them with the sharp sand. Wasn't the easiest thing in the world to do, but it works. Takes a bit more thinset to set the tile. That's all.
Also, I don't think my mud ever hung on the hawk if I turned it upside down. Some guys like really sticky mud and some don't. 'Course, I always ended up with a fair amount on my shoes when floating walls.
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06-07-2018, 08:16 PM
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South East PA Tile Contractor
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Delaware County, PA
Posts: 6,584
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John,
All i use is concrete sand for my mud and when i tile on it the next day i swear i use so much thinset. Never could figure out why compaired to tiling over cbu
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06-07-2018, 08:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: East Texas
Posts: 1,055
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Shawn I just saw your dam post  I do mine in the same order and also do the top the same I think. Using the L edges as your screeds to cut the top perfectly.
John Mezz: Mortar mix I had very dialed in, and not one crack, never added lime to it but I could imagine it would help things. You might have already said but how much lime do you add per bag. Guesstimate is fine
Edit: Just read the half of shovel of lime per bag
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06-28-2018, 08:53 PM
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#2888
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 796
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06-28-2018, 09:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 670
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My back hurts just watching that
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06-28-2018, 09:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 796
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You should watch the next video a little guy with a shovel
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07-02-2018, 07:01 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 796
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How would a guy calculate materials needed for a scratch coat brown coat per sqft?
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07-02-2018, 05:35 PM
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Moderator -- Mud Man
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Princeton,Tx.- Dallas area
Posts: 30,853
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For scratch coats, I normally get 15-20 sq ft out of an 80 lb sack of scratch and brown. Most of my scratch coats are pretty thin since most tiles these days don't have mud cap.
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07-02-2018, 06:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 796
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thanks Davy
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09-11-2018, 02:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: East Texas
Posts: 1,055
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Bench I floated today with a plywood jig. You can see a smidge of baking soda I used to set the face up a little quicker.
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"Being world class means knowing you're good, but never satisfied you're good enough"
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09-11-2018, 03:32 PM
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Moderator -- Mud Man
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Princeton,Tx.- Dallas area
Posts: 30,853
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Nice job.
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