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[EastCoastTecRep]

Floor was so badly out of level was 3/4" mud in the rear to 3" at the door opening in a 12 ft span.


YIKES

[Kilauea]

Rick,your shower came out cherry.You gotta take some criticism w/a grain of salt.A lot of guys on here dont even mud walls(including myself)but wish they could.Keep up the good work

[Shaughnn]

Rick,
Great looking walls and floor. But I'm on board with CX here and think that your criss-cross method is wholly inferior to thorough scarifying with either a specialty tool or a notched trowel. You need texture across the whole surface of the scratch coat, including the corners. Maybe next time, right?

I've gotten into the habit of priming all of my wallboard installs with highly modified thinset. I use Laticrete's 254 gray thinset for the surfacing and then I can use a no-sag formula (which remains hydrated longer) for the wall work. I've just had too many occurrences of painted walls getting soft or other problems left behind by other trades. Yes, I do include this extra step in my bids.
Shaughnn
PS: The last one is a shot of "my office".

[java]

Nice layout on that vanity splash.

[Chad Deiter Company]

Rick how did you mud in three inches at the door ..... a step .

[tilelayer]

shaughnn,

i talked to the boss and he goes yeah a scratcher is the best tool, i said then why dont we use em instead of x'ing the mud? he said they cost 10 bux, i have one in garage i am putting it in my truck for next time. THose italians are cheap.


Chad we used a hollywood threshold. It helps bring theslope back down, the mud cut back to around 2 1/2 inches at the door.

[gueuzeman]

21/2 inches = 10.5 inches, yikes!




gueuze- snotty math brat

[muskymike]

Here's one I'm inna midst of doing.

Speaking of scratch coat....this tool works well, I think it cost about $10. Raking it like this really gives a lot of gription for the next coat.

Here at the local place that sells these tools, it is called a "stucco rake".

[tilelayer]

i have one in my garage. We just never spoke of this tool, then when cx told me to use it i asked the man i work with and he said yeah they are the best, i said gee thanks for telling me that now. I need to ask questions to learn with him, i put it in my truck with my hawk so next time i can scratch it up all pretty.

[Shaughnn]

Rick,
Put it behind your truck seat so the tines don't get all bent up. I used to know a mechanic who kept his tucked into the visor of his truck. Some truck boxes have a crossbar on the inside of the lid which you can slip trowels and scarifiers into also.

Shaughnn

[muskymike]

Scotty, it's onna wall.

[tilelayer]

my weatherguard doesn't have that shaughnn, i wish i could hang trowels on the crossbar. I have no room behind my seat! lol

[Shaughnn]

Throw out that broken radio, that zip-lock baggie of wedges and those Penthouse magazines and you'll have plenty of room.
Shaughnn

[gueuzeman]

Mike, you're a TLS guy? Like it? Sems to be a bit like kerdi, those that use it really like it.


gueuze