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Self-Leveling Underlayment: The Ultimate Guide

July 7, 2020 by DIYTileGuy 62 Comments

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Self-leveling underlayment. It sounds soooooo easy, doesn't it? You simply pour the leveling cement over the floor and the product then just levels itself all on its own. Sort of like...magic, right? This post contains affiliate links. The site owner may earn a commission should you click … [Read more...] about Self-Leveling Underlayment: The Ultimate Guide

Filed Under: Installation, Tutorial Tagged With: ardex, ardex feather finish, custom building products, floors, liquid backer board, mapei, planipatch, schonox, self leveling, tec specialty, tools, uzin

Flood testing a shower pan: Why it’s done and how to do it

June 2, 2020 by DIYTileGuy 12 Comments

Flood testing a shower pan

Flood testing a shower pan. I get several calls per year about showers that are leaking. Some of these showers are leaking after just a few years. Some, just a few weeks after they've been built. I estimate that those calls could probably be cut in half if this one simple step were done. … [Read more...] about Flood testing a shower pan: Why it’s done and how to do it

Filed Under: Waterproofing Tagged With: drain plug, flood test, flood testing, leak test, leaking shower, shower pan, shower pan leak test, test plug, waterproofing

Delta Cruzer 7-inch Tile Saw vs Dewalt D24000 | Tool Review

May 3, 2020 by DIYTileGuy 14 Comments

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Recently, I purchased the Delta Cruzer 7-inch tile saw (96-107). Having been a Dewalt D24000 owner for the last several years, I find it natural to compare the new Delta with the Dewalt. "But, is that really fair? A 7-inch saw vs a 10-inch? Why not compare apples-to-apples?" On the surface, … [Read more...] about Delta Cruzer 7-inch Tile Saw vs Dewalt D24000 | Tool Review

Filed Under: Tool review, Video Tagged With: d24000, delta cruzer, delta cruzer 10-inch, delta cruzer 7-inch, delta tile saw, dewalt, dewalt d24000, dewalt d36000, felker, felker tile master, Lackmond, Lackmond Beast, Lackmond Beast7, Lackmond tile saw, mk 101, mk101, target tilematic, tile saw, tool review, tools, vs

Why You Should NOT Buy a Newly Remodeled Home

April 10, 2020 by DIYTileGuy 8 Comments

buyers remorse after buying newly remodeled home

I get it. Nobody gets excited about moving into an old, outdated house. Additionally, why would you want to go through the trouble of moving and then having to live through a renovation or even multiple renovations?! But, hear me out on this. There's a dark side to purchasing newly … [Read more...] about Why You Should NOT Buy a Newly Remodeled Home

Filed Under: Waterproofing Tagged With: contractor, home inspection, home repair, housing market, leaking shower, real estate, remodel, renovation, water damage

5 Ways to Screw Up your Cement Board Installation on Floors

October 13, 2019 by DIYTileGuy 112 Comments

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Cement board installation is not something that is incredibly difficult. I think most people worry about how to cut it and once they have a plan for that then they think it'll be a breeze. But I've seen these screw-ups for several years now. It's the same ones over and over. Which … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Screw Up your Cement Board Installation on Floors

Filed Under: DIY, Products Tagged With: cement board, durock, fiber cement board, fiberock, hardiebacker, permabase, wonderboard

4 New Tile Installation Products Released at Coverings

May 21, 2018 by DIYTileGuy 14 Comments

Coverings 2018

Coverings Atlanta Recap Coverings is the biggest trade show in the tile industry. This is where I look forward to seeing new and innovative products released. Well, this year, there were 4 new tile installation products that I thought deserved mention. I'll list them in the order that I think … [Read more...] about 4 New Tile Installation Products Released at Coverings

Filed Under: Around the tile universe Tagged With: ardex, custom building products, laticrete, mapei, self leveling, thinset, tile floor heat

How to Install GoBoard Tile Backer Board | Video

March 31, 2018 by DIYTileGuy 161 Comments

GoBoard tile backer board

VideoIntroWhat is GoBoard Tile Backer Board?Why use GoBoard?How to Install GoBoard Tile Backer BoardTools neededInstallationCutting GoBoard Backer BoardFastening Applying the SealantCleanupGoBoard Alternate Sealant List How to Install GoBoard Tile Backer Board It's time to work on DIY'ing your … [Read more...] about How to Install GoBoard Tile Backer Board | Video

Filed Under: Products, Tutorial, Video Tagged With: backer board, backerboard, featured, go board, goboard, johns manville

How to Cut Glass Tile- 7 Tips Revealed- video

January 16, 2018 by DIYTileGuy 23 Comments

How to cut glass tile

Cutting glass tile can be a challenge. Yes, more of a challenge than cutting regular old ceramic tile. Additionally, the average DIY'er may not have the right equipment and may not know the tricks for how to cut glass tile. Tip #5: Score the back first This post contains affiliate links. The site … [Read more...] about How to Cut Glass Tile- 7 Tips Revealed- video

Filed Under: DIY, Installation, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial, Video Tagged With: cutting tile, diamond blade, featured, glass tile, how-to, tile saw

Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A

November 21, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 8 Comments

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Through my contact form, I get several questions from people about their projects. As I was going through them I noticed a good number of them having to do with pebble tiles and porcelain wood tile so I thought I'd put together a post on just these two subjects. I'll get to others in a future … [Read more...] about Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A

Filed Under: Reader Questions Tagged With: cracked tile, Fusion, large format, pebble tiles, porcelain wood tile, wood plank tile

Shower Waterproofing Crash Course

September 27, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 259 Comments

Shower waterproofing systems

4 Shower Waterproofing systems for tile showers Waterproofing a shower. This seems like common sense, doesn’t it? Well, a lot of showers that are built these days still have no shower waterproofing whatsoever. Or they have poor or improper waterproofing. This post contains affiliate links. The … [Read more...] about Shower Waterproofing Crash Course

Filed Under: Products, Waterproofing Tagged With: cement board, custom building products, durock, fiber cement board, hydroban, kerdi, kerdi board, laticrete, membrane, redgard, schluter, Sheet Membranes, Vapor Barriers, waterproofing, wedi

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