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5 Ways to Screw Up your Cement Board Installation on Floors

October 13, 2019 by DIYTileGuy 108 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

How to Cut Glass Tile- 7 Tips Revealed- video

January 16, 2018 by DIYTileGuy 23 Comments

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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

Avoid These 3 DIY Tile Installation Products

May 2, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 23 Comments

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Avoid These 3 DIY Tile Installation Products There's only so many places to shop for DIY tile installation products. Big box hardware stores are among the best options. But no matter where you go there's going to be good products and not-so-good products. The trap of the box stores is that they … [Read more...] about Avoid These 3 DIY Tile Installation Products

Filed Under: DIY, Products Tagged With: big box store, silicone, thinset

How to Build a Recessed Shampoo Shelf

December 20, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 3 Comments

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The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 2 Building, Installing, and Tiling a Recessed Shampoo Shelf In this post we discuss: How to cut an inset niche into the wall What tools to use to build the recessed shampoo shelf Blocking (framing) for a recessed niche How to … [Read more...] about How to Build a Recessed Shampoo Shelf

Filed Under: DIY, Installation, Niches, Products, Tutorial Tagged With: bullnose, featured, laticrete, niche, noble, tools

Ditra Heat Mat Installation: Ignore these two rules

August 23, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 156 Comments

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Typically I encourage people to follow the manufacturer's instructions. Especially when the company has clear, detailed, and easy to understand instructions. But when it comes to both Ditra Heat and Ditra Heat TB [edit: now called Ditra-Heat Duo] there are two things that I just don't feel are good … [Read more...] about Ditra Heat Mat Installation: Ignore these two rules

Filed Under: DIY, Installation, Products Tagged With: ditra, ditra heat, schluter, uncoupling, uncoupling membrane

The One Thing Every Tile Installation Needs: Movement Joints

March 22, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 93 Comments

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If I were to ask "what is one thing that every tile installation needs?" I would get answers like "tile, mortar, trowel, patience". Nobody would answer with "Movement Joints". Nobody. Most people wouldn't understand what they are. And installing them sounds like it would be technical and … [Read more...] about The One Thing Every Tile Installation Needs: Movement Joints

Filed Under: DIY, Installation Tagged With: caulk, cracked tile, ej171, loose tile, movement joint, silicone

DIY Wet Saw Tent

January 26, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 7 Comments

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DIY Wet Saw Tent A wet saw is a nice thing to have when you are installing tile. But one of the problems is the water getting all over. Especially if you have it set up in a house or a sensitive area. Also, if you are installing tile in the winter and you live in a cold climate you may want your saw … [Read more...] about DIY Wet Saw Tent

Filed Under: DIY, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial Tagged With: big box store

Tile Backer Board Breakdown

December 29, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 290 Comments

Wedi backer board shower

Which Shower Tile Backer board is best? I often get questions on what sort of tile backer board to use for showers and tub surrounds. When it comes to installing a tile backer board the easiest to install is usually the worst choice or most expensive option. The types that are the most difficult to … [Read more...] about Tile Backer Board Breakdown

Filed Under: DIY, Products, Waterproofing Tagged With: cement board, densshield, durock, fiber cement board, fiberock, hardiebacker, kerdi, kerdi board, permabase, usg, wedi, wonder board

Miserable Pebble Tile Flooring

December 15, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 239 Comments

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A crash course on installing pebble tile flooring How can installing pebble tile flooring be a miserable endeavor? After all, when you use words like organic, zen, natural, and feng shui to describe the bathroom that you want aren't pebble tiles always in the scheme somewhere? Well, I have a huge … [Read more...] about Miserable Pebble Tile Flooring

Filed Under: DIY, Installation, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: pebble, pebble tile

Ceramic Subway Tile: 3 Pro Installation Secrets

December 1, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 95 Comments

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Ceramic Subway Tile: 3 Pro Installation Secrets I have 3 tips to share for ceramic subway tile. The first is a lesser known layout technique for subway tiles. The second is an installation detail and the third is a cutting method done tutorial style. Let's get right into it. Also, don't forget to … [Read more...] about Ceramic Subway Tile: 3 Pro Installation Secrets

Filed Under: DIY, Installation, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial Tagged With: bullnose, diy, featured, Layout

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