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Working Clean | Tile Tip | Guest Post

May 15, 2019 by Ben Santos 5 Comments

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I am pleased to introduce a guest author for this post: Ben Santos. I've been approached before about using guest authors but it's never been the right fit. As you'll see, Ben has a very candid writing style and he's a star on video as well. So I hope you enjoy this post and be sure to check out … [Read more...] about Working Clean | Tile Tip | Guest Post

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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

Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Bathtub or a Shower

April 18, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 35 Comments

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Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Shower or Bathtub The problem: If you've ever tried caulking with 100% silicone caulk you are well aware of how frustrating it can be. First of all it can create a huge mess, be almost impossible to clean up, and can make your shower look uglier than before you … [Read more...] about Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Bathtub or a Shower

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks, Video Tagged With: caulk, featured, silicone, video

Sealing the tub flange for tile

March 14, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 134 Comments

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That pesky tub flange. You have the tile backerboard installed and everything is waterproofed. Everything except that gap between the backerboard and the tub flange. How do you waterproof that? What to do with the tub flange? To begin with you can try reading the instructions for the … [Read more...] about Sealing the tub flange for tile

Filed Under: Installation, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial, Waterproofing Tagged With: cement board, featured, hardiebacker, waterproofing

Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch

February 28, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 58 Comments

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The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Custom Recessed Shower Niche Part 4:  Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch This post covers: Cement board, foam board, and Hardibacker Cutting into wall framing  Waterproofing LOTS of photos! Sometimes there's no good way around it. Building your … [Read more...] about Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch

Filed Under: Installation, Niches, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial, Waterproofing Tagged With: aquadefense, cement board, featured, fiber cement board, hardiebacker, hydroban, kerdi, kerdi board, niche, redgard, Sheet Membranes, valueseal, waterproofing, wedi

How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche

January 3, 2017 by DIYTileGuy Leave a Comment

tile shower niche

The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 3: How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche In this post we cover: Situations where you would consider modifications A technique to check if your foam niche is still waterproof Method and tools to customize a foam … [Read more...] about How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche

Filed Under: Installation, Niches, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial, Waterproofing Tagged With: hydroban, laticrete, niche, noble

The trick for getting better thinset coverage under your tiles

April 5, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 30 Comments

Improved thinset coverage

The trick for getting better thinset coverage under your tiles I've worked with some fussy tile setters in the past. Everything has to be a particular way with them. The boxes of tile have to be opened a certain way, their spacers have to be positioned just so, and their tools have to be organized … [Read more...] about The trick for getting better thinset coverage under your tiles

Filed Under: Around the tile universe, Installation, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: custom building products, large format, loose tile, Sheet Membranes, thinset

DIY Wet Saw Tent

January 26, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 7 Comments

DIY wet saw tent

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

Miserable Pebble Tile Flooring

December 15, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 239 Comments

pebble tile path

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 94 Comments

beveled marble subway tile

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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