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Shower Waterproofing Crash Course

September 27, 2017 by DIYTileGuy 257 Comments

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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

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

Tile Backer Board Breakdown

December 29, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 289 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

Trowel Size Matters

November 3, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 163 Comments

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There are a lot of ways to screw up tile installation. You can have not enough mortar underneath the tile and it won't stick. You can have too much and it comes up through the grout joints and makes a big mess! The tiles usually don't tell you which trowel to use. So what's the secret? Can you just … [Read more...] about Trowel Size Matters

Filed Under: DIY, Products Tagged With: ditra, ditra heat, kerdi, large format, membrane, Sheet Membranes, spiderweb, stratamat, thinset, uncoupling membrane, wood plank tile

Thinset Decoded: Which Thinset to use | Infographic

September 8, 2015 by DIYTileGuy 229 Comments

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Thinset Decoded Part 2:  Which is the Best Thinset to use for... There are too many thinsets. How are you keep supposed to keep track of them all? Besides, all you really need to know is which is the best thinset to use for your project without screwing it up. A quick look at Lowes.com currently … [Read more...] about Thinset Decoded: Which Thinset to use | Infographic

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