Category: Tile & Shower Enclosures

The subfloor secret that determines your marble success Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. When installing marble in wet areas like showers, the best thinset…

Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job involved forty eight inch porcelain planks that cost twenty dollars a square foot. If you miss a…

The substrate failure that ruins luxury bathrooms To tile around a shower valve handle successfully, you must ensure the substrate is perfectly level and waterproofed with a liquid membrane or bonded sheet. A precise hole cut using a diamond grit hole saw is the only way to maintain the structural integrity of the ceramic or…

The best way to cut subway tiles for a shower niche Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. When it comes to a shower niche, that…

Precision Engineering for a Level First Row of Shower Tile I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I walked into that bathroom with my laser level…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. People think I am obsessed with the details. They are right. If the subfloor is not flat, the tile will crack. If you use the wrong cleaner, the surface will dissolve. I saw a homeowner…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound because they are lazy. They think the underlayment or the mortar will hide the dip. It won’t. I have seen fifteen thousand dollar wide-plank installations turn into potato chips…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent those three days covered in gray dust, the kind that gets into your pores and stays there…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I have seen countless $20,000 bathroom remodels ruined because an installer wanted to save four hours of prep work.…

Why Your Marble Tile is Turning Yellow and What You Can Do I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That level of obsession is the only thing that separates a luxury marble installation from a yellowing disaster. I recently walked into a…