Category: Waterproofing Solutions
How to Stop Your Grout from Changing Color When Wet
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 experience taught me one thing. If you do not respect the physics of the surface, the surface will…
How to stop water from pooling in the corner of your shower
I have spent twenty five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a level. I have seen the same disaster repeated in high end custom homes and cheap builder grade apartments. Water does not move because you want it to. Water moves because gravity and physics demand it. Most guys skip the leveling…
Why your bathroom feels damp even with the fan on
Why your bathroom feels damp even with the fan on 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 same disregard for the invisible engineering of a…
Why Your Bathroom Window Frame Is Rotting Near the Shower
I once spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet because the guy before me was too lazy to use a level. But windows near showers are where the real negligence hides. I have seen solid pine window frames that looked fine from five…
Why your shower water is leaking through the ceiling below
You see a yellow ring on your living room ceiling. You think it is a loose pipe. It is rarely the pipe. It is usually the shower floor failing because an installer treated waterproofing as an afterthought. Most guys think tile is waterproof. It is not. Tile and grout are just the skin. If the…
3 reasons to use a waterproof membrane on your bathroom floor
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 think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I have seen countless showers fail because an installer thought tile and grout were enough to stop water.…
5 signs your shower waterproofing has completely failed
5 signs your shower waterproofing has completely failed 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 taught me that what happens beneath the surface is…
Why your bathroom floor is sweating in the summer
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 was in a high-end master bath where the homeowner complained that their tile felt slimy every July. They…
Why your bathroom floor feels spongy near the bathtub
The smell of wet sawdust and the metallic tang of WD-40 follow me onto every job site. I have spent twenty-five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a level. I have seen it all. I once walked into a house where a fifteen thousand dollar wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad…
Why your shower pan feels like it’s flexing under your feet
The hidden mechanics of shower floor deflection 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 was a shower remodel in an old ranch house where…