Found your video because I just installed the Daltile bullnose and field 3x6 in my shower. Bullnose was 1/64” to 1/32” shorter and wrecked all the spacing. Glad you were able to get them to work.
Found your video because I just installed the Daltile bullnose and field 3x6 in my shower. Bullnose was 1/64” to 1/32” shorter and wrecked all the spacing.
It amazes me how people make it sound so expensive. I rented the wet tile saw. Twenty bucks for 4hrs. I had my cuts ready pre-rental, then cut. Returned the saw and installed it at my leisure.
👏🏻Certainly a trick I have used back in my early years. Feels good to be able to save money, when you’re prepared, like you were. I install tile in a shower about every month or so, so I have a tile saw. For everyone else, the $900-$1,400 for a tile saw probably isn’t worth owning one.
It’s kind of a 50/50 decision. One way looks great when the fridge isn’t there, but sometimes I’d rather not see the area behind the fridge. Wish everyone had a cabinet for the fridge.
Drywall or Sheetrock (brand) is not allowed in the shower per code requirements for at least 20 something years. You can use Hardie Backer (my preference) or Wonder board (but it can be brittle), and some other products that are meant for shower walls. Keep in mind that you need a layer of water proofing over these products. I haven’t edited that video yet.
Oh, I see now you are asking about the back splash tile. You can tile over new drywall. If the drywall is torn up from removing a previous tile product or something else that tore up part of the paper, apply a heavy spray coat of Oil Based Kilz primer to seal the paper, so the water in the thin set doesn’t make it peel off, etc.
To make it legal per code, you need moisture resistant drywall on the walls, at a minimum in places like the kitchen, bathroom, etc. You can always get better products, but that is up to you.
If the wall is already flat, as checked by my level, then which side of the trowel you use should have no effect on the wall, or tile thickness, if the same angle of the notched trowel is maintained.
On the floor experience .. over 20 years. I'm here passing tips and real information you wanna see who's tape measure is bigger. Think about it if you have to lift one of those tiles and raise one end, especially on a 12x24 what's easier to correct it? And not only that the air escapes much better when the ridge is collapse on the short end. Better bonding better coverage. Also way easier to correct any discrepancies, especially with a half inch trowel on bigger tile.
Found your video because I just installed the Daltile bullnose and field 3x6 in my shower. Bullnose was 1/64” to 1/32” shorter and wrecked all the spacing.
How did it end up being shorter? Was a whole bullnose tile shorter than a whole field tile, or was a half a bullnose tile shorter than 1/2 the width of a whole field tile? I haven't noticed this when I was installing the DalTile 3x6? I also heard from a DalTile rep at the DalTile store that the 3x6 bullnose product at DalTile is different than what is sold at Home Depot and other places under the Daltile Restore product line. I asked them about what is different, but they couldn't articulate what exactly, so I have no details as evidence.
