Do you need help with your renovation project? 👆🏼Hit the JOIN button to access the members only Discord 🔨Consult directly with Jeff about your project 🔨Crowdsource information on the best products and materials 🔨Post your incredible before and after’s 🔨Meet other DIYers Once you've hit JOIN, go to the members tab to find the link to join the members only Discord 👇🏼 www.youtube.com/@HomeRenoVisionDIY/membership
You put so much effort into making these videos. You are a massive contributor to not only the YT community; but to DIY'ers the world over. You ought to feel very proud of yourself mate.
amen brother. Jeff really motivates me and teaches with variety of techniques ( visual, audio, conceptually ) He addresses his audience as if he’s talking directly to individual people! Entertaining , highly engaging and entertaining. His wisdom is teaching me to be more effective, creative and motivating. He constantly reinforces ( you can do it) . Love the membership program. i’ve been a member for almost two years. Money in the bank.
You are prorbably one of the few people in the world who has made a shitload of money building a hous. That is just so cool, humble guy making RU-vid millions! Nothing but RESPECT!
Its so pleasing to watch your videos. especially after a hard days work to unwind to 😊. you make everything look so easy; gives me courage to diy even if I cant hit a nail straight😁 Thanks for the videos
Starting demolition on our master bath tomorrow morning, have been watching your videos for weeks now and it’s addictive and I feel like I’m learning a lot that I haven’t found in many other places. First time homeowner, so a bit nervous but excited to get to work! Thanks for all the videos!
Starting demolition on our master bath tomorrow morning, have been watching your videos for weeks now and it’s addictive and I feel like I’m learning a lot that I haven’t found in many other places. First time homeowner, so a bit nervous but excited to get to work! Thanks for all the videos!
I added a shower rod to my bathroom when I first into my house... Didn't realize the tile was porcelain... Spent a solid 45 minutes trying to drill a single hole with the standard tile bit... Then I went and got the porcelain bit and OMG what a difference! The right tool really makes all the difference!
An excellent video for building a bathroom with so many important information with especially all the details in making it fully waterproof which is so crucial to avoid water and moisture damage.
I fully agree - cement board and waterproofing membrane is the way to go! It just makes economical sense by the time you have bought the fancy board and then all the rolls of tape that go with it the bill starts to climb!
Jeff when I hang a mirror I set up various wood stacked to get my proper height to set the mirror on. Then I put a few blobs of silicone and lots of painters tape. It snugs the mirror right to the tile and never a risk of it falling during cleaning or whatever.
lol, you say 4 grand in materials can make your home value go up about 10 grand. unless you're in newfoundland...4 grand in materials and your place is still worth less than you paid for it 😂
I watched it on 2x and i even went back to that part but i still didn't catch as to why he left that little gap? Was he worried about not having enough tile and figuring the mirror will cover it any way?
Hi Jeff! i live in Denmark, in relation to the minimum requirement according to building regulations, there must be a wet room membrane of at least 2mm thickness, if the bathroom is less than 3,25 square meters or with a width of less than 1,3 meters, are all walls covered as a wet zone, and therefore there must be wet room membrane all over the room top to bottom. The wet zone always includes the entire floor in the room, the bottom 10 cm of all walls, walls around the bathtub and washbasin with shower faucet and walls in and around the shower. And as you said overkill would do just fine here, so applying the membrane to the entire walls arround the bathtub would be an good idea. And one has to keep in mind that based on the requirements, there are other requirements for material use that makes it possible to do the work legally based on what was said from the start. And this is only about the wet membrane, the water drain is a hole other story hehe ;-) I love your work.!!!
Great video! I figured out starting threads backward like you, 35 years ago. Everyone I told over the years, thought I was an idiot. (They don't have to brainpower we do.) ;) Cheers
I was taught, or learned that as a kid, and taught my kids, and they taught their's. It can also get rid of burrs on tap & or dyed connectors without slicing you hands or fingers open, then any burrs you can pick up with a paper towel. I heard the same from a few others over the years ("You're turning it the wrong way"). I thought everyone knew this, then discovered that some people don't know. It's good info to pass on! Saved a lotta injuries, as that's a very common one!
Always enjoy your tips and demonstrations. Thanks! However, I would prefer to avoid double reversing of the the water flow in those PEX lines. Seems like it would cause a lot of pressure loss and possible stress those hidden PEX connections behind the tower. Shouldn't the PEX lines be supported by clamps on the studs?
You are right in %90 of situations, wooden blocking behind the mixing valve to prevent movement, i will say that he might get some knocking when initially turning the unit on from lack of pipe mounting, but that type of valve will never move around, and there should be no loss of pressure with that type of connection, it is when you have a solder valve, and solder pex to copper adapters in immediately that you will see the loss of pressure with pex
as someone who has personally ran into this problem, a good fix is to alter the shower head, a head is meant to put out 1.5 top 2.8 gallons per minute on average, this is based on your water pressure though, so if you dont have enough pressure you wont get the amount of water you are supposed to, these shower heads are intentionally reducing your pressure to save water, i get it save the whales etc, but if you want full pressure you can remove the reducing screens completely, or an easier method, since shower heads are getting pretty complex and that task is easier said than done, you can just start with a small drill bit, and drill a 1/16th inch hole in the center of the reducing screen and test your pressure, if no good then increase to a 1/8th bit and continue in this fashion until you are happy with your pressure
Homeschool! You can teach your child all of that. Homescool! My son is 5 years old and I have him in a charter school. It's a public school system but it's homescool and your the teacher. Charter schools can offer homeschool option with enrichment classes. You son can go to school 2 to 4 hours twice a week so he still gets the social interaction. I love the flexibility of the charter school. Because it's a public school, it's still free like public school. You choose which curriculum you want your child to learn, what electives your child does. Depending on the charter school you go through, they can offer funds to help you buy the curriculums, school supplies. How it works is with a public school the school pays the teacher... well you are the teacher so those funds go to you so you can buy everything you need curriculum and school supplies. I love this mix the charter school offers. I am my sons teacher and he attends school in person 2 hours twice a week.
About the glue on the wood top, Tip is to ask for a piece with an extra knot, pull it out, sand it down and use that :) It will make the knots look perfekt :)
Nicely done overall. I enjoyed watching, and it looks pretty good. Personally, I found the PEX stub-outs for the sink and toilet to have a cheap look and feel. From the soft, flopping pipe to the split flange on the toilet supply, to the sharkbite shutoffs that rotate on the pipes, it just doesn’t sit well with me. Vinyl floor “looks nice” but definitely feels cheap to me. Using the wire nuts as spacers for the light fixture was, no offense, a crackhead move. They make spacers for situations like that. I generally like your videos. This one seemed to have a “quick and cheap” feel though.
Love these, can watch them over and over. For a custom shower, can I use mold / moisture proof drywall instead of concrete and then use the water proofing membrane over top of that?
26:30. I would buy the $500 tiles, because I've never tiled before and it will probably fail in a few years. I would buy the $1000 in waterproofing to save my joists from my inability. Money well spent. 😉
Hi. I do live in the Czech republic - European union. It's quite common to make the walls of bricks and concrete instead of waterproof seal of woden wall.But I can see some advanteges of this method, honestly.
36:06 you can tell where he stepped back and let his laborers tile the shower when there is a seam running straight from floor to ceiling behind him and one about 3 feet long that he is covering up too.
Great information, a few comments, questions and observations... - I usual like the wall tile behind my floating vanity to go from floor to ceiling. That way the wall beneath the counter top is the same as above. - Will the pipe ends holding up the counter top be visible? - Regarding waterproofing a shower... I understand that grout is porous, therefore water migrates to the back of the tiles and flows down. As the water accumulates at the base of the wall it has nowhere to go because the tile to pan edge is caulked. How does the water escape?
I know this was a year ago and I’m no expert but doesn’t the water just kind of dissipate out the bottom of the tile because that’s why the tile is set over the lip of the shower base? I’m going to redo my shower as a walk in and I think the water flows down the back and through the floor to the drain. Because there’s no shower bay and therefore no lip I need to make sure my waterproofing and angle toward the drain is spot on (as well as up to code) otherwise I’ll end up with a rotting and mouldy frame or gross stinky stagnant water sitting around somewhere or both, or something worse. It’s gonna be quite the challenge for someone who doesn’t maths, can’t measure for nuts and thinks close enough is absolutely close enough. 😂
Steam is a problem. Hot water changes how water gets into vulnerable spaces. You dont have to have a steamer to have a water vapor problem. Add to that viewers will have different kind of fans or windows. I was very suprised you water sealed the lower half
Hi, Jeff, it would be very helpful if you could include the links of all your products used in your demo video so we know where to buy them. Or at least list the names of your products. Thanks
Wait….we want to waterproof our walls so the studs don’t siphon water but when it comes to the shower system we don’t mind the giant hole in the wall because our houses can absorb several ounces a day? Sounds like a contradiction.
I like installing the light fixtures with the bulbs & shades hanging down so bugs and dust do not accumulate in the shade. In the video the fixture appears to be close to the ceiling. this would make it difficult or impossible to install the bulbs.
Red Guard vs Aqua Defense vs Blue Max vs Laticrete. Can I get feedback in which is best and why? I am in the beginning stages of redoing a bathroom and would love to hear what folks have to say. Thank you! (edit - I am in Austin, TX USA; homeowner & don't know my local code).
Do you prefer to use tileboard for your shower walls? My tilesetters prefer to use a "Fat mud" float. If anything they were rolling their eyes when they saw the backerboard in my house. More work for them
most guys roll their eyes at change. the funny thing is most guys have been installing wrong ever since they invented thinset. Cheers! And that was back in the early 60's
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY I say it because I think the mudfloat is becoming a thing again here in California. I'm meeting more and more tilsetters- young or old- who are doing the float system. Guess it's coming back "in style." What we don't have anymore are hot mops. At least not here in the Bay Area. Thanks for the vid!
Floating a wall is great for flat walls, but...being carefull and dry or wet shimming, you can get the same result with wall board. If your tilesetters honed their technique to “flatten” walls they would be just as well off. My opinion 😀
Jeff, I appreciate all the videos on your amazing work. In my 47 yrs I've never lift a hammer in my life, but now starting to do my own work in my home, lots of thanks to people like you! I must also say, your videos are far apart from others on this platform because of the little thinks that you cover in details. And your sense of humor is "SPOT ON!"
Started watching because I am about to take on a DIY subway tile backsplash job. Funny thing is I couldn't stop watching the entire video and now know how to renovate a bathroom and replace a tub. WOW your video's are so addictive that I just subscribed to your awesome channel. Great teachings!
Started watching because I am about to take on a DIY subway tile backsplash job. Funny thing is I couldn't stop watching the entire video and now know how to renovate a bathroom and replace a tub. WOW your video's are so addictive that I just subscribed to your awesome channel. Great teachings!
B.T.W. I'm a subscriber and huge fan (as far as RU-vid vids go). Very impressed with this video, and how well your bathroom transformed. You do GREAT work. Please keep the vids coming :) I love that you always think to include the hidden (and invaluable) tips, and don't edit out the mistakes either -- as everyone makes them, and it lets us viewers know ahead of time what we can do to avoid common mistakes even professionals run into themselves while working on a project, (because it's likely that if you do us beginners or amateurs will as well). So, I am just wanting to thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with the rest of us. You don't know how helpful these vids have been. I for one really appreciate all your hard work. Thanks!
We’ve bought a real fixer upper with many, MANY diy surprises. 😱So we’ve been watching your channel regularly for the last few weeks. Great information!!! Funny side note: We’ve loved watching Red Green reruns for years. It just doesn’t get old. There are times that your voice is so similar to Steve Smith’s on that I almost expect the duct tape. 😂
Question for anyone to answer. Jeff lays vinyl floor directly on the decoupling membrane without encapsulating the floor heating wire in a cement product. I have never seen this installation method in any of the product manuals. I know mats can be installed directly underneath vinyl flooring but the description of bare floor heating wire seem to describe that the wire will get too hot and create heat striping in the floor instead of uniformily heating the whole floor. Even hydronic systems that are set in wood grooves use aluminum plates to distribute the heat. Do you need special floor heating wire to leave it bare? Does this method void the warrandy on the floor heating system? I am installing vinyl flooring over bare wire floor heating on an uninsulated concrete slab next week. If I can avoid flooding the wire with self leveler over the insulated subfloor I am adding that would save me a lot of trouble.
Home RenoVision DIY Home RenoVision DIY 4 months ago "The installation recommendations have changed so we are going to redo it. Cheers!" - Cut and pasted from an earlier post and reply from Jeff.
