Yes, they do, I have a video for those as well, and for PVA high speed polishing pads. The Alpha sandpaper is a great inexpensive option for soft materials like glass and marble.
if I have a dremmel tool, could I make that work for polishing glass? I only have 2-3 edges of glass subway tile to polish. Hate to have to buy additional tools (actually that’s not true, haha)
Sal, I have a question about heat mats. Do you recommend laying on plywood then covering with self leveling, then applying thinset and tile or do you recommend underlayment like durock then embedding the mat in thinset as you lay the tile? Bathroom is small and doesn’t justify buying whole role of ditra and wire for example. Thanks and love the channel!
Sal, HELP!!! We live on a well and are adding a shower, I’m trying to stay with larger tile and using a corian base to avoid too many grout lines. What kind of grout would you recommend, trying to keep cleaning and maintenance to a minimum. 🤓
Use an advanced grout like Tec Power grout or similar from another company, they all have a version, or a Urethane grout, Bostik has an easy to use one of Mapei FlexColor CQ (styrene acrylic co-polymer) or epoxy grout like Laticrete Spectralock. Many choices, just be aware that some are more difficult to use and always follow directions.
Hi Sal, I’ve bought some large format tile, 12 x 24, and the kerdi shower kit. Any advice on the thinset for the tile? As you know the debate on modified vs unmodified. Or should I just go for the All Set? It’s hard for me to get in this area and is around $60 a bag. I’ve been eyeing the Mapei uncoupling membrane mortar that is unmodified. Thoughts? Thank you in advance!
Sal DiBlasi thank you Sal. My parents are adamant that I should not use a 12 x 24 tile in a 36 x 48 shower. Should I stay away from large format in a small sized shower or can/does it look good in your opinion?
Sal DiBlasi thank you! That’s what I’ve been reading and what I thought looking at ideas. Thank you for all your videos. You are the best on RU-vid and do amazing work!
Hi sal can you help.... I'm tiling my conservatory floor , the base is just screed i think but when I knock it ,it sounds hollow everywhere it's not actually coming up tho' can I level it then tile it ?
If it sounds hollow there is probaby a problem unless some kind of uncoupling membrane was used, for example Ditr Heat Duo sound very hollow. So you might be ok but without knowing how it was installed, I can't say. Putting more tile over a failing floor is just asking for problems.
I’ve polished travertine edges with my PC 7224 variable speed sander successfully. Travertine is pretty soft, but harder materials might require a diamond polishing pad on a grinder.
