HOW TO TILE A TUB SHOWER -- Step 1 Waterproofing and Prep 

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This little ru-vid.comUgkxVoi3B4CB6Oygq1-vo4OTL1M_M5JkrXif tub works perfect in our 6 x 6 shower and is easy to get in and out. Also easy to drain.

You make tile look so easy, thanks for your content!

Excellent video, you are an artist. No muss or fuss, just thorough and confident. Thanks for all of your instructional videos.

What I find most intriguing is that probably 90% of contractors will skip certain processes just to move on to another job. I appreciate that Isaac takes time to teach the right way to do the job. Whether it’s necessary or not that’s up to the installers. I’m the type that rather be safe than sorry.

quick tip on dividing fractions. If you have 3/8 divide the lower denominator in half. So, half of 3/8 is 3/16. Half of 7/8 is 7/16. FYI love all your videos.

Just wanna say I love the videos and how u aim them toward people that don't have much knowledge on this stuff. Me being a carpenter I have a good knowledge on how most things work and go together but the content you show has giving me a even better understand and I hope u continue to do these. Your a great teacher keep up the great work and videos.

I wish I would have seen this video 3 months ago. I ended up building out the wall with furring strips. This looks waaaaay easier and clean! Awesome job man keep up the good work and thanks for the videos.

So glad to see you expanding into more Laticrete products. I use 100% of their line because over the years of different products, so far they've really streamlined everything to perfection.

I’ve been watching these with captioning on, and every time there is a scratch sound or something falls it says [applause]. It seems appropriate for this video. Good stuff

Love your videos. Some of the negative commentators on here need to get a life. Or make their own videos since they're such experts. 🙄

Thanks for the video. Learned several things. I really appreciate your efforts putting your videos together. I know its a lot of effort. The one thing that made me laugh about this video is how clean you are when finished. I just look at the motor and it somehow gets all over me.

Another one Coach..Can't wait to see how u gonna address the outside reveal on wall opposite plumbing wall.

You sold me on the work pants. 👍🏼

Dude you do great work, love to see a fellow tradesman care about his work and his customers as much as I do, providing your best with an extreme knowledge of the materials you use, hats off to you, keep up the great work!

What do you mean to float something? "I could have floated this wall"... Great video! I am a perfectionist so really enjoy the quality. Will be doing my bathroom soon. Have to put the house back together after Ian....

Just started researching replacing the guest bathroom with a new tub (37 years old). This is great - thank you.

i love your content man, i just started as an apprentice and i'm loving it, and your videos! keep it up bro!

This is a really good system for a tub and shower by the looks of it.

The whole time i was waiting for you to put the bucket in the tub with you so u didn't have to keep stepping out and then u did it i was like finally! lol

Thank you for the knowledge. I sure see the passion in your craft.

Blimey mate, you made a cracking job of that, this was a superb tutorial. Nice one matey from across the pond.

Thank you Tile Coach great information makes me confident I can do this!

I forgive you for releasing a video I needed too late. I start a tub surround on the 18th!! Perfect timing coach!

Cadillac video, came back rwice to catch some subtle detail, thank you Issac !!

Another informative video. Also, that's a really cool T-shirt. It's design is based off of Metallica's first album cover.

I gotta redo my upstairs bathroom, removing the old tile from the tub and fix the pluming since the guys who did it last cut corners and just did a cheap job. Supper intimidated about getting it done, been watching these videos to learn what to look out for, how to remove old parts and the best/most important things to buy. So far ive broken a few tiles and am deciding to get some tools to cut around them and take chunks out. these videos have been very informative!

Love your videos very resourceful and a lot of great tips learn a lot just from your videos. As a tile setter myself your work is amazing

Hey Issac, this method works for the banding to the tub. But there is no need. Use the Laticrete sealant to fill that gap where the board meets the tub and the recessed part of the flange .

Shoot dang! That stuff goes on smoother than warm butter on hot cornbread. Way better than the X brand crap I’ve been using.

Excellent! This is great advice, information and demonstration on Wet Shimming!

Another great video I don't tile but I try to learn things on you tube

Best tile guy on RU-vid.

Great video, I’m DIY guy and glad you finally got to use the HydroBan board. I just finished my bath tub surround with Laticrete materials and wish I would’ve watched this video before starting. Really like working with laticrete products except their thinset, which felt really sandy and dried up quick

“3/8 notch is going to give you half of that...whatever that is” that made me lol.

Those are some nice pants (in Sal’s voice).

Very relevant! I hope the continuation of this video is soon to be released. Thank you:)

Nice metallica Pursuing a new career in the home renovation world

He is comfortable doing this. I am comfortable sistering all the studs. LOL

Props on the "kill em all" shirt...... nice 👍

Great job Isaac! the band to the tub idea with the adhesive and sealant looks awesome

just some helpful insight .... taking the time to properly mask and protect a new product such as the tub will not only save you some eventual grief... but also will separate you in your clients eyes on a professional level. All shoes and boots have oils, solvents, dirt, and debris on their bottoms to varying degrees... not to mention a random screw , tack, staple, or nail .... when you hopped on the side walls it it hurt me just a little inside . On the flip, as a fellow professional, i truly value the knowledge that youre sharing on your platform!

Thanks for the video. I am about to do full remodels on both my hall and master bath and Hall bath has this style setup with tub and shower. and I has been years almost 20 years since I have done a tub surround with tile. this video is a great refresher with add benefits due to the new materials.

Great job just starting out tiling did my counter tops backsplash did whole bathroom remodel tile the wall ceiling 12x12 tile All around came pretty good

Great work brother!!!👍

I would like to see a follow up to this video to see how you finished the non-control short side of the shower. Did you use a trim of some kind or a sliver of tile?

That caulking gun was hilarious. Really cool video man. I would so prefer doing what you just did. I just did a shower that I had to shim all walls 1/2" for shower pan flange and the walls were not very plumb or on the same perfect plane. I built it out with thinset but that sucks. Especially with two niches

Hydroban is my go to boards. I like the density of it.

Foam board is designed to span 16", so it's a lot faster just shim the studs. Rather than using thinset to build out the entire wall, use 1-5/8" x 1/8" Fortifiber Furring Strip material (felt - comes in 100' rolls, usually a 5-pack for $25 - it's inexpensive and almost all lumber yards/contractor supply houses will have it). Simply staple it on where you need to build out. Can build up multiple layers very quickly - framers use it a lot (old-timers cut rolls of 30# felt into 1 5/8 wide rolls - messy). No worries about compression when you screw off the foam board using felt furring strips, so can proceed immediately to waterproofing/tiling. I don't like using any cementious material in a waterproof assembly. I like using sealant.

Great idea to fix an out of plumb wall.

Kudos! my brother! Another great video!

Guy ain't happy with you stepping on Guy's tub...lol. nice work.

watched it....great job

Great video 👍🏽

So much overkill these days. Old 4" tile on plaster from the 50s 60s still holding up 70 years later. Every year more measures added to a tile installation. What's next? Great work and videos. Just amazed at all the steps for a tub/shower.

Awesome. Only thing is I would have covered the entire tub up to the flange to protect it. No reason to risk damage while working.

Half of 3/8” is 3/16”. I got you bro 😂

I have been waiting for this video! thanks!

Great instruction

Finally got some GoBoard!!🤩 love that stuff! Had I known you were going to use that I would have sent you a long sleeve lol it can get pretty irritating on the forearms. Though it’s my personal favorite board to use.

Tile coach is cute!!! You can tile my shower anytime 😉🤣

Awesome video!

Check out the liquid applied scratch protection for tubs from protective products. Scratch Protection protects tubs, whirlpools and shower stalls against scratches, abrasions and job site dirt and grime. Easy-to-apply, the water-based coating cures to a durable, easy-to-remove "protective skin. Its not inexpensive but worth the peace of mind of not having to replace a tub that you damaged.

Nice shirt!

Nice work 👍👍

Love your shirt!

H-Beams and hydrolic jacking system with 8x8 cribbing under. Moving a house saves roughly 50% of building new.

I'm a trim carpenter; why am I watching this? 🤣

Thank you for this video! Super helpful! quick question for you, if that is ok. I noticed that you put the hydro ban board on top of the drywall on 2/3 walls, and on the 3rd wall, you have a GoBoard and then you put a hydro ban board on top of that. If you do not have drywall, and you are going directly onto the studs, would you recommend doing what you did on that 3rd wall? a layer of GoBoard and then a hydro ban board? Thanks in advance. Also, I noticed you do a ton of shower videos, but please more tub videos too! Love your content.

That shirt is awesome lol

Can you make a video about what makes a good home owner to work with, and whats a bad one?

Thank you so much! Question: how did you seal the niche in the wall? I didn’t see any tape on the joints? 🤔

where is the Step 2 video?

Hi! @tilecoach Very cool videos. Quick question. I’m only wondering if I can have my laticrete hydro ban board on the tub ledge instead of the tub flange? Thank you!!

Perfect video...done right.

Coach: 3/8s trowel... Me: (Waiting to see what half of 3/8s is.) Coach: Whatever half of 3/8s is.

Good stuff man 👍👍

Thanks!

Keri band Membrane calls for a 1/8 trowel to Kerdi board. I just was talking to a rep from Schluter about it the other day feeling I need to go by the Manufacturer recommendations 3/10/24

Nice “new” process. Haven’t worked too much w/ laticrete, & look forward to give a go; as it looks really promising. Will be a “helper” on an upcoming bathroom remodel where laticrete will be used for a tub remodel,, and than another bathroom with a shower and tub. Excited to work with the products and “see” how they “feel& react” compared to the other products normally have used (last tub install with stacked tile was done with kerdi, and finished the transition to wall with kerdi jolly satin nickel. Appreciate your vids, and hoping you’ll do an updated installation vid w/ “new” process (along w/ a couple diff layouts and products when the opportunity comes, which hope it does😉). Know the “how to” install vids can be quite long, and what not....but that’s ok; as ppl can fast forward 😉 Cheers Isaac; and thx for the helpful videos you and crew put out for the Community. Cheers✌🏻

TCNA recommends setting the board inside the tub flange, not setting it on top of the flange. I think, it's because, if water gets behind tile and travels down to the edge of the board, it ends up inside the tub. If the board is set on top of the flange, the edge of the board is above the flange, and it creates possibilities for water to travel outside. You may say "I have a paint-on membrane joining the board and the tub, it'll keep the water inside." But what if that joint develops a crack? Wouldn't putting the board inside create an extra level of protection?

It’s a great video… I put in TileCoach 15 and it said it was an invalid one

Shirt is awesome

To avoid this issue I install alcove tubs which I believe are a hair wider than the standard ones however I do end up having to remove more drywall and sometimes remove a stud then reinstall once the tub is past it.

I’m surprised you didn’t fulling cover tub tape and moving blankets make for nice protection

Is there a "step 2" video that talks about or shows how to plan layout tile around the tub edges? Thanks

Greetings from Sweden

Nice work as always my man!! Only question in my mind is, why did you not put tape on the seams of the niche the same way you tapped up the rest of the wall seams? That question now asked anyone is welcome to chime in, also I did notice it looks to be caulked nonetheless so maybe thats just good enough but not sure so im anxious to hear some answers and thank you for sharing your great work and tips as always!!

First time i visit your chanel,gotta say im impressed ..its my first time taking on a project like this ..i have a question wont the extra morter you use for the band un even the wall when u lay the tile down?cause u used morte to level the wall but the extra u put on top of they hydro board affect the tile?

Bro that shirts dooope

Isaac my friend put spackle tape on my transition instead of hydro tape ‘I no this now because of you I didn’t think that was right anyway

Slip sheet the entire wall surface with one continuous piece, secondly the industry needs to stop trying to unify the mud pans to the wall, it's a fools errand treat them separately much like this tub and the wall ( The tub flange here should be inset beyond the wall board application). I often have them not connected in any fashion but overlap, pan up the wall then the wall separately overlap the custom pan, but not connected for reasons of waters curious nature to wick upwards. Gravity and separation of the surfaces (Horizontal and vertical ) do some real work here. The one piece slip sheet ( Think of siding on a house acting as a rain screen) is the last bit of protection and required since water is tough to stop from getting where it ought not be. These industry approved products are mostly designed to make industry money and few advancements since the hot mop have moved the ball much. Your are a true craftsman since you think about these issues often and good on you for it. Some old-timer taught you these values or you are just persistent enough to work those out on your own but if you ask the wrong question you will be doing product videos for some idiot company forever. Do look into house siding as a rain screen, there could be a better way.

Nice work. Prep work pays big dividends! A nice flat, square, true and plumb surface makes tilework so much easier and the finished product turns out as close to perfection as humanly possible. I presume youll use a mud cap tile around the edge to hide the extra thickness of the Hydro-ban board? And if not, what do you use? Are there options other than the various metal trims and accent tiles? For instance, if using a marble tile and the homeowner doesnt want any other tile or trim used, how would you treat that edge? Would you cut some marble with a bevel and angle it or what? Thanks in advance.

Still learning.

That copper water supply 1/2 way up is interesting, must be a shower body spray on a pole? It would have been nice to see u tile it also?

Really enjoy your channel helps me improve as a professional tile setter. Everyone no matter how old can always learn a little more. What are you using to protect the tubs, tape, paper? My way of doing it I feel isn't the best.

Live and learn

Bro attacked me when he said you're probably wondering how I'm going to do the reveal lol

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Thanks much for the videos! Is bathtub more achievable than curbless shower for a beginner? Thank you.