I've watched houses being built in my neighborhood, and they just slap on the tiles without a waterproof membrane. That probably works for a while, but soon after the construction warranty expires it will leak. Because of your attention to details, your house will be solid and leakproof 100 years from now.
@@dariazychowicz6884 I checked online, and apparently membranes are preferred over liquid foil because they bridge cracks and defects and provide a consistent thickness on the walls. I know nothing about this, but who dares question the internet? ;-)
Guy & Kylie …. You are truly amazing in your relentless pursuit of “redoing” until your standard is reached … and may I just say your standard is rather high !! Well done on a physically exhausting task … use the weekend to give those muscles the rest they need 😉😊 Durban SA🇿🇦
Six years on and the Schluter system has worked very well for our new build. Four bathrooms, 1250:sq ft tiled underfloor heating, three patios . No cracks or leaks to date. This in western Canada with seismic issues and severe weather. Good luck with the tiling , looks like you both have become experts despite your downplaying impressive skills. Love the videos, thank you for sharing.
Where did you find the material? I looked for it and nobody seems to even know what it was. I was going to repair a shower area, but not any longer. The home owner can play around with only drywall on everything, no barriers anywhere.
It's a real pleasure to watch you guys work together. Thx for introducing us to Keracoll and their products. We have been looking for a breathable plaster and they have exactly what we need! Before moving from Australia to Italy I helped develop one of the countries leading B Corps so we're big fans of B Corps...
I've used the Schlüter (Ditra and Kerdi) system myself several times on different projects and for any future wet areas I would absolutely use it again, including kitchen applications and any other 'must' water proofing areas. In my opinion they make excellent products. I agree with you Guy that your adhesive was a bit too runny, at least initially and I agree with you on the trowel. Having the right size notches will make the laying of the Kerdi easier.
You are doing an amazing job and you should be very proud of what you have done/doing. Looking forward to the day when all the hard work is done and you can sit back and relax, and reflect on your achievements.
When doing the banding and corners....Try using an 8 inch drywall knife to pull the thin set from under the Ditra strips. Gentle pulls to set the strips and corners...Then have at it pulling the mud from underneath. On the flats angle the blade slightly (snow plow) and do just over half the width with each pull. Same with the corners, angle the blade slightly to make the mud roll toward the edge of the strips, away from the inside of the corners. P.S. Looks great, you did a nice job. This system is the bomb. I really like using the stuff!!!
I love to watch you two work! You learn as you go along, but always end with a perfect job done. I think your bathroom will be comfortable and beautiful!
I remember a while ago when you said you were thinking of using this system and I commented saying how much I'd enjoy that video, and now here I am saying *how much I enjoyed this video!* Ever since I saw this system used and explained in a This Old House series many years ago, I've been really interested in using it, and I have a bathroom addition coming up, and it is so, so useful to have the experience of people who are willing to put on camera all the bits that would trip up a beginner, unlike many experts who've forgotten that those were ever a problem. Thank you!
Best piece of advice we can give: get the right trowel size and be super mindful of bumps and lumps when smoothing out the walls. We have a couple of lumps and it’s definitely making the tiling a little more challenging than it needs to be
It's such a pleasure to watch both of you work together. I always know that, in the end, everything will be as close to perfect as possible and you'll still be talking to each other. Job well done, as always! It's going to look great and you'll be having warm showers in a warm bathroom soon enough. Can't wait to see the tiles. Have a great week!
Hi to you both. That was a job well done and another step closer. I really admire how much effort you're both putting in to this project and what you share on your videos will help others. I am going to hsve a go at some tiling. Our concrete fence are horrible so I bought some brightly coloured mosiac tiles to out onto the posts. It wil be my first time doing any sort of tiling. Well, take care. I hope you enjoyed a bit of relaxing time after your long day and I look forward to your next video. Cheers 🍻
You are making great strides. It's going to be awesome to see this bathroom finished. I'm sure you'll both be very pleased to have an indoor bath 🛁 and shower this winter. If only contractors still took the time and made the effort to build in the "old fashioned" conventional way. It's awesome to watch you building properly. Have a fantastic new week. 😊
Both of you are doing a fantastic job. As a DIYer, I sympathise and see some of your struggles the same as I have gone through. Yes, the guys on RU-vid make it look so easy and effortless. Keep up with the great job.
Well done both of you. Your working with new materials of course its going to be better at one end than the other. Can't wait to see your choice of tiles. This is my Saturday nights viewing along with a 🍸Ps; need more innuendos 👌
Schulter is the best system according to the best tilers in the business around here. I was worried about you corners until you came back with a corner piece. Radiant heat flooring is quite posh, and you won't regret it if you install it. The cats will love it as well.
I have been watching you channel from the first you started your project I was leaving in Canada know I leave in terceira azores and I did all my bathrooms and walls with Kerdi it’s is incredible staff you won’t regret it keep up the great work
I am redoing my bathroom and using a lot of tile, I had looked at the Schlutter in the store, but was still debating. Now that I've seen real people do it, I am definitely going for it. It does look fiddly, but like a great way to keep the water out permanently. Thank you for documenting things like this. It's invaluable to some of us.
You made it look easy but I’m sure looking at how you both felt the next day it was not easy. It looks good on camera. I love the Reno projects best. Looking forward to tile! Rest up!!
Great that you found a #BCorp like Kerakoll for your materials, always good to reward choosing businesses for good! 👏 Must be a really good feeling to get closer and closer to an - indoor - hot shower !
I lay the floor tiles first and grout. Then I do the walls, the reason is when the water runs down the walls it's hit the floor tiles and not run behind the floor tiles. It's my suggestion. Good luck & love all ur hard work 😊
Lot of work,? yes, sore muscles,? absolutely, however, just keep the end result in mind. Won't that hot shower feel ever so lovely in the cold winter. Great job you two, we expect nothing less.
I hear you guys... it is tough job .. I was laughing when I saw that you are using the same cement glue that I used when I tiled the exterior passage in our property here in Portugal... it gets messy with the glue....and as you guys said it gets better with experience.... good job at the end and good results.. looking forwards.. thank you.
I think I would try the Kerdi system on the next shower install I do. The last two showers that I did was a membrane barrier then cement board. The shower pan was sloped cement, mud/sandy cement, on top of a membrane. I like the idea of no moisture behind the tiles. The important thing is no leaks, You guys did a great job! I look forward to tiling,
That’s a nice product but thirty years ago I tiled right over the green board. It has never been a problem,still looks new. I did use a waterproofing mastic and on the floor I put waterproofing material before the tile. One thing I did is used a darker grout than the tile. I hope you didn’t choose a white grout, it will not be white in two years. Remember you won’t be spending a lot of time in there even if you take a long shower. The tub side won’t be getting wet very much. It’s important that you have good ventilation and everything you guys have done is above standard. If you ever sell, they will be the lucky ones. Watching from Panama City Florida,USA. 🇺🇸🦅 !
Having done loads of wallpapering over the years I would have gone for vertical drops of the wall covering, ceiling to floor (as you first thought) which I suspect would have been easier - especially as it is thin enough to push into the corners. But your finished product looks to be great! Good luck with the tiling (although you've probably finished by now)....
The floor system is also used when underfloor heating is in place which can cause slight expansion/contraction. We don’t want the heating to cause cracks in the floor …. we’ve seen it before and it’s not pretty
Hi, I caught you saying that you are tiling the wals before you tile the floor...you should always tile the floor first so that it can be sealed up against the walls and then tile down to the floor with a perfect waterproof seal...👍
We were taught to tile the walls except the bottom row, then do the floor, and finally come back for the last row on the walls. This way you don’t ruin your floor but also obtain the waterproof seal you are referring to
@@MAKEDOGROW yes you can do it that way, however you have to make absolutely that your measurements are correct or it will look odd with a wider grout line at floor level, I still prefer doing floor first as it's positive at every level. Good luck whichever way you do it 👍👍👍
What an utter faff. This is why I would never dare attempt to install a shower (unless it's some kind of plastic box, boo). But really, well done you two, hats off to your patience and precision. It's going to be fab. I dare say the inauguration will be equally, er, satisfying.
We did that Kerdi board in our on suite floor,walls and ceiling. We thought we were going to install a steam shower but because of cost and I was going to be the only one that was going to use we opted out it. We are on the Westcoast of Canada and the Kerdi board was more plastic and raised squares. It has done an excellent job of water proofing .
As I watched more of the video I see what you used on the floor is what our installer installed on the walls and ceiling to . That also used foam to make a bench on one end of the shower to sit which we have found very useful as we get older and have had some injuries and made it easier to shower.
Ive been in & out of Lidl in Donegal Town the last few days & the music in the wee area between outside & the recyling/pick up your basket from outside mental wind/rain area has oddly been making me feel "sunny". Tonight I realised they were playing your general destroy stuff background music!!
Back before modern tile adhesives were invented, tiles were set in 20-25 mm of pure concrete (3:1 sand and cement) on the bare brick wall or lath, like dot and dab plasterboarding these days.Getting that flat and solid must have been a bit of an art form. I saw people tile like that for small patches after plumbing repairs as late as the mid-90s because this one-step process is faster than plastering, waiting until the plaster's cured, and then tiling. If done right, this method is absolutely bombproof, the tile only comes off in tiny splinters. If not, you can pull the tiles off with bare hands. I suspect the difference in adhesive thickness is why the Americans call modern adhesives thinset.
Kiley& Guy, Just knowing how deeply your construction began from destruction, you all developing an aversion to certain parts of the home wouldn’t be unusual. I feel so exhausted for both of you, and also I feel a proper vacay is in order, but not one where you build walls in a third world country. I’d love to see you both pampered and massaged into oblivion before you even plan your next renovation adventure. ❤❤❤❤
OK I wasn't sure either being originally British but when googled (as I now live in Victoria) it says "There are basically two types of adhesive. One is called thinset and the other is called mastic or organic mastic." So there you go we've both learned lol Love watching the videos . We're currently in Nambucca Head leaving for Toowoon Bay tomorrow.
You are a perfect team and seem to sail through these difficult tasks. Love watching how you work and your sense of humour definitely helps. Can’t wait to see the tiles have a great week 😊
You guys are such perfectionist. I was sitting here saying thank God for time lapses lol you do a wonderful job! Love your videos much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖 PS are you going to do any more cooking segments I love to watch you cook also?
Once the bathroom is finished we do intend to mix up the video content a bit more. We’re racing to get a hot indoor shower before the weather turns cold here
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Greetings from Palm Springs Ca! Hello again my friends, great work as usual. I do agree with the thoughts that this system is overkill, but it is done now. My concern would be that typically the shower pan or membrane is installed first and it laps up the wall 4 to 6 inches. Then the wall board overlaps the pan edge or membrane. Just like an outside wall or a roofing material , you start from the bottom. Please consider this on the next shower. Keep up the good work and best wishes always, Moody.
Hey, great video and great job - have you considered waterproofing the edge between floor and outer wall as well? That might be the weak spot now. Cheers from Germany!
It’s called tile adhesive in Australia too. But we don’t have that waterproof paper. We use a rubber paint that creates a membrane that we then apply the tile adhesive to, then the tiles. I’m not sure which method would be easier because that paper looks fiddly.
I love the shluter system but im not sure we can get it in wa yet. I use a paint on membrane but even with that i still have a membrane to “paint” into place as extra protection in the corners
Hey Kylie, I have never seen anything like that stuff you are using for your waterproofing. In QLD I remember my folks using some type of waterproof paint, now that I am living in WA we use a thick almost latex type of paint before tiling. If a house has a gyprock lining inside the gyprock is waterproof in the bathrooms - still have to waterproof the shower though!
We’ve used the paint on stuff before, but this system is apparently a lot better. One thing we never want to see in this house is a leak that could have been avoided so we wanted the best
