To be fair most Dads don't have this kinda knowledge either, but this is the beauty of RU-vid, people sharing their wisdom and experience for others to learn and enjoy.
The timing of this is insane for me. I’m about to do EXACTLY this for the first time. Watching you do it was a great help and your added commentary answered questions JUST as I had them. Crazy. Love the channel. Love your style. Recommend you to every diy guy I know. Many thanks! 😊👍👍
I'm a DIY guy - I have done two bathrooms worth of tile now and currently going into my second master bathroom in two years because we moved. The BEST way for a DIY job to look professional is to keep it simple like this. Adding a niche, or a band, or whatever adds SO much time and possible ways to screw up. With these large format tiles, tile leveling systems, edge profiles etc. its all pretty fool proof IF you keep it simple.
Love your videos. Im doing this for a client and i wanted it to be perfect, so watching your video's has helped me achieve that. Thank you from seattle.
Your already at 40 k subscribers freaking hell yeah. Keep doing what your doing congrats buddy. Love this channel I'm a tile installer and always learn new stuff on here.
Thanks man 👍 I’ve been recently editing a bathroom I did last year this time, and was super excited when I had gotten to 1,000 subs, 😆 it’s been a learning curve, but awesome to see the momentum forward
Wow that is an efficiently laid out workspace! No running out to a wet saw all day, two ways to cut and trim tile right at the shower. Great tool and thinset advice too. Nice not having to use ledger board if the acrylic is level. thanks! subbed
Glad your doing these, very helpful. I wish it was as easy as you make it look. there is defiantly a learning curve. I am a lot better after doing my big wall then when i first started. I tiled before, I guess I lost it over the years.
I have been watching a lot of your videos lately and learning a lot. I am in the process of remodeling my bathroom and I will be using 12x24 tiles, Goboard, and Ardex X5 ( last two solely based on your recommendations 🙏 ). I had a very hard time finding both the Goboard and the Ardex for sale in my area, had to travel pretty far for it. My question is how many bags of Ardex do you estimate are necessary when installing 12x24 wall tile. I bought two bags only based on the instructions written on the bag ( I have about 65 sf to tile ) and I hope they are enough so I wouldn't have to drive back for another bag.
This looks like something you do well. I’m not sure about go board as I’ve never used it. I’m hoping by the lack of waterproofing that it is already a waterproof item.
Your content is excellent. I am gaining confidence with every video. Setting tile is fun but definitely work. Thank you for sharing. Again. I'm all in, thumbs up and sub'd! Wish you were closer, Washington state here.
Great video, wish you had talked a bit more about how to scribe the first course to an uneven shower pan; also what grinding blade you prefer and how to cut ceramic vs porcelain.
I love the way you did the shower walls, what the measurements of the tiles you cut in order to get that layout. I see you’re using three different measurements what are they ? Thanks in advance.
SUPER helpful. Thanks for sharing this and especially the little things/tricks like the trim piece and such! Question - If you use siliconized caulk on the top joint because of expansion, do you use this as well for that joint on both back corners as the side walls could expand/contract?
Great tip re: keeping profile proud of edge of wall a bit. Never thought of that. I do find with 3/8 tiles a 1/2 proline covers well as it allows for mortar thickness. Curious the dustless grinder set up. Is that a separate attachment or did you purchase with grinder.? Great video.
Yeah I have the alpha and fein shrouds and then a fein shop vac with plug port. Links are in description. But a major game changer with keeping the dust down in these small spaces 👍
Is there a reason you tiled the floor first? I have my first full bathroom Renovation coming up. I was going to tile the floor after installing the tub, tub tile, and painting. Just to avoid damaging the floor with all the activity.
Timing of project, but I also like overlapping shower wall tile over floor. I have more explanations and timeline in my course www.bathroomremodelingteacher.com/converting-tub-to-walkin-shower-course-detail
Hi Steve, I am about to install a sliding door in the shower. What kind of bypass door you would use for a with a curbless walk-in shower. There didn’t seem to be a lot to choose from on the Aston web site. Really enjoyed your walk-in shower course. It was a big help. Thanks Jean Th
Hey Jean, Glad to hear your on the final steps. So Sliding doors are tough to find for curbless entries. A lot of them the top rail isn't that tall and can be easy for taller people to hit their heads on.😄 I like this dreamline shower sliding door kit bit.ly/3Py8LyC It has bottom rollers. The channel takes away the curbless look a bit, but will contain the water better overall. Would love to see pics when your done 👍
I’ve seen videos where some people put the go board over the shower pan mounting flange (like in this video) and others butting it up against the top of the flange so the go board doesn’t bow out at the bottom. Is there a preferred or more correct way to do this? Love all your vids
If you are lining up with existing 1/2” drywall or other existing wall surface, that is the way you have to go. Otherwise I think this is better if you have ability to shim and overcome the flange Other way works 👍
Did you cut the bottom row so the top of the tile was level with the laser? Ive always threw up a board cut to level and went up from there to ensure level placing going up. Smart idea doing it that way.
Yes. I used to use ledger boards like you described. But with laser, it ends up being quicker. I probably would have had to place those bottom tiles next day if I used a ledger 👍
For the tile edge on the flat wall next to the window, you used Rondec instead of an "edge" piece of tile. Won't the tile be protruding 3/8" past the wall near the window that will be painted? I'm trying to understand how to get a finished edge on the tile. I wouldn't imagine you'd built up 3/8" of joint compound to "feather" the Rondec into the painted drywall.
8:39 do like how use flat side to “key in” the thinset; a process I was taught when was an apprentice just learning; and really don’t see even the “pros” today doing this. They’ll just “key in” thinset with notches and then finish them out before setting tile. Now, not sure if makes a difference, but I do know that if you don’t “key-in” the thinset in some way…..THAT SURE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE, but how you go about it, not sure; but for me……still use flat side of trowel as that’s what I’m comfortable with b/c how was taught long ago. Also, it’s a pet peeve of mine to have a shower stub out, valve, etc….land right on a grout line; and will try to avoid during layout as much as you can, but sometimes it just can’t be helped. Nice vid, and good looking tile, grout lines. Cheers✌🏻
There might be another shortage…. Still around here in Pittsburgh You can order online, but not the best price that way www.contractorsdirect.com/goboard-tile-backer-board
What size spacers did you use on these tiles brother. I learn more from you then going to the schluter workshops in cranberry up the road from you haha
Nothing really compares in my mind. I’d go mapei thinsets from lowes verses custom blend at depot. But neither place will offer the non sag stuff like Ardex. Mapei super flex is good to. Or laticrete 4xlt
7:58 I was taught and learned, that this trowel is what we call a “California Trowel”, when it has that type of pattern and notching. Not sure why, but, that’s we call that style.
I would have wiped the thinset off the shower pan before applying my tile. Thinset in the joint is hard to get out after it's dried, additionally cleaning it off before it dries is better but still not optimal.
QUESTION ‼ Contractor just redid my bathroom. He ripped off the old walls and put new drywall. The tiles are 12by24. Once installed, they are not flash with each other. The contractor blamed it on the structure below the new drywall. Was it possible to do even, flash with each othe tiles with the new drywalls❓I'm frustrated and not happy😔
That’s why I use these leveling systems helps keep tiles aligned with each other. There should be no reason things can’t be set to be even. If the tiles are bowed in anyway, a 1/3rd pattern is recommended. Blaming a wall for uneven tile is weak…should overcome, fix & make flat 👍
Be honest n tell people how long it takes to tile a bathroom shower When home owners watches this video they b thinking is just a day job And they trying to pay $400 to tile the whole bathroom
You can either add cost to pour self leveling cement on subfloor or adjust your first tile level. Leveling the pan on mortar pile beneath it can cause it to be way higher than the flooring. Self-leveler is a costly addition to a project. It's usually easiest to just adjust the first row of tile. It's the case in most bath remodels.
The whole project in one day without help. Not possible. Demo, go to the dump, order and pick up materials, flatten walls, clean up, mud floor, drain. Cut and fit backer boards, water proof, layout, set up saw, not to mention all the other tools, drop cloth, tape off, it goes on and on. Come on… no back buttering? On 12x24”? Did you use 1/2” trowel?
