It's time to work on DIY'ing your tile shower and you're not looking forward to working with the dreaded cement board again. It's dusty, crumbly, and hard to start screws into. Not to mention how heavy it is. Sure, there are waterproof foam backer boards on the market but they are extraordinarily … [Read more...] about How to Install GoBoard Tile Backer Board | Video
How to Cut Glass Tile- 7 Tips Revealed- video
You want to install glass tile but you know that cutting it can be a challenge. Yes, more of a challenge than cutting regular old ceramic tile. Additionally, the average DIY'er may not have the right equipment and may not know the tricks for how to cut glass tile. But, alas, I've assembled … [Read more...] about How to Cut Glass Tile- 7 Tips Revealed- video
Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A
Through my contact form, I get several questions from people about their projects. As I was going through them I noticed a good number of them having to do with pebble tiles and porcelain wood tile so I thought I'd put together a post on just these two subjects. I'll get to others in a future … [Read more...] about Pebble tiles and more pebble tiles… and porcelain wood tile too | Q&A
Shower Waterproofing Crash Course
4 Shower Waterproofing systems for tile showers Waterproofing a shower. This seems like common sense, doesn’t it? Well, a lot of showers that are built these days still have no shower waterproofing whatsoever. Or they have poor or improper waterproofing. What! No Waterproofing!? How … [Read more...] about Shower Waterproofing Crash Course
Avoid These 3 DIY Tile Installation Products
There are only so many places to shop for DIY tile installation products. Big box hardware stores are among the best options. But no matter where you go there's going to be good products and not-so-good products. Big-Box stores help and hurt The trap of the box stores is that they want … [Read more...] about Avoid These 3 DIY Tile Installation Products
Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Bathtub or a Shower
Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Shower or Bathtub The problem: 'Caulking' with 100% silicone sealant can be quite frustrating. First of all, it can create a huge mess, be almost impossible to clean up, and make your shower look uglier than before you started. Latex, acrylic, and … [Read more...] about Silicone Caulk: How to Caulk a Bathtub or a Shower
Installing Electric Floor Heat: How to Not Void Your Warranty
"How do you know it works?" I've been asked this by more than one homeowner when installing their electric floor heat systems. It's a good question. Frankly, it's too big of a risk to install the whole electrically heated floor with tile on top and then hope that it works when the project is … [Read more...] about Installing Electric Floor Heat: How to Not Void Your Warranty
2 Methods for Sealing the tub flange for tile
That pesky bathtub flange. It doesn't make a lot of sense to go to the trouble of waterproofing your bathtub walls if you don't handle the flange properly. But what is the proper way? And why do most residential remodels not do it that way? Let's dive in. The proper way to install … [Read more...] about 2 Methods for Sealing the tub flange for tile
Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch
This post covers: First, if you haven't read my post on 10 things to consider before building this shampoo shower niche, please do so before moving forward. The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Custom Recessed Shower Niche Other niche building posts: Part 4: Building a … [Read more...] about Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch
Is Hardibacker and Durock cement board waterproof?
Reader question: Hi there. I recently finished grouting my tile surround in my shower. I posted photos on Facebook and somebody questioned whether I had waterproofed the Hardiebacker 500 board. Much to my dismay, I had never even heard of this… Anyway, I went to the James Hardie website and see … [Read more...] about Is Hardibacker and Durock cement board waterproof?
