The "It's 2 am and we talkin renovation" thread

#55
#55
Orangeslice13 said:
It’s amazing too me how many people don’t read the directions. I get to retile floors all the time because people walked on them too quickly and they start breaking up 6 months later
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Pretty sure I remember standing in the doorway and cooing at mine over the weekend (48 hours + a night)
 
#56
#56
Orangeslice13 said:
It’s amazing too me how many people don’t read the directions. I get to retile floors all the time because people walked on them too quickly and they start breaking up 6 months later
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It depends on what you are laying the tile on. Almost all of mine has been on concrete.
 
#57
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Orangeslice13 said:
@GVF
I got the rest of the Sheetrock up in my bathroom remodel (at my house) today.

How is yours progressing?
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Well, it's an 8x5 bathroom. No problem.. Right. Had to spend day and a half on framing and subfloor. All beffed up and solid now. Started demo christmas day. Got new subfloor back in. New tub. Floor tile. Toilet. Shower tile has one wall left then grout. Left to do..finish mudding and paint ceiling. Move vanity back in temporary. Relocate Electrical outlet. Replace lights. Put up new shiplap looking wallboard. new fan. Haven't had much help. So OK progress considering I've been doing 85% of the work. Trying to have shower complete for school startin back tomorrow. Not sure that will happen. But, it's only 1/2 mile to mom's shore. The important thing is the toilet is in operation. It's my dad house house he was born in. Never really been any reno or updating. And our only bath.
 
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Seriously considering ripping out a plastic/fiberglass shower and putting in a tile shower. Any thoughts on shower kits?
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
@Orangeslice13 Going to but I have been looking at the preformed walls and floors that you can put tile on. Handy for a waterproof floor and built in cubbies in the walls.
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I’m still framing the shampoo notch and using mold resistant backer board. Then felt taped and paint 3 coats of waterproofing. (Redguard or aqua defense). It’s more labor intensive but a crapload cheaper than the foam kits that never quit fit correctly.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
I do a lot of curbless showers so I have to make mortar beds
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We considered curbless for a few minutes, but it would have required a ton of reframing. They’re great for aging-in-place so you can use a wheelchair or walker.

Also, we only had room for a 48x36 shower, so I don’t see getting a w/c in there! 🤪

If my mother’s doctor ever shows up (at the hospital), I’ll go home and post a pic. Our builder (carpenter) is a freaking genius!
 
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tnuhcvols said:
Poured marble with integral flashing can be curbless also. Comes ready to drop in.
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@volinexile @Orangeslice13 @tnuhcvols The poured marble is still softer. It will scratch and dull even with soft scrub. We really want tile but I want something "quicker" also. Don't mind spending the extra $$ if it will save time. The advantage I have is being able to look at other units that are being built plus when I tear out the plastic shower, I basically am looking at the stud walls so I can do some creative framing and then custom order or fab the foam walls. I also will be framing in a seat and putting in bracing for a hand rail. We live in a "retirement" community so being able to sell some easy access features would be nice. We paid a lot for our shower door so I want to reuse it if possible so a no curb shower is out. I've heard good things about schluter.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
Seriously considering ripping out a plastic/fiberglass shower and putting in a tile shower. Any thoughts on shower kits?
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Unless you are adept at building up the mud floor for a tile shower, you can get nice, solid shower bases in most free standing shower sizes. They are set up to tile from the base the rest of the way up. But, definitely tile. Doing my tub surround now with 3x6 subway, and the floor is the 2" white octagon with the black diamond dots. Kinda retro/semi-modern blend. Old house.
 
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Ok, this is polished ming green marble with white bars and grey dots, 12x12 mosaic, on the walls and a Koehler cast-iron shower bases with porcelain glaze. Pretty sure Rob used the Redgard system. Tile Redi double Redi Niche. Schluter edging where the tile ends. It is very solid, no flexing in the walls, and certainly not in the base.

Don’t know why the pic is so yellow. It’s a soft green and grey.

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Another shower waterproofing system I’ve heard good things about is Kerdi (Kerti?)

It’s like all of them, you have to do all the steps the way they tell you to, or it’s a big waste of money.
 
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GVF said:
Unless you are adept at building up the mud floor for a tile shower, you can get nice, solid shower bases in most free standing shower sizes. They are set up to tile from the base the rest of the way up. But, definitely tile. Doing my tub surround now with 3x6 subway, and the floor is the 2" white octagon with the black diamond dots. Kinda retro/semi-modern blend. Old house.
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I love octagon dot! I couldn’t find one I liked with a grey instead of black dot.
 
#75
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VolNExile said:
Ok, this is polished ming green marble with white bars and grey dots, 12x12 mosaic, on the walls and a Koehler cast-iron shower bases with porcelain glaze. Pretty sure Rob used the Redgard system. Tile Redi double Redi Niche. Schluter edging where the tile ends. It is very solid, no flexing in the walls, and certainly not in the base.

Don’t know why the pic is so yellow. It’s a soft green and grey.

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Nice VNE! My problem is that I basically have a standard tub footprint that I am going to take a corner out of for a bench. So I'm going to need the ability to customize the base, one short and the long wall.
 
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