Is this tile on my surround being installed wrong?
Kaitlin Maud
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Installing new tub- surround or tile (water-proofing options)
Comments (1)The Kerdi fleece goes on top of cbu or sheetrock and is hung with thinset similar to wall paper. A liquid moisture barrier such as Hydro Ban, Red Guard, Aqua Defense is painted on with a roller and/or paint brush on top of cbu. The shower tile wall height is determined by code and your personal design decision. The best place to start is to read the manufacturer's directions. If you search for Hydroban and Kerdi on this forum, Mongoct has some great threads and diagrams on the subject. You can watch videos made by the manufacturers on youtube. Be careful about youtube stuff, some of it is not quite correct. You can also go to the Terry Love and John Bridge forums. Most newbie DIY like to use one of the liquid membranes. This post was edited by Anna_in_TX on Tue, Mar 18, 14 at 15:58...See MoreForgot to install vapor barrier during tub tile surround install!
Comments (5)Nooooo, don't tear it out! If it was a shower, yes. I think you're fine. You might want to go over to the John Bridge Tile Forum and ask those helpful guys tho. Bill and Mongo should chime in here if they're not terribly busy. Monica Here is a link that might be useful: JB Advice Forum...See MoreAre my Andersen windows installed wrong??
Comments (2)I assume the Metal Casing with visible nail head your referring to is actually the nailing flange. If so you will need to reinstall these as they are probably not 100% water tight the way they are. The flange is designed to help seal the window to the sheathing in addition to a vapor barrier and caulk. I am afraid the way they are installed will lead you to a major water problem down the road....See MoreAm I being too picky about my Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring install?
Comments (11)At this point, the job ($4/sf for a BIG job with LOTS of things to do = awesome price) is finished. The cure is going to be worse than the disease. I'm a big fan of "Wait until you have a problem before throwing money/time at it." It is the cheapest solution I know of (I'm a pragmatist...who is both cheap AND lazy ;-P). My advice is this: leave it alone. Keep 10% 'extra' of the flooring product (roughly 75sf or to the nearest box). This will offer you the peace of mind and the material security you will need to feel secure. You will keep it in the back of your mind. You will know that IF something goes wrong you have ALL THE PRODUCT needed to repair/replace the damaged planks. With a laminate floor I wouldn't worry to much about a bit of bounce. People have 'put up with' bouncing laminate floors for 20 years (the SAME laminate they installed 20 years prior). That tells me the click system is fine. Your floor is a rigid vinyl (8mm thick = nice product). The rigidity of the core will help keep everything stable. The only weak point (as in everything in life) is the link (click edge) between one plank and another. This is the one and only place things *might go wrong. Now to be blunt, a rigid vinyl floor like yours can be taken apart and, "in theory", be clicked back together - BUT I don't like that idea. I really don't. We know the click-edge is delicate. We know that. We've seen them brake by grazing the ground before being installed. A vinyl floor that has been disassembled has a STRONG likelihood of DAMAGED edges. If the edge is damaged then there is almost no way you will get them back together. That means you will have to assume 25% damage should you choose to 'unzip' this floor to the point where it bounces. That leaves you with 75% intact flooring with 25% garbage planks (which must be replaced). As soon as you try to fix the subfloor underneath (by removing the flooring) you will have lost the 'intact' floor. You are guaranteed to spend MORE time, MORE money and MORE materials to deal with this. Compare that to 'leave it alone'. Right now you have 100% intact flooring. Every day you wake up to 100% intact floor is another day with a perfectly functional floor. Every day you have 100% intact floor is another day you have SAVED time, money and materials. Simply leave this floor alone until something MAKES you repair it. Keep your 5%-10% extra on hand for future repairs (and there will be future repairs). Use them if and when you need them....See MoreKaitlin Maud
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