The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound and they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I was working on a high-end master bath where the previous installer had just winged the layout. By […]
Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That is the reality of modern flooring. If you do not respect the physics of the substrate, the finish […]
The Suction Cup Trick for Replacing a Single Broken Shower Tile Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. I have spent 25 years on my knees […]
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I have spent twenty-five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a six-foot level, and I can […]
The hidden engineering of a waterproof shower threshold I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I was there because a high-end bathroom renovation had failed within […]
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor would not click like a castanet. Most installers skip the leveling compound because they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It will not. When you are dealing with a chipped tile in the middle of a shower floor, you […]
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That is the level of obsession required when you deal with subfloors and moisture. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. When a homeowner calls me […]
Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job taught me that if you do not respect the slab, the slab will humiliate you. I have […]
The subfloor secret to a lasting shower installation Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. This same logic applies to your shower. If your substrate is […]
The structural failure under your feet Shower tile failure and delamination often stem from subfloor deflection, improper thin-set coverage, or moisture migration within the cementitious bond. When the substrate moves beyond the L/360 deflection limit, the tensile strength of the mortar is exceeded, causing the tiles to pop off the surface. The sawdust under my […]
