The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
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 same laziness kills shower walls. You see it in every flip. The tiles look fine for a month. […]
The structural failure of timber in wet zones I once spent three days in a bathroom in the heights of Seattle where the air smelled like a swamp because a previous contractor thought he could frame a shower bench using pressure treated 2x4s. The homeowner had paid for high-end marble. On the surface, everything looked […]
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. When it comes to showers, that same laziness leads to tiles popping off the wall like toast from a […]
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. When I stepped into that master bath, the tile around the drain wasn’t just loose. It was rising. It […]
A shower niche is not a decoration. It is a hydraulic management system integrated into a vertical wall assembly. When you see standing water or a persistent ring of slime at the base of your niche, you are looking at a failure of structural physics and a fundamental misunderstanding of the TCNA guidelines. Most installers […]
The Blue Chalk Trick for Leveling Shower Floor Slopes I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor would not click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound because they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It will not. It never does. I have been on […]
The physics of a failing shower floor and how to restore structural integrity 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. This same negligence happens in bathrooms […]
Why Your Shower Weep Holes Are Clogged with Calcium I have spent thirty years fixing other people’s mistakes. 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 […]
Why Your Shower Tile Pattern Looks Crooked Near the Ceiling 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. When a homeowner calls me to complain that their […]
Why Floor Joist Spacing Matters Before You Buy Heavy Slate Tiles 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. But when it comes to slate, a dip […]
