Bathroom Showers & Renovations

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 seen it a thousand times. That same mentality of skipping the prep work is why people end […]

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 because it is messy and expensive. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I was on my knees with a seven inch diamond cup wheel, dust […]

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor would not click like a castanet. That job taught me that most guys skip the leveling compound because they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It will not. It is the same story with shower walls. You tap on […]

Why Your New Shower Tile is Starting to Pop Off the Wall I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job was a wake up call for the homeowner who thought a thin layer of underlayment could mask a half inch dip […]

The ghost in the shower floor Repairing a chipped tile in the middle of a shower requires a surgical approach to maintain the waterproof integrity of the assembly. 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 […]

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 saw a ceramic layout where the homeowner was convinced the tile was defective. It wasn’t the tile. It […]

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 because the homeowner was tired of feeling the tile shift under her feet. When tiles pop up near a […]

I have spent three decades on my knees with a moisture meter and a level. I know the smell of wet thin-set and the gritty reality of a failed grout joint better than I know the back of my own hand. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. […]

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 because they think the underlayment or the tile will hide the dip. It won’t. I have seen it a thousand times in my twenty five years of flooring. You […]

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 saw the same laziness in a bathroom remodel last week. I walked into a master suite where the […]