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, and that was a dry room. When you talk about showers, the stakes move from annoying noises to structural collapse. Most guys skip the leveling compound and they definitely skip the pre-slope under the liner. […]
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 philosophy of cutting corners is exactly why your shower sealant is turning into a bio-hazardous petri dish. […]
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 the trade. If the foundation is a lie, the finish is a failure. I […]
How to Tell if Your Shower Pan is Leaking or Just the Grout 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 have seen the same […]
How to Stop Shower Leaks Without Tearing Out the Tile I spent three days last month on my knees with a heat gun and a moisture meter in a bathroom that smelled like a swamp. The homeowner was convinced they needed a full ten thousand dollar rip out. They had already received three quotes from […]
The porous reality of cementitious bonds Grout sealing remains the most misunderstood maintenance task in modern flooring because most people fail to recognize that grout is a porous, mineral-based sponge. Cementitious grout consists of a mixture of sand and portland cement that forms a rigid lattice structure full of microscopic voids. When water hits an […]
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 you need when you approach a corner shower seat. Most guys think they can just box out some two-by-fours, slap some tile on it, and call it a day. […]
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet, only to find that the real problem wasn’t the subfloor levelness, but a slow weep from the master shower. The homeowner thought the hardwood floors were cupping because of humidity. They were wrong. The moisture […]
You probably think that the tile in your shower is the thing that keeps the water out of your house. That is your first mistake. I have spent over twenty five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a grinding wheel, and I have seen more rotted subfloors than most people have seen […]
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 it is expensive and time consuming. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I walked into a bathroom remodel recently where the homeowner had […]
