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Choosing a
Waterproong
Method or a iled
Shower
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Legal crap: I dont know how legal its gonna be (probably not very) but Im going to put it here to help you unde
things. Anything in this ebook is strictly advice. Yes, I am a proessional tile contractor with over 18 years o exp
absolute wealth o useless knowledge about tile, but this is still only advice.
Ultimately I am not responsible or any decisions you choose to make regarding your particular project or the ap
discussed materials and products. Everything I describe and suggest are all materials and methods I utilize on a
basis, so they work well. I, however, am not the one making use o these methods in your home you are. You
ultimately responsible or the outcome.
Tis is not meant to righten you in any way, but theres always that one guy that
wants to sue an el that lives halway around the world because he didnt properly
utilize the correct materials. Dont be him, okay? Cause its not gonna work I havea loaded lawyer in my pocket and Im not araid to use him! (Tat last sentence was
meant to righten you) So lets get on with it.
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So you wanna build a shower, eh? Okay were gonna help you build your shower co
Tis manual is your rst step.
Tere are several dierent ways to PROPERLY build a shower (and even more ways
improperly). All o the dierent methods I describe here work just ne when proper
we just need to gure out which one ts your needs.
Tis will be based on three basic things:
Cost How much you want to spend?
Skill How handy are you?
ime How soon do you need it?
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So Im going to sit here and suck up adult beverages and help you
gure out which method is or you.
Tis may be easier i you join me with an adult beverage o your
own or chocolate milk. Chocolate milk is good, too.
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Were gonna start this o with a horribly constructed diagram o, what else, a wall.
So there you have it a wall. Nothing special or dicult about it. It is simply a wood
with drywall screwed to it.
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Now, this square rame onto which drywall is screwed is calledwait or it your r
rame o the wall is typically built out o normal 2X4s. Te vertical (up and down) b
your raming are called the studs.
When drywall is screwed to the rame the collective materials orm a wall.
I realize this is all very basic stu to some people, but not to everyone. So Im just try
cover all the bases so everyone can understand it.
Crash course in carpentry: Build a squa
out o 2x4s and screw drywall to it. Rep
collective group o rames and drywall
like a house. Collect check
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Hang in there it gets more exciting.
A little later well have unicorn arts and
dogs bursting into ames.
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Substrates
Aaaahhh, your rst big scary word. Tis ones easy, in the case o our wall
substrate is simply the layer o drywall we screwed to it. Te drywall is the
I we were to install tile to this drywall, like we might on a kitchen backsp
drywall would still be your substrate.
Te substrate is just everything between your tile and your wall studs. Ta
While guring out which method o waterproong you should choose we
by simply discussing the shower walls themselves nothing about the tile
Why? Its very simple:
Subs
trat
es
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Important!
During this entire process you need to remember two things. Seriously remember
Tere may be a quiz later.
1. A properly built shower is completelywaterproo beore you even touch a piece o tile.
2. ile and grout ARE NO waterproo.
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Te method you choose to wa
your shower has absolutely not
with what type o tile or stone y
installing. None. Any type o ti
can be installed on any type o
waterprooed substrate r
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So back to our wall. We have the 2x4s (raming/studs) and the drywall (substrate)
When were talking about a shower were gonna replace the drywall with something
because when drywall gets wet it disintegrates. I your
tile is attached to this disintegrating drywall it will all
o. We dont want your beautiul tile to all o the wall,
right?
Were going to replace the drywall with something
called cement backerboard. Why? Because cement
backerboard doesnt disintegrate when it gets wet like
drywall does.
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Cement Backerboards
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Tink o a cement backerboard as a
sheet o drywall, except rather than
being made out o a disintegrating
chalk-like substance it is made out o
either a ormed lightweight concrete or
a concrete-based ber adhered together
in layers to orm the board.
Cement
Backerboard
Unlike drywall, the cement bac
are not aected by water theyswell, come apart or disintegra
soaked in water like drywall do
will remain dimensionally stab
wet they dont change size or
apart.
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Backerboards will soak up water, theywill get wet. Tey
are just not aected by this moisture. At all. A cement
backerboard is essentially a thick sheet o your
driveway its basically a sheet o concrete.
You can take a sheet o backerboard and throw it into a
swimming pool. I you leave it there or a week, or or
a year, and take it out it will be intact and exactly the
same size as it was when you threw it in it will simply
be wet.
Its stable get it?
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So now our wall consists o our studs
and our backerboard.
Which one is the substrate?
Tats right its the backerboard.Well done! Get yoursel another glass
o chocolate milk Ill wait.
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Okay, lets get this thing in here...
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Okay, our new wall with the backerboard substrate is going to become your shower w
the only thing in that wall that will be aected by water is your raming the studs
to protect them rom water.
Remember, the backerboard wont be aected by water but the studs are still made r
wooden 2x4s they will swell, disintegrate, grow mold, all kinds o nasty stu.
You wouldnt throw a 2x4 into a swimming pool, leave it there or a year, and expect
the same when you pulled it out, would you? O course not, it would swell and come
need to keep them dry.
Te purpose o waterproong a show
keep your wall raming (and everyth
outside o your shower) nice and dry
all the water inside so it can go down
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I y o u r w a l l
r a m i n g g e t s
w e t y o u r
h o u s e w i l l
b l o w u p !
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Okay, your house isnt gonna blow up, but the structure around your shower your
bathroom foor, walls, basement, carpet, etc., may get ruined. We need to keep the w
where it belongs inside the shower.
For the purposes o explaining waterproong methods I want you to visualize a sim
with our sides and a bottom. I this box were made out o plastic it would hold wate
It would be waterproo.
Tis is what were trying to accomplish. We want to turn your shower into a huge wa
box. So think about that box being made out o our walls weve been mentally buildi
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We have a box with the 2x4 raming and cement backerboard
substrate. Right now thats it. It isnt waterproo. I we ll it
with water it will eventually soak through the backerboards
and soak into your raming thats what we want to avoid.
So we need to gure out how to make our box waterproo so
we can ll it with beer and go camping. We need some sort o
moisture barrier between our beer and our raming.
o begin with were going to use a regular sheet o plastic
similar to what a painters dropcloth may be made o. It needs
to be airly thick 4-6 mils thick, to be exact.
Mils is simply
measure o th
thickness o th
For instance ashopping bag
2 mils thick. A
duty garbage b
about 4 mils t
Look on the bwill tell you ho
your garbage
then you can g
parties.
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So the rst way were going to waterproo our box is to take the regular she
o plastic and install it between the studs and the backerboard. Its very easy
to do, just staple the plastic to the studs, then install your backerboards.
Now i we ll up our box our raming wont get wet its protected by the
plastic. Te cement backerboard will get wet, but that doesnt matter, right?
Right.
So we have our box made out o 2x4 raming with plastic installed, then
backerboards. Te plastic is our moisture barrier.
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And beore youve realized it Ive just snuck in and taught you something. Tats call
education. I just taught you what the traditional shower waterproong method is.
Tats what its called the traditional method. Youve just learned one o the two typ
methods o shower building.
raditional waterproong metho
Studs
Moisture Barrier
Substrate
ile
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Tr
aditionalwaterproofngmethod
Studs
Moisture Barrier Well done go get yoursel some more choc
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Tat was airly painless, yes? Im going to try to keep up the painless actor. So lets s
with our basic box the one with just the studs and the backerboard. Its still not wa
water (or beer) will soak through the backerboards and into your studs so we need
o waterproong to prevent that.
Were going to take our thick sheet o plastic again and use it to waterproo the box i
dierent way this time. We are going to line the inside o the box with it.
So we essentially have our box, with the studs and backerboard, and weve put a garb
into it just like we would a trash can. Now i we ll up our box with beer again we ca
camping.
I we ll our box with water it will not soak into the backerboar
raming both o them stay completely dry.
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Well, that one was quick. Youve just learned the second method o waterproong a
called the topical method, or topical waterproong.
opical waterproong method
Studs
Substrate
Moisture Barrier
ile
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Topicalwaterproofngmethod
Studs
Substrate
T b h h h d h
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Tese are your two base choices or the method o waterproong your show
raditional and opical.
And thats the rst decision you need to make.
RADIIONAL OPICAL
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Now remember, tile and grout are not
waterproo so water will get behind your
tile. As long as your shower walls are
waterproo beore you install tile this will
not be a problem.
O the two choices, traditional and topical,
the topical method o waterproong is
better. Since your waterproong membrane
(the plastic) is directly behind your tile
nothing else ever gets wet.
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In the traditional method your substrate (the backerboard) will become saturated b
gets to your waterproong (the plastic). Tis method allows water to be retained ins
substrate, behind the tile, in between uses. Tis is completely normal! As long as you
plastic behind the substrate water will never reach your raming.
I you have a traditional wall in your shower the water that saturates your backerboa
fushed down into the drain every time you shower. It will simply be replaced with r
Again completely normal.
Any water getting behind your tile with a topical method will immediately come in
with your waterproong and be directed down into your drain. Your shower will com
dry out between uses. Its simply quicker and cleaner.
S th t b i t th d T b th k j t d
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So those are your two basic waterproong methods. Tey both work just ne and, w
correctly, either one will last a very long time.
With that out o the way lets take our pop-quiz:
What are your two basic methods o waterproong a show
Tats right raditional and opical!
Round o chocolate milk on the El !
Now lets discuss some specic types o products or each.
raditional Products
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raditional Products
For the traditional method o waterproong a shower there is only one basic way o
it and you already know what that is. Four to six mil plastic over your studs and ce
backerboards installed over it.
Te plastic can actually be replaced with roong elt, it will work in the same mann
the traditional method on walls thats it, simple and easy.
Lets review the our things youve learned:
raditional method o waterproong
opical method o waterproong
raditional products or waterproong
I like beer
Ok
Lets
opical products
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opical products
With topical waterproong membranes (topical membranes) there
three dierent types o product available.
Te only diference is how
they are installed!
Tere is no dierence in how they work or how tile isinstalled to them they are all identical in that respect.
Te only dierences in the three are how they install
which dictates the amount o time and skill needed as
well as the price o each they vary quite a bit.Topicalwate
rproofngp
roducts
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Faced topical membranes
A aced topical membrane simply means that the waterproong layer (the pla
already attached to ace o the substrate (the backerboard). Tis is how you bu
It is normally sold in 3 x 5 sheets and is simply installed
directly to your wall studs. It takes the place o your
backerboard. It is essentially a waterprooed backerboard.
FacedTopicalMembranes
Core
WaterL
o install the aced topical membranes you still need to
waterproo parts o it the seams and the holes where you
screw it in. Tis is done with regular silicone (in most cases).
So with the aced topical membranes your shower wall looks like thi
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So with the aced topical membranes your shower wall looks like thi
Studs
Faced substrate ile
Quick and easy.
Faced products in this category
Denshield
WediFacedTopicalMembranes
Liquid topical membranes
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I dont mean youre drinking liquid as you install it (but
you can i you want to). Liquid topical membranes are
simply a very thick, paint-like substance that you installonto the walls like, well, like paint. It has the consistency
o pudding really.
You attach the backerboards to your studs and paint
the liquid onto them. Once its cured it is completelywaterproo and you install your tile right to it.
Tese liquids cure to a thick rubber-like surace. Tey all require at least tw
be eective and you must wait or each coat to cure beore adding the next.
airly time consuming but not terribly dicult to understand.
LiquidTo
picalMemb
ranes
Liquid topical membranes
So with the liquid topical membranes your shower wall looks like this:
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So with the liquid topical membranes your shower wall looks like this:
Studs
Backerboard Liquid membrane
ile
Liquid products in this category
Redgard
Hydroban
AquaShield
Sheet topical membranes
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Sheet topical membranes
Sheet topical membranes are, in my opinion, the best way to waterproo a s
Tese are sheets o polyethylene (thats just a big word or a type o plastic)
similar type o fexible plastic, which are
installed to your substrate with thinset yes,
the same stu you install your tile with.
Tey come in rolls that are about 3 wide and
are installed in sheets similar to wallpaper
onto your shower walls. It is essentially
waterproo wallpaper, i you want to think
about it like that.SheetTopicalMembranes
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Sheet topical membranes, while the best and
installed pretty quickly, require a air amount o
knowledge and have a airly steep learning curve.
Until you get used to them they are the most
dicult to install simply because they contain the
most potential o any o the topical methods or
mistakes. It must be installed correctly or it will not
be absolutely waterproo.
SheetTopicalMembranes
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So with the sheet topical membranes your shower wall looks like this:
Studs
Substrate
Sheet membrane
ile
Sheet products in this category:
Schluter Kerdi
NobleSeal SSheetTopicalMembranes
Tat was probably a bit more dicult, yeah? Its just three dierent types o the same
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p y , y j yp
topical waterproong. You have:
Faced
LiquidSheet
ry this, just think o the three dierent types as the nish on a regular wall.
Faced would just be a simple substrate with nothing on it because it already has thwaterproong attached.
Liquid would be like paint on the wall.
Sheet would be like wallpaper.
Is that easier? ake a chocolate milk break and thin
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Pop Quiz!
Incorrigible little bastard, arent I? By now
you should know the two basic types o
waterproong methods as well as the dierent
product types available or each. What are they?
No peeking!
raditional
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Plastic with backerboard
Roong elt with backerboard
opicalFaced with no backerboard
Liquid with backerboard
Sheet with drywall
AHA! I cheated a little bit there I didnt tell you that the suggested substrate or thesheet membrane is regular drywall. Sorry about that. I wont deduct that rom your g
Te suggested substrate or the Kerdi sheet membrane is regular drywall you do
cement backerboards.
Although you can absolutely use cement backerboards should you choose to d
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I still eel a little bit bad about doing that to you so heres
a useless act you can amaze your riends with:
Unicorn arts smell like gumdrops.
Tere, I eel better now.
Shower Floors
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Up until now weve only been talking about the walls around your shower. I
normal bathtub or a plastic-like (acrylic, berglass, or other pre-ormed) fooshower all o the above applies. Now were going to talk about shower foors.
Te mad scientist laughter was or the ridiculous notion that I could actually
this in a manner that would be easily understood. Dont get me wrong it is
understandable but the shower foor is the part o the shower most prone t
growing mold and/or causing a great amount o damage to everything surro
It is important that they be absolutely waterproo! I simply do not want to un
that it is extremely important.
ShowerFloors
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I your shower foor is improperly built your dog may burst into fames. Jus
So now that you understand the
importance o a properly built shower
foor (and the ramications o an
improperly built one) we can move on
to the easy part.
Te diferent ways to do it.
ShowerFloors
Te Easiest Part
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With just a ew little changes your shower foor will be built and waterprooed exactly li
shower walls. So you already know how to do it.
Lets go back to the box we built in the beginning just the studs and the backerboard. T
o that box is built in the exact same way the studs, which in the case o the foor are c
and your substrate, which in the case o a foor is just plywood.
Unless your shower is built on concrete, in which case the entire foor is simply made oRegardless o whether your foor is wood or concrete it is waterprooed in the same m
So that is the basic construction o the bottom o your box just like the walls. With a sh
however, we are going to utilize one more layer o substrate its called deck mud.
Deck Mud
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Deck mud is simply the material that we make your sloped foor out o. It is
similar to concrete except it has a lot more sand in it. Tats it, very simple.
When mixed it can be ormed into any shape you need. On a shower foor w
shape it like a very shallow bowl which will have the drain located at the bot
how all the water drains.
Deck mud, when cured, has the exact same properties as cement backerboar
not swell, disintegrate, or change size when wet. It will retain water, it is not
Tis is what we make our shower foor out o. And we still need to waterpro
water is all contained inside the shower and doesnt cause your dog to burst i
D
eckMud
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So the basic construction o the foor o your box is this:
Joists (studs)
Backerboard (plywood or concrete)
(Te above should be your existing oor)
Deck mud shaped like a shallow bowl
Tats it just like your walls except it has the shallow deck mud bowl so that water
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Waterproong a Shower Floor
You already know how!
Well, provided youre not drunk on chocolate milk.
Te two methods to waterproo a shower foor are the same
traditional and topical.
Tere are just a ew little tweaks in regards to materials, though.
ShowerFloors
raditional Shower Floor
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Te waterproong works in the same manner. Te substrate your tile is insta
(deck mud, in this case) will soak up water. Te water will soak into the subs
it hits your waterproong layer, then it will be channeled down into the drain
Rather than the plastic as your waterproong membrane, though, we use a r
or cpe liner. Tese are just irritating acronyms or a very thick rubber.
You have a sloped substrate made o deck mud which is installed right to you
this is called the pre-slope, it is the shallow bowl I mentioned above. Your
membrane is installed over the top o it as your waterproong layer. So you h
shallow rubber bowl with the drain at the bottom. Follow?Tradition
alShowerFloors
Now, on top o your rubber membrane is your tile substrate another shallo
d d k d Y l ll d d l h l
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made out o deck mud. Your tile is installed directly to this layer.
Tis method o shower foor construction works in exactly the same manner
walls. Te initial substrate will retain water until it is fushed through and represh water.
So your traditional shower foor is constructed like this:
Joists and Floor *or* Concrete
Pre-Slope
Rubber Membrane
Deck Mud (Tis is called the nal slope)
ile
TraditionalShowerFloors
Tats it. Been built like that or 100 years literally. And Ive torn them o
A d th l k d E
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And they never leaked. Ever.
Tis system works well.
And you already know the other method o waterproong a shower foo
dont you?
Tats right, topical! And you already know the three ways to do it, dont
Tats wrong you dont.
Sorry about that. Sometimes Im an ass.
ShowerFloors
You actually do know the ways to do it but there are only two liquid an
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y y y
sheet topical waterproong. Tere is no aced option.*
opical Shower Floor
opical shower foor waterproong is exactly the same as a wall with both
products the liquid or the sheet.
*Tere is a product called ile-Redi which is a pre-ormed shower pan thyou install tile directly to. It is sold with the epoxy adhesive with which
bond the tile. Tey work ne i you ollow the instructions! I you don
ollow the instructions precisely - they dont work. (Just like nearly anyth
else. It does work in the same manner as a aced topical membrane.
Topica
lShowerFloors
Liquid Waterproongs
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With the liquid you simply paint the product onto your shallow bowl, or pre
and install the tile directly to it.
You do need to know that not all the liquid waterproong products are appro
waterproong your shower foor. You need to ensure that whichever you cho
approved or that.
Tere is also abric reinorcement which is needed at the changes o plane (co
and around the drain with some o these products. Tese are simply the spots
prone to movement in your foor the abric keeps the membrane intact.
LiquidTopicalShowerFloors
Sheet Waterproong
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Te sheet membranes are installed exactly the same way they are on the wall
install them onto the pre-slope (the shallow bowl) with thinset thats it. ile
installed directly to it.
Sound easier and quicker? It is. Tere is a minor drawback to topically water
shower foors, i you want to consider it a drawback.
With either o these topical methods you need a specialized topical drain or
a normal drain will not work.
SheetTop
icalShower
Floors
Drain
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A normal shower drain has three separate pieces and two inlets or water. Te big hol
is only one o the ways water drains into it.
Te other is what are called weep holes and they are located urther down the drain.
I you use a normal drain with a topical membrane you would have open holes
beneath your waterproong layer this deeats the purpose since water can get
beneath your waterproong. You need a specialized drain.
I use the Kerdi or Laticrete drain. Tere are others but I dont know how easily they
are to install or work with. Te kerdi drain is easy and easily adjustable to t your tile
installation.
Why the hell am I telling you this? Because the Kerdi drain is a bit over $100 USD. It
bit more or less depending on the nish you choose but its a little expensive or a dr
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bit more or less depending on the nish you choose, but it s a little expensive or a dr
I dont consider this a drawback because the topical method works so much more ewith regards to draining water that the cost o the drain isnt even a concern.
But Im not buying your materials, right? (Its right I dont even know why you pau
think about it) Its up to you to decide i it is a viable option or you.
Laticrete Drain Kerdi Drain
So there you have it the way the dierent methods all work
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So there you have it the way the dierent methods all work.
You can now gure out which one you want. Have yoursel a
glass o milk switch it up and go strawberry this time and
gure out which method that you want.
When you come back we have one more thing to gure out.
Go on, now, o with you
Which one do you need
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Lets discuss three things to determine which you should use: price, amotime, and skill level / amount o knowledge needed.
Price
How much money do you have budgeted (above and beyond the price oitsel) or your shower? While I cannot give you actual dollar amounts (greatly) I can help you narrow down where they sit on a scale o expens
No money Im broke, I couldnt borrow a nickel with a dime down-
Te least expensive option would be a traditional method. Whetheronly doing the walls or both the walls and the foor that still applies.P
rice-H
ow
much
isit?
I have a little le over I could probably buy a pack o gum or
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p y y p g
Te mid-range product would be aced topical waterproong. Teseexpensive than the traditional supplies but considerably less than the liq
waterproong. Liquid waterproong would be the next step up but it isexpensive. It does still t the mid-range category, though, as long as youdoing walls and not the foor.
Im ten-cents shy o Bill Gates; I drive a purple Mercedeswith real tiger ur interior.
Okay, you dont need to have that much. Compared to the others, thliquid (walls and foor) or sheet methods are the most expensive. And yare the better methods. Te sheet products themselves run anywhere r$2.50 / square oot USD. Along with the price o the drain these producthe upper end o price or all the materials needed.
Price-H
ow
much
isit?
Amount o time required
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I need it done yesterday, I planned on installing tile thismorning and Im already late!
I this is the case a aced topical membrane is or you! Just cut them
size and screw them to your studs. Te seams require silicone as well as
holes rom the screws but its quick and easy. Right aer that would be t
traditional method. I youre doing walls and foors the same applies. Bo
methods are the quickest possible to get your shower substrate properly
waterprooed.
Amount
otimerequired
I h ll h i i h ld il h i l h
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I have all the time in the world or until the in-laws show up next m
I this is the case then sheet membranes or liquid membranes t the
bill. Sheet membranes are considerably quicker than liquid. With liqu
membranes you need to wait or each layer o resh liquid to cure beo
putting the next one on. Either method will end up taking a considera
amount o time.
Amount
otimerequired
Skill level and amount o knowledge needed
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I cant even draw a straight line on a piece o paper, but I know
what a screwdriver looks like.
Neither aced topical products or traditional methods take a great amoun
knowledge to utilize eectively. You still need to ollow proper procedures a
the products correctly but both are airly straight orward there is nothing
dicult about them.
I cut a 2x4 once and painted my laundry room.
While liquid membranes take a air amount o time to utilize, they are not
dicult to use. Tey still require installing cement backerboards, but the in
Skill
Levelrequi
red
o the product itsel is pretty easy. You do need to pay close attention to mak
suraces are covered correctly and there are no bare spots. Im not talking ab
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uncovered areas Im talking about pin-holes.
I own power tools, I can build a coee table in my sleep, and cherry trembles at the sight o me.
Well, a true do-it-yourseler. You should be ne with sheet topical membr
any o the others. Tey do require research and a high attention to detail, bu
willing to do that youll be ne.
And my avorite...
Skill
Levelrequired
I know everything! Tere isnt anything you can teach me abou
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it at all, Im just gonna do it.
Do me a avor step away rom the
shower and dont touch anything
really. Im just trying to do you a avor
and save you money. People with that
mindset are the reason I have jobsecurity. So, thanks.
Skill
Levelrequired
So there you have it. Which method you ultimately end up using is entirely up to yo
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Hopeully you have a better idea o what will work or you.
No f
toda
I hope this has been helpul with your understanding o the dierent methods and p
available or a tile shower installation. I you ever have any questions about any o th
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anything tile related at all, please do not hesitate to ask me! I this was your rst visit
you may not know that I answer every question and reply to every comment rom m
that means you too!
You can leave a comment on anyo my blog posts at FloorEl.com and I will reply to
them usually every evening aer work.
I you like this ebook or dont like this ebook please let me know that as well. I yhave missed something blaringly obvious you can cyber-slap me in the head and tell
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raditional Waterproong method with Shower Floor and Walls
raditional Waterproong method around a ub or Pre-ormed Shower Baseraditionally Waterprooed Shower Floor with opically Faced Walls
opically Faced Walls around a ub or Pre-ormed Shower Base
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