[Steve White]

I usually do.

I pretty much stop doing that once the tile get down to a 3×6

Backbuttering insures the coverage.

 

[Steve White]

Hey Chris

That would be the best way! After the valve is off, you could then heat the pipe up a little and sand any thick amounts of solder off the pipe

Once cooled, you’ll be set for the the push-on type valves

 

[Steve White]

Hey Melissa

Things are looking good!  Very neat and clean job too

And since you are so neat and clean, I’d say timing of removing the clips probably won’t matter. And I would  recommend giving it at least 8 hours before walking on it. And same when to start grouting fresh tile

Only reason I recommend knocking out clips next morning is because the thinset isn’t super hard and is easier to clean the joints.

As far as the tight tile….With a smaller floor like that and being porcelain, I personally wouldn’t worry too much about it. Try to scrap out what ever thinset is beside it. Cutting the tile would be a pain and probably end up compromising your waterproofing

Marble and large floors are where that is a bigger concern

 

 

 

 

[Steve White]

Hey Doug

I install shower supplies with pex all the time and have never seen a  difference in pressure. Thats probably because most shower heads are restricted to at least 2.5 gallons of water per minute. 1/2″ pex would most likely be pumping out 7-8 gallons per minute unrestriced

IF you plan to add multiple body sprays, that might be an area where you want to bump up to 3/4″ pex so that the fittings are 1/2″,  or go copper all the way around

Hope this helps

steve

[Steve White]

Hey Dan

We would be happy to help you with your order and drop ship what you need.  The prices will be identical to what KBRS has on their site (let us know if for any reason that is not the case….)

There’s no problem at all to use redguard for the waterproofing of cement board. The KBRS shower basins all come fully waterproofed, and will not matter what kind of waterproofing you use for wall.

However, for warranty issues from either company, its usually best to stick with one brand of waterproofing.  I mix things all the time, just know if there is a problem for any reason, you’ll have to have a representative of each company come out and assess things.

 

The KBRS shower kits are super affordable IMO. Only thing to keep in mind, its best to buy an additional gallon of the sealer for the wall board.  To get 2 coats on everything you will need it

https://shop.bathroomrepairtutor.com/collections/tile-basin-shower-pans-by-kbrs/products/kbrs-shower-base-kit

let me know if you need help with the order

thanks

steve

[Steve White]

No definitely not, I have and would tile  over drywall outside of the wet area. No sense in spending all the extra $$$ to waterproof something that won’t see water. The 1/2″ wedi will line up well with the drywall.

As far as outside floor, I would recommend using schluter ditra for that.  It will provide a good underlayment and be waterproof as well

 

 

[Steve White]

No definitely not, I have and would tile  over drywall outside of the wet area. No sense in spending all the extra $$$ to waterproof something that won’t see water. The 1/2″ wedi will line up well with the drywall.

As far as outside floor, I would recommend using schluter ditra for that.  It will provide a good underlayment and be waterproof as well

 

 

[Steve White]

Hey Chris,

The 36″ x 48″ kit should work just fine then

6 sheets should be plenty to cover that whole area to ceiling (and I would recommend installing the wedi board to ceiling and tiling it, unless your style and design doesn’t work with that)

The full curbs once tiled will be plenty strong enough for any glass enclosure. Nice thing with those is when anchors are used for glass, you don’t have to worry about it being a leak point with the full foam curbs

I would recommend buying a tube or 2 more of the sealant. Many for the additional curb.  You will want to bond the miter created for corner to be well sealed.  And if you decide to create a niche you will want an additional tube for that

 

Looks like a nice open shower plan!

[Steve White]

Hey Chris,

You are correct, all the wedi shower kits only come with one curb. The curbs are also the “lean curb”  which is 2″ wide and 3 1/2″ tall.

This works will if you plan to use a 4″ curb top (marble/travertine/etc) but if tiling, may be a bit small and difficult to center the glass surround on.

The other curb type is the full curb. which is 4 1/2″ wide x 5″ tall. A 6 1/2″ curb top works well with this, or simply tiling it as well

You may want to consider buying all the components separately.

You can buy the pan, wall board, curbs and sealant all separately

A great online site for this is http://www.masterwholesale.com

Whats the size of shower and height of room? I can help or double check what you plan to buy.

[Steve White]

Hey Melissa

No, but they can come in handy for other sections of the install (tile to floor or corner transitions, borders, and other areas needing adjusted

We will include 50 or so of them with a kit purchase on our site.

They are reusable and typically is enough to complete a bathroom install

https://shop.bathroomrepairtutor.com/collections/tile-leveling-systems/products/t-lock

 

thanks

steve

 

[Steve White]

Hey Chris

I would recommend heating the valve up and remove, and then use a pipe sand paper or mesh to clean up the solder (you may have to continue to heat the solder and immediately sand to smooth out and remove as much solder as possible.)

Then a sharkbite fitting will work fine (obviously wait till the pipe cools)

 

Otherwise, if you already cut the copper, a copper coupling would work, but would force the valve to be pretty far out of wall

If you have 2″ of pipe left, that is usually plenty of room to push on a sharkbite valve

hope this helps

steve

[Steve White]

Hey Dan

I’m not exactly an expert on sound proofing.  But I think for your purposes of just dampening the sound from showering that any r-13 or 15 insulation would do the job

I know that Rockwool advertises their insulation as be exception with this

https://www.homedepot.com/p/ROCKWOOL-Safe-n-Sound-3-in-x-15-1-4-in-x-47-in-Soundproofing-Stone-Wool-Insulation-1-Bag-RXSS31525/202531875

I’d imagine  a Local depot would carry this

thanks

steve

[Steve White]

Hey Dan

I’m not exactly an expert on sound proofing.  But I think for your purposes of just dampening the sound from showering that any r-13 or 15 insulation would do the job

I know that Rockwool advertises their insulation as be exception with this

https://www.homedepot.com/p/ROCKWOOL-Safe-n-Sound-3-in-x-15-1-4-in-x-47-in-Soundproofing-Stone-Wool-Insulation-1-Bag-RXSS31525/202531875

I’d imagine  a Local depot would carry this

thanks

steve

[Steve White]

The collar is designed to keep any water that may come behind tile to divert around the collar and continue down wall

You can cut the square around the delta valve plaster guard. Or simply discard the square plaster guard and cut a 3″ circle. Either way, I’m pretty sure the square plaster guard has to go to all the collar to sit flat against wedi

 

These collars are kind of overkill. I’ve never had an issue with water getting behind valve trim without them. Really up to you whether you even want to bother….
They are part of the 10 year warranty for wedi though

[Steve White]

Hey Melissa

We have a demonstration of that on a youtube video.  Around the 14 minute mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AhGQ2BfxoA&t=891s

 

On the delta valve, you will need to remove and discard the square plastic guard.  The 3/4″ pipe seal can be used for the tub spout or the shower head.  Probably better to be used on the tub spout IMO.

 

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