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index

A

Ardex 8+9 Waterproofing

B

Bathroom Remodeling, Where to Start

Bathtub Installations

• • American Standard Americast, Self-Leveling Over Wood (Part 1)
  • American Standard Americast Over Wood, Bathtub Installation (Part 2)
  • Bootz Steel Tub Over Wood, Dry Fitting (Part 1)
  • Bootz Steel Tub Over Wood, Drain Assembly (Part 2)
  • Bootz Steel Tub Over Wood, Waste Overflow Pipes (Part 3)
  • Bootz Steel Tub Over Wood, P-Trap Assembly (Part 4)
  • Bootz Steel Tub Over Wood, Shutoff Valves for Rough-In Valve (Part 5)
  • Bootz Steel Tub Over Wood, Tub Installation (Part 6)
  • Delta Acrylic Bathtub Over Wood, Bathtub Installation (Part 1)
  • Delta Acrylic Bathtub Over Wood, Tub Drain Kit Installation (Part 2)
  • Kohler Acrylic Bathtub Over Wood
  • Kohler Acrylic Bathtub Over Concrete, Self Level Prep (Part 1)
  • Kohler Acrylic Bathtub Over Concrete, Pouring Self Leveler (Part 2)
  • Kohler Acrylic Bathtub Over Concrete, Bathtub Installation (Part 3)

Bathtub Surrounds

• • Cement Board Installation on Main Wall with Prefab Shower Niche (Part 1)
  • Cement Board Installation on Side Wall (Part 2)
  • Cement Board and Drywall Transition Tips (Part 3)
  • Cement Board Installation on Plumbing Wall (Part 4)
  • Waterproofing Cement Board with Ardex 8+9 (Part 5)
  • Cement Board and Custom Shower Niche Prep (Part 1)
  • Waterproofing Cement Board with RedGard (Part 2)
  • Hydro Ban Board for Three Wall Bathtub Surround and Custom Niche
  • KERDI-BOARD Three Wall Cape Cod Surround with Knee Wall
  • KERDI-BOARD Three Wall Bathtub Surround with Prefab Niche
  • Planning KERDI-BOARD Tub Showers with a Window (Part 1)
  • Adding KERDI-BOARD to Main Wall and Around Window (Part 2)
  • Adding KERDI-BOARD to Plumbing Wall and Custom Niche (Part 3)
  • Adding KERDI-BAND to Main Wall and Window Framing (Part 4)
  • Adding KERDI-BAND to Custom Niche (Part 5)
  • Adding KERDI-BAND to Shower Walls and Corner Bead (Part 6)
  • Wedi Three Wall Bathtub Surround with Prefab Niche

C

Cap Bathtub Water Supply Lines

Curbed Shower Systems

• • KBRS Curbed Neo Angle Tile-Basin Part 1: Pan Installation
  • KBRS Curbed Neo Angle Tile-Basin Part 2: Waterproofing Shower Walls with GoBoard
  • KBRS Curbed Tile-Basin (36″ x 48″) with GoBoard
  • KBRS ShowerSlope (30″ x 60″) Part 1: How to Choose the Right System
  • KBRS ShowerSlope (30″ x 60″) Part 2: How to Build ShowerSlope Pan and Add Cement Board Walls
  • KBRS ShowerSlope (30″ x 60″) Part 3: How to Waterproof ShowerSlope Pan and Cement Board Walls
  • Schluter Shower (48″ x 58″) with KERDI Membrane & Corner Bench Part 1: How to Cut Pan and Install Prefab Niche
  • Schluter Shower (48″ x 58″) with KERDI Membrane & Corner Bench Part 2: How to Add KERDI to Drywall 
  • Schluter Shower (48″ x 58″) with KERDI Membrane & Corner Bench Part 3: How to Add KERDI to Shower Pan and Curb
  • Schluter Shower (32″ x 47″) with Wide Roll KERDI Membrane Part 1: Drywall and KERDI Membrane Installation
  • Schluter Shower (32″ x 47″) with Wide Roll KERDI Membrane Part 2: Shower Tray and Curb Installation 
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 1: How to Cap Copper Pipes
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 2: Shower Bench Seat Framing and Construction
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 3: Shower Pan and Curb Planning
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 4: Cutting Wedi Fundo Primo Pan
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 5: Shower Pan Installation
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 6: How to Waterproof Shower Bench
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 7: How to Waterproof Shower Walls
  • Wedi Curbed Fundo Primo (36″ x 48″) Part 8: How to Flood Test

Curbless Shower Systems

• • Basement Curbless Shower Part 1: Shaping Shower Pan with High Strength Concrete
  • Basement Curbless Shower Part 2: NuHeat Wire Installation and Self-Leveling
  • Basement Curbless Shower Part 3: How to Mud Curbless Basement Shower Pan
  • Basement Curbless Shower Part 4: Waterproof Shower Pan and Walls with KBRS ShowerSeal
  • Engineered Joist Framing for Curbless Showers
  • VIM Curbless Shower Part 1: How to Frame Subfloor and Install Pan (30″ x 60″)
  • VIM Curbless Shower Part 2: How to Install Hydro Ban Board on Studs
  • VIM Curbless Shower Part 3: How to Waterproof VIM Curbless Shower Pan and Bathroom Floor
  • VIM Curbless Shower with Wedi Part 1: How to Frame Subfloor and Install Pan
  • VIM Curbless Shower with Wedi Part 2: Floating Shower Pan Perimeter and Adding KERDI-BAND
  • VIM Curbless Shower with Wedi Part 3: Waterproofing VIM Curbless Shower Pan (1st Coat)
  • VIM Curbless Shower with Wedi Part 4: Waterproofing VIM Curbless Shower Pan (2nd Coat)
  • Wedi Curbless Fundo Ligno (30″ x 60″) with Bench, Window and Niche
  • Wedi Curbless Fundo Ligno (36″ x 48″)
  • Wedi Curbless Fundo Ligno (48″ x 48″) Part 1: Shower Pan and Drain Explained
  • Wedi Curbless Fundo Ligno (48″ x 48″) Part 2: Shower Pan Installation 
  • Wedi Curbless Fundo Ligno (48″ x 48″) Part 3: Wedi Shower Walls with Bench and Custom Niche
  • Wedi Curbless Fundo Ligno (48″ x 48″) Part 4: Waterproofing Transition to DITRA-HEAT

D

Demo

• • Cap Bathtub Water Supply Lines
  • Demo Tips
  • Floor Reconstruction and Joist Repair
  • Mirror Removal
  • One-Piece Fiberglass Bathtub
  • One-Piece Fiberglass Shower Insert
  • Remove Vanity Shutoff Valves
  • Three-Piece Fiberglass Bathtub
  • Tile Floor Removal with Circular Saw and Diamond Blade
  • Tile Floor Removal with Hammer and Pry Bar
  • Vanity Removal

F

Floor Reconstruction and Joist Repair

M

Mirror Removal

R

Rough-In Valves

• • American Standard Bathtub Rough-In Valve
  • Delta Bathtub Rough-In Valve Overview
  • Delta Bathtub Rough-In Valve Using SharkBite Shutoff Valves
  • Delta Bathtub Rough-In Valve Planning
  • Delta Bathtub Rough-In Valve Soldering
  • Delta Bathtub Rough-In Valve Installation
  • Delta Body Sprays Part 1
  • Delta Body Sprays Part 2
  • Delta Shower Rough-In Valve with Handheld Diverter
  • Grohe Rough-In Valve in Go-Board Shower
  • Grohe Euphoria Rough-In Valve in Schluter Shower
  • GrohFlex Shower Rough-In Valve in VIM Curbless Shower Part 1
  • GrohFlex Shower Rough-In Valve Trim Kit in VIM Curbless Shower Part 2
  • Hansgrohe iBox Bathtub Rough-In Valve
  • Hansgrohe iBox Shower Rough-In Valve Part 1
  • Hansgrohe iBox Trim Kit and Raindance Shower Head Part 2
  • Moen Posi-Temp Bathtub Rough-In Valve

S

Self Leveling Prep for Concrete Slabs

Self Leveling Subfloor for American Standard Americast Bathtub

T

Tile

• • Grout joint and butt joint spacing requirements

Tile Bathroom Floors

• • DITRA on 8’x8′ Subfloor
  • DITRA Waterproofing on 8’x8′ Wood Subfloor
  • DITRA-HEAT Roll on L-Shaped Wood Subfloor
  • DITRA-HEAT Wire Testing
  • DITRA-HEAT Wire Installation on L-Shaped Floor
  • DITRA-HEAT Mat on Wood Subfloor
  • DITRA-HEAT Mat Wire Installation
  • DITRA-HEAT Touchscreen Thermostat
  • Hydro Ban Waterproofing Over Concrete Floor
  • How to Layout and Start a Wood Plank Tile Floor
  • How to Set the First Rows of Wood Plank Tile Floors
  • How to Complete a Wood Plank Tile Floor
  • How to Remove SeamClips from Wood Plank Tile Floor
  • How to Layout and Start 12″x12″ Porcelain Tile
  • How to Set 12″x12″ Porcelain Tile
  • How to Set 12″x24″ Porcelain Tile Next to Basement Curbless Shower
  • How to Set 12″x24″ Porcelain Tile Next to VIM Curbless Shower
  • Plan Layout for 12″x48″ Porcelain Floor
  • How to Set 12″x48″ Porcelain Over Hydro Ban
  • How to Set 12″x24″ Porcelain Over DITRA-HEAT

Tile Bathtub Shower Walls

• • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 1: Layout
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 2: Tiling Around the Niche
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 3: Add Schluter Metal Profiles Around Niche
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 4: Finishing Main Wall and Adding Glass Mosaic Accent
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 5: Tiling Shower Niche with Glass Mosaic
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 6: Tiling the Plumbing Wall
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 7: Tiling the Last Wall
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 8: Grouting the Main Wall
  • Tile Over KERDI-BOARD with Horizontal 12″x24″ Ceramic Part 9: Grouting Side Walls
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 1: Plan Tile Layout 
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 2: Set Tile on Main Wall to Shower Niche
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 3: Tile Full Length Shower Niche on Back Wall
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 4: Tile Side Walls into Niche Part 1
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 5: Tile Side Walls into Niche Part 2
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 6: Tile Above Shower Niche
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 7: Tile Side Walls Above Niche 
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 8: Grout Shower Niche with Permacolor Select
  • Tile Over Hydro Ban Board with 4″x12″ Stacked Subway Tile Part 9: Grout Shower Walls with Permacolor Select

Tile Floor Removal with Circular Saw and Diamond Blade

Tile Floor Removal with Hammer and Pry Bar

Tile Shower Pans

• • How to Plan a Tiled Curbless Shower
  • Quick Tips for Tiling Shower Pans
  • KBRS Curbless Shower Pan with Porcelain Mosaic
  • KBRS Neo-Angle Tile-Basin with 2″ x 2″ Tile Part 1: Dry Layout
  • KBRS Neo-Angle Tile-Basin with 2″ x 2″ Tile Part 2: Setting Tile
  • Schluter Curbed Shower Pan with Black Penny Mosaics
  • Schluter Curved Shower Pan with Pebble Stone
  • VIM Curbless Shower Pan with Marble Leaf Mosaic Part 1: VIM Drain
  • VIM Curbless Shower Pan with Marble Leaf Mosaic Part 2: Dry Layout
  • VIM Curbless Shower Pan with Marble Leaf Mosaic Part 3: Setting Mosaic
  • Wedi Fundo Ligno Curbless Pan with Natural Stone
  • Wedi Fundo Primo Curbed Pan with 2″ x 2″ Porcelain Part 1: Dry Layout
  • Wedi Fundo Primo Curbed Pan with 2″ x 2″ Porcelain Part 2: Setting Tile

V

Vanity Removal