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Hi - I'm considering using cement board around the entire perimeter of my 2nd floor bathroom from the floor to 3'. I would then transition to drywall for the remaining 5'. How would I tape/finish the transition between drywall and cement board, would I use cement board tape and thinset ...

Hello, I'm about to tile my first shower with 6x12s, with All-Set + 1/8" horseshoe shims. Rubi and some other "official sources" I've read say to remove em 20-30m "after the thinset begins to set up." Silly question maybe, but when does thinset "begin to set up"? All-Set has a 20-30m open time...

Hi all, first post! I am a new DIY'er motivated by the purchase of my first small bungalow house! It is nearly a hundred years old, and built like a bomb shelter. I have dove into remodeling the bathroom, which has original tile. I thought I would be able to scrape it off of some thinset to...

Hi all! I am currently in week 3 of a 2 week bathroom remodel. My skills with HardieBacker are pretty abysmal, leading to several screws heads protruding out a bit. To “solve it” I put silicone caulk on the screw heads (no judgement, please. For the whole post, actually). After that caused the...

I’m installing kerdi membrane over greenboard using unmodified thinset. I put a band around the bottom of the greenboard/tub flange and then moved onto the back/ling horizontal wall. As I was about 3/4 of the way through it I felt like the thinset was drying out really fast. Assuming it’s...

Hi, I hope someone can offer some helpful advice! I'm using a waterproof membrane system (alino) using their linear drain system. After the thinset dried I noticed that the drain tray is sitting a bit too high to allow full drainage!! I feel like filling that hole and smoothing out the angle...

Hello everyone. I am currently remodeling a kitchen in a rental unit of ours and the previous owners took the easy way out and installed outlets on the backsplash using conduit rather than embedding them into the wall itself. We want to give it a more finished look so I was hoping to use...

Hello everyone. I am currently remodeling a kitchen in a rental unit of ours and the previous owners took the easy way out and installed outlets on the backsplash using conduit rather than embedding them into the wall itself. We want to give it a more finished look so I was hoping to use...

Hey crew! I removed the floor of my upstairs bathroom down to diagonal wooden planks. (is this called the sub-floor?) Now, I bought 1/2" Hardiebacker and Hardiebacker screws, but internet searches show most people using Thinset to adhere hardiebacker to the floor. 2 Questions: 1. Most photos...

Hello All - I know this topic has been covered before, but was hoping to get some opinions on this. My basement (1965 house) had 9x9 tiles that were removed many years ago, there is still some old cutback/mastic and other glue adhesive on the floor. It's not flaking, it's definitely stable...

I am laying bricks in S-type mortar on top of an old concrete walkway. I am creating a "frame" with the bricks. Inside the frame I want to lay exterior tile. The tile is much thinner than the bricks so the area inside the frame needs to be built up. I was originally thinking of laying down a...

My husband and I are doing our own bathroom remodel before we sell our house. We would have been on schedule to finish the bathroom by the end of this weekend. We installed ceramic tile over the Ditra membrane using some premixed mortar that he bought. 90% of the way through he ran out of the...

Hey Everyone. First off,appreciate your input on this. I'm a pretty well versed DIY'er, but tackling my first tile job starting tomorrow. I'll be starting in the bathroom, but overall will be about 900SqFt of 6x24 Porcelain wood grain tile. Questions: 1) Which thinset is best to use UNDER the...

Attention to Jazman... since you seem to be the tile guy here… This is more or less directed to you but any thoughts are welcome. I'm very new to the DIY projects and have taken on remodeling my whole kitchen by myself. I had to fix the subfloor and change out a few sheets of plywood...

Tiling shower with 12x12x3/8 granite over concrete board and redgard, is thin set the proper setting medium? Latex additive or not?

I will be setting 3/8 mosaic tile shower floor with thinset over a mudbed. how much additional depth do i need around my drain in addition the the 3/8 for the tiles?

The instructions to mix use 5 quarts to 50 lb bag. I split the bag in 2 buckets, measured, then used 2.5 quarts of water for one bucket. It was quite thicker than other mortars Ive used. This type mortar I was told it will be much more fluid and can pour out of bucket. Recommended to use with...

I am just wondering if thinset is an effective adhesive for backerboard to plywood? This is in a non-wet area and I will use a topical membrane just in case, but I'm just wondering if the thinset will hold the backerboard in place... CG

Hello All, Even though this is not a DIY project, it was supposed to be, and I'm starting to wish I had taken it on myself since I am having to "police" this guy who claims 25 years of experience. The problem: a wall was not prepped properly, now is bowed (hardibacker over studs not brought...

Hi! I'm new to the forum, so pardon me if I'm posting in the wrong spot. I recently started remodeling my bathroom, and I'm tiling the walls with ceramic subway tiles. I have a questions regarding thinset and tile adhesion. I used cement board and used Redguard to waterproof. I mixed the...