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Hi all. I took some advice from here and am redoing the lower portion of my 1968 shower as I had greenboard backing and it started to deteriorate. I was told to use cement board per modern practices vs replacing/repairing the greenboard so that is what I did.
I have one section where the studs aren't quite squared up properly. I'm not willing to completely open the walls to reset the studs, but after I mounted the cement board I can see that I'll have to build up or fill along that section to keep the tiles even with the rest of them. At the spot that is the most indented I'll need to about double the thickness of the mounting grout to achieve a good fit. The area in question is in a lower corner - by shimming etc I only have a small area that will require extra fill.
How thick can I grout? Is there a particular type of grout that is recommended when you have to put it on extra thick? How do you trowel the grooves into grout when it is thicker than the cutouts on your tool? Any other information or suggestions?
Thanks - sorry for being such a noob
I have one section where the studs aren't quite squared up properly. I'm not willing to completely open the walls to reset the studs, but after I mounted the cement board I can see that I'll have to build up or fill along that section to keep the tiles even with the rest of them. At the spot that is the most indented I'll need to about double the thickness of the mounting grout to achieve a good fit. The area in question is in a lower corner - by shimming etc I only have a small area that will require extra fill.
How thick can I grout? Is there a particular type of grout that is recommended when you have to put it on extra thick? How do you trowel the grooves into grout when it is thicker than the cutouts on your tool? Any other information or suggestions?
Thanks - sorry for being such a noob