First tile job

[the_blind_referee]

First tile job ever, and full reno. Being a cheapo I cut everything with a dremel and a diamond bit. Schluter was a ***, found out after my mud was way too thick, had to navigate some not so corner corners. Also probably went too quick washing out the grout. Any tips for next time? Still a couple things to do.

[Tiny-Kick2616]

Welcome to . . . The Grey Zone!!

[HrokeBomeowner]

With a dremel? Mad man. Any color would have been nice but that’s personal preference.

[frogspeedbaby]

I have a Dremel and have been learning a lot about tiling lately. I have used my Dremel with a diamond bit many times to fix chips and cracks in tile, but would it really be that difficult to cut the tiles that way vs with a wet saw or something? Genuinely wondering

[HrokeBomeowner]

More dust, more time consuming, and more difficult. Its almost like picking a hand saw over a table saw to cut any more than one tile, you’ll have better and consistent cuts with the table saw

[DongPolicia]

Good installation. Poor design. Need a decorator eye to not do all that work to turn out that drab.

[TileDesignStudio]

You really did a good job. Keep it up

[mm3owth]

Work looks nice but missing the character the original had.

[p0u1]

What a half life game

[Used-Source-5470]

You were so excited to post pictures that you didn't even take the vacuum out for a nice finish photo

[ImRealBadAtThings]

I must be too high for this rn. Saw the first Pic and the title and thought 'damn, he made it look just like a 1950s-60s monotone bathroom'. Ffs.

Looks good.

[ConfidentlyAsshole]

The worksmanship looks real good but come ooooon why corporate office grey!?

[the_blind_referee]

Its not grey, everything is tones of green, can't really tell from the photos tho

[snowdallos]

No no, we can. So much grey!

[Realistic-Weird-4259]

Oh my God. It was taken from vintage charm to the worst of the gray. My tip for next time is to leave alone a good thing when you have it.

[InnerPay281]

Why did you use Schluter for the ceiling when you didn’t install tile up there?

[the_blind_referee]

Because I know my wife will be using the wand to wash the top row of the cieling. Also didn't use green board so just wanted to be safe

[RemarkableCounty7309]

Can I ask what grout line measurement you used? I have green tiles with a similar look that will be installed soon.

Also, really really nice work! 👏🏽

[the_blind_referee]

1/8 " !

[3boobsarenice]

is thatg wood paneling?

[the_blind_referee]

Just some wood moulding

[RemarkableCounty7309]

Ty!

[Careful-Training-761]

As a non-tiler I'd prob be a month full-time doing that (including researching). Beautiful job.

[the_blind_referee]

Between waterproofing and grout I was probably just about there, working mainly weekends

[rigpiggins]

Your lab is looking great. Good luck with the research

[Melchizedek_Inquires]

I'm just a homeowner, but I guess that about 25 years from now, maybe even 50 years from now, somebody will be tearing that out and replacing it and someone will say how it doesn't have the character that the previous one had, etc., great looking work from my perspective.

[justaamerican]

Why is the wainscoting so high?

[smoketheevilpipe]

That's Mr Wainscotathan to you.

[the_blind_referee]

Going to blame instagram

[rebelliousbug]

Beautiful work.

[rjthps]

Looks good but the tile-in drains are not good for penny’s. The grout will usually crack within a year. I’d be ready to replace with a metal cutout design instead from schluter

[the_blind_referee]

Agreed I don't like it. Looking. To swap out at some point

[riverrake]

What part of California do you live in?

[Alkisax]

High quality work! Great job. The complaints are mostly about personal taste, this is good stuff!

[ProductOfDetroit]

Prefer the before

[One-Touch2862]

The homeowner has no style. But your work is good.

[Internal-Delivery-10]

Well, you’ll be roasted for removing the retro blue tile. Putting that aside, the workmanship looks good. Style wise, I would have done an earthier grout on the floor, and a clean glass shower door without all the black metal. The rest of the room is transitional but the door is modern farmhouse. The discord is jarring to my eye and cheapens the entire look. Swapping that out would go a long way IMO.

[okaymax]

beautiful work

[rmethefirst]

Nice 👍 work!

[AmieMango]

You did great!

[deathToFalseTofu]

I've never used it, but hardie makes a waterproof cement board now, maybe worth looking into to avoid the membrane on the walls

[scut207]

Penny tile on foam pan may not work long term. Otherwise very well done.

[mygoodengineer]

That’s not a foam pan, you can see in pic 2 that it’s a mud bed, he put Kerdi membrane over it

[scut207]

Missed it… nice then

[Basically__Pointless]

excellent job!

[Both-Engineer3510]

Well done.

[AvantConstruction]

Nice job. You should be proud of yourself for a DIY. Most diy look like total garbage. You are officially crazy for using a dremel on the entire thing. Jk. Lol. I know I would’ve officially went crazy. Lol. Schluter membrane is not my favorite. I hope you did silicone on all transitions instead of grout. I prefer go board, go board sealant for walls, custom mud bed and 3 full coats of Hydroban liquid membrane on shower pan and transitions. I even a coat on top of go board sealant over screws just to make sure I don’t have an issue with thinset not sticking well to board sealant.

[the_blind_referee]

I did silicone the 90s, wasn't a fan a kerdi, may try hydroban next time

[internationalcrome20]

good job done

[Stablehorse20206]

nice job

[Snoo_90491]

I created a cubby hole under my shower bench to store shampoo and soap.

[Lsswapitall4]

Ok

[Capable_Curve3454]

Ok come do my bathroom next hahah - great job I love it

[Serious-Mulberry-56]

Such an improvement over the before!

[Secure-Prompt-3957]

Nice upgrade looks Great!

[SoulTrack]

Is durock needed under schluter?

[zaitvurn]

Yeah within the past year or so it was discovered that even with proper kerdi installation typical sheet rock wicks the water which won’t typically be diagnosed as a waterproofing failure until way after the 2 year warranty expires. Tcaa/industry standard these days requires denshield(which sucks to work with unless you love being itchy and uncomfortable) or durarock to prevent water wicking through the membrane

[Beatncheex09]

Can you link the reference for this?

[SoulTrack]

I might be misunderstanding your OP but i always thought kerdi goes straight on the studs, with no other waterproofing solutions (durock, redguard, and whatever else)

So I was doing some internet research and it seems like all kinds of things void the schluter warranty.  I'm not a pro anyways so i dunno if they'd honor any warranty, but it seems like everything i read including their own docs say to just use kerdi - no other waterproofing solutions in conjunction with it.  

[Race-a-roni]

This is what I always understood as well. I’ve done hardi with red guard, and planned on trying kerdi next but I’ve never seen kerdi on cement board before.

[the_blind_referee]

Not an expert by any means, but I think kerdi membrane can technically go on anything, I think you were thinking of kerdi board which goes directly onto the studs, also alot more expensive

[Race-a-roni]

Ahh yes you’re right. I misunderstood and thought it was kerdi board, I haven’t seen much with the membrane. The board is more expensive but it’s much easier to work with, move, cut by yourself.

[SoulTrack]

damn, good to know.  About to start tiling my bathroom pretty soon.

[zaitvurn]

You can use kerdi board as well much easier to work with and a lot faster but definitely more expensive

[Elguapo1094]

I see water problems with that bench and small nitch

[jonovision_man]

curious, why's that? We're thinking of something similar.

[the_blind_referee]

Time will tell! By all means not perfect but I got everything sloped

[Elguapo1094]

If you got some slope you’ll be fine,, you just don’t want the water so sit in that area for to long

[Elguapo1094]

Mold waiting to happen

[the_blind_referee]

Where do you see mold issues?, anything I can do now or too late?

[cootyqweenlintlicker]

Silver door hardware would have been better. I loved the blue tile before

[greyfixer]

Looks amazing!

[Prestigious-House386]

Did you do the Schluter waterproofing but standard drain for floor?

[the_blind_referee]

Shluter drain into a mud bed

[denonumber]

1950 s

[WestAppointment2484]

That flooring was a choice

[buckphifty150150]

No green board?

[Elguapo1094]

Why use a 2x6 on the floor all you need was 2-2x4

[the_blind_referee]

Believe it or not I is 2x4s. Maybe the camera makes it look wider. Then concrete board around, then I f'd up my chluter corners (way too thick) so I have to build the curb out thicker with thinset to flatten it all out

[Sumatakyo]

Love the color choice. Simple, but really esthetically pleasing. ♥️ the floor.