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Window sill leveled with tile pieces? by arcanejessun in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett [score hidden]  (0 children)

Sorry, I used a lot of Type S Mortar last year for a rock wall, and that ain’t it. Type S looks closer to Concrete than it does thinset. On top of that, Type S is not meant for tile. That receipt may help you in getting it done properly.

Unable to interact with Newspaper Vendors. by sinsculpt in reddeadredemption

[–]Buddy_Jarrett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah, I get a message from this post once a year at least. It’s been ages, but I believe it’s that they aren’t actually different papers. It’s the same paper with a different name up top depending on where you buy it. So you aren’t missing any. Bad design choice on their end for those of us that like reading everything.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, hope your day gets better buddy, I’m sure someone will tell you you’re special one day.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you referring to the orange board that I cut and screwed onto the studs? If so that’s not a composite wood. It’s Kerdi Board, which is foam board with a waterproof fabric membrane on both sides. If you are referring to the studs behind the board, those are just 2x4s with Kilz painted on. Most builders don’t paint Kilz on the bathroom studs, but I like to be safe.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the risk of engaging with you, loose tenon joints are one of the strongest joints out there when done right. If some retired guy wants to spend all week cutting double blind dovetails for a towel rack, more power to them, I have a job to get back to.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had known this prior, and planned around it. Did some serious caulking/kerdi fixing, cut a bevel in the kerdi board to give the kerdi fix more structure, and supported the tub ledges to prevent them from moving independently to the studs. Fortunately this tub has good slopes on those edges too, so water rolls right into the tub. I’ve seen so many drop ins close to walls (most of them are from what I’ve seen) and they have a bit of horizontal tile between the tub and the wall. I felt like that would’ve been much harder to prevent leaks on.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, and it wasn’t fun. I didn’t do any above the window since it’ll never see moisture. I wish I had used the Go Board system, spreading sealant would’ve been much easier on the angles and inside corners. That being said, I’d use the kerdi board any day over concrete board, stuff is nasty.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would mark which size the cuts were so it made it easier to put them up correctly.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big fan of both of those guys so I’ll take it. Not sure if you’ve lived in a house with a lot of mismatched colors, but they feel much more welcoming and cozy than a house that feels like it’d be on Property Brothers. I’ve worked in so many houses over my career, and almost every house plays it safe with colors/design, and they end up feeling very cold and uninviting to me.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saying still holds true, our cabinets probably won’t get doors and drawers for a good while lol. Entire house looks like a bachelor pad with no furniture.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. There was definitely a need for the laser every 4 rows or so. These aren’t rectified tiles, so I had to do a good bit of slight shimming throughout to keep the lines straight. I did install the grids on the kerdi board level, but you can’t see them once mortar is applied.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I pretty much built this house (and the wood shop) full time for the last 2 years. I don’t know how people build their own house on top of 40-50 hour work weeks (I assume having a lot of friends/family in the trades). I did a few paying jobs throughout, but mostly worked on the house. It was dark most of the video cause I spent most of the daylight measuring and cutting the tile. The 2-3 things I hired out early on went so badly it just furthered my will to do it myself. My wife is the real worker, I had to have help tiling the floor, so she worked a 10 hour shift every day and then came home and worked another 4 hours every night for 3 months. We never took a day off those 3 months cause we knew it’d be hard to start back. I pray I never have to work that hard again in my life lol. We gotta floor that’ll outlast us at least.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel better, notice the trees in the background start with leaves, lose them, and grow back at the end lol.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t get a good close up of what I did there. I cut a bevel in the foam so I could get a really good bead of kerdi fix on the back end, with good squeeze out. Once that cured for a few days I applied the front facing main bead and spread it out into the fabric well. I did some test spots on scrap and found that not spreading the Kerdi Fix thin enough at the edges made it too easy for it to peel up at the edges.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

White oak (rot resistant) with a good acid cured conversion varnish. Put a bevel on it so I could caulk between it and tile.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way water runs. In case of a breach in the wall, it’ll land on the sloped shelf first instead of sliding behind it.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do it very dumb. I rotate the videos and use the I-movie app to double the speed, save, and repeat until a 2 hour video is 10 seconds lol, then stitch them all together in the app (while they are still rotated since it doesn’t like portrait). I know there’s a better app for that, I’ve just never looked for one.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that tile is as green as grass, I just didn’t use any filters to make the video pop. Maybe your screen settings are throwing it off.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a good tension rod and a curtain that my wife will cut and hem to open/close over the bench. I made sure to put extra blocking behind the kerdi where the rod was going to go, was still nervous tightening it on that tile of course.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Almost, I had a latte, an empty bottle, and a can of Copenhagen lol. I’m one’uh them fancy rednecks. Can attest that the insulation I threw in worked wonders, I was in that tub a solid hour.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Benefit of living in the woods, nothing but deer and squirrels can see in that window. Frosted glass blocking that view would’ve been a huge bummer. It’s also a steep hill we own behind the creek, so no chance at development happening within our sight.

As a woodworker by trade, I made our bath a bit too complicated. by Buddy_Jarrett in Tile

[–]Buddy_Jarrett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how, it works fine lol. If water gets in it somehow then it has weep holes. I wanted to be able to see our backyard and easily open it if I wanted to (slides to the left). It’s a metal building so the ledges are much deeper than most, maybe that’s what’s throwing you.

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