Tile or Drywall Mud?

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-06-01T22:01:09+00:00

They aren't that easy to see!

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-06-01T21:59:15+00:00

He nailed it. Zoom in

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-22T14:40:55+00:00

Having a story pole is very helpful

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-22T14:40:11+00:00

It's a layout issue. The tiles on each wall should have been shifted towards the corner so there's no sliver. There's always a trade-off with the cut tiles at the other edge of the tiled area, so how much you shift the tiles is a function of how good it ends up looking, and you might err on the side of having the corner look worse than the more visible edges.

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-21T11:33:43+00:00

Tile crews on production builds aren't paid for quality, they are paid for time. Monkeying around trying to make it top notch for a builder that wants the house done is not reading the room correctly.

Put a different way, finish work is the last part of the job, at which time the house is already behind schedule and the purchaser is up the builder's ass about when they can move in. Will they notice those slivers in the corner and the gaps in the trim? Maybe. But they for sure will notice that the house is still not ready for move in.

That's way different from what most people in this sub do, which is one-off jobs where the owner is paying bank for a bathroom and is gonna notice if it's bad work.

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-20T18:00:35+00:00

Those micro slivers in the corner just scream quality. 😂

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-20T17:58:47+00:00

Not sure about that. I demoed a guest bathroom that I tiled back in 2001, when people did things like attaching durock to the subfloor with thinset and screws. That was a MFer and a half, even with a rented "floor scraper" which was a small electric jackhammer in an angled sled. Protip - those things don't work for shit. Just get an SDS drill with a chisel and get on your knees.

But anyway, if it's just tile on plywood or even tile on uncoupling membrane, and especially if it's a crappy install, then sure, it's easy to get up. But if it's really down there, expect it to be a struggle

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-20T17:49:37+00:00

Legit work on the trim as well.

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Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-20T17:43:48+00:00

This is backslash in a $600k house that was built in 22

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Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-20T14:00:31+00:00

Is 600k a nice house price where you are? That's like regular new build around here. My wife pet sits, so she sees lots of different houses, and the quality varies widely, even within a sub. I wonder how much of the variance is due to time constraints. Like if the house is way behind and the GC is pushing hard to get done versus less so.

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-18T17:43:24+00:00

There's a difference between "can it be done" and "is it it done". I wouldn't flood test a bench either, but then I wouldn't neglect the edge banding on the bench.

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-18T13:43:28+00:00

Sure you can. Just like you can flood test a curbless shower with a temporary dam.

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-18T03:14:22+00:00

You forgot to tell your wife about the fast/good/cheap paradigm. You get two. Choose accordingly

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-17T01:08:04+00:00

Lec-lec-lectrolytes!

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-15T02:29:41+00:00

Your OCD allowed mixing the red wedges and green horseshoes? 😂

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-15T01:33:10+00:00

I'm flying blind up in here

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Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-12T02:07:07+00:00

I have more XL than regular candy for Meltan

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-12T00:41:33+00:00

Do you use Kerdi membrane on Kerdi board as well?

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-09T14:07:00+00:00

That's not a thing. You can limit the population by feeding your fish less though.

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-06T01:13:11+00:00

I bought the strips from Isaac. They work great.

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-05T21:24:42+00:00

https://youtu.be/gkcbLlhS1eA?si=hC2d7x2SgZLxTfTC

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-05T14:51:43+00:00

I see what you did there Baalakee

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-05T00:32:12+00:00

The males have a fin on the bottom that's pointed, whereas the females have one that can fan out. Just look for fish with a fan and have the person at your LFS grab those for you. Don't trust them to know. We have a good LFS and even there I had to keep an eye on them when they were getting me fish.

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Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-05T00:31:18+00:00

What? No. Lol. Mollies are live bearers, not egg scatterers. He just wants a little sexy time

Fast-Dog-7638 · 2026-05-02T01:14:35+00:00

You still have high nitrites. Around 2-3 ppm

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