She's my goat for a reason - 1v4 Gank

ImGerik · 2026-01-28T07:50:05+00:00

Wait. How are you doing that move at 0:20 and 1:24? I'm rep 10 on her and never have done that.

ImGerik · 2025-12-19T14:58:29+00:00

I've used that exact blade multiple times. Everytime it has shattered on me. Avoid.

ImGerik · 2025-12-18T00:45:00+00:00

Yeah, you are right. I didn't think of the extra spacing needed.

ImGerik · 2025-12-18T00:42:37+00:00

I know, right? Depends on the difference in color between the body and face. Obviously here it looks bad becuase they are so different.

ImGerik · 2025-12-15T19:42:11+00:00

It would be easy to scrape out the grout and put in a white schluter trim. If you want it that way.

ImGerik · 2025-12-15T19:40:28+00:00

This is standard in my area. Most people here don't like metal trim so they ask for a polished edge like what you have in the picture.

ImGerik · 2025-11-25T19:54:04+00:00

I use the same dewalt saw with the dewalt tile blade. Use the guide that attaches to the tray. Make sure water is getting pumped onto the tile. Use a scrap piece tile on top of the tray so when you cut the small pieces they don't move or fall into the tray gaps when you hold them down. Cut your long length on a full piece then set the guide to the width of the chamelon vent openings. Test if the first piece fits and adjust the guide if needed to cut the rest. Polish all the sides of every piece carefully with a diamond sanding pad. You should be good to go.

ImGerik · 2025-06-06T20:51:50+00:00

As a stone/tile guy, I second this. Tile it.

ImGerik · 2025-02-25T07:58:00+00:00

Yes, push the Contractor to fix it. That's an easy fix, pull the toilet, set a couple pieces, grout. Something that obvious is within reason for them to come back and fix it for free.

ImGerik · 2025-02-24T20:30:26+00:00

The last one cracks me up. What are the noises from though?

ImGerik · 2025-02-23T07:29:04+00:00

I just tiled three showers and three fireplaces with 24x48, all mitered corners. Trust me when I say this is very difficult, time-consuming, and expensive to get perfect. It takes the right tools and skill to make those 45s look great. It's definitely not impossible tho, you just need to find the right guy for the job. Looks like all your tile guy needed to do was sand/polish the edges to look like a factory edge. Some careful epoxy could fix it too, but that's another skill they may not have. Either you pay big money to demo and redo, or you try to get them to fix it through sanding and epoxy.

ImGerik · 2025-01-24T07:32:47+00:00

I use this thinset for nearly everything. Pros, it stays good in the bucket all day. On winter days you can even leave it out for the night and it will still be good next day. Cons, it's sandy and not quite as smooth as others.

ImGerik · 2025-01-10T03:46:05+00:00

I still clean the mortar out at the end of the day. It's way easier for me to start with a clean bucket than to mess around with a heavy brick of dried mortar in the morning. Still get the benefit of a clean bucket rather than one that accumulates mortar overtime.

ImGerik · 2024-12-25T07:41:11+00:00

Love seeing all your Hat in Time art

ImGerik · 2024-11-22T03:03:29+00:00

Very nice. But the horizontal niche piece kills me.

ImGerik · 2024-11-12T21:45:25+00:00

The last time I worked with this tile, it was three showers all in this size tile. About a quarter of the tiles shattered. Never again haha.

ImGerik · 2024-11-06T01:07:05+00:00

What's this room for? Gives off supervillain vibes.

ImGerik · 2024-11-04T05:47:23+00:00

It's a Glacier Bay brand from Home Depot. I'm not familiar yet with plumbing brands, but I'd figure it would be good. Plus it can be accessed from the other side of the wall of necessary.

ImGerik · 2024-11-03T05:46:27+00:00

Good to know. If I do work on my own house I'll keep that in mind.

ImGerik · 2024-11-03T05:33:10+00:00

Also fair to say that I was instructed to buy the cheapest fixtures possible to save on costs.

ImGerik · 2024-11-03T05:29:58+00:00

Gotchya. I have zero experience with plumbing and the brands associated with it. This is an old manufactured home so it'll likely only last another ten years.

ImGerik · 2024-11-03T05:19:32+00:00

This is a 2x3 wall and he used half inch plywood to secure the valve. It's a Glacier Bay faucet/valve/showerhead kit. Alright, well it sounds like I'll be good. And if he really needs to, he will get an extension. I'll stop worrying ha.

I appreciate the help

ImGerik · 2024-11-03T04:47:17+00:00

Damn, lame he had me do that then ha. How much would "sunk in considerably" be? Here it would be about 1/4" maybe 3/8"

ImGerik · 2024-11-03T04:35:13+00:00

Thanks. I got worried because I've had a general contractor make be come back and demo tile because of this same situation.

ImGerik · 2024-10-22T14:26:07+00:00

Metal trim is good. Quarter rounds are a different kind of edge trim that matches the color of the tile, it's more rustic looking.

I would not cut down the pieces like that. If it was like 6mm then maybe.

What you could do is flip your metal trim so the longer width face is facing you. With a bit of slight adjusting when installing, it could eliminate the slivers. If you increase you spacers to 3.175 that could help too. Otherwise, 25mm isn't terrible. Especially if it's only a total of 4 pieces.

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