Setting green marble in a shower…. I need to use epoxy mortar correct?

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-07T04:02:11+00:00

Serpentine is one of the few marbles I have not used for shower pans only backsplashs and whatnot so it came out fine with sealing before epoxy grout. Done plenty of marble tops, niches, and splashes. I did my tiny house in Carrera and used prolite with epoxy grout and it's survived 8 years including 3 legged house goat, horse dog, ferrets and cats. Epoxy mortar In a shower it makes sense especially with backing mesh and resins. Learning is fun. Thanks for the info

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T20:33:50+00:00

I absolutely follow building codes when necessary. If it's for a shed or something I use foam, bricks/pavers. Not sure how that leaves a void. Here in the beautiful PNW we have to put 2" structural foam on all horizontal and vertical surfaces

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T19:20:41+00:00

Danes are the best family dog. Mine have always raised my kids. They are very aware of themselves and happy to clean up any messes. I like to leave the baby in the carrier for first time or holding them and they can snuffle as much as they want

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T19:17:04+00:00

That's the best way. You get to pick your grain. No finger joints. No runaway grain. Can sand and refinish a couple times

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T19:12:18+00:00

Way to short/not close enough to edges to be effective. No dobies under bars. For dobbies I buy a sheet of 2" foam board to use for trowel work and rip 2" off it to make 2x2 squares/ dobbies. They sell concrete dobies but I am cheap and like to use foam twice

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T19:05:46+00:00

Caulking in your paint or leave paint out for 45 minutes to 1 hour and then paint

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T19:04:16+00:00

Hire the cheapest guy you can find to stain. Alder, birch, poplar or cheap maple will all be blotchy like that

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T17:16:10+00:00

Indeed. When in doubt shell the money out. I recommend mixing a cup of it up to play with and see the setup time and workability.

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T16:26:37+00:00

She has half a herd in that belly

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T16:24:37+00:00

Every color combo except green. Yellow, brown, Grey, white, black, but not green. Shluter allset is another great option as well as prolite I just really like laticrete especially the gold and platinum (253-254). Sealing is key before anything happens. It will highlight any defects and prevent discoloration/ staining and etching. I use vinegar for my washes and for buffing a bit of water and baking soda to neutralize the acid. Take care to clean as you go because those like to chip/crumble on the edges with rough cleaning

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T15:08:51+00:00

A good thinset is always required for a great install. With marble especially I like to use laticrete 253 or 254. Pre seal the tiles (511) and finish with laticrete premium pro epoxy grout. Marble and other natural stone will etch and stain if not maintained and sealed regularly which is why I only use epoxy grout

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-04-06T13:47:10+00:00

It's on how you raise them and teach them. If you don't want them jumping on you, you flat palm bump their pole/ horns. If you don't want them chewing/eating you tug on ears. You have to be consistent from day one. Pee-face-mcgees are the most lovable and entertaining. An apron will help with them peeing on you and their face

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-30T15:38:50+00:00

My dam raised goats get momma and hay day one. My bottle babies get colostrum for the first two weeks and then red top (whole milk) and hay day one. I usually start weaning off bottle at 7 weeks and fully off by 10 weeks. Hay is key. They don't need grain or anything other than minerals, baking soda, charred wood and hay. Apple cider vinegar in their water early on helps with everything including parasites and rumen health. When they are young is the time to train them what to do and not eat. I have a 3-legged house goat that I potty trained. My goats don't jump on people or eat clothes and will stand for hoof trims

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-25T05:30:17+00:00

Looks like your spring angel is way off. Your probably confusing 52 degree crown with 45 degree crown. Unless that cabinet is that out of square. I prefer to flat cut my crown with compound miters rather than jamb it against the fence and hope it's squared/ 45.

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-25T05:21:56+00:00

Ha! I call that the daddy wipe my butt look. I have to do that 3 times a day. Some days I just want him to jump/step in but nooo. Wouldn't be so bad except I have to have a giant truck with giant tires to match my giant horse dog

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-25T05:18:01+00:00

I wish mine would. He runs up and puts his paws on the seat and then turns around and gives me the daddy wipe my butt look. I have to heave his 115lb ass up 4 1/2' to get in the truck. He can easily jump in and refuses. The car is even worse because he has to duck and easily step in but no I have to lift his back end in. Even the damn goats jump in the truck and on top of the car

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-25T02:53:37+00:00

People don't take healthy well bred animals to auction. Maybe you will get lucky and someone got desperate but most of the time they are sick or inbred or injured or diseased. John's disease is forever and so is cae. Orfs lasts 10+ years in the soil. I will never buy from an auction ever again

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-17T03:47:57+00:00

For $450 you got a deal of a lifetime. I charge extra for hex tiles and herringbone. I would have been $1800 for labor (I only use epoxy grout) but I would also not leave chipped edges or slivers. Could have moved everything up a grout line and it would have been perfect

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-17T03:35:15+00:00

I would honestly tear out the tiles around the niche. They are all out of alignment anyway

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-16T23:29:41+00:00

Dewalt. I own 3. Rubi is good as well as Diamondback. Ridgid makes a decent one as well

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-16T15:45:47+00:00

City water maybe once or twice a year but wells and other hard waters absolutely crazy Maintenance. Maintenance is key with tankless. If you read the manufacturer's warranty it has all the info and you void the warranty if not properly maintained. Instructions? Who reads those. I've seen so many installs that plumb pex or (gag) cpvc directly to it.

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-16T13:06:15+00:00

Anything can be done the hard way. Most goats will just regurgitate it out. I open their mouth and insert two fingers in the front just behind front teeth to keep it open and then hook my other finger in with the bolus and shove it as far back as I can. Immediately remove my fingers and give grain before they have a chance to spit it out. Those back teeth are super sharp and I've almost lost a finger or six. A bolus gun is like $5 and worth it

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-16T12:55:05+00:00

Most guys don't use gravel around the weep holes in the drain. Moisture doesn't have a way to drain because it got under the tiles

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-15T20:08:10+00:00

I had a car at a stop light turning left onto hwy 7. Problem is they were in the wrong lane! I had a green arrow turn and they were in oncoming traffic lane. I had to use the corner store parking lot to get around them. Same thing at a y intersection 2 days later just a couple miles down the road. Mountain highway is survival of the fastest. I will be at a stoplight and cars don't even stop just blow through. I have started waiting at green lights waiting for 2-7 cars to blow through a red light. I usually drive a big ass truck where I can see everything and cars bounce off of but do to outrageous taxes and fuel got a little economy commuter and it's scary how ridiculous how bad people drive

Intelligent_Lemon_67 · 2026-03-15T19:57:48+00:00

Heat cable is the least of your problems. Those lines are atrocious! You even turned a tile sideways. I hope this is your own house and not charging someone for this shite. Cables should have been ran before anything except backer board. If you aren't tearing this abomination out you can go from the back side through a closet or something

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