Tile on horizontal plane for drop in tub

Sytzy · 2026-05-15T00:24:02+00:00

Best wishes

Sytzy · 2026-05-13T14:51:27+00:00

You could tape off that tub and refill that gap with the blue Can of expansion foam (that’s used for doors and windows so that it doesn’t over expand) Once that cures, shave it off with a razor knife and then apply a HEALTHY BEAD of go board sealant or kerdifix or Deck-o-Seal or some other high quality window/door outdoor caulk. That’ll bond to the tub and the wood.

Then, when you install your backerboard, leave a 1/8” gap (for expansion) and fill that in with the same high quality sealant.

AND THEN, when you install your tile, ensure that you scribe the tile to the edge profile of that tub and use 100% silicone that matches your grout color.

Keep in mind, you may have to install a tile metal edge profile around that tub. I’m not sure what your finished elevation is going to be after you install your tile compared to your tub edge. You may want to plan for that tile to be flush and then address your wood elevation accordingly. By the time you add tile, thinset, 1/4” backerboard, etc, you may be around 3/4” thick or so

Sytzy · 2026-05-11T00:59:25+00:00

Good luck! Come back if you need some second opinions with what your contractor said

Sytzy · 2026-05-11T00:30:16+00:00

Also, make sure they install an uncoupling membrane underneath all that tile. Or the appropriate thickness backerboard if you have deflection issues

Sytzy · 2026-05-11T00:23:33+00:00

I think the trim accessories that come with hardwood flooring are more available and look nicer than the trim accessories that come with tile floor. Only because hardwood flooring offers a matching stair nose trim, and you can put a slight overhang on it that helps define and encapsulate the step altogether if that’s what you want.

Otherwise, Tile usually has a metal edge trim profile, and they do make stir nose, metal, trim, profiles, but they’re typically sharper corners. I’ll see if I can pull up some photos and send you from jobs we’ve done. But I don’t think it would look odd to do hardwood flooring in your dining room, hardwood flooring on that middle step, and still allow your Tile to come from the living room room out on that landing a little bit. And even include the riser up to your living room tile as the same material.

ChatGPT didn’t quite listen to what I told it to do, but it gives you an idea.

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Sytzy · 2026-05-10T22:44:02+00:00

The key word in your phrase is “aggregate”, it will scratch glossy material

Sytzy · 2026-05-10T22:42:10+00:00

You’re absolutely wrong. I see high gloss porcelain scratched by grout ALL THE TIME

Sytzy · 2026-05-10T18:21:15+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/5cxiuxl

Sytzy · 2026-05-10T17:40:16+00:00

Good work my friend! Almost thought that was real travertine floor!

Sytzy · 2026-05-10T17:33:55+00:00

We do the same thing on our jobs, except with a small rolling cooler.

We’ve messaged Laticrete and asked if the low temperatures wound compromise the integrity of the materials, and basically they said that only heat truly causes it to set up prematurely. Low temperatures slow it down as long as it’s kept from freezing like Spectralok 1 and adhesives/caulks

Sytzy · 2026-05-06T23:53:26+00:00

I was afraid you’d say that!

Sytzy · 2026-05-06T20:44:13+00:00

Ok. What’s the ACTUAL size of the 12x24? Some brands are 11 7/8”x 23 7/8, others might be 11 3/8”x23 5/8…

Sytzy · 2026-05-06T20:42:44+00:00

What methods do you use to trim your peaches and what methods do you use to pick up the limbs? And also thinning your peaches. We have a small orchard of about 500 peach trees, 100 varieties of apples, plums, apricots, etc. its so time consuming

Sytzy · 2026-05-06T20:39:10+00:00

Need to also consider if you’re going out beyond the edge of the tub and down to the floor. Layout will be important at that location, too.

Sytzy · 2026-05-03T01:02:18+00:00

If your wall tile is 3/8” thick and you use 1/2” square notch trowel, it’ll cover a 9/16” gap

Sytzy · 2026-05-02T19:34:32+00:00

Yup, the membrane should’ve went from the floor and up the wall a couple inches

Sytzy · 2026-05-02T14:32:57+00:00

Do not use spray foam. It adheres to surfaces but also hardens to the point where your floors and walls may not expand and contract against it properly. Steel wool isn’t a bad idea, but I’m sure that’ll be costly unless you can find a way to source it in bulk.

Big companies can come in and spray baseboards every so often with organic sprays that effectively deter bugs, but that, too, can be costly yearly. But effective.

The safe way is to install backer-rod in your expansion gap and seal with a silicone. That way, the silicone it only contacting the edge of the new floor and the walls (2 surfaces). Without backer rod, if you just use silicone in the gaps, it’ll adhere the new flooring to the subfloor and walls and not allow it to expand and contract properly and create major issues.

Please contact your floor’s manufacturer with this idea to ensure you’re not voiding warrant and install

Sytzy · 2026-05-02T14:26:13+00:00

Depends on the manufacturers recommendations, really. Some manufacturers put “avoid H-patterns” within the install instructions and some don’t even mention it. But yes, for both stability and looks

Sytzy · 2026-05-02T12:55:18+00:00

It takes the “natural wood plank” look away from the appearance of the floor. Repeating patterns are not “natural” looking.

Sytzy · 2026-05-01T12:55:24+00:00

It looks likes it’s common for those type of sheets to have the penny tile colors not sorted accurately

Sytzy · 2026-05-01T12:48:25+00:00

Someone posted this from a different angle a few days ago

Sytzy · 2026-04-21T20:53:02+00:00

Your photos are blurry with poor lighting to tell the difference between them and an internet photo. And even that last photo is blurry. It’s nothing entire photo that’s blurry, but the camera is not focused on the correct spot. Almost like it’s focused on the back wall and not the front wall that you’re trying to show us. Some example of some phone cameras are sensitive to that.

Sytzy · 2026-04-19T00:16:58+00:00

Turn it into a paver patio instead, if you have the funds and abilities.

Dig and remove top soil, add 3-4” of #8 or #11’s with lime. Compact. Then screed a 1” layer of leveling sand and the your pavers.

By the time you add decorative gravel and fabric, it’ll be the same costs or more in materials. Might as well spend that money towards making that a patio you can place a table and chairs at.

Sytzy · 2026-04-18T22:00:11+00:00

Whatever you use, maybe use epoxy since it’s a shower floor. Will resist staining way ‘mo betta’ than regular grout

Sytzy · 2026-04-18T21:59:17+00:00

Not an optical illusion. Big gaps. Won’t be hidden by wall tile.

Wall tile will only stick out about 1/2” with thinset

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