Dekton Thin Slabs Installation

[@jasonlee9876]

This is not tiling, this is PURE ART. Absolutely amazing... wow...

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you very much for your kind words 🙏

[@jasonlee9876]

@@TileProUSA Thank you for showing the world your art work 🙏🏻

[@jeosua]

Has to be one of the most bulletproof showers I've seen. Ever.

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you!

[@Roman-ow7sf]

Amazing! High quality work!

[@bnol03686]

Wow, the book-matching shows pride. Very very nice.

[@SergiiZolotaryov]

This is amazing piece of craftsmanship

[@TileProUSA]

@@SergiiZolotaryov Thank you very much!

[@Jac-Z-o2k]

You make it look so easy I don’t have the expensive scoring kit but I ended up returning a bunch of 1/4”x3’x6’ panels that I got for about 1/3 of the price because after trying several ways of cutting it would just snap. I felt like it would break just by looking at it

[@justinbell3911]

Amazing work sir! Love the look of the floor panels!

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you!

[@mkl5448]

Gorgeous, excellent job! I feel like this is the wave of the future in America. It just makes too much sense not to do it, instead of individual tiles with all those grout joints.

[@cessarflom8664]

Just amazing!’ A truly artist..

[@mrsoccergod5001]

Nice job, very talented

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you🙏

[@liamdohertycooee1801]

Brilliant work looks amazing 👋👋👋👍

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you! 🙏🤝

[@flovaladez601]

Amazing!

[@hateca1]

Mad skills!

[@Modern_Family]

Awesome, love how you kept veins lined up. How heavy are the slabs?

[@TileProUSA]

@@Modern_Family Thank you! 8 mm Dekton are about 4 lb per square foot.

[@victorsanchez7779]

👍 great job.

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you! 🤝

[@brandonarbiter873]

It looks like the veins aren’t matched in the shower. Did this Dekton color not allow vein matching? Other than that detail, great job!

[@surffish386]

how are you triming out your niche with filleted corners instead of rectified field and inside niche face tile with schluder. are you just epoxying joint from fillet into niche recess face?

[@sybersaint7604]

Nice!

[@hithitnaw]

Love it

[@victorsanchez7779]

Beautiful & cheer's! How much do you charge per square foot what's your average square foot price??

[@TheTechGuider]

Good job on the floor but it don't need to be level just flat

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you! A shower floor done by a professional must be level along the perimeter.

[@TheTechGuider]

@@TileProUSA well yeah a shower. Not the whole bathroom

[@TileProUSA]

@@TheTechGuider sure! I never said level is required. It is desired and it's great when a contractor knows how to create it.

[@TheTechGuider]

@@TileProUSA yeah absolutely, but if building up your floor to an undesired hieght just to achieve level then it's counter productive.

[@TileProUSA]

@@TheTechGuider 100% agree but where did you see me building a floor like that? 🙂 I am a professional tile contractor and know very well what to do to bring substrates to flatness required for large format tiles. We discuss in detail the entire installation process with our customers before we start doing anything.

[@TheBlackblackblack]

Nice work 👍. What is the thickness of the slab?

[@TileProUSA]

Thank you! It's 8 mm

[@chriswhite6323]

Which Cosentino center do you purchase from?

[@BenjaminOrtega-n7v]

Garvage material, it brake so easily that if you need 2 slabs for the proyect, just start thinking about buying at least 3 because most likely one is going to break. Plus you can’t polish the edges, the only way to make them look good is by doing a 45 cut and glue a return on it. There is other much more resistent materials that can be polished saving a lot of labor.

[@ryanboucher936]

Did you leave the small radius on the inside corners of the niche?

[@TileProUSA]

Yes, I always leave a 3/16" radius in the niches in every corner to prevent a potential of cracking due to thermal expansion and contraction.

[@ryanboucher936]

@@TileProUSA so is there radiuses on the one side of the niche and then square corners on the side of the niche that runs in to the grout joint?

[@TileProUSA]

@@ryanboucher936 yes. Before the installation I always explain my customers the purpose of the radius in inside corners.

[@ryanboucher936]

@@TileProUSA thank you! Just always trying to see what other contractors are doing when it comes to inside 90s on porcelain and quartz materials

[@TileProUSA]

@@ryanboucher936 yes, radius has to be made before cutting and, in my opinion, has to be left after the installation.

[@propertyprosfargo-moorhead1060]

how did you get the shower pan tile to match the slope of the shower systems pan beneath it? is there a relief cut in the center of the panel? also how do you get that edge to be level between the pan tile and the floor tiles?

[@TileProUSA]

That's a single slope shower pan with the linear drain along the entrance to the shower.

[@Dan-vo7vc]

The shower ceiling is only held up by mortar!?

[@TileProUSA]

Yes, that's correct. Only heavy slabs would require an anchor system. Those tile panels are held by the premium fiber-reinforced mortar adhered to a backer board with screws and washers fastened every 6 inches.

[@annarevzyuk652]

Did I understand correctly you have 2 panels connection in the senter of the wall, what the point to have panels in this case. Why you have this strange cut in the senter what the point to buy panel for 1500 and did tile from this.

[@TileProUSA]

Hello, large format tile panels aren't a magic product that could create a seamless look in any shower. In that particular case, the point of using 2 panels on the back wall was merely because the width of that wall was more than 70 inches. In other cases, a seam is created in the center or along one of the sides of a niche because the size of a particular bathroom doesn't allow to safely maneuver a full-size panel during its installation. Such details are discussed with the customer during the bidding process.

[@ПлиточникСпб]

Монтаж класс! Можно чуть убавить музыку и на монтаже комментировать

[@ccdoe2441]

Why some people install tiles on the ceiling? It just makes the shower looks smaller, it's more work, and one day that tile may fall on the person who is showering. A better idea would be to install a waterproof light. Good video overall.

[@annarevzyuk652]

Because they don't want there house look like 19 century ranches.

[@robinswebmail]

@@annarevzyuk652 😆

[@TheKronpowkid88]

Gotta ask how tricky is it cutting a niche in?

[@TileProUSA]

Yes, it's one of the most challenging parts in working with the large format tile panels since there is no right for a mistake. At same time, if done correctly and with a proper blade that's one of the safest ways of cutting a rectangular opening in a large tile panel.

[@joseoviedo1644]

Dang brother! Is that your shop space?

[@TileProUSA]

No, that's Cosentino Center in Portland, OR. They allow me to cut the panels right in their warehouse (no saw cuts or grinding) which significantly helps me in my work.

[@joseoviedo1644]

@@TileProUSA can you do a video on how you miter your seams and on how you epoxy them? You’d videos are pretty cool man!!!

[@TileProUSA]

@@joseoviedo1644 I will try.

[@Miguelbajatkt]

Where to get that cutter?

[@TileProUSA]

Which one you are asking about?

[@cezartuduran4317]

This is not porcelain material

[@TileProUSA]

Dekton is an ultra-compact surface similar to porcelain.

[@yurybadanin5035]

No sense to put hardie backer boards over self leveled floor.

[@TileProUSA]

That's correct. I never put Hardie backer over that floor. I used a 1/8" thick Ardex Flexbone uncoupling waterproof membrane.

[@yurybadanin5035]

@@TileProUSA "Self leveling compound" is a best waterproof barrier. No any additional sealants or tapes need it.

[@TileProUSA]

@Yury Badanin self-leveling compound is simply a layer of hydraulic cement with additives, and it's not waterproof at all. It will actually quickly absorb water that you spill over it. Therefore, it needs to be covered with a waterproofing membrane in wet areas, including near curbless shower floors.

[@yurybadanin5035]

@@TileProUSA This is just a part of what I find in internet regarding self leveling compounds: Is self-leveling compound waterproof? Exceptional waterproofing properties with low permeability to water, resisting 10 bar positive and negative pressure. Also, one of them is HLM 5000 SELF LEVELING grade is a one-component, moisture-curing, bitumen-modified polyurethane elastomeric waterproofing membrane for exterior below-grade or between-slab applications. Tremco 250GC Roller : Waterproofing Membrane

[@TileProUSA]

@Yury Badanin yes, you just probably confused the cementitious or a gypsum-based self-leveler with a different product that is waterproof. None of the cementitious or gypsum-based self-leveling underlayments are waterproof, and most of them are limited to only interior dry areas

[@johnbell1246]

Mockup?. No drain.but gr8 shit.

[@TileProUSA]

That shower has a linear drain along its entrance