FULL BATHROOM and SHOWER.... Day 7

[@StarrTile]

Follow the build, day 6.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGWmoox8hLiZrdU

[@kaboom362]

This is great Bob 👍.. Very comprehensive. I love the format. The slower pace really helps with the confidence. Keep up the great work Bob.

[@StarrTile]

Thank you sir...needed to do slower chopped up videos to fill in time I'm in Jamaica 🌴

[@kaboom362]

@@StarrTile haha I should have guessed

[@johnnytest55]

Hey bob not bad

[@chrisb4769]

Hey Bob, when you butter your curb with thinset... how long do you have to let it dry before you can redgard over it? thanks in advance!

[@StarrTile]

Next day

[@chrisb4769]

@@StarrTile Thanks sir, just to clarify... wait a full 24 hours? or for example you finish up at 5pm on Monday, you can start at 8am Tuesday?

[@StarrTile]

@chrisb4769 🤣🤣🤣...not exact time, next day it'll be dry and ready

[@chrisb4769]

@@StarrTile cheers!

[@nicole7070]

This is a great job godbless and keep safe to your work

[@T.E.P..]

wow ... look at you .. figuring out your channel and info graphics ... on top of all the excellence and video content. already godlike in professional methods .. and being creative with the vids. I see it. hope your week is starting glorious .. don't forget about us little guys that loved you 1st before your blow up into the atmosphere as your channel grows

[@bertoshovlog4923]

Great Job keep.safe 🤘🤘🤘

[@brandonstahl3562]

Definitely checked some of your videos out before starting my shower

[@vz4861]

Learning a lot. Thank you!

[@StarrTile]

Thanks for watching 👌

[@sykethin1793]

ThaNks for always sharing ideas 👍👍👍

[@kyla5460]

Well detailed video well appreciated sir goodjob

[@brooklynvincent3659]

With this method the water will saturate the thinset under the floor tile since the drain sits higher then the red guard and the water has no where to go (no weep holes). Thoughts? Will the thinset breakdown over time when completely saturated in water 100% of the time

[@StarrTile]

Actually it's reverse, the tile sits higher than the drain..... Regardless once the pan is waterproof there is a little bit of thinset holding the tile, and yes that thinset potentially would be wet from taking a shower, however it is a small amount of thinset compared to the 200-300 plus pounds of mortar that you would normally have been saturated 100% 24/7. My assumption is that small amount of thin-set would dry out between showers.. given the two options and having torn out saturated pans over and over and over, I would rather have my option than the former. But regardless of what you choose to do whether it be a liquid topical membrane or a sheet membrane, everybody has moved toward the sealed system which basically this is.

[@clg_pro2009]

@@StarrTile Yea but couldn't you figure out a nice way of making the drain flush with the pan or a hair below.? wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? I understand the tile will be higher but a slight more dramatic slope all around drain and with you tile cut at angle like you do around drain I think its do able. NO? Or on second thought a drain that has weep holes right under top edge that would be best.. I dont think good idea for water to pool around drain

[@adde32332]

@@StarrTile First, thanks for the videos. This really helps homeowners and DIYers. Second, I believe you used to Redgard up to a foot from the drain, because you were still utilizing the mortar bed and pan liner underneath to evacuate water. Now you are still using a pan liner, but Redgard all the way up to the drain, essentially not relying on the pan liner. What made you switch over? In this situation would not siliconeing or Redgarding the area around the drain allow for the mortar to carry water down to the weepholes?

[@adde32332]

@@clg_pro2009 I think that would be ideal. But he could also have not siliconed it, or Regarded up to the drain. That would allow the pan liner and mortar to wick the water down to the weep holes. Your thoughts on that?

[@rechie973]

Love your content 😍👍

[@MrTooTechnical]

Great vid. Where is silicone around the drain?

[@nivenwoodfine1928]

Don’t be silly ,the red guard hasn’t dried yet 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@MrTooTechnical]

Pay attention

[@StarrTile]

Going into next video 👌

[@nivenwoodfine1928]

@@StarrTile 👍🏻

[@kaboom362]

@@nivenwoodfine1928 He was just asking. No need to embarrass him.

[@omardelaluz3268]

Hey bob , how long do you let the mortar bed dry before redguarding it ?

[@StarrTile]

Typically I only have about three days with a fan on it everyday I leave because that's my parameter...but ideally you would let it set up for a week or longer

[@davetucci338]

I’ve seen your videos about not putting the wall board down into the pan. But why not bring the wall board down to the mud bed, mesh and thin set the seam there and then red guard? That gap there seems really counter intuitive. If you are water proofing properly, you shouldn’t be getting water down there in the first place.

[@rezzemae3144]

Wow amazing shower

[@MrTimo540]

Hey Bob, love your work. I do wonder if you ever had an issue of having water get behind the tile on the floor edges and lay in the trough below the wallboard and the edge of the pan. Even though it's waterproofed do you think it's an issue if water would get in there and just sit. Thanks for all your videos.

[@StarrTile]

My belief is having a gap that would have air in it would allow for evaporation if it got through which I seriously don't think it would

[@S550d]

@@StarrTile wouldn't it just pool back there and give issue to the wall studs? I do appreciate your videos and am starting on my walk in diy this week Also. Hello from fort bragg NC. I noticed that airborne sticker on your truck!

[@StarrTile]

@@S550d firstly I really don't think much moisture would get back there anyway because the water should shed off of the wall tile onto the floor and down to the drain, but even if a tad bit of moisture got back there as I said before, it has air to evaporate it, and the studs are covered by the pan liner so no it would not affect the studs... And yes, I was at Fort Bragg back in the day...3rd325

[@johnnytest55]

Quick question Bob, What did you use behind the main niche wall? Just silicone? Also, would it be better to use durarock instead of drywall? Had some green left over but returned leftovers and got dura. Im gonna redgaurd everything so yeah just curious about your opinion. Great work! Thanks

[@StarrTile]

I don't see what difference it makes to use durock, especially on a wall since walls are never the problem, and no matter what you use the niche and everything else should be waterproof before the tile anyway. The only time I use different products is if it makes the job better and in this case I don't see where it makes the job any better

[@tigranes.]

Can and should we do more than 4 coats? i used roller on walls and brush on corners, i have lots of redgaurd leftover. Thanks

[@StarrTile]

You could...but why ? Waterproof is waterproof, 4 coats won't make it more waterproof

[@timthetoolman9659]

How long before tile starts, day 8 ?

[@StarrTile]

Yes...after shower is literally functional, then tile 👌👍

[@77rabidsquirrels]

Don't know if this will get answered but what is the white stuff you are spreading on the shower bed and why?

[@StarrTile]

It is thinset, I explained in the video how my waterproofer which is Red Gard will stick to thinset a little better than the mortar so I spread it in the key areas

[@mram7715]

would it really matter if the wallboard sat on the mortar bed? I mean it’s all waterproofed anyways. Wondering your thoughts? Thanks Bob

[@StarrTile]

Yes if the bottom AND the back is waterproof then it wouldn't matter, but no 100% guarantee you can do that, PLUS I like my floor tile squarely inside that gap and grouted before wall tile overlaps it

[@raymartcay3202]

Ilove It More vlogs to share

[@jeremi7214]

Great video but it put me to sleep!

[@chadahlvers697]

Do I need to red guard Dense shield?

[@StarrTile]

Only on the edges and where you put fasteners

[@Jackietreehorn-z5e]

I put 6" tape over the gap at the bottom of the board. 3" on board 3" on pan. Then red guard everything like you. Seals that gap. Only thing I do different than you.

[@StarrTile]

No harm no foul doing the taping, and many ppl do 👌

[@Bbbbbbbbbbb-f1w]

Love these detailed videos!

[@StarrTile]

Thanks 👍

[@GODZILLA1521]

Can you not just Redguard your drywall prior To hanging it?

[@StarrTile]

I suppose you could but the question is why, and you would still have to mitigate the transition areas and all of your fasteners