Self Leveling this DISASTER Slab (Using Drywall Screws?)

HAPPY NEW YEAR GANG! In today's video we're building our mortar bed and self leveling our slab to prepare for tile! This project is coming right along and the fun stuff is right around the corner! Thanks for watching and we'll see ya in the next one!
Music credit @tellyourstorymusicbyikson

[@StudPack]

There is a rag in the drain. Don't worry guys

[@johnmehaffey9953]

I’m a retired bricklayer and I took so much time to make sure that my foundations were exactly level and square, carpenters used to go into the work office and argue with the site manager that it was their turn to follow my work because they knew that everything from foundation to floor then to ceiling and to wallplate was exact and correct, I was taught to make it easier for the guy following you and take pride in your work

[@iseverynametakenwtf1]

I like how you showed the thought process with the screws and then changed your mind. Could have edited it out, glad you left it in. Helps to watch how others think and troubleshoot!

[@williamchurch614]

The difference between "level" and "true" or "flat" is lost on many contractors. Like you said, making it truly level would have caused problems with sloping tile ramps. In the end, it's how it "appears" to the eye, as that is how the owners will "see" it every day. The only other guy I've seen talk about this in public is Mike Holmes from Canada. Good work! Bravo Zulu!

[@nofurtherwest3474]

It's hard to find contractors with the mix of integrity, knowledge, grit, intelligence, professionalism as you.

[@carlmccoy662]

When I am done tearing everything out and down to a bare slab, I run my 7" grinder with a masonry cup and dust recovery setup over the floor. It knocks down the high spots and reveals a lot about the floor in a relatively small amount of time. It has proven to be a great time saver for me.

[@SgtZima]

This is, by far, the best , most detailed video I’ve seen regarding this topic. Thank you for being so detailed, and so clear on every step.

[@baseboned]

renaissance man over here here teaching people about portmanteaus while teaching about flooring. What a king

[@filacosta4047]

Wow someone who actually cares about doing a job right , i wish all contractors were like this guy .

[@jay-rus4437]

As a GC, with a career in many aspects of construction, he made that shower pan look MUCH easier than it is. Fantastic job.

[@pr7562]

As I said on a previous comment, I've been a remodeling contractor in NorCal for over 40 years. Watching your videos has been a real delight! And believe or not, I pick up something from each one, which proves that you're always learning something new in this trade! Thanks for the fun and informative videos, and keep them coming!

[@markg7963]

This guy makes this look easy. It isn’t easy, it’s tedious and physical working on your knees. Great video.

[@tomasgonzalez4819]

I can tell that your channel is gonna blow up. Your content is not only very detailed and informative, but clear and easy to take in. Oh yeah, and entertaining. Stud Pack has dialed in the triple threat of success on KZbin - informative, clear, and entertaining. Keep on, keepin' on 💪

[@john.french]

Portmanteau! Very impressive. Can't believe I learned a new vocab word watching your handyman video. One can improve their DIY and SAT score at the same time. Keep up the great work and hope 2021 is a great year for you guys.

[@jonleonguerrero]

So much building wisdom that you wouldn’t expect to learn about a portmanteau in the same video. Terrific.

[@johnniethepom2905]

In Australia we use a floor waste in the bathroom floor as well as the shower . A 1:60 - 1:70 fall in shower . Less fall on the main floor of bathroom .

[@DemonSeedXP]

I'm aware that I am late to the party and this comment won't be very helpful for this job, but I figure the info I'm providing might be helpful to you guys in the future, so here it goes. First my credentials, Commercial / Residential Flooring Subcontractor for 30 years. Have done countless floors just like those and also much, much worse. I had a cringe moment when you talked about doing it true level, and the lowest point was at the rooms entrance, but then breathed a sigh of relief when you came back and changed your plains. Which was absolutely the right call. Really the biggest error I saw (mainly from inexperience) was your pouring barriers, and more specifically the width of them. The ones around the walls should have been made of 1/4 inch plywood, ripped to the width needed, then caulked if need be. But often simply using masking tape is good enough, as it bonds EXTREAMLY well to the latex primer that was applied to the floor. More importantly, it's strong enough to hold back the leveler, but weak enough to allow you to remove it once your floor has cured. Then a simple skim coat of thinset flooring patch around the walls fills any remaining gaps without the worry of it flowing because it can be applied much thicker. What you don't want to do is what you said at the end, and saw off the excess foam an leave that around the perimeter of your room, because that inevitably will be where the new flooring will get damaged in the future. Because you now have a soft substrate that someone could place a A-frame ladder leg onto, or perhaps drop something hard, and it absolutely can and will result in the tile breaking. Seen it many times cause by foam filled expansion joints, curtain highrise walls being poorly connected to slab and the list goes on. Its just bad practice to ever leave something softer than the subfloor to remain anywhere under a finished floor, regardless of how obscure a location you think it is, Murphy's Law says, if it can happen, it WILL HAPPEN. Eventually

[@matteberry58]

The detailed how to and why is what sets your videos apart from the others in the diy video realm

[@JWB671]

I love this guy's meticulousness.

[@jamesdelalla3143]

I'm a retired contractor and very impressed with your work. You almost made me forget what a terrible dissapointment nearly every job was. Yes, folks usually choose the cheapest bid, so we are forced figure out ways to do it cheaper (if you want to work). Also when ppl cut corners, like not replacing the cabinetry or using cheaper materials, it somehow is reflected back to the GC. There was rarely a case where everyone left satisfied. This attention to detail is unlikely if not for a "how to" video.