WISH I knew this about Schluter before

Nick learned a trick about fixing radiant wire once the tile is installed without having to pull up the entire floor at the Schluter Systems booth at IBS.
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NS Builders Podcast talks about high-end new construction, renovation, and remodeling projects. Talking about architectural details, building products, framing, electrical, plumbing, mechanicals, and finish details. NS Builders shares building, marketing, market and project management insight while showing market yourself. NS Builders Podcast is hosted by Nick Schiffer owner of NS Builders.
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[@drnoizewater]

Love the in depth videos with a single company. As opposed to a minute or so at a bunch of companies. Great IBS content!

[@dngriffiths8105]

Andy is such a fantastic source of knowledge about all things Schluter. A long but informative conversation. Thanks.

[@toddjasper1]

Seriously, he clearly knows this very well. No fluff like you hear from some companies

[@1packatak]

My daughter and I did a DIY update of her 1947 rancher back in 2004. We pulled out the old cracked and broken bathroom floor tile and installed Schluter over the original subfloor. Then installed new tile. It was our first ever tile job and turned out perfectly. When she sold the house 14 yrs later the tile was still perfect.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

Holy cow

[@CC_Foster]

I tiled the floor in our Home Elevator, used Schluter, been two years and no cracks, grout lines are good to go...... Love their products

[@thriftyelf3845]

PHENOMENAL educational video! I learned so much from this. Thanks for getting into the details - especially the part about dropping the subfloor between the joists!

[@Tim_Gravy]

Thanks Schluter for taking your time with this, greatly shows how your company is. Very professional. And to Builders great video, not even through it yet, but so informative and great production and many questions. You would almost say this was scripted because how well you 2 conversed. Great job, Subcribed.

[@JRS2248]

Very very excellent video! Thanks for making it.

[@JulieMartinFengShui]

I attended the Schluter Workshop Part I last week in Baltimore---fantastic information, top-notch program. As a designer, it was beneficial on many levels. Highly recommend to everyone! Love these videos, too, NSBuilders!!

[@TopNotchTile]

Yes Top Notch !!

[@jpbiscaro8694]

Thanks for covering the schulater booth

[@jamessimon4804]

Thanks for making this man!

[@SterFry528]

FloFX is the best bonding flange drain in my opinion.

[@boedillard8807]

Schluter needs to sell premade custom shower enclosures so you can give them the measurements and it is less likely to leak so you don't have to trust your installer as much or even better yet - just like Tesla installs roofs, they could have their own division for installs.

[@markme4]

I dont trust the foam pans unless they are custom fitted as you said

[@MattCupan]

I've yeat to see that primer out for sale. Makes so much sense for a bonded underlayment to be primed. Any leveler would be primed to substrate. Why wouldn't Ditra be primed? Glad to see after a couple decades Schluter realizing need for it. Just haven't seen their primer for sale yet.

[@travlangley1]

I would always pull old tile unless it was some crazy situation where it made sense…could you imagine the transition you would have to use going over old tile!

[@jochute]

Great video as always. I am in texas, slab on grade. Do you think using ditra duo without the heating cable would be an adequate thermal break to make the floor more comfortable? We normally do not use ditra or floor heat but it does get cold in north Texas. Thanks!

[@ronperrin3205]

@NSbuilders you should run a separate cable for the shower. Not just get a longer cable. You can run both cables to 1 thermostat.

[@WheretheJones]

Great info. Really loving this channel. When looking to flush out materials does any consideration need to be take into the thinset thickness? Lets say you do a test "dry flush" check and its all flush between ditra/tile and a hardwood floor how much will the thin set come into play during actual installation. How do you account for 2 layers of thinset?

[@kylecarrick5505]

Of course!

[@K5junkie]

Great video! Can the same floor heating product be used when you are transitioning from LVP in the bathroom to tile in the shower? If different products are required, can you run both with the same control pad? Thanks!!

[@krehbein]

3:50 wonder if they’ll make you use the primer to get their warranty

[@jamesmoore1532]

Black drain trim sounds like a hard water nightmare. Don't care how good of a softener/filter system one has it will still be there.

[@johnlsullivan896]

Yes anyone ever seen how black shows everything and it's a constant to keep it clean to look nice

[@markme4]

A little CLR will keep it sparkling

[@chrisgriffith1573]

PVA Overcoating, best primer for underlayment, buying purpose built primers are great, if you have the enormous budget... and that is most likely what they are selling to begin with!

[@dbeaulieu9730]

You make a good point at the end. I recently witnessed an "installer doing a 12 x 24 tile in a tub surround adhering the tiles onto drywall with mastic. He didn't even know what he was doing wrong nor did the customer. Of course it's just a matter of time before those tiles start falling down. I think every tile layer should be certified by a board before being allowed to do the work.

[@rmontena4583]

this is very good. You might suggest clicking on "cc" due to some sound issues toward the end. Tx, Rich

[@NSBuilders]

The showroom floor was a nightmare on the wireless mics. Thank you for sticking with it!

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

Fun fact. Most firefighters have thermal imaging cameras that could see the heated wire under the floor for testing😉

[@daversj]

He’s calling it primer but in the trades we use a bonding agent. Hopefully it’s not just latex primer.

[@markme4]

Whats wrong with latex primer ?

[@daversj]

Latex primer is probably better than nothing in certain situations provided the thinset bites well to it. Bonding agent is probable half as expensive however. It penetrates wood and is specifically designed to grab masonry products. During installation it usually requires two coats and thinset should be applied while the second coat has a little tack, giving you a chemical bond. However, very clean plywood with a modified thinset will typically bond well.

[@suspicionofdeceit]

Still no Kerdi-Coll for the US market?

[@Smalltownlyfe]

I agree! Where’s the coll!!!!

[@jimdiet8534]

I don't get how you can put a thermostat in a closet and expect it to work correctly. The thermostat senses the surrounding temp, so how can it sense the temp of a floor when it's in a closet?

[@NSBuilders]

The thermostat actually works off of a floor sensor

[@jimdiet8534]

@@NSBuilders Ok, that makes sense. Thank you.

[@stephenbarnett1366]

Why can't they make a site sizable linear drain. Much easier to pitch

[@chrisgriffith1573]

That better be a epoxy with some silicate powder thrown on top... Proprietary, ha!

[@VenturaWorkshop]

I dont install a heated shower floor because the water would dry quicker an leave white spots from lime scale.

[@bTzuR]

The marketing for schluter is what keeps it running. In practice, it's not that impressive. Too soft pan and walls that pierces easily and breaks easily. Not to mention its pricy. So schluter have a lot to thank its marketing team for its success.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

How my God. I’m getting hot 🥜

[@nationsnumber1chump]

show me the people under 35 at this show

[@Mcseverythingoutdoors]

Tell Andy I spent $1800 on a heated floor. The directions are total junk regarding ditra heat with vinyl above. The “self leveling” concrete that is supposed to encapsulate the wires 1/4 above the mat is absolutely impossible to accomplish.

[@adrianjesaitis4068]

Product won’t stick to cement board even though their literature says it will …I won’t use it again…other products allow modified thin set

[@a-a-ron2336]

Schluter, what people use when they don't know how to do their job 🤣

[@danieldoljevic3785]

Tar paper, wire mesh, Mud set /dry pack I will never change my way

[@cheeseburger9232]

And it will last 100 years. Too bad it's a lost art and not alot of trades people can do it right.

[@markme4]

Hot mop is the only way to go

[@marcopoulin1897]

To much work this way

[@nikkikiska]

Do you know what Schluter wants for one of those 6 foot black linear grates? EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS for JUST THE GRATE! (the drain body is a few hundred more)! One more reason why Schluter stinks. And oh yeah, the tileable grates Nick raves about are disgusting. Ive installed a bunch; they rest on dozens of metal teeth that catch hair and dirt and the thinset and tile sides get mildewy quickly.

[@frostycools1315]

way over priced

[@beemerkon]

Lol sorry we can't tell you what it is what a joke

[@ed5117]

You are "tile-over" guy??? thumb down. Sorry.

[@NSBuilders]

Who said that

[@ed5117]

@@NSBuilders Nick said @2:05 I'm a big tile-over guy.

[@thejohnhend]

He meant tile over the linear or schlutter drain where the drain is hidden under the tile I believe. Not tile over tile.

[@ed5117]

@@thejohnhend Do you think that Nick himself should comment on that rather than anybody? Simple logic. I hope Nick misspoke...

[@dougmorgan510]

@@ed5117 simple logic is knowing he meant tiling the linear drain cover ya dummy

[@trevorhardy3544]

“proprietary” ALMOST ALWAYS = non-stick/teflon. STAY AWAY.