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Its made by a company called Progress Profiles

Let us know how well they work for you.

Mighty nice of you to say, Paul. Thanks for the kind words. Customer service is our top priority.

That depends upon the laser. It's always best to check the lasers accuracy before purchasing. When further from the laser I depend on the center of the beam and not the edges

@@builtwithfoam277 I've been using a Huepar P03CG. Basically an upgraded model of the one you use, it's mostly just a fair bit brighter. Maybe that additional brightness is what is making it more difficult to make out past a certain distance with the edges (kind of like how red lasers have fewer parasitic beams due to lower brightness). Using the centre of the beam sounds more viable for sure. I'm probably also being too perfect with the spacing. I try to aim for less than 1mm deviation and use little bit of card on top to add a little bit extra if the spirit level isn't making full contact on one of the shims.

Our shims speed the wet shimming process because you don't have to wait for the thinset to cure before driving the screws in all the way and thus you can continue the waterproofing without delay. . Since the shims act as depth stops, you can't overdrive the screws causing the boards to get pulled too far into the thinset. No buckets of thinset to mix or clean up later. You can stop and start at will without worrying about thinset curing or skinning over. There's lots of good reasons why our customer use our shims, including pinning floors for SLC pours and on ceilings. Wet shimming a ceiling might prove a tad messy.

Yes. When you place the blocking between the studs for the cabinets, the blocking face should be aligned with the shims for perfect support.

@@builtwithfoam277 thank you! I have a house from 1890 with leaning wall. Kitchen has been demoed for a bit and we're just turning the corner. Drywall coming soon. So far you foam shims is the way I'm going to proceed.

By their instructions, Wedi requires 'Full support" You can check with your wedi rep to get a definition of 'full support' and how to accomplish the task. We have had several customers say our system works very well with Wedi panels.

We used an ordinary 2x2 that is about 90 inches long. Used a router to notch in 3/4 inch slots twelve inches on center for the plywood squares where the laser sets. That way the story pole can be used upside down and still accurate.

@@builtwithfoam277 thank u. I will give it a try

We have had customers who have success with using our shims with Hardiebacker and other cement boards, but some others have not. We are not sure how their installation methods differ so at this point we cannot recommend it until more data is established

Thanks for the review!

I know Sal very well ;)

Thanks for the kind words!

They are available on our website builtwithfoam.com

We should make a new video using a level. Titebond works well for adhering the shims.

Yes! Using out shower bases will not void the schluter warranty

Since we've introduced these shims in January 2022 we've sold 2 million. Seems lots of people find them useful ;)

Thanks, I forgot to mention that. This tip is very important when doing 2 walls together at a 90º

Thanks! Folks seem to really like just how flat they can get their walls prepped.

For handicap and grab bar blocking we recommend the needed thickness of wood shims between the wall panels and the blocking, or move the blocking out as needed because now you know how far to being out the blocking. For smaller attachments such as shower wands, the tile does the heavy lifting.

Sure! We love having guests

Abhishek, our shower bases need to be topically waterproofed then covered with a wear surface such as tile. You can also use a waterproof cement such as the type used at www.texcretedesigns.com/?fbclid=IwAR08t2IiutMsGBH5hsE4vS_hDeq-hdqN3AP5hqlDXQd7KqxPnAc-bE_IF-8

Unfortunately this is very common.

Hard to fire them once the job is finished unless you're up their butt every step of the way. Ideally you would just course-correct instead of giving them the boot after their first wall is framed. You don't want to be one of those people. I'm currently dealing with studs out-of-plumb in a manufactured home. Wish I found this before just ordering a few batches of drywall shims 🤦‍♂️. There are so many issues I've encountered in this place. Too many to name, but the interior walls weren't even 16" on-center. They threw up studs almost at random with oddly placed pieces of lumber here and there that don't even span the gap. Some of the studs don't even reach the top plate so they shimmed with cutoff pieces of cabinet moulding and used a million staples (more like a billion) all over the place. Sad because it was built about 20 years ago. Wouldn't expect some of the things I've discovered. The exterior walls are better, but not great. I've also had to replace a ton of subflooring, which required shimming and planing joists. Not to mention the plumbing issues I've had to deal with or the many circuits with pinched wires/stray voltage. At least it's on a nice property and was set on top of an icf basement. Despite the flaws, it's robust. I'll move in and relax someday. I'm 6 months in and I'm beyond emotions. I don't feel anymore. I just go. I probably average 5 hours of sleep every night. I'm here right now taking a break and trying to find an easier way. Sorry for the rant. Have fun with your layoffs!

@@8eSix I feel for ya

As you should know, the proper mixture of a mudded shower base has decent compressive strength, it has little to no shear strength which is what happens in an earthquake. Besides, if your shower suffers damage due to an earthquake, you have more problems than what the base is made from. I was raised on mud beds when I started in the trade 4 decades ago. Time change buddy ;)

Millions of showers are built every year with foam bases. If you prefer the old school method hauling sand and cement around, be my guest!

@@CabotAndRowe millions? Where you pull that number out of. And there's no telling the long term integrity of the foam, mud pans last forever

@@benjaminziegler7437 The same foam we use for our shower bases is the same foam used to build highways. ruclips.net/video/DmaY2ueNsm8/видео.html

I was a tile installer for 40+ years, The hamster cage never stops spinning.

@@builtwithfoam277 Have been doing it for 25 years, try to do mostly bathrooms instead of big floors. Still hurts a lot, mostly because i've always worked for someone else.

You can always add a bead of adhesive between the shims or increase the number of shims. We have spoken with the cement board manufacturers and they said the use of our shims where the fasteners are does not void their warranty.

Thanks! The hamster cage keeps spinning round here. ;)

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