Extremely knowledgeable and awesome video you have provided for the world to view Sal if I may be so bold to address you by your first name. Thank you sir for sharing and bequeathing your knowledge to Us viewers.
Nice work. What patch are you using? It screeds nicely. Also, is there another (non-self leveling) patch you can recommend for wet areas? Ie - outside. Thank you for the fantastic videos and the detailed explanations .
Great videos. My question is I have a gypcrete floor 1.5” or so, and half of it has wooden sleepers. Some of the sleepers are a little loose but I can secure them. There is also radiant heating in the gypcrete. My question is should I take out the sleepers and patch and level prior to installing the Ditra or can I just leave them in, make sure they are secure, and level and then install the ditra? Also, do you prime your gyp or levelers before installing the thin set and ditra?
Hey Sal. As always thanks for the video. I was hoping I could ask a quick question- I’m looking to put down a 12x24 porcelain on a concrete slab. Only 100sq ft in a master closet. It’s meeting up to existing tile in the master bath so I have to try to match the height of the existing, and the builder put the bathroom tile directly on the slab. So I have no room for anything other than maybe rolling out hydroban. Can I just go directly on the slab? Or should I at least put down the hydroban? Or are both options no good and I need an uncoupling membrane?
In the past I used to install tile directly to the concrete as long as it was suitable, so yes you can, but these days i always use an uncoupling membrane. Hydro Ban is also a crack isolation membrane so would not be a bad idea.
I have watched this video a few times and I can't seem to figure out what the material it is that you are screeding out on top of the eco prim grip. What is the product name of what you are screeding to level out the floor Sal?
Did you ever figure this out? I have seen several videos of his but he never mentions the product used other than the primer. I need to make my floor flat but not necessarily level so self leveler is not an option for me.
@@vettepwr23 I ended up using a product called VersaPatch. It worked very well. I wouldn't call it easy and I did blow out my existing hernia doing it but it's a great product.
Hey Sal I'm tiling this house where they have already prepped the shower base for me but it's a wood shore pan that has already bin sloped kinda work I guess just schlueter it all?
I have a discrepancy between walls about 3 inches means one side of the kitchen floor lower than another for about 3". Would you still recommend using self-leveler to level the floor or any other solution would make more sense. Or can just lay tiles with a slop like that as long as the surface is flat
I have a question, Backplash tile is installed flat/level to the wall (subway tile polished porcelain) but the tile looks wavy under a range-hood light, seems to match the bow that is found in tile. what would your input on this be? Is this normal?
@@carlwilson1483 Turns out it was just the homeowner trying to take advantage of a warranty service by falsely claiming the tile is not level. Looked at it, Put a level to it, It touches, and it's level alright.
No but it sure does help. And most of the time you’d have a partial bucket lying around, at least of something that will work. It’s just to get a better surface to screed across.
Sal you are the tile king
Sal you play that screen like a fiddle. Excellent artistry.
Screed
Another masterclass from one of the best tilers 👍🏻. Thank you I've learnt so much from you and applied it successfully in my work.😊
You are very welcome
This technique has Been done a lot on concrete slab, great video.......
Extremely knowledgeable and awesome video you have provided for the world to view Sal if I may be so bold to address you by your first name. Thank you sir for sharing and bequeathing your knowledge to Us viewers.
Great job. I've learned so much from you. Thank you brother.
Great job Sal
Sal looking like the white Rick Ross with that beard. Lmao. Stud.
Nice work. What patch are you using? It screeds nicely. Also, is there another (non-self leveling) patch you can recommend for wet areas? Ie - outside. Thank you for the fantastic videos and the detailed explanations .
Product details he used are in video description.
Thanks for sharing. Would you prime if this were being applied over concrete if the patching/leveling material doesn’t require it?
SAL I found expansion foam works good, cut it to shape after
Great videos. My question is I have a gypcrete floor 1.5” or so, and half of it has wooden sleepers. Some of the sleepers are a little loose but I can secure them. There is also radiant heating in the gypcrete. My question is should I take out the sleepers and patch and level prior to installing the Ditra or can I just leave them in, make sure they are secure, and level and then install the ditra? Also, do you prime your gyp or levelers before installing the thin set and ditra?
Hey Sal. As always thanks for the video. I was hoping I could ask a quick question- I’m looking to put down a 12x24 porcelain on a concrete slab. Only 100sq ft in a master closet. It’s meeting up to existing tile in the master bath so I have to try to match the height of the existing, and the builder put the bathroom tile directly on the slab. So I have no room for anything other than maybe rolling out hydroban. Can I just go directly on the slab? Or should I at least put down the hydroban? Or are both options no good and I need an uncoupling membrane?
In the past I used to install tile directly to the concrete as long as it was suitable, so yes you can, but these days i always use an uncoupling membrane. Hydro Ban is also a crack isolation membrane so would not be a bad idea.
I have watched this video a few times and I can't seem to figure out what the material it is that you are screeding out on top of the eco prim grip. What is the product name of what you are screeding to level out the floor Sal?
Did you ever figure this out? I have seen several videos of his but he never mentions the product used other than the primer. I need to make my floor flat but not necessarily level so self leveler is not an option for me.
@@vettepwr23 I ended up using a product called VersaPatch. It worked very well. I wouldn't call it easy and I did blow out my existing hernia doing it but it's a great product.
So beautiful
Hey Sal I'm tiling this house where they have already prepped the shower base for me but it's a wood shore pan that has already bin sloped kinda work I guess just schlueter it all?
Amazing content!
Wish I could work with you
Could you use ditra over top of doing this? I’m unsure what thin set to use, referencing their website for it’s different for plywood vs concrete.
Beautiful
I have a discrepancy between walls about 3 inches means one side of the kitchen floor lower than another for about 3". Would you still recommend using self-leveler to level the floor or any other solution would make more sense. Or can just lay tiles with a slop like that as long as the surface is flat
Floor has to be flat, does not have to be level.
Can this same methodology be used for 40 year old concrete slab ?
Whats the best size level to use when preparing the floor?
10'. No that is not a typo.
I have a question, Backplash tile is installed flat/level to the wall (subway tile polished porcelain) but the tile looks wavy under a range-hood light, seems to match the bow that is found in tile. what would your input on this be? Is this normal?
Your wall isn't level
@@carlwilson1483 Turns out it was just the homeowner trying to take advantage of a warranty service by falsely claiming the tile is not level. Looked at it, Put a level to it, It touches, and it's level alright.
dang, for like 20 years I thought a screed was called a screen.
12 x 24 tile?
24x24
🤘😎🤘🇬🇧
Lol @ when you charge to fix the floor but youre not doing nothing.
The primer isn’t necessary
No but it sure does help. And most of the time you’d have a partial bucket lying around, at least of something that will work. It’s just to get a better surface to screed across.