I miss my dad. There wasn't anything he couldn't do from rebuilding my old car engines to building an add-on bed and bath to my house. It's cool to watch your videos and other RUclips channels like yours
“If you make a bigger mess, thats just an opportunity to learn how to fix it”. Wise words my man! Trial and error. I’ve learned so many skills just through trail and error. And NEVER be afraid to ask questions to people who have been doing what you’re doing for a while. Love your work and attitude my dude!
Europeans watching this like: "is this his tree house? why is everything made out of wood?" try to DIY a new bathroom in Germany. You will hit 1 Meter of concrete in a second.
It's not the concrete you have to worry about, it's the Bauamt, Ordnungsamt, Gesundheitsamt and another frigging AMT that what's to stick their noses in. And then there are the fees to pay to the above mentioned AMTs. That probably costs more than this guy paid for his whole build... German bureaucracy... Keeps the whole country afloat.
Marshall Nelson cut a chanel into the bricks. Add a layer of drywall, etc. In Germany houses are built to last but usually get wrecked for new houses after maximum of 60 years... yeah that’s intelligent
This is perfect. Almost the exact same set up we have in our bathroom, from a before standpoint. Now I have an idea of what I want it to look like in the aftermath!
WOW. This is DIY goals right here. I consider myself a champ when I'm knocking out tiny home projects/repairs like replacing a light fixture. I have much to learn. I just bought my first home and I'd sooo love to have a shower like this some day. The shower head is incredible. Great choices all around.
So I demoed everything, got the plumbing lines done, gotta measure how big I want the shower and place the drain in the right spot. I’ve been stressed about it all week cuz I don’t know what I’m doing either. But watching this video made me more confident in my work and I’ll just follow these steps. I’m excited man. I have a similar size restroom so this should be good! Wish me luck!
I build custom showers all the time for customers. Everyone wants huge showers like they see on pintrest. One thing I always tell them is the bigger the shower the more tile you have to clean. The last couple I have done are with 24x48" gloss porcelain tile. Way less grout lines and the gloss tile is easy to wipe clean. Small tile looks great but its a ton of scrubbing to keep the grout clean.
@@kayjay. Really depends on a house. In USA, yes. In southern or central Europe, unless you have wooden beams under the floor and in the ceiling in an old house (or in a very new composite material one), there pretty much isn't any wood outside the roof construction.
@@TajoTheFather so true, they use so many wood. We are currently renovating our bathroom and the only thing that is made of wood is the ceiling. Everything else is made of stone
@@gamezahoy712 I'm from portugal, buildings here are made of thick concrete walls, it might be safer and last like 100 years, but like you said its also very expensive to make one, also, to make any changes, is a pain in the ass demolishing those walls.´ Plus, in countries like Portugal, that the climate changes a lot, some of the houses are super cold in the winter. So it's a love and hate situation to this type of buildings.
My husband built one like this some twenty years ago. It actually saved us money as all our kids (4) could use the shower at once. The coolest feature was the upward water spray and side pulse water. To top it off it had a nice sunroof and a sun lamp for winter chills and to save money a controlled timer for a ten minute timed shower to control water use. The kids loved it and still talk about how much they miss the old house and that one of a kind shower. Be creative and have fun as a great shower is a fantastic thing to have in your home. Watch out though, a big shower leads to crazyness as on more than one occasion the kids put our Golden Retriever in the shower with them - great fun for the dog and the kids but getting the hair out of the drain was not fun.
This is what I want to do in my master bathroom. However, I'm a weekend warrior and I feel like all this work would take months to finish with only two full weekend days and evenings after work during the week. Looks like so much fun though. Hopefully I can find a middle ground to still be able to do some/most of the work myself.
@@unwelcomemotivation you also gotta remember a custom shower is a custom shower. they come in all shapes and sizes and possibilities are endless. His use is his use although you may think his shower is to be used like you use yours. its a little weird. show us your custom built shower
@@hindugoat2302 there was once a viral picture of toilet surrounded by frosted glass. google "frosted bathroom fail" it's the first picture that comes up. As for the lighting thing that's just common sense.
Tatiana Nicole I just looked it up and that’s actually hilarious but those examples were done by idiots. Growing up we had a frosted bathroom window that we left open during the day but had a black out curtain you could slide over during the night but his solution is good because it’s upstairs and the only ones who could see him is a creepy neighbor making it a goal.
Tatiana Nicole I also would have just put in a smaller window. But I don’t think you’d really see anything distinctive when you’re looking from a distance. Those pictures were all within like 4 feet of the glass. And they’re wearing clothes, which only make it more obvious. From 15 feet away it’s like a giant blob of skin color.
Wow,.!! My ' finace & I are building a home. From the ground up. We are planning on a jacuzzi tub,. This shower is ABSOLUTELY right up our alley. We subscribed to you & saved this..!!
I watched your videos a few years ago when i got into woodworking and always enjoyed them. So glad to see you creating your ultimate escape. The countertops look amazing
When you were talking about keeping the window, me and my family bought a special wrap for a window that from one side it makes a mirror effect and from the other side it make a great light so the shower is perfectly light
@@tnichols321 There are two solutions for that. The first one is to use mirror film on Amazon I think it is called Window film or Privacy window film and the second one is called Frosted glass film. The Privacy Window film is great because on one side there is a Mirror efect and on the other side you can see pretty good. It is the same efect as you would get while wearing sunglasses. The Frosted glass film is also great but you can not see out of the film or wrap itself but there are different types of frosted glass films so you can look which one looks the best.
I give you alot of credit for tackling this job. I do this for a living and there are few things in the floor and curb that are wrong. Wire lath and tar paper gets installed first wire lath attaches cement to wood and reinforced the layer of cement. The cement on the curb should have wire lath in it as well. Never installed a niche on the floor. Your looking for water penetration problems down the road. Any shower over 65 sq ft requires wire lath in the top layer of cement you stick the floor tile to. 1/4 per foot is code for the pre pitch under the liner and as well as the cement on top of the liner. Cement on liner should be at least 1-1/4 thick no thinner. No reason for pressure treated wood if it leaks you messed up the water proof and the entire shower will be ruined. Drilling into the curb possibly compromised the liner.
No. As with anything everyone has a slightly different way to do things and if I had to guess the guy making the comment hasn’t done tile in 20+ years. Also for context I’m a tile contractor. The way this guy did it isn’t how I go about it but I really didn’t see anything too horrible with it and would guess it’s probably fine. A few things I would change about what he did is IMO don’t put wood anywhere in a shower. When we do benches we use foam which you can either purchase from tile stores or for something more unique or large we have a foam company make a custom bench. The way he created the curb of the shower wasn’t a bad way because he did install mortar around it but the way we do it is form out the curb and pour it with the pan running through the middle of the concrete which is easier than the way he did it. What the previous guy said no one in the industry, at least where I am ever uses lathe in a shower. They use a way similar to this or they use a kerdi membrane. I this this shower will be fine at least for the foreseeable future. Only point that is correct is that drilling through the top of the curb is a potential fail point, but if he had poured the curb it wouldn’t have mattered. Also a heads up if you do a shower for the first time please do a pan test which is where you cap the drain and fill the pan with water. Leave it overnight and if you still have water in the morning your pan doesn’t have an issue. It’s an easy step that gives you peace of mind and can save a lot of heart ache.
Colby Hanson how would you attach the glass mounting clips to the curb without drilling through the barrier? You seem chill compared to the original commenter.
I would do exactly what he did. The difference is instead of pressure treated wood wrapped in the shower pan, the way I do it there’s nothing but concrete with the pan in the middle of the concrete. So drilling into it your just hitting concrete.
Did pretty well on the water-proofing and didn't screw into your curb on the inside, that's good, but at 11:54 you need to use lathe for that curb. 1/2" of concrete, over time, can crack without reinforcement. The tile bears weight, but there's always movement.
@@oyster3145 And what we get with that? Me speaking poor english with rally accent will produce zero value. And I did not judge his skills to to videos. I judge his skills to do structual choises for water proofing. Do you know that those are two different things?
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Great job, one thing you should of put a slant dropping into the shower on the shower step where the glass sits like you did on the window ledge tiles.
I've helped put in a few custom showers in the late 90's with cement base, chicken wire and hot tar materials. This video was much easier process and built just as well, but I'm surprise for all the criticism by people who probably don't know how to change a tire. Great job, and good pointer for real builders.
Nothings worse than demolition on a bathroom from 50's-70's with a cast iron tub with tiles, cement and chicken wire to the ceiling and 4ft high outside the shower area THEN that damn blow in installation. 🤦♂️🤣
Today, you can learn everything from a click of a finger! I've heard stories of my parents and grandparents having to actually LOOK INSIDE books at the library to get the same information that was available for us online haha
I have a 1991 modular double-wide it actually almost looks exactly how your bathroom was in the beginning. I've had the idea of what you had. This is so awesome that I get to see what's involved. My shower right now is 32 x 32
@@Noiboy35, exactly. That was said by someone with no practical experience with construction I would guess. There would be ceiling joists every 16 inches to 24 inches. The only "support beam" that might make things fall like they imply would be the main roof beam in the attic.
It always amazes me how the walls in US houses are hollow. When I saw him taking the room apart with simple hand tools, I was stunned. In my house this would take big machinery and would be a really expensive project. Especially because you wouldn't just be able to work on a part of the room, because regulation requires to have the whole bathroom sealed.
Lol trying to "just relocate" every water line and every drain won't work for us in Europe hahana this would be so expensive that you'd be better off buying actual Grohe shower heads etc(because otherwise it won't be worth it)
@nick smith don't get me wrong, in terms of durability its no contest. But it is silly to over build a house when its life cycle may only be 50 or 60 years. Plus, over building drives up the price.
This is perfect for me, I have the exact same master bedroom bathroom layout. And looking to change to this same setup you did, so thank you for this video. I’m by no means a builder or anything like that but I’m going to try with help from my great neighbors. 4:44 in the morning up watching this video 👍🏿
@@mrcookiethief2128 talent means nothing if people don't actually try to improve, that is the point. Also, it's pretty much bullshit to say you are born with it, there are a lot of factors that help you develop certain skills with ease, most of them are related to your childhood and only a few are actually bound to your DNA, saying someone is "gifted" is a fancy way to insult them by saying they didn't put any effort on it.
I so much appreciate this video, Mr. Built It! We have just completed our first kitchen renovation, new windows cut out and staircase remodeling.... our next big job is a very similar bathroom renovation. This video is exactly what we needed to see to start planning!
I know a guy who dug a basement underneath his own house. He basically had to reinforce the whole foundation everytime he got deeper xD His house only has 1 floor but still, it's pretty crazy I think.
mate this is amazing! I've started chippy apprenticeship in reno and I feel like I kinda wanna do everything chucking tiles sort of stuffs after watching your video! cheers!
With lights switched on inside you would still be able to see their bare silhouette from the outside. Making the window smaller was essential. I still would have made it frosted though to avoid the look of dry water spillage.
XvCiiA I tried looking it up but ice Design frosted windows leads me to a google picture search of real ice crystals in windows lol. Thanks though, I believe you. My parents have a contoured glass bathroom window and you still can guess by the colour of clothes when a person is standing right next to the window (daylight). Otherwise the silhouette itself is very abstract. Don’t know about nude silhouettes, maybe it’s like camouflage indeed.
Everything was spot on except one major flaw. As being a tile guy for 20+ years the only main step you missed was installing the floor of the shower (tile) before the walls. This insures the water running onto the floor and not the joint where the floor and walls meet. Think of it as a waterfall, the longer the water runs into dirt instead of rocks the more erosion will take place. Have to think the same on showers. It will take 3-5 years before you start noticing but the outside layer of floor tile in the shower floor will start to come up because there is water getting between and under due to the tile being ran to the wall rather than under. Just a heads up but everything else looks amazing. Also another step I like to use especially when installing glass is going to your local Lowe’s or Home Depot etc. and custom ordering the pieces for the step over into the shower. They have tons of colors and finishes that definitely makes the showers pop. You can also order with beveling and they are cut to install without you cutting after getting. I always do the trim in the soap dishes and around windows and benches as well to give it a nice feel. It is inexpensive pending on color finish and size and creates a flat surface for the glass to sit on with no grout lines. Other than that, you could start your own tile business and make about $4-8,000 pending on what state and area you live in around doing a shower like this. You have the skill. Hope the shower still is awesome and good luck
Deep State I get that but that still takes away from look and function. Plus sealant gives out over time and if you don’t keep up on replacing the sealant in the joints it will take no time for there to be problems
This video had me at hello, because I'm doing the same exact thing with my shower. Back story: Because of a leaky tub I had to demo the wall around it to get it out, so I decided to do a bathroom remodel. I was going to put in a new freestanding tub until I stayed in an AirBNB and saw an oversized shower, Eureka! (Love at first sight!😍) Then I came accross this video and within the first 20 seconds of watching and seeing his energy, I knew I had the right video!....BOOM! Thx!🤴🏻 (This video is great! I'm smiling all the way through, it just gave me wings for my project!) 🦅
americans and their wood houses... try this in germany, behind everything is a stonewall ^^ dont understand me wrong, im a little bit jealous. but dont want to change
Steve Lopez get your facts right. Since end of WW2 Germany/GDR never built new bunkers and to this day there aren’t any left to use in a crisis. You thought you’d make a sleek Nazi reference ... Amateur
I'm not even gonna pretend I'm willing to try to do this but I love, love, love what you did. I'm just gonna have to pay somebody to turn my whirlpool tub and shower combo into a stunning walkin shower.
OMG, "I broke stuff like this and then I saw how it was made when I was breaking. And then I tried recreating it but slightly better".... that just explained my entire life! I am obsessed with learning as much as I can about anything that interests me. So far regarding construction projecs... I've remodeled my mom's entire home,(minus her bathtub) Now I'm remodeling my 1st home and need to remove the master bathroom's tub.
@@AndreaSisto different materials? Cause I used to live in Europe for my childhood and all I can think of is that many buildings have been there for a long time or are built out of stone/brick/cement
I have a shower like this and honestly it saves sooo much time all me and my homies can shower at once and in like 1 hour everyone finishes and we then take a huge shower afterward in 10 minutes
Hey, I'm your next-door neighbor and I was excited when I heard you might provide extra entertainment by the window there for a minute! BTW, my home has the exact shower/jacuzzi configuration. Thanks for this video, now I will remodel to a somewhat similar design by keeping the large window to entertain my ladies' neighbors. Just kidding, but I will frost the windows instead.
This shower and tub is exactly the setup I have right now that I want to replace with a big shower like you did. I just have a concrete slab foundation and no winder to deal with. thank you
@@TH-wr1dv same in sweden, i always laugh when i see american shower renovations because it will only work for a maximum of 5 years before its rotted out or full of mold
As a german who over-engineer everything...I really like how americans do all that stuff in such a simple but logic way :) ....despite the fact that you guys keep the price affordable
Ich verstehe was du meinst, aber ich möchte eigentlich nicht rigips platten im Bad haben und eine Wasserleitung, die als Plastikschlauch über der Decke verläuft. Solides Bauwerk und "Für die Ewigkeit" finde ich alles andere als verkehrt, auch wenn es mehr kostet. Liegt aber auch allgemein daran, dass ich kein Freund von Ständerwerk Bauweise bin.
@@laleluilu You are correct. It is not common and very expensive in the US. It is much more common in Europe. I love them. My sister in France has floor heating and the warmth that it gives to the house is great. You have no hot or cold spot unlike a furnace.
For being DIY its pretty good. The grouting on the wall tile is a bit sketchy and I personally prefer horizontal vs vertical placement. But I personally wouldnt feel comfortable doing a whole hard remodel myself like that without serious training first so mad props for doing it yourself.
@@KeithMoonMTB i know this is a year late but hey I wouldn't mind if my grouting looked like that if ot cost me 1/4 the cost to get it done. Sometimes it's function over form. If it was me doing it I would have taken my time to make sure all the grouting was perfect. You would have thought it was professionally done.
Pretty nice job overall - one issue is that it looks like you didn't cut the first row of tiles to match the drain slope of your floor, so the slightly lower part in the middle shows up as a slight sag all the way up to your window sill. With the tiling pattern you chose to do do, even small errors in those horizontal grout lines show up more than you want in the final product. I think it is easier to hide mistakes with a typical overlapping subway tile style layout because you don't have 4-way intersections in the grout lines.
Why because they tell you what you did wrong? A for effort but when you just reverse engineer something and expect it to work with out knowing why problems can arise
Fu Updaass this is the internet, I’m willing to bet that the vast majority of guys committing to correct potential mistakes are not doing so in a kind manner. If I were a betting man, I’d say m’man here is simply saying he gets worn out by the level of negativity he’s received from some of the Trade guys who comment.
@@donnygrahambuilds o I'm sure he gets ripped apart by some of the comments that how people are but you have to deal with it if you want to put your face on the internet
honest hes right most of this is easy i was learning how to do this when i was like 16. the hardest part of anything like this is just the plumbing and electrical.
@@DAKGOD4EVER ok, well good for you. But not simple for some one with out that back ground. There are also different methods used from different trades people in building the pan.
ReCycle Spinning Most of the difficulty in this comes from not having guidance and lack of tools or creativity to improvise on said lack of tools. I can’t improvise random stuff to help me do things I need the tools proper so I’m not a expert yet
Plumbing and Electrical are the easy part.. Making the Tile look good is hard and you can tell this guy has never done it.. The grout lines and lipage look like shit... And he put in an S trap which is wrong...
Your videos are super entertaining and educational!! I really enjoy watching you on your projects, I’m glad I found your channel!! I’ve been remodeling my house for the last 6 years on my own. I’ve just demoed and then learned how to do everything as I go! Thanks for your channel!
At 7:57 you mention another, more detailed video, on water proofing and installing the shower pan. I wanted to know, if this video was available? I looked, but didn't find it. Thanks in advance.
Yes he did but I am guessing there wasn't a plumbing inspection so since he did the work himself it will be that way until he sells the house or fixes later. The issue will really be that sewer gas smell will come into the shower space. If he notices it, then there is motivation to correct it.
Definitely looks amazing especially for someone with zero classes taken but with my ocd I could never I need that top of the line perfect line job company lol well done
My mind was blown when you said you weren’t a contractor and started cutting and installing line thingies on the ceiling and everything else haha the shower came out so amazing!! What a talent you have! Maybe one day I can do something like this too 😄✨
That shower is awesome. I'm on slab instead of a subfloor so it's a lot more difficult for me to relocate drains and stuff, but I'd like to try something like this. I don't think I'd use shark bite fittings for anything that goes inside the walls or ceiling though. They rely on rubber o-rings* and are more likely to fail than a crimp fitting.
Awsome! This is what i been looking for its exactly the same set up as the bathroom i have in the house i just bought and planning to remodel. Like the built in shelving where the old shower was. Great job!
As a one income person I enjoy watching your videos a lot. I might not have my own house to build or change to my liking but atleast I can see you doing all these amazing things. Takes me away of crippeling depression for 17 minutes :')
A couple of things: You need vapour barrier and metal lath underneath that dry pack mortar bed. Otherwise it dries out on the bottom too quickly when setting and will crack/shift. The lath gives it something to grab onto as well, and you can just staple that through the vapor barrier to keep it in place. I am concerned that your dry pack will crack over time, causing a total failure of the substrate and breaking your tiles or grout lines. Whomever told you that was "outdated" is, quite frankly, wrong. Also, you do not grout in changes of plane. That is, where one wall meets another wall at a perpendicular angle. That should be caulked to protect against cracking - as per tiling code, but not just caulking on top of grout. Just leave those spots empty while grouting, and then caulk those lines after. One helpful hint for those of you who are house-shopping and see a nice-looking new shower. Look at the corners, where one wall intersects another. Did they use grout there? If the answer is "yes" then your shower was built by an amateur and you should assume it will be a total rip-out in the next couple of years (when the tiles or grout lines micro-fracture or mould takes over behind the tiles due to water leaks from those micro-fractures). If they caulked there, it was likely a professional, or someone who was well-versed in the techniques before they started the job, and it is safer to assume that the house you're about to buy doesn't need immediate attention in the shower/wet areas. Water is not something to be approached in an amateur fashion, especially on upper floors. It can and will destroy your home if you do not use the correct techniques. "Close enough" might be close enough for installing a new closet or shelving unit, but not when it comes to wet areas. Decent waterproofing techniques - though for a DIY'er it is much safer to use something like Kerdi Board which has much less chance for error. That being said, when your dry-pack substrate fails, and I genuinely believe that's only a matter of "when", and not "if", I suspect your waterproofing measures are going to fail along with it. Finally, the standard grout width for that size tile is 1/8" where it looks like you have 1/4"? That's partially why your tiles get really small in the corners. EDIT: And correct me if I am wrong, but the top of the bench/niche appear to have no slope, so they're going to hold water. 1/4" per foot is industry minimum.
@@leolego2 Correct, if you cram insulation into a confined space, you have defeated the purpose of that insulation, and have essentially created an uninsulated space. If you cannot get traditional insulation into a tight space without squishing it, you're better off using spray foam.
@@mar1video Correct, but I'm talking more about things which are functionally wrong (i.e. will not work well or will fail) versus making sure your paperwork is in order.
@Robert w that extra $120 spent was for his peace of mind that he did it right the first time, and he won't come back to it again after discovering a failure which would cost him more to redo and repair.
@Robert w Did tile for 12 years. Mostly really high end expensive stuff. Can confirm I've never seen someone do a rubber painted layer, but we almost always did mud wall and had black paper behind it anyway. I'm not saying it's a bad idea but the room is going to look terribly dated and will be redone LONG before enough water could get through the concrete board...that is assuming that you properly seal the grout. Properly sealed grout is your first and best defense against moisture. That being said, a lot of these construction differences are regional and what is common practice in one area seems crazy in another.
It's not just about water it's about water vapor water vapor condenses behind the tile and concrete board. if you paint the whole shower with the liquid waterproof membrane that is your last line of defense against water vapor and the schluter system is the absolute best system for shower and sauna installations
Dude... I am affraid to watch this around my wife... she is SO going to want this done yesterday...
Bahaha. Don’t do it. My Stomach hurts from all the tile
Chris Jennings haha I’m laughing too 😂😂😂😁
Stevey Irwin Care to explain why it will fail?
@@unwelcomemotivation well hopefully he fixed that, good eye
Lol.. i have the same feeling as a wife when i saw this. Now i will bug my husband to do it on our bathroom😄
this guy motivating me “if i can do it, you can do it”...... i’m about to break my whole bathroom and my mom is about to break my face lol
i could do it if I had thousands of dollars layin around
May God and his sweet angels be with you!
Ayyyeeeeee same😏
same here
@@ronaldgideon9524 😆 yeah, everything you wrote
I watched this whole video and didn't even get to see the shower turned on. Big sad
I agree
Comalol do you think he cares about your feelings? NO
Agreed.
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MαʂƚҽɾAɳƚ it be a joke pal lol
I did a very similar build in my last house. Pro Tip here: Make sure to allow for 8 to 9 years to fully complete this renovation...
HAHA the most realistic thing I ever heard on the Internet.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sounds like my husband’s do it yourself work 🤣🤣
Nah my diy self could get it done
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"We don't have time to take baths"
Proceeds to renovate an entire showering area
All jokes aside, wonderful job.
Baths are not Showers and Showers aren't baths, so not sure what you mean by this.
Asher dr*gethettgdvntgd&v
You do know a "bath" is like using a bathtub ?? And a shower it's like not a bathtub??
The amount of likes on your nonsense comment baffles me
@@marcomartinez2567 He has time to build this... using many hours, but does not have time to take a bath.
I miss my dad. There wasn't anything he couldn't do from rebuilding my old car engines to building an add-on bed and bath to my house. It's cool to watch your videos and other RUclips channels like yours
Dad's play a major roll in inspiring us to learn
@@MrBuildit They sure do : )
My dad never thought me a fucking thing in my life.never supported me n never helped me .
@@itsmisterchris My father (notice the non-use of the word "dad") only taught me how to drink to excess. I rejected that out of hand.....
@@itsmisterchris Good god, this video is about a home project, not dysfunctional families like yours, LOL.
“If you make a bigger mess, thats just an opportunity to learn how to fix it”. Wise words my man! Trial and error. I’ve learned so many skills just through trail and error. And NEVER be afraid to ask questions to people who have been doing what you’re doing for a while. Love your work and attitude my dude!
Europeans watching this like: "is this his tree house? why is everything made out of wood?" try to DIY a new bathroom in Germany. You will hit 1 Meter of concrete in a second.
Bahahahahahwh
Then americans wonder why they get water damage🥴
It's not the concrete you have to worry about, it's the Bauamt, Ordnungsamt, Gesundheitsamt and another frigging AMT that what's to stick their noses in. And then there are the fees to pay to the above mentioned AMTs. That probably costs more than this guy paid for his whole build... German bureaucracy... Keeps the whole country afloat.
Where do you put electric lines? Plumbing? Insulation? Dead bodies?
Marshall Nelson cut a chanel into the bricks. Add a layer of drywall, etc. In Germany houses are built to last but usually get wrecked for new houses after maximum of 60 years... yeah that’s intelligent
Heated shower floor would have been the ticket.
Clarence J. Boddicker once the hot water is running the floor will feel heated 🤷🏽♂️😂
Patrick Navarro not necessarily, it takes a minute or two to warm up. And by then your feet/ass has hit cold tile
Ive been doing alot of heated floors in the bathroom floor, shower and seat an its amazing in the winter
That's pointless
Never good enough. Millennials.
This is perfect. Almost the exact same set up we have in our bathroom, from a before standpoint. Now I have an idea of what I want it to look like in the aftermath!
At this point this person’s home looks like a million dollar mini mansion from all of the really nice looking DIYs
WOW. This is DIY goals right here. I consider myself a champ when I'm knocking out tiny home projects/repairs like replacing a light fixture. I have much to learn. I just bought my first home and I'd sooo love to have a shower like this some day. The shower head is incredible. Great choices all around.
Thanks so much
I tried this at home but there is no way I’ll have it finished in 17 minutes, god damn
hes definitely not only human man, did you see how he removed half a bench in 1 second and then went super speed when coating and painting everything?
@@tricksor6589 yeah he probably forgot to edit it out, he just exposed to everyone that hes a speed demon
Also he has two mouths you see his mouth near his head but hear his voice in the microphone wtf
grandcalifornia he moves the camera so fast you can’t even see it
grandcalifornia the fact he snapped his bathroom into an upgrade within a Millie second at the beginning of the video is unbelievable!
So I demoed everything, got the plumbing lines done, gotta measure how big I want the shower and place the drain in the right spot. I’ve been stressed about it all week cuz I don’t know what I’m doing either. But watching this video made me more confident in my work and I’ll just follow these steps. I’m excited man. I have a similar size restroom so this should be good! Wish me luck!
I build custom showers all the time for customers. Everyone wants huge showers like they see on pintrest. One thing I always tell them is the bigger the shower the more tile you have to clean. The last couple I have done are with 24x48" gloss porcelain tile. Way less grout lines and the gloss tile is easy to wipe clean. Small tile looks great but its a ton of scrubbing to keep the grout clean.
For anyone needing to clean grouts highly recommend buying the plastic cleaning brush attachments for a a drill. Makes it so easy
It's weird seeing so much wood in a bathroom.
Wdym? There's only one guy.
**Breathes heavily in german**
Here in the Netherlands the houses consist mainly of brick and concrete :P
oh you have nooo idea how much wood there is in a house, its weird as fuck.
@@kayjay. Really depends on a house. In USA, yes. In southern or central Europe, unless you have wooden beams under the floor and in the ceiling in an old house (or in a very new composite material one), there pretty much isn't any wood outside the roof construction.
USA: Has tornadoes. Builds houses out of paper.
EU: Ain't got no tornadoes. 1 meter thick granite wall should be enough...
True xD
@@TajoTheFather so true, they use so many wood. We are currently renovating our bathroom and the only thing that is made of wood is the ceiling. Everything else is made of stone
@A Guy Then why do you argument over a fact?
You see I live in california so the wood construction helps with that. Of course buildings with concrete and rebar are best but are 5x more expensive.
@@gamezahoy712 I'm from portugal, buildings here are made of thick concrete walls, it might be safer and last like 100 years, but like you said its also very expensive to make one, also, to make any changes, is a pain in the ass demolishing those walls.´
Plus, in countries like Portugal, that the climate changes a lot, some of the houses are super cold in the winter. So it's a love and hate situation to this type of buildings.
My only change to this is to replace the wall with a giant piece of glass so the neighbors can see how beautiful my bathroom is while I shower
I would've done that but applied a mirror vinyl film so no one could see in
@@john-9658
Doesn't that get super old in winter?
@@Broockle nah,it only gets old after some winters
@@moonlight-hm4bh
;D
I meant cold
Broockle cold*
My husband built one like this some twenty years ago. It actually saved us money as all our kids (4)
could use the shower at once. The coolest feature was the upward water spray and side pulse water.
To top it off it had a nice sunroof and a sun lamp for winter chills and to save money a
controlled timer for a ten minute timed shower to control water use. The kids loved it and still
talk about how much they miss the old house and that one of a kind shower. Be creative and have fun as
a great shower is a fantastic thing to have in your home. Watch out though, a big shower leads to crazyness
as on more than one occasion the kids put our Golden Retriever in the shower with them - great fun for the dog and
the kids but getting the hair out of the drain was not fun.
“We have kids so we dont have time to take baths”
... Spends hours transforming bathroom
RobbJT *days
@@jorensarkinen17 He isn't wrong you can measure days in hours 😑
GelidWolf true but you still wouldn't say this took minutes would you?
Joren Sarkinen got em
It saves a lot of time in the long run
This is what I want to do in my master bathroom. However, I'm a weekend warrior and I feel like all this work would take months to finish with only two full weekend days and evenings after work during the week. Looks like so much fun though. Hopefully I can find a middle ground to still be able to do some/most of the work myself.
Yeah this took me about 3 weeks of pretty full days.
@@MrBuildit Thanks for the feedback! The bathroom turned out great!
@@unwelcomemotivation you also gotta remember a custom shower is a custom shower. they come in all shapes and sizes and possibilities are endless. His use is his use although you may think his shower is to be used like you use yours. its a little weird. show us your custom built shower
@@unwelcomemotivation tbh im high as fuck and don't even know how i got to this video. im a welder.
@@unwelcomemotivation whos arguing though
I would have just frosted the window.
At that size you would still be able to see enough detail even if frosted. Especially at night when you have the light on in the shower.
@@Tanjaaa212 how do you know all this? you peeping tom creep
@@hindugoat2302 there was once a viral picture of toilet surrounded by frosted glass. google "frosted bathroom fail" it's the first picture that comes up. As for the lighting thing that's just common sense.
Tatiana Nicole I just looked it up and that’s actually hilarious but those examples were done by idiots. Growing up we had a frosted bathroom window that we left open during the day but had a black out curtain you could slide over during the night but his solution is good because it’s upstairs and the only ones who could see him is a creepy neighbor making it a goal.
Tatiana Nicole I also would have just put in a smaller window. But I don’t think you’d really see anything distinctive when you’re looking from a distance. Those pictures were all within like 4 feet of the glass. And they’re wearing clothes, which only make it more obvious. From 15 feet away it’s like a giant blob of skin color.
Wow,.!! My ' finace & I are building a home. From the ground up. We are planning on a jacuzzi tub,. This shower is ABSOLUTELY right up our alley. We subscribed to you & saved this..!!
Me: Builds giant shower big enough for three.
Also me: Has plenty of room to cry alone in the shower now.
i mean he has a wife ...
LOL! Spent a few thousands to cry alone in the shower. Must be very expensive tears.
Now that’s a mood, Im gona need to get me one of those lol.
Kevin: imma cry all alone in this shower
Shower: oh come on, you know if you start crying, imma cry too
LMAO
"If you make a bigger mess, well that's just an opportunity to learn how to fix it"
True words to live by.
Subscribed and here to stay ✌
this looks like such a good shower to cry in
You and I have the same sense on humor, but really, there is nothing funny about it :(
You know what else it would be good for 😏 😂jk
😳🤣😂
I watched your videos a few years ago when i got into woodworking and always enjoyed them. So glad to see you creating your ultimate escape. The countertops look amazing
"im only human"
"snaps half a bench out of existence"
sure buddy
Bandy Robandy Lmfaoooo exactly
Bandy Robandy “Ok Thanos”
really? Isn't that normal, I always do that
Bruh, the first 2:00 told me ALL I needed to know on this idiot
W. Smith What?
When you were talking about keeping the window, me and my family bought a special wrap for a window that from one side it makes a mirror effect and from the other side it make a great light so the shower is perfectly light
I have a similar window set up for mine and have been looking for solutions to this very problem. Do you mind sharing the material that you purchased?
@@tnichols321 There are two solutions for that. The first one is to use mirror film on Amazon I think it is called Window film or Privacy window film and the second one is called Frosted glass film. The Privacy Window film is great because on one side there is a Mirror efect and on the other side you can see pretty good. It is the same efect as you would get while wearing sunglasses. The Frosted glass film is also great but you can not see out of the film or wrap itself but there are different types of frosted glass films so you can look which one looks the best.
I give you alot of credit for tackling this job.
I do this for a living and there are few things in the floor and curb that are wrong.
Wire lath and tar paper gets installed first wire lath attaches cement to wood and reinforced the layer of cement.
The cement on the curb should have wire lath in it as well.
Never installed a niche on the floor. Your looking for water penetration problems down the road.
Any shower over 65 sq ft requires wire lath in the top layer of cement you stick the floor tile to.
1/4 per foot is code for the pre pitch under the liner and as well as the cement on top of the liner.
Cement on liner should be at least 1-1/4 thick no thinner.
No reason for pressure treated wood if it leaks you messed up the water proof and the entire shower will be ruined.
Drilling into the curb possibly compromised the liner.
So this entire shower needs to be knocked down and fixed by a professional basically?
No. As with anything everyone has a slightly different way to do things and if I had to guess the guy making the comment hasn’t done tile in 20+ years. Also for context I’m a tile contractor. The way this guy did it isn’t how I go about it but I really didn’t see anything too horrible with it and would guess it’s probably fine. A few things I would change about what he did is IMO don’t put wood anywhere in a shower. When we do benches we use foam which you can either purchase from tile stores or for something more unique or large we have a foam company make a custom bench. The way he created the curb of the shower wasn’t a bad way because he did install mortar around it but the way we do it is form out the curb and pour it with the pan running through the middle of the concrete which is easier than the way he did it. What the previous guy said no one in the industry, at least where I am ever uses lathe in a shower. They use a way similar to this or they use a kerdi membrane. I this this shower will be fine at least for the foreseeable future. Only point that is correct is that drilling through the top of the curb is a potential fail point, but if he had poured the curb it wouldn’t have mattered. Also a heads up if you do a shower for the first time please do a pan test which is where you cap the drain and fill the pan with water. Leave it overnight and if you still have water in the morning your pan doesn’t have an issue. It’s an easy step that gives you peace of mind and can save a lot of heart ache.
Colby Hanson how would you attach the glass mounting clips to the curb without drilling through the barrier? You seem chill compared to the original commenter.
I would do exactly what he did. The difference is instead of pressure treated wood wrapped in the shower pan, the way I do it there’s nothing but concrete with the pan in the middle of the concrete. So drilling into it your just hitting concrete.
Need work ?
Did pretty well on the water-proofing and didn't screw into your curb on the inside, that's good, but at 11:54 you need to use lathe for that curb. 1/2" of concrete, over time, can crack without reinforcement. The tile bears weight, but there's always movement.
“all super easy. super simple.” hes says calmly while doing something super difficult and super complicated
says when he do super simple mistakes at water proofing.
@@TH-wr1dv You make a video then...
@@oyster3145 And what we get with that? Me speaking poor english with rally accent will produce zero value. And I did not judge his skills to to videos. I judge his skills to do structual choises for water proofing. Do you know that those are two different things?
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I'm a trailer mechanic and thats the same thing some of my coworkers say lol
I can’t believe he didn’t turn it on at the end !
it ws not working. lol
Very nice demo here ! I just installed a stainless steel table in my outdoor cooking area. I specifically went for the highest grade, made in USA, they gave me a discount and free shipping too. chefdepot.com/kitchentables4.htm
I agree, then it on and check for leaks
@@markfernandes2396 you get a another person/inspector to check for leaks so the contractor cant bodge it and lie
*Watching this as a college student living in a dorm knowing I’ll never build my own shower*: nice
em ily me too sis 🤣
Great job, one thing you should of put a slant dropping into the shower on the shower step where the glass sits like you did on the window ledge tiles.
I've helped put in a few custom showers in the late 90's with cement base, chicken wire and hot tar materials. This video was much easier process and built just as well, but I'm surprise for all the criticism by people who probably don't know how to change a tire. Great job, and good pointer for real builders.
🤣🤣 hot tar mean roofing materials I can imagine when hot water start melting all.over bath floor
@@TeslaBoy123 - it's called "hot mop" and it supposed to work great for waterproofing the floor section of showers, but it was lots of prep work.
Nothings worse than demolition on a bathroom from 50's-70's with a cast iron tub with tiles, cement and chicken wire to the ceiling and 4ft high outside the shower area THEN that damn blow in installation. 🤦♂️🤣
Shluter system now forgot that old bull shit methode
If I was his wife I’d literally be sitting there watching him work with popcorn
Yup
Am in boiler room fixing it for the university student...
You better share some popcorn cause im in. Lmao
Hunter Matt the theatre is open for business
Shall we try it then..l last long and few times
You have a God-given talent. It’s amazing that you learned to do this on your own
Today, you can learn everything from a click of a finger! I've heard stories of my parents and grandparents having to actually LOOK INSIDE books at the library to get the same information that was available for us online haha
I have a 1991 modular double-wide it actually almost looks exactly how your bathroom was in the beginning.
I've had the idea of what you had.
This is so awesome that I get to see what's involved.
My shower right now is 32 x 32
“What’s the worst that could happen?”
Me: removes supporting beam, entire ceiling collapses.
Not exactly there would be excatly 6-7 support beams removing one won't do anything :)
Lmao my thought exactly brenyboy
@@Noiboy35, exactly. That was said by someone with no practical experience with construction I would guess. There would be ceiling joists every 16 inches to 24 inches. The only "support beam" that might make things fall like they imply would be the main roof beam in the attic.
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😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It always amazes me how the walls in US houses are hollow. When I saw him taking the room apart with simple hand tools, I was stunned. In my house this would take big machinery and would be a really expensive project. Especially because you wouldn't just be able to work on a part of the room, because regulation requires to have the whole bathroom sealed.
i know right, this looks like a temporary building to me, I guess diffrent cultures
I know right, as a european I was shoook at 7:15 😂
New Zealand is like this too. Nothing too them
Lol trying to "just relocate" every water line and every drain won't work for us in Europe hahana this would be so expensive that you'd be better off buying actual Grohe shower heads etc(because otherwise it won't be worth it)
That's just because all of your buildings were made in 1643
The commentary was excellent in this one
Thanks man
Awesome job for someone who’s not a contractor…👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💓💓 I love the look and everything
Coming from a country that uses brick to build houses, it blows my mind to see all this wood 😂
Wood makes remodeling much simpler and houses more affordable.
@nick smith don't get me wrong, in terms of durability its no contest. But it is silly to over build a house when its life cycle may only be 50 or 60 years. Plus, over building drives up the price.
@nick smith ah that makes sense then. I didn't know that. Americans always get flack for stuff so i get defensive lol
Also wood house are better for earthquakes
Cali the structure needs to move
Why am I even watching this? 😂 I'm quarantined and it is actually soothing me 🤣
Cuz he's beautiful to watch😍
Lmao I am watching random videos to get inspiration for my next diy
@@NYFynest23 I am not Lol... But I legit watched until the end. I hope yours goes well. Be safe.
@@nathanevans1307 his work or him🤣
Should have given us the satisfaction of turning on the shower at the end!
This is perfect for me, I have the exact same master bedroom bathroom layout. And looking to change to this same setup you did, so thank you for this video. I’m by no means a builder or anything like that but I’m going to try with help from my great neighbors. 4:44 in the morning up watching this video 👍🏿
"Anyone can do this"
"That's talent, they don't teach you that in school."
he means self taught talent :)
@@cser65 that's skill, talent is what you're born with or comes naturally
@@mrcookiethief2128 talent means nothing if people don't actually try to improve, that is the point.
Also, it's pretty much bullshit to say you are born with it, there are a lot of factors that help you develop certain skills with ease, most of them are related to your childhood and only a few are actually bound to your DNA, saying someone is "gifted" is a fancy way to insult them by saying they didn't put any effort on it.
@@kuro19382 you have the most passive aggressive way of agreeing with me lol
@@mrcookiethief2128 he's not agreeing with you
I so much appreciate this video, Mr. Built It! We have just completed our first kitchen renovation, new windows cut out and staircase remodeling.... our next big job is a very similar bathroom renovation. This video is exactly what we needed to see to start planning!
“Whats the worst that can happen... flood your house”
I know a guy who dug a basement underneath his own house.
He basically had to reinforce the whole foundation everytime he got deeper xD
His house only has 1 floor but still, it's pretty crazy I think.
mate this is amazing! I've started chippy apprenticeship in reno and I feel like I kinda wanna do everything chucking tiles sort of stuffs after watching your video! cheers!
I would've just bought frosted windows.
Right? I liked the original window. Get it frosted, and boom .. massive amounts of natural light, as well as privacy. Really nice. ^^
@@vocorus598Yeah, you could even get a frosted film instead of a whole new window. That actually surprised me. Good job though.
With lights switched on inside you would still be able to see their bare silhouette from the outside. Making the window smaller was essential. I still would have made it frosted though to avoid the look of dry water spillage.
@@laleluilu There are different levels of frosted, look it up.
I have an Ice design, there are no silhouettes.
XvCiiA I tried looking it up but ice Design frosted windows leads me to a google picture search of real ice crystals in windows lol. Thanks though, I believe you. My parents have a contoured glass bathroom window and you still can guess by the colour of clothes when a person is standing right next to the window (daylight). Otherwise the silhouette itself is very abstract. Don’t know about nude silhouettes, maybe it’s like camouflage indeed.
"whats the worst that can happen, you flood your house?'" lmfaooo wooow
Considering the shower is upstairs, any water leaks will result in the floor below getting a light rain.
Everything was spot on except one major flaw. As being a tile guy for 20+ years the only main step you missed was installing the floor of the shower (tile) before the walls. This insures the water running onto the floor and not the joint where the floor and walls meet. Think of it as a waterfall, the longer the water runs into dirt instead of rocks the more erosion will take place. Have to think the same on showers. It will take 3-5 years before you start noticing but the outside layer of floor tile in the shower floor will start to come up because there is water getting between and under due to the tile being ran to the wall rather than under. Just a heads up but everything else looks amazing.
Also another step I like to use especially when installing glass is going to your local Lowe’s or Home Depot etc. and custom ordering the pieces for the step over into the shower. They have tons of colors and finishes that definitely makes the showers pop. You can also order with beveling and they are cut to install without you cutting after getting. I always do the trim in the soap dishes and around windows and benches as well to give it a nice feel. It is inexpensive pending on color finish and size and creates a flat surface for the glass to sit on with no grout lines. Other than that, you could start your own tile business and make about $4-8,000 pending on what state and area you live in around doing a shower like this. You have the skill. Hope the shower still is awesome and good luck
Deep State I get that but that still takes away from look and function. Plus sealant gives out over time and if you don’t keep up on replacing the sealant in the joints it will take no time for there to be problems
@@ericfry2128 Thanks for the tip. I will remember that when building my shower
"everything else looks amazing". Did you even see the tile gaps :D
You NEED to show more “after” footage. You capture great build content but it’s incredibly unsatisfying when you don’t show us the final product!
The after will be on pornhub
@@pyronman LMAO
I bet he mad a mistake with the plumbing and the shower don't work lol
@@lonnie008 Anything can be repaired.
pyronman 👀
This video had me at hello, because I'm doing the same exact thing with my shower. Back story: Because of a leaky tub I had to demo the wall around it to get it out, so I decided to do a bathroom remodel. I was going to put in a new freestanding tub until I stayed in an AirBNB and saw an oversized shower, Eureka! (Love at first sight!😍)
Then I came accross this video and within the first 20 seconds of watching and seeing his energy, I knew I had the right video!....BOOM! Thx!🤴🏻 (This video is great! I'm smiling all the way through, it just gave me wings for my project!) 🦅
I hung some picture frames today. Clearly I am not as DIY as I thought I was.
americans and their wood houses... try this in germany, behind everything is a stonewall ^^ dont understand me wrong, im a little bit jealous. but dont want to change
IKR hacking walls nahhh thanks
just said same thing a second ago! 🤣
JaayPLP Yea, but Germans have been obsessed with bunker building since WW ll, Lol.
Steve Lopez get your facts right. Since end of WW2 Germany/GDR never built new bunkers and to this day there aren’t any left to use in a crisis. You thought you’d make a sleek Nazi reference ... Amateur
@@stevelopez372 the difference is, we build houses for decades :) not for the next storm
I'm not even gonna pretend I'm willing to try to do this but I love, love, love what you did. I'm just gonna have to pay somebody to turn my whirlpool tub and shower combo into a stunning walkin shower.
OMG, "I broke stuff like this and then I saw how it was made when I was breaking. And then I tried recreating it but slightly better".... that just explained my entire life! I am obsessed with learning as much as I can about anything that interests me. So far regarding construction projecs... I've remodeled my mom's entire home,(minus her bathtub)
Now I'm remodeling my 1st home and need to remove the master bathroom's tub.
Adding glazing to the window would’ve been inexpensive & still dope. Great job though man!
Thanks so much
Plot twist: The video is not being sped up, he actually works that fast.
😂😂😂😂
And can snap his fingers to fix small jobs.
In Europe it’s just impossible to replace a window like that 😂
Why?
Yes, curious
Dynoids the walls are not built the same way at all
@@AndreaSisto different materials? Cause I used to live in Europe for my childhood and all I can think of is that many buildings have been there for a long time or are built out of stone/brick/cement
Dynoids yes everything is build out of stone. I have never seen a wall which is made from wood
I have a shower like this and honestly it saves sooo much time all me and my homies can shower at once and in like 1 hour everyone finishes and we then take a huge shower afterward in 10 minutes
Hey, I'm your next-door neighbor and I was excited when I heard you might provide extra entertainment by the window there for a minute! BTW, my home has the exact shower/jacuzzi configuration. Thanks for this video, now I will remodel to a somewhat similar design by keeping the large window to entertain my ladies' neighbors. Just kidding, but I will frost the windows instead.
I love how you explain everything in layman's terms that makes it all seem less intimidating. Thanks for the video. I def subscribed!
Agreed!!!
yoshhhh
You’re the best!!!! Thank you for the rain shower recommendation
Hey thanks for watching
This shower and tub is exactly the setup I have right now that I want to replace with a big shower like you did. I just have a concrete slab foundation and no winder to deal with. thank you
A submarine isn’t as “waterproofed” as that shower.
exept thats not even close to waterproof.
@@konn4-129 Just use flex paste and it'll be waterproof.
@@alexanderwatson8968 Sir, you just won the internet.
exept that "waterproof" does is not made right and there will be problems. That structure is illeagal in finland because it will get mould.
@@TH-wr1dv same in sweden, i always laugh when i see american shower renovations because it will only work for a maximum of 5 years before its rotted out or full of mold
As a german who over-engineer everything...I really like how americans do all that stuff in such a simple but logic way :) ....despite the fact that you guys keep the price affordable
Ben R it’s a DIY country hence the affordable price. You get what you pay for. Nothing wrong with over-skilled German professionals 😁💪🏻
Ich verstehe was du meinst, aber ich möchte eigentlich nicht rigips platten im Bad haben und eine Wasserleitung, die als Plastikschlauch über der Decke verläuft. Solides Bauwerk und "Für die Ewigkeit" finde ich alles andere als verkehrt, auch wenn es mehr kostet. Liegt aber auch allgemein daran, dass ich kein Freund von Ständerwerk Bauweise bin.
As someone who lives in the USA, I don't like the fact that window rolladens are not a thing here in the US.
Icarus Windjammer true! I’ve heard once that floor heating is a total luxury in the US? Is it true and not that common?
@@laleluilu You are correct. It is not common and very expensive in the US. It is much more common in Europe. I love them. My sister in France has floor heating and the warmth that it gives to the house is great. You have no hot or cold spot unlike a furnace.
For being DIY its pretty good. The grouting on the wall tile is a bit sketchy and I personally prefer horizontal vs vertical placement. But I personally wouldnt feel comfortable doing a whole hard remodel myself like that without serious training first so mad props for doing it yourself.
that grouting is fucked id want it done again.
What's wrong with the grouting?
@@Sara_The_Feral_Housewife What's wrong? Look at 15:34 to 15:47...terrible. As for DIY is good but..
@@KeithMoonMTB i know this is a year late but hey I wouldn't mind if my grouting looked like that if ot cost me 1/4 the cost to get it done. Sometimes it's function over form.
If it was me doing it I would have taken my time to make sure all the grouting was perfect. You would have thought it was professionally done.
The grout looks awful in the closeups.
I am watching this as steam room closed in london UK, thinking of building my own. Great video! much appericated.
Pretty nice job overall - one issue is that it looks like you didn't cut the first row of tiles to match the drain slope of your floor, so the slightly lower part in the middle shows up as a slight sag all the way up to your window sill. With the tiling pattern you chose to do do, even small errors in those horizontal grout lines show up more than you want in the final product. I think it is easier to hide mistakes with a typical overlapping subway tile style layout because you don't have 4-way intersections in the grout lines.
Man - well done! I really like that you keep it relatable. Just a guy working on his house, not afraid of failure. Keep the content coming m’man 👍🏽💯
Thanks brother. I hate all the comments from Trade guys
Why because they tell you what you did wrong? A for effort but when you just reverse engineer something and expect it to work with out knowing why problems can arise
Fu Updaass this is the internet, I’m willing to bet that the vast majority of guys committing to correct potential mistakes are not doing so in a kind manner. If I were a betting man, I’d say m’man here is simply saying he gets worn out by the level of negativity he’s received from some of the Trade guys who comment.
@@donnygrahambuilds o I'm sure he gets ripped apart by some of the comments that how people are but you have to deal with it if you want to put your face on the internet
honest hes right most of this is easy i was learning how to do this when i was like 16. the hardest part of anything like this is just the plumbing and electrical.
Hagahaha,, have you ever done a complete custom shower pan??? And tile installation.
@@recyclespinning9839 yep plenty. i can build a house from the ground up. i use to remodel homes completely with my dad all the time
@@DAKGOD4EVER ok, well good for you. But not simple for some one with out that back ground. There are also different methods used from different trades people in building the pan.
ReCycle Spinning Most of the difficulty in this comes from not having guidance and lack of tools or creativity to improvise on said lack of tools. I can’t improvise random stuff to help me do things I need the tools proper so I’m not a expert yet
Plumbing and Electrical are the easy part.. Making the Tile look good is hard and you can tell this guy has never done it.. The grout lines and lipage look like shit... And he put in an S trap which is wrong...
Excellent excellent job, a professional would’ve never done so good, congratulations. 😁👍👏
Your videos are super entertaining and educational!! I really enjoy watching you on your projects, I’m glad I found your channel!! I’ve been remodeling my house for the last 6 years on my own. I’ve just demoed and then learned how to do everything as I go! Thanks for your channel!
KILLED it on this renovation, dude. Bathroom looks incredible. Also, sweet “Screw It” shirt. 😉🙌🏼
Thanks duuuuude
Thats amazing. My dream shower actually!
Mine too. Thanks for the love
At 7:57 you mention another, more detailed video, on water proofing and installing the shower pan. I wanted to know, if this video was available? I looked, but didn't find it. Thanks in advance.
Great video! Just would like to see the test running the shower after the the project is completed. Thanks for the instructions.
2:16 Pretty sure you created an "S-trap" with that drain instead of a "P-trap" which isnt allowed and can siphon out the trap water.
I'll fix it if it gives me issues. This is on the second floor
Yes he did but I am guessing there wasn't a plumbing inspection so since he did the work himself it will be that way until he sells the house or fixes later.
The issue will really be that sewer gas smell will come into the shower space. If he notices it, then there is motivation to correct it.
So that's why I have that darn smell. Thank you, I will now rip my old crappy bathroom apart.
So if I tell my husband I smell sewer gas in the shower, I will get a new bathroom?
Peony Farm it’s worth a shot!
Almost exactly what I'm looking at doing in one of our bathrooms. Huge thanks for the video.
Definitely looks amazing especially for someone with zero classes taken but with my ocd I could never I need that top of the line perfect line job company lol well done
My mind was blown when you said you weren’t a contractor and started cutting and installing line thingies on the ceiling and everything else haha the shower came out so amazing!! What a talent you have! Maybe one day I can do something like this too 😄✨
He certainly qualifies as one though, after all, before contractors became contractors, they also learned through trial and error like this guy did.
RUclips: Hey would you like to watch a buff charismatic man DIY his bathroom
Me: yes but... Why?
But then, here you are!😒
HAHAHA! I know right?!?
That shower is awesome. I'm on slab instead of a subfloor so it's a lot more difficult for me to relocate drains and stuff, but I'd like to try something like this. I don't think I'd use shark bite fittings for anything that goes inside the walls or ceiling though. They rely on rubber o-rings* and are more likely to fail than a crimp fitting.
Wow man you made this simple as ABC and throw the fear factor of can I do it or will I fail.
Awsome! This is what i been looking for its exactly the same set up as the bathroom i have in the house i just bought and planning to remodel. Like the built in shelving where the old shower was. Great job!
As a one income person I enjoy watching your videos a lot. I might not have my own house to build or change to my liking but atleast I can see you doing all these amazing things. Takes me away of crippeling depression for 17 minutes :')
Yes.
His sheer optimism is contagious.
A couple of things: You need vapour barrier and metal lath underneath that dry pack mortar bed. Otherwise it dries out on the bottom too quickly when setting and will crack/shift. The lath gives it something to grab onto as well, and you can just staple that through the vapor barrier to keep it in place. I am concerned that your dry pack will crack over time, causing a total failure of the substrate and breaking your tiles or grout lines. Whomever told you that was "outdated" is, quite frankly, wrong.
Also, you do not grout in changes of plane. That is, where one wall meets another wall at a perpendicular angle. That should be caulked to protect against cracking - as per tiling code, but not just caulking on top of grout. Just leave those spots empty while grouting, and then caulk those lines after.
One helpful hint for those of you who are house-shopping and see a nice-looking new shower. Look at the corners, where one wall intersects another. Did they use grout there? If the answer is "yes" then your shower was built by an amateur and you should assume it will be a total rip-out in the next couple of years (when the tiles or grout lines micro-fracture or mould takes over behind the tiles due to water leaks from those micro-fractures). If they caulked there, it was likely a professional, or someone who was well-versed in the techniques before they started the job, and it is safer to assume that the house you're about to buy doesn't need immediate attention in the shower/wet areas. Water is not something to be approached in an amateur fashion, especially on upper floors. It can and will destroy your home if you do not use the correct techniques. "Close enough" might be close enough for installing a new closet or shelving unit, but not when it comes to wet areas.
Decent waterproofing techniques - though for a DIY'er it is much safer to use something like Kerdi Board which has much less chance for error. That being said, when your dry-pack substrate fails, and I genuinely believe that's only a matter of "when", and not "if", I suspect your waterproofing measures are going to fail along with it.
Finally, the standard grout width for that size tile is 1/8" where it looks like you have 1/4"? That's partially why your tiles get really small in the corners.
EDIT: And correct me if I am wrong, but the top of the bench/niche appear to have no slope, so they're going to hold water. 1/4" per foot is industry minimum.
Oh, and one more thing. Compressed insulation has almost no R-Value at all. It should not be crammed into spaces such as shown at 7:34.
Original Otrex - also changing dimensions of the window opening requires building permits.
@@leolego2 Correct, if you cram insulation into a confined space, you have defeated the purpose of that insulation, and have essentially created an uninsulated space. If you cannot get traditional insulation into a tight space without squishing it, you're better off using spray foam.
@@mar1video Correct, but I'm talking more about things which are functionally wrong (i.e. will not work well or will fail) versus making sure your paperwork is in order.
Solid constructive (construction) feedback.
Great video and the auditing is first class.Congratulations !
I want to find a Man that can build, I’m tired of these SoundCloud rappers ):
You definitely wouldn't be saying that if you heard my latest song on soundcloud.
Or a man that can just buy it
? You aren’t entitled to SoundCloud rappers lol
Scias savage lol
What's your snapchat? Our dates will be going to Home Depot and renovating our basement 😂 Come get with a real construction worker
him: *takes hours to paint ruber on it*
me: *slaps flex tape on it*
@Robert w water goes right through grout. It's not waterproof
@Robert w that extra $120 spent was for his peace of mind that he did it right the first time, and he won't come back to it again after discovering a failure which would cost him more to redo and repair.
@Robert w Did tile for 12 years. Mostly really high end expensive stuff. Can confirm I've never seen someone do a rubber painted layer, but we almost always did mud wall and had black paper behind it anyway. I'm not saying it's a bad idea but the room is going to look terribly dated and will be redone LONG before enough water could get through the concrete board...that is assuming that you properly seal the grout. Properly sealed grout is your first and best defense against moisture.
That being said, a lot of these construction differences are regional and what is common practice in one area seems crazy in another.
It's not just about water it's about water vapor water vapor condenses behind the tile and concrete board. if you paint the whole shower with the liquid waterproof membrane that is your last line of defense against water vapor and the schluter system is the absolute best system for shower and sauna installations
First time watching, and I am already a fan, lots of work going on time-lapsea, great commentary all the important stuff no fluff, and yes subscribed.
Stephen Hodge same
Comedy and education at the same time. Thanks for the laughs and learning.
If our houses would be insulated this carelessly in Finland we would all freeze to death in the winter time 😂
tämä on totta xD
Note to self. Do not move to Finland.
Russia same :)) cardboard houses :)
@It's Private No, we poor because Putin :)) and Americans are so rich that they cannot make strong houses :)))
@It's Private Oh, you're so funny.
This is how I feel after I put together ikea's furniture.
That detachable shower head is really high up lol.
i was thinking the same thing.
Especially if his wife is only 5 foot 5
Its temporary...
Normally I put them at 6' 7". That's just plumbing standard where I live
I put mine up at the same height as the shower head. Too damn high now for the Delta hose, need to order a longer one lol.
At 2:24 I noticed u have polybutaline water lines u need to have those replaced or they will dry up and leak