Shower Wall Waterproofing Tips with KERDI -
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Shower wall waterproofing tips with KERDI
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0:00 Shower wall waterproofing tips with KERDI
0:01 How to install Schluter niche
0:08 How to install cement board in showers
0:23 How to waterproof cement board with KERDI
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Just put acua defense or red gard.
I have a demo box I made with go board and just red gard. And then mad one like his, then filled it with water and let it sit in there for about 5 months. The red gard and go board held up. The liner of the other one separated after about 3 months....
I just watched a bunch of your shorts, You are so underrated. Thank you for teaching me so much
Thank you buddy, I really appreciate your kindness and your support 🙏🏼🔥🙏🏼🔥
You have no idea what is wrong or right, you must be related to him to give a good review.
@Home Repair Tutor Home Depot repair explains it all, any installer would never work for Home Depot. Why do you ? Because no one would hire you.
@@johnjackson7317ahahaha. You're right
Curious, why cement board and kerdi instead of Keriboard?
Price
I'm doing the same but went with hydro ban sheet membrane as I couldn't find their foam board. I'm going to be using cement board as well like in the video.
You can , still use a water barrier on benches, window sills or shampoo shelves and all the products you mentioned , pitch the products .
Nice work. We use kerdi board instead for this install.
Pro tip. 100% way faster and better
LOL
Keep it up that's awesome I'll be working for the rest of my life redoing these things
I have to redo a bathroom like this in a fixer home. Any tips!?
Love your vids!
Do you not have to tape joint the boards when using the kerdi membrane?
Thank you 🙏🏼 no, as long as you use the correct screw schedule just the KERDI membrane
@@HomeRepairTutor TY! Im literally watching your vids as I make my first attempt at DIY Tiled Shower!
You the man!
You can use one full coat of basecoat with tape on the durock before the fiber and get a full cover of any licks
You should buy snapper shears sir to cut hardie backard board. They work amazing and a lot quicker with no dust also. Nice vid
He wasn't using Hardie board
OK. I have one really important question. How do you determine the exact height of your niche, so as to not have L-shaped tiles? In other words, how do you ensure that the top and bottom of the niche ends up on a grout line??
Great question, you can wait to install the niche until the other walls are tiled then install it to meet up with the grout joints. Or you can build a custom niche. Or you can shrink the prefab niche with scrap backer boards
Thank you.
Measure measure
It's all about layout. Pre plan. Lay 4 or 5 tiles on the floor with spacers equal to the grout joint size your using. Get that measurement, transfer to wall, install niche there. Works every time.
Ps don't forget to account for the thicknesses of your floor pan or tub.
Use your tape measure
I used a very low flow shower head that is locked into position. The only area that will see water is the first 3 feet around the front drain.
Why didn't you mesh and mortar the seems on the durock. When screening the kerdi membrane, how does it stay flat with the seems not being plum and flat?
im confused by cement board under kerdi. Kerdi is already fully waterproof you could lay it on top of regular drywall
What about using 2 layers of Redguard on top of cement board?
That's what i do.
@@robertopicsme too. Minimum of two coats
Do you charge your customers for all that extra material you use? Using Durock and shluter fabric is overkill and can’t possibly be cost effective if you’re contracting these jobs.
Where did you get your diverter valve seal? I am needing one smaller than 4.5" for my diverter
I customized it using the Schluter mixing valve seal. I cut the rubber gasket to fit the diverter valve then used a piece of KERDI with it
Why are you using cement board over drywall? I thought the schluter membrane was supposed to go over drywall? I suppose either would work, but the extra cost seems unnecessary.
Cement board in place of drywall.
Cement board is $12 per sheet, and anyone can put it in a car or truck. Plus it doesn’t have any organic material in it like drywall, so I like it better overall for that alone
@@HomeRepairTutor thanks! I haven’t done any tiling yet (soon), but have done a bit of drywall and I’m skeptical about all that tile weight on drywall. Do you have a preference on which cement board you use? Some googling says that certain brands absorb too much water and need to be primed.
Can I apply Aquadefense over KERDI membrane
You probably could but I wouldn't. It'll void any warranty and is unnecessary. Just do one or the other but if you are new to tile work I'd just red guard it. That's what I use. 2 coats minimum
@@davegordon6943red guard is 4 coats, two one way two the other way.
Niche a not so wet wall, not right under the head if possible .
He can put it wherever he wants bud .
Does not matter
Blessings to you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great job but the cement board with the Kerdi membrane is absolutely overkill….regular water resistant gypsum would have done the job. Or gone with Kerdi board for the whole job, I know you know that I guess the Kerdi board shortage everywhere is also affecting your neck of the woods…lol
Overkill? How do you figure?
And why would you put sheetrock in a shower?
Man you gotta use the schluter with washers and stainless screws
definitely, KERDI-BOARD is my go-to but it was out of stock when I did this project 🥲
He's referring to the niche. You should use the kerdi washers to secure that also. Other than that your on the money.
And if you aren't gonna use washers then put more screws at least
Beautiful.
Is that for the 2' tall shampoo bottles?
Good work but you could’ve just used sheetrock, so much easier to cut and it’s kerdi approved
I thought you cut backer board with us table saw
But floated walls gained no traction?
How to spend more money than you have to
That's what it looks like to me. Overkill
I’m currently dealing with a leaky shower because the installers didn’t want to spend money. My shower, my home- I’m ok with overkill not to deal with this mess again.
Not overkill at all. If you’re not a licensed contractor you wouldn’t get it. We charge this much but overkill as well so it will last you forever.
Is that modified thinset
Yes, it’s Schluter ALL-SET which is approved for KERDI
I placed my niche where it will never see water.
Why are you using the cement board when you can buy the same Kerdi board as the insert and same a step
I’d definitely use KERDI-BOARD but there literally was none in stock due to supply issues
I had the same question, but then why use kerdi? Couldn’t you do the same without the Kerdi system, for a portion of the price.
Why a membrane on ciment bord ?!! You don’t need it !
@@eugemorin7786 cement board is porous and will absorb moisture. More importantly, it will allow vapor into the stud cavities. Vapor plus wood = mold. The membrane is needed
@@HomeRepairTutor Do you also install porous tiles?
Very vey sharp. Ya let's see ya do it with a slotted knife.now 🤣
Redgard😜
Why in the world would you put the niche on the valve n shower head wall? 🤔 your gonna get sprayed in the face every time you reach for shampoo. Did customer want it there?
Maybe the customer doesn't want to see soap bottle when they walk into the bathroom so they put it at that angle who k ows.
Why durarock?
No KERDI-BOARD in stock 🥲
@@HomeRepairTutor I'm saying, shluter ok's dry wall....it will never see water. that's a lot of un needed cost in a project
Why on EARTH would anyone need that much "waterproofing" directly under the shower head? It doesn't exactly lend itself as a space that gets that wet. Maybe on side or back...
water wicks
And your Safety Glasses stay on the top of your head to protect your head not your Eyes .
Oh the wrinkles! Yikes!
This donut who puts the soap niche there worst idea ever 👍👍👍👍
Quit using cement board! There are better products out there
I’d use KERDI-BOARD over CBU any day but it wasn’t available
@@HomeRepairTutor If you are doing a dry pack for the shower pan, and using cbu, would you set the cbu to the sub floor and then do the dry pack up the cbu? Or do the dry pack and then just run the cbu down to the top of the mud pan? Or do you do the latter but leave a little gap between the mud pan and cbu?
why do bum ass tile guys remove finish box on valve
Cool but that niche is very high
Outstanding
Just float it...
Stop using Durock. Spend some time apprenticing with licensed, trained professional that can teach you how to properly float walls true & plumb. Your usage of Kerdi membrane does not meet the Schluter warranty guidelines. It will likely leak and Schluter will not warrant its waterproof integrity. At very least watch the Schluter trading videos to learn proper installation.
Better yet, spend minimum 2 years as apprentice installer for an experienced and licensed tile contractor. There’s so much to learn that separates the diy skill tiler from a true skilled tiler.
Tiling is a very in-demand skill set for those with professional skills. What distinguishes the skilled tradesmen from the diy’ers is often the comebacks and long term integrity of their workmanship. Learn to do it right in the beginning and you can make a career with consistent demand and solid earnings potential. Good luck to you.
I do tile. What did he do wrong prey tell.
Calm down the dramatics, are you a union man too? Tile is easy , durirock is fine , waterproof with liquid or via queen behind , seal the tile , and handyman it again in 25 yrs when the styles change .
Tile : the one thing not inspected on a house ! 😂
@@CedarSproutHomestead facts. I have been tiling 35 years and durock is fine. I don't use membrane system as it is no better than brush on waterproofing, it is just super expensive. No need for the added cost.
Curious what part of this doesn't meet Schluter's guidelines with the exception of him using cement board screws instead of SS screws and kerdi washers?
Horse shi! Guys teaching this method so wrong
How so?
For one, you are putting a water membrane over Hardibacker that is already a membrane. ( You have never seen how hardibacker puts a piece of their product in a jar of water ? ) Waste of money putting Shultter over top of the Hardibacker (waste of money ) Two, you suppose put a water barrier behind the Hardibacker, and down into the shower pan. You know why ? Three, use a mess in the corners and cornerbead on the corners. You are not the first doing what you think is right. Don't have time to explain why right now, but beginner's do what you do being lazy or taught wrong.
@@johnjackson7317 I appreciate your comment, but it’s not HardieBacker. It’s cement board, HardieBacker is different. Also, there’s no membrane on cement board or any vapor barrier. Hence the use of KERDI as both the waterproofing and vapor barrier. Corners are tight and won’t interfere with tile work. This is absolutely an approved meth by both Schluter and the Tile Council of North America. As for the water test with HardieBacker, that’s misleading. I could do the same thing with any foam backer board. What you need is the rate of evaporation to be greater than the rate of vapor transfer into the wall cavity. So that test isn’t the best, but a great use of marketing nonetheless
@Home Repair Tutor don't go there ,water barrier is supposed to go behind cement board .
@Home Repair Tutor approved by Slutter not by builders or installers because it's a waste of time . You are a salesman trying to sell your product convincing homeowners it's OK. You heard of the Regestra Of Contractors ? They give Spec's to homeowners and installers what is expected in installation of showers . What you should be talking about is window wraps or niches or benches and how to prevent water damage with Slutter and the installation of tile . But you dont, ever heard the say , Standing or sitting water means ? And why ?
Huge waste of time! I'm a pro...Durock is for newbies and awful to work with...
Keep trying..
Nope