I use Flex Seal to seal a 5,000 gallon steel water tank with many holes on the bottom and side of the tank. Still holding strong with no leaks. Great product!
As a plumber I really appreciate the work you tile guys do. Although you might not like our placement and plumbing decisions but that's OK because yall always put a beautiful face on to our work.
Sometimes, you can't help where the plumbing has to go, you almost always got a joist right where you'd like to put your drain "in the center". I'll move a stud if I have too to get my (valve body) supply lines where I need it but you can't really move a floor joist. Not easily anyway. (I'm talking about remodels or fixing someone else work here, and not everybody uses pex.) that seems to hard for some people to understand, so I edited the comment) In this case, if this guy could move the drain to the center, the plumber was the problem.. 😆
Hey Isaac! thanks for your videos and thorough water tests with the various ways to water proof a shower. My father was a tile setter who id help ever summer i was off of school... and then he passed away suddenly a few years ago. and i cannot have one day where i pick up a trowel without getting emotional and wishing i was tiling with him. Thanks to your time effort and research i was able to confidently complete a bathroom reno. thank you from the bottom of my heart! and keep up the great work. God Bless
Explaining your work while showing it (I'm only a visual learner, you can explain it to me a billion times and I would never understand but if you show me what you're doing while you explain it to me I will be an expert on it) is refreshing and shows you really know what you're talking about. Thanks! I subbed because I love learning about doing things I don't understand how to do.
I used Flex Seal to patch a long narrow crack in my basement wall that would weep after heavy rain storms had soaked the ground outside it. I didnt want to spend the money it would take for a pro to dig out the foundation and patch it from the outside. So with minimum work outside to bring the ground level up higher, I proceeded to use Flex Seal spray and some mesh drywall tape directly over the crack and after a couple of coats, I then finished it off with the 12" wide tape. I was skeptical as to if it would work and last, but it has done a remarkable job and no leaks. Been on there for a few years now and still holding up well. Im sold, on the uses for Flex Seal.
@Not my Name I hear ya. In my case it was a minor leak and I have dealt with stuff like this before. If it had been a major crack, I would have done it properly on the outside. Every minor crack that has leaked, I have used this stuff on and it worked great. Before this stuff came out, I used that old stuff, that I dont think they even make anymore, to seal the cracks and it didnt do as good a job as this stuff does. As I said, I only use this on minor leaks.
@Not my Name LOL....thanks, but it wasnt that bad. Like I said, I have dealt with foundation cracks before, and if they had been larger cracks than they were, I would have chiseled them out and patched them with a hydraulic concrete. I would have also dug down on the outside and done the same if it needed, then tared and papered it. I know what Im doing and thought I would give this Flex Seal stuff a try and it worked out great for my minor repairs..
Yes I'm a flex seal believer also. I did a roof patch that was roughly 6 x 6 feet of missing shingles . I sprayed the entire perimeter and the horizontal paper line. A day after the patch it trained for 2 days straight when I went to check on it the resident said he had no leaks. Awesome stuff!
Wow, interesting. Thanks. Did you just leave it there for a day to get a rain test on it (and then install the new shingles) or did you leave it in Flex-Seal only for a while?
Dude, love the videos. I've been in the trades for a long time, and it's great to see someone who genuinely cares about their work like I do. Who would have thought that you could use Flex Seal for tile installation. Thanks for thinking outside the box. I would have never tested it on a customer's house
Just remodeled my shower in my rv. Used a full width linear drain against one wall so pan has only one plane at 1/4 inch slope. Therefore didn’t need a mortar base with custom sloping. Used plywood, 1 and 3/4 inches total on 10 inch on center 2 by material for support. Very solid. Flex sealed the top layer wrapping over edge of drain pan that’s flush with top layer and up walls a bit. Checked RUclips for info about fastening tile to flex seal and found your channel. It’s an awesome product. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
My husband and I love to do our own home renovations. My husband is a craftsman and engineer so I’ve got no worries about the quality of our own work. However, we did a complete remodel of our kids shower/tub combo and made it into a large shower. Ok… it took us Forever ok like 2 weeks! This looks FAR EASIER, AND BETTER! We used some kit that was orange, just ugggg. We’ve even delayed the remodel of our bathroom because we were not looking forward to doing it all over again. This has inspired me! I can’t wait to share it with the hubby! Thank you! That shower is beautiful!
I've watched many of your videos and I am very impressed about not only your results but how well you explain the steps and reasoning. If you lived in NJ, I would give my remodel to you with complete faith in a high-quality result. Outstanding skills.
There are some tv products out there that are far beyond what they are sold for. So many uses and functions, because it's an actual solid product made to last. But like all products, it should be tested. And the best tests are always real life working tests. This stuff looks like it has either a silicone or rubber base to it, which is why it flows easier. And also why it will last longer. I'm appreciative of how professional your skills are, and your work ethic seems to follow. So many people in the building industry just don't care anymore, and many builds of all kinds look like a toddler has done them. Wish there were more guys like you around!!
That's an old-school plastering trick. A lot of 1950s houses with "rock-lath" plaster had all the interior walls put up that way, with a thin white veneer coat on top to give it a glassy surface.
As much work, effort and the beautifying results of tile in a shower it still scares me. Water always finds a way through everything. You do very thorough professional tile installation without a doubt, but in the end..... Water always wins every time.
Young 25 year old with 6 years experience in the trade and this video blew my mind! Beautiful work looking forward to using more of your pro tips off your videos!
Flex Seal is legit. I used the spray can version on my roof after locating a leak. It's held for a couple of years now in an area where temps very from below zero to over 100F. It should be able to handle an indoor job easily.
Flex seal is some pretty sweet stuff,I am restoring an 80s ford Bronco .well I have some billit aluminum rims and nice all terrain tires.,one day I was doing body work and noticed some dry cracking in the tires.I removed them,and had the tires reversed on the rims,putting the cracking to the inside.I used a wire wheel on a drill to scuff the rubber,I poured flex seal on the entire tire surface of the back side of the tire,into the cracks also,it was self leveling.that was 2 years ago,and it completely stopped the progression of the drying damage.they look exactly the same as the day I did it.so I used the clear spray type on the front white letter side after a good cleaning and they look awesome. If you did this to a new set of tires you will extend the surface life expendency for at least 3 to 5 years,and as you all know the quality of tires has depreciated they start to crack in just a few years.so if you have a project and want to keep the tires in good shape or just want to keep your daily driver tires in excellent condition, use flex deal,black on the back,clear on the pretty side,check it out.
I used it to seal the side of garage from rain. Would leak inside. Working pretty well but did require several coats before rain stopped. Been good for at least 2 years now.
All I know is I was super skeptical of flex seal,and in the middle of a paver job my water tray for my mk cracked from the shelf that the water pump sits on from the back of that and about 10 solid inches through the middle of the pan,and my customer seen what happened and said "hey man"," just use some flex seal","here I have a little left over in my can"! As he went and retrieved a Xtra lrg can that had about 2 inches left in the bottom, I had my guys take lunch,I dried out my water pan sprayed every last bit and thought "there's no frigging way this is gonna hold"!!! We took an hr lunch and it held for about 6 months and I decided to buy a hole can and completely sprayed the whole pan and I still have that flex seal water pan on my mk 3 urs later!!!!
Way to go my man!! I also live in NorCal and recently built 2 monster storage sheds using OSB sheathing, painted to color and then finally rolled the entire outside with a thick coat of clear FLEX SEAL for total waterproofing 👌... Life is good outside the box! LOVE your show👏👏👏
Your teaching skills, explanation of the process and superb video of the entire process from start to finish is beyond words! As for the flex seal I hope it holds up for years to come and it probably will!. One step you may have forgotten to mention was sealing the pebbles tiles before grouting as a grout release.
Problem with these products is the lack of longevity. Water/salts leach out the chemicals and they fail over time. Not a chance this will last 40-50 years. Maybe 10.
There are many reasons to really like you, and one of those right now is your comment to "think outside the box", like using the Flex seal. Your a great video, keep going and God bless you and your family always
I've been considering a hop over from being a GC to strictly just one field. I've done a few tub/shower jobs and with the help of your videos and a little more common sense and a lot less over thinking things, my jobs have gone faster, smoother and the results improve each time. Thanx a million for the tips bud!!
No joke, it looks like a hot mop. Awesome video! Hopefully if the home owners are the same in 10-15 yrs. and they hire you for a remodel so we can see how the flex seal faired.
@Robert Garcia no kidding, I would have anxiety everyday testing something like this out. Hot mop is a better option. At least there is a guarantee with that.
@@jimquain3255 You bring up an excellent point. I guess now it's about the views and not certified products and techniques. Next month there will be an oops tear out video.
Thing is I have been making shower pans for 30 years or more and I have never made one that way.and most likely would not mortar can do strange things to certain substances especially if you add moisture and mold
Love what you do brother! I did a lot of research and decided to use Flex Seal to waterproof my shower floor and curb after this video! Love you messages at the end! God is good!
Your work is phenomenal!I had to replace a shower wall in an emergency. I used plywood and flex seal. It was supposed to be temporary but held up perfectly. Ill do it again on my next job.
Looks great and the best part is if you get tired of it you can change it when it leaks in a year or so cause any reputable professional will tell you flex seal is ok for an emergency fix but does NOT last for a permanent solution
I’m going to try this for my Baja shower! When it comes to efflorescence and Saltillo tiles in the surrounding bathroom area, I think it’s better to be safe than sorry! Thanks Isaac!
Crazy…if you would’ve told me I would’ve said your batshit crazy lol…..after seeing the install,I’m pretty sure it’ll hold up for a long time,great watch,nice job bro.👍🏼🍻👊🏼
You are the best I never seen anyone as good as you thank you for all your input and videos. I am getting ready to do a tile job in Coronado. I’m definitely using the flexseal method.
I love this! You are an amazing coach! I love to think outside of the box! I like to learn how and why something is done then see if there is an area where something can be altered, adjusted, or improved upon. That's how we advance and grow, by people like us who "fallow the rules" ish but aren't afraid to test out something new if it makes sense that it can work! Thank you for being an honest, informative professional that is getting some good education out there to DIYers like myself that is not clouded by a sales pitch that leads people astray!
There's 1001 uses for flex seal, now it's 1002, I use it on the floor of my van and it cut out all the moisture and road smells inside and made it enjoyable to drive again, I think I'll use this idea for my new masters bath project, thanks for the great info 😀👍
I really really blown away with the level of knowledge poured into this video, I was just looking for some reviews of the flex seal product when I came across your video"s I'm a big fan great work.
This was beautifully done. This being the first video of yours Ive watched, I appreciate your words at the end. A small way to ket others know you are not alone.
I love your work brother beautiful I’m from Canada I always watch your videos 👍👍👍👍 I love complete bathroom renovation This is not my full-time job but I do lots of volunteer work with friends and families and people in needs and your videos very helpful for me thank you so much For this Informational videos .🙏🙏🙏
If only all installers (contractors even) would take as much pride & work ethic as you do. I had a leak coming from shower down into my kitchen. Grout used was sand based & barely any slope. I bought the house like this and had been using shower for a bit before it happened. I didn't notice this insanity. Thankfully, I used Flex Shot & sealed all the cracked corners including edges on shower floor. I know it can't be a permanent solution but it's all I can do at this time. :--(( Thanks for these videos, they are really insightful. Be well
I don’t see why anyone would look down on using this stuff. It’s a waterproof membrane.... period. How it’s marketed or sold shouldn’t matter. It works, that’s all that matters.
Just because it’s waterproof doesn’t mean it’s acceptable to put thinset and tile over it. It may not bond well with thinset, the flex seal may peel away from the walls with the weight of the tile, etc. It’s being used here for something that it wasn’t designed to be used for, so who knows how it’ll hold up in a shower. I’ll let Isaac’s customer be the guinea pig.
Union tile guy for 40yrs here. Love the fact you do mud walls there. We have carpenters slap hardibacker up then expect us to make it look good under “wall wash” lights.You end up “flashing” then argue about the time it took. Anyway you are an artisan and I’m proud to see you carrying on. One more thing that preslope always confused me. Once that water gets under it’s only a matter of time till mold and deterioration. We seal our wet bed water test then tile. Guess if you don’t caulk (which we never did) where wall meets floor always separates.Later pal.
Thanks so much .....we are getting ready to do our two bathrooms and I'm going to be using the flex seal now!!!!!! Really like this video, your very professional and love what you did to this shower!!!!!!!
This is awsome. I had tile fall from a shower, that was done in the 1950's, 1960's, from a guy that died in the 80's, but the tile's started falling in 2010!!!! At least 50 years after his remodel. Behind the tile, behind the goo, was PLYWOOD, and it was dry, and no mold. I was stunned. Yet, behind the plywood, was another spacer, so, he had another layer, that was never really involved.! His barn bathroom is cleaned with a HOSE, and looks pristine. No one knows how it does not leak. So, I'm still trying to figure it out, how we make it so complicated, and Ernie, made it look simplistic. Ernie appears to have precast the shower parts, as a HORSE kicked the wall and broke the first layer (it's a horse barn). So, you can see concrete riding on concrete. But, the lack of mold, is shocking, as our current techniques seem to be going in the wrong direction. Just divert the water. It looks like he used a concrete waterproofer.
45 years as a tilesetter....up until the 80s we had a bucket mastic (MA500) that would stick to anything, and it seemed to be completely waterproof. When I was a young helper I saw tile stuck directly to plywood on countertops with this stuff. NEVER saw a problem. BUT it was highly flammable and apparently toxic because the gubmint outlawed it. We also had epoxy that was completely waterproof. There was a product call TileTight that looked and acted EXACTLY like flex seal.--That barn tile was probably wall mud (portland, masonry and sand)directly over concrete. This was done for decades, problems were almost non existent. We also NEVER NEVER NEVER saw thinset come loose until everyone started using latex modified thinset.
Amazing videos, your work and explanation are really good. I have already demoed my old garden tub and ready to start with the shower installation. Trying decide on the waterproofing product I will use. I am a DIYer and am very nervous about tackling this project, I am watching your videos everyday. Thanks for your educational videos and your inspiration.
Nice!!! Great work. I thought I would want to attempt doing my own shower but after watching these videos I think that at 68 years old and several surgeries on my back and knees I will need to pass. :o) You definitely have it covered.
This is a great beautiful job..it's my dream to have a nice shower one-day,I'm so excited about flex seal and as soon as I get the money I will be buying it for lots of repairs around my trailer home, as it's rotting and falling apart, so I have great faith in flexseal will help me in the near future.
We used flex seal where there were some cracks in our basement walls - we had problems with leaking then painted over it with dry lock. We had minor leaking but serious issues after Hurricane Sandy, we live in NJ. We used the flex seal to fill the cracks - they weren’t huge but they were visible. Between that & the dry lock. We’ve been good since. The previous owners has just used dry lock to try to solve the problem but it didn’t work. The additional flex seal did the trick!
Thank you thank you. I’ll be starting taking out a tub replacing with a larger walk-in curb less shower. Flex seal sounds great. I’m doing a pebble floor as you did on this job. All fantastic I’ll be using epoxy walls made to look like marble. If you haven’t seen it go to Stone Coat or RK3. Food for thought. Thank you for your videos! Take care
Very creative idea, I respect that. My issue is unless you have the time to let it dry and then install your mud bed and let that dry....but I'm on your side the finish is really what your after. Shower pan liners no matter how you install them will never be that clean and tight. Right on!
I had the same idea using flex seal, my first thought was using that Gator liner, which is used for truck Berliner seal. We used that as the undercoating for our hum vee, to protect the driver and passenger, during Desert Shield. Believe it , it worked.
I used this stuff to what I thought would be a temporary repair to a leaking bay window, flat roof, covered with bitumen based roofing felt. It was still damp after I had removed as much excess water as possible. I did two thin-ish layers, after allowing the first to dry and it's still not leaking four years later! So it gets a thumbs up from me. I'm not a roofer, just a DIYer who thought it was worth a try, and try to save my pensioner mum-in-law a lot of money for a replacement flat roof. I even managed to re skim the plaster inside the bay window after it had dried out. Not perfect, but after a couple of coats of paint you couldn't see it. I was made up with myself to be honest...｡◕‿◕｡
Alright, finally. Been waiting for this one. Didn't think you where ever going to try using flex seal on a actual job. Something tells me it worked great.
Thank you! I am redoing a shower in Bangkok and do not have PVC sheet. Good to know I can do it with liquid membrane. Now need to Amazon a weep drain here. Btw, a bush is growing out of the 5th floor wall where the pvc exits… so there is a fail. Love your videos
I was hoping you used the flex seal paste instead of mortar like you mentioned in the video where you tested flex seal. Either way great job and great videos. I wish you could come to texas and do my shower
Mann youu are such an amazing installer. I've been watching your videos an theyy are so helpful. Your fail videos definitely do what youu set them out to do. I jus learned awhile back how to create the mud beds on showers an watching your videos made me see how bad the pan that I had listened to the person how theyy jus wanted it done an it scares me. Lol.
I use Flex Seal to seal a 5,000 gallon steel water tank with many holes on the bottom and side of the tank. Still holding strong with no leaks. Great product!
Loved your parting words at the end. Shows your heart and true intelligence. Stay blessed.
Dang! There is a lot more to installing a shower than I thought! You are a great teacher! Thanks for the lessons!
I want to see an update in a few years of how it held up
Has there been any follow up on this job?
@@dino.jay2007 idk but I've used the flex paste Many times it's some good ish. The spray sucks and the tape is okay in proper applications
Any updates about the shower bathroom area
My I think this dude is probably the best tile guy I’ve seen on RUclips ever. Real “knowledgeable” professional
As a plumber I really appreciate the work you tile guys do. Although you might not like our placement and plumbing decisions but that's OK because yall always put a beautiful face on to our work.
Thank you so much, that really means a lot to me as a passionate tile installer
Sometimes, you can't help where the plumbing has to go, you almost always got a joist right where you'd like to put your drain "in the center". I'll move a stud if I have too to get my (valve body) supply lines where I need it but you can't really move a floor joist. Not easily anyway. (I'm talking about remodels or fixing someone else work here, and not everybody uses pex.) that seems to hard for some people to understand, so I edited the comment) In this case, if this guy could move the drain to the center, the plumber was the problem.. 😆
Bless the plumber.
@@johnjones4096 lol yeah I always move studs or pissing on the electrician and hvac work to get my my pex wherever I need it go go lol
@@TylerRichardson14 do you put valve bodies in the middle of a stud?
Been watching dude for years. He has skills and takes responsibility for his work. Reapect
Reapect!
@@SimRacingVeteran Tyson?
Hey Isaac!
thanks for your videos and thorough water tests with the various ways to water proof a shower. My father was a tile setter who id help ever summer i was off of school... and then he passed away suddenly a few years ago. and i cannot have one day where i pick up a trowel without getting emotional and wishing i was tiling with him.
Thanks to your time effort and research i was able to confidently complete a bathroom reno.
thank you from the bottom of my heart!
and keep up the great work.
God Bless
Explaining your work while showing it (I'm only a visual learner, you can explain it to me a billion times and I would never understand but if you show me what you're doing while you explain it to me I will be an expert on it) is refreshing and shows you really know what you're talking about. Thanks! I subbed because I love learning about doing things I don't understand how to do.
In theory, it should help ANYONE learn quicker with anything.
I used Flex Seal to patch a long narrow crack in my basement wall that would weep after heavy rain storms had soaked the ground outside it. I didnt want to spend the money it would take for a pro to dig out the foundation and patch it from the outside. So with minimum work outside to bring the ground level up higher, I proceeded to use Flex Seal spray and some mesh drywall tape directly over the crack and after a couple of coats, I then finished it off with the 12" wide tape. I was skeptical as to if it would work and last, but it has done a remarkable job and no leaks. Been on there for a few years now and still holding up well. Im sold, on the uses for Flex Seal.
@Not my Name I hear ya. In my case it was a minor leak and I have dealt with stuff like this before. If it had been a major crack, I would have done it properly on the outside. Every minor crack that has leaked, I have used this stuff on and it worked great. Before this stuff came out, I used that old stuff, that I dont think they even make anymore, to seal the cracks and it didnt do as good a job as this stuff does. As I said, I only use this on minor leaks.
@Not my Name LOL....thanks, but it wasnt that bad. Like I said, I have dealt with foundation cracks before, and if they had been larger cracks than they were, I would have chiseled them out and patched them with a hydraulic concrete. I would have also dug down on the outside and done the same if it needed, then tared and papered it. I know what Im doing and thought I would give this Flex Seal stuff a try and it worked out great for my minor repairs..
Yes I'm a flex seal believer also. I did a roof patch that was roughly 6 x 6 feet of missing shingles . I sprayed the entire perimeter and the horizontal paper line. A day after the patch it trained for 2 days straight when I went to check on it the resident said he had no leaks. Awesome stuff!
Wow, interesting. Thanks. Did you just leave it there for a day to get a rain test on it (and then install the new shingles) or did you leave it in Flex-Seal only for a while?
@@nevillenewman2785Flex seal only. No more need for shingles ❤❤❤
Dude, love the videos. I've been in the trades for a long time, and it's great to see someone who genuinely cares about their work like I do. Who would have thought that you could use Flex Seal for tile installation. Thanks for thinking outside the box. I would have never tested it on a customer's house
Just remodeled my shower in my rv. Used a full width linear drain against one wall so pan has only one plane at 1/4 inch slope. Therefore didn’t need a mortar base with custom sloping. Used plywood, 1 and 3/4 inches total on 10 inch on center 2 by material for support. Very solid. Flex sealed the top layer wrapping over edge of drain pan that’s flush with top layer and up walls a bit. Checked RUclips for info about fastening tile to flex seal and found your channel. It’s an awesome product. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
"Question authority in small small way". THE SUBVERSIVE TILER!! u rock🤣🤣🤣
My husband and I love to do our own home renovations. My husband is a craftsman and engineer so I’ve got no worries about the quality of our own work. However, we did a complete remodel of our kids shower/tub combo and made it into a large shower. Ok… it took us Forever ok like 2 weeks! This looks FAR EASIER, AND BETTER! We used some kit that was orange, just ugggg. We’ve even delayed the remodel of our bathroom because we were not looking forward to doing it all over again.
This has inspired me! I can’t wait to share it with the hubby!
Thank you! That shower is beautiful!
Tile Coach is too humble of a title. You are the Lord of Tile!! Thank you for another great video
I've watched many of your videos and I am very impressed about not only your results but how well you explain the steps and reasoning.
If you lived in NJ, I would give my remodel to you with complete faith in a high-quality result. Outstanding skills.
There are some tv products out there that are far beyond what they are sold for. So many uses and functions, because it's an actual solid product made to last. But like all products, it should be tested. And the best tests are always real life working tests.
This stuff looks like it has either a silicone or rubber base to it, which is why it flows easier. And also why it will last longer.
I'm appreciative of how professional your skills are, and your work ethic seems to follow. So many people in the building industry just don't care anymore, and many builds of all kinds look like a toddler has done them. Wish there were more guys like you around!!
Those float strips are genius! Simple, effective, AND inexpensive!
That's an old-school plastering trick. A lot of 1950s houses with "rock-lath" plaster had all the interior walls put up that way, with a thin white veneer coat on top to give it a glassy surface.
As much work, effort and the beautifying results of tile in a shower it still scares me. Water always finds a way through everything. You do very thorough professional tile installation without a doubt, but in the end..... Water always wins every time.
Young 25 year old with 6 years experience in the trade and this video blew my mind! Beautiful work looking forward to using more of your pro tips off your videos!
You have the gift of gab. Well spoken and clear to understand. Unlike ma.y on YT. Awesome channel
Flex Seal is legit. I used the spray can version on my roof after locating a leak. It's held for a couple of years now in an area where temps very from below zero to over 100F. It should be able to handle an indoor job easily.
Flex seal is some pretty sweet stuff,I am restoring an 80s ford Bronco .well I have some billit aluminum rims and nice all terrain tires.,one day I was doing body work and noticed some dry cracking in the tires.I removed them,and had the tires reversed on the rims,putting the cracking to the inside.I used a wire wheel on a drill to scuff the rubber,I poured flex seal on the entire tire surface of the back side of the tire,into the cracks also,it was self leveling.that was 2 years ago,and it completely stopped the progression of the drying damage.they look exactly the same as the day I did it.so I used the clear spray type on the front white letter side after a good cleaning and they look awesome. If you did this to a new set of tires you will extend the surface life expendency for at least 3 to 5 years,and as you all know the quality of tires has depreciated they start to crack in just a few years.so if you have a project and want to keep the tires in good shape or just want to keep your daily driver tires in excellent condition, use flex deal,black on the back,clear on the pretty side,check it out.
thankfully in this case the customer requested it.
I used it to seal the side of garage from rain. Would leak inside. Working pretty well but did require several coats before rain stopped. Been good for at least 2 years now.
I have some of the tape to fix our garden ponds... one of the very few products sold on TV that is not a rip off
All I know is I was super skeptical of flex seal,and in the middle of a paver job my water tray for my mk cracked from the shelf that the water pump sits on from the back of that and about 10 solid inches through the middle of the pan,and my customer seen what happened and said "hey man"," just use some flex seal","here I have a little left over in my can"! As he went and retrieved a Xtra lrg can that had about 2 inches left in the bottom, I had my guys take lunch,I dried out my water pan sprayed every last bit and thought "there's no frigging way this is gonna hold"!!! We took an hr lunch and it held for about 6 months and I decided to buy a hole can and completely sprayed the whole pan and I still have that flex seal water pan on my mk 3 urs later!!!!
Way to go my man!! I also live in NorCal and recently built 2 monster storage sheds using OSB sheathing, painted to color and then finally rolled the entire outside with a thick coat of clear FLEX SEAL for total waterproofing 👌... Life is good outside the box! LOVE your show👏👏👏
Your teaching skills, explanation of the process and superb video of the entire process from start to finish is beyond words!
As for the flex seal I hope it holds up for years to come and it probably will!.
One step you may have forgotten to mention was sealing the pebbles tiles before grouting as a grout release.
Thanks David!
@@TileCoach I would like to see those details from an experts perspective.
Sealing is a gimmick
This channel has inspired me through multiple renovations! Keep inspiring us and yourself bud:)
Problem with these products is the lack of longevity. Water/salts leach out the chemicals and they fail over time. Not a chance this will last 40-50 years. Maybe 10.
It’s like a hot mop in a way. Really cool and definitely hope client gives updates.
Beautiful look here, very nice Isaac👍🏻
Love it
There are many reasons to really like you, and one of those right now is your comment to "think outside the box", like using the Flex seal. Your a great video, keep going and God bless you and your family always
I've been considering a hop over from being a GC to strictly just one field. I've done a few tub/shower jobs and with the help of your videos and a little more common sense and a lot less over thinking things, my jobs have gone faster, smoother and the results improve each time. Thanx a million for the tips bud!!
I love the options and testing you provide. You are a true Craftsman.
No joke, it looks like a hot mop. Awesome video! Hopefully if the home owners are the same in 10-15 yrs. and they hire you for a remodel so we can see how the flex seal faired.
@Robert Garcia no kidding, I would have anxiety everyday testing something like this out. Hot mop is a better option. At least there is a guarantee with that.
Is this system rated by the plumbing council and approved this can have insurance ramifications.
@@jimquain3255 You bring up an excellent point. I guess now it's about the views and not certified products and techniques. Next month there will be an oops tear out video.
@@LuxAudio389 lol
Thing is I have been making shower pans for 30 years or more and I have never made one that way.and most likely would not mortar can do strange things to certain substances especially if you add moisture and mold
Your conclusion about making the world better with thinking critically made me trust your work
Love what you do brother! I did a lot of research and decided to use Flex Seal to waterproof my shower floor and curb after this video! Love you messages at the end! God is good!
Mad props, you're killing it. I was not a fan before, but your skills are 👌. I'm a follower now.
Your work is phenomenal!I had to replace a shower wall in an emergency. I used plywood and flex seal. It was supposed to be temporary but held up perfectly. Ill do it again on my next job.
Looks great and the best part is if you get tired of it you can change it when it leaks in a year or so cause any reputable professional will tell you flex seal is ok for an emergency fix but does NOT last for a permanent solution
How can you watch this video and not give a like?? superb instruction and craftsmanship. 👍🏻👍🏻
I’m going to try this for my Baja shower! When it comes to efflorescence and Saltillo tiles in the surrounding bathroom area, I think it’s better to be safe than sorry! Thanks Isaac!
Your tile disaster videos are terrifying. Glad the channel has vids like these too. Awesome job.
I like that you take pride in your work which not many people do but your work shows it excellent job
Crazy…if you would’ve told me I would’ve said your batshit crazy lol…..after seeing the install,I’m pretty sure it’ll hold up for a long time,great watch,nice job bro.👍🏼🍻👊🏼
You are, by far my favorite tile info source!!!!!!!!
You are the best I never seen anyone as good as you thank you for all your input and videos. I am getting ready to do a tile job in Coronado. I’m definitely using the flexseal method.
I love this! You are an amazing coach!
I love to think outside of the box! I like to learn how and why something is done then see if there is an area where something can be altered, adjusted, or improved upon. That's how we advance and grow, by people like us who "fallow the rules" ish but aren't afraid to test out something new if it makes sense that it can work! Thank you for being an honest, informative professional that is getting some good education out there to DIYers like myself that is not clouded by a sales pitch that leads people astray!
Awesome brother, please keep up the great work for the people in the trade sector. You personality is infectious.
There's 1001 uses for flex seal, now it's 1002, I use it on the floor of my van and it cut out all the moisture and road smells inside and made it enjoyable to drive again, I think I'll use this idea for my new masters bath project, thanks for the great info 😀👍
Really appreciate you showing all the details getting through the installation process!
I really really blown away with the level of knowledge poured into this video, I was just looking for some reviews of the flex seal product when I came across your video"s I'm a big fan great work.
Nice work, good to see some people are keeping old school methods around!
This was beautifully done. This being the first video of yours Ive watched, I appreciate your words at the end. A small way to ket others know you are not alone.
I love your work brother beautiful I’m from Canada I always watch your videos 👍👍👍👍
I love complete bathroom renovation This is not my full-time job but I do lots of volunteer work with friends and families and people in needs and your videos very helpful for me thank you so much For this Informational videos .🙏🙏🙏
I've been doing custom tile, stone and marble for 30 years and i think you do an excellent job. Very nice work and attention to detail. Great videos.
Do you think the curb step is too low? From the inside? It almost looks like it's a few inches. Lmk I'm curious
Edit. Around 16:42 I think shows.
30 years? How are your hips, knees, back?
I don't know how I ended up on this side of RUclips, but I love it! Amazing video, I want to learn more about this subject!!
If only all installers (contractors even) would take as much pride & work ethic as you do. I had a leak coming from shower down into my kitchen. Grout used was sand based & barely any slope. I bought the house like this and had been using shower for a bit before it happened. I didn't notice this insanity. Thankfully, I used Flex Shot & sealed all the cracked corners including edges on shower floor. I know it can't be a permanent solution but it's all I can do at this time. :--(( Thanks for these videos, they are really insightful. Be well
Too many skill trades are dying off. Glad you are keeping this art alive! We need MORE skilled trades like this, not lawyers and college tree huggers.
We totes need more trade workers.
Not more lawyers ( some is good)
Def more tree huggers
I have built showers, and learned a lot from your video. Thank You
I don’t see why anyone would look down on using this stuff. It’s a waterproof membrane.... period. How it’s marketed or sold shouldn’t matter. It works, that’s all that matters.
Just because it’s waterproof doesn’t mean it’s acceptable to put thinset and tile over it. It may not bond well with thinset, the flex seal may peel away from the walls with the weight of the tile, etc. It’s being used here for something that it wasn’t designed to be used for, so who knows how it’ll hold up in a shower. I’ll let Isaac’s customer be the guinea pig.
I really like your approach and honesty. Just simply love your videos and you are a wonderful teacher too
We are building out a skoolie and I was hoping to use Flex Seal to make a custom shower pan for our wet bath. This is fabulous!
I've always wondered if this product would work for tiling. Thanks so much for sharing this job with us. 👍👍
Union tile guy for 40yrs here. Love the fact you do mud walls there. We have carpenters slap hardibacker up then expect us to make it look good under “wall wash” lights.You end up “flashing” then argue about the time it took. Anyway you are an artisan and I’m proud to see you carrying on. One more thing that preslope always confused me. Once that water gets under it’s only a matter of time till mold and deterioration. We seal our wet bed water test then tile. Guess if you don’t caulk (which we never did) where wall meets floor always separates.Later pal.
Thanks so much .....we are getting ready to do our two bathrooms and I'm going to be using the flex seal now!!!!!! Really like this video, your very professional and love what you did to this shower!!!!!!!
This is awsome. I had tile fall from a shower, that was done in the 1950's, 1960's, from a guy that died in the 80's, but the tile's started falling in 2010!!!! At least 50 years after his remodel. Behind the tile, behind the goo, was PLYWOOD, and it was dry, and no mold. I was stunned. Yet, behind the plywood, was another spacer, so, he had another layer, that was never really involved.! His barn bathroom is cleaned with a HOSE, and looks pristine. No one knows how it does not leak. So, I'm still trying to figure it out, how we make it so complicated, and Ernie, made it look simplistic. Ernie appears to have precast the shower parts, as a HORSE kicked the wall and broke the first layer (it's a horse barn). So, you can see concrete riding on concrete. But, the lack of mold, is shocking, as our current techniques seem to be going in the wrong direction. Just divert the water. It looks like he used a concrete waterproofer.
45 years as a tilesetter....up until the 80s we had a bucket mastic (MA500) that would stick to anything, and it seemed to be completely waterproof. When I was a young helper I saw tile stuck directly to plywood on countertops with this stuff. NEVER saw a problem. BUT it was highly flammable and apparently toxic because the gubmint outlawed it. We also had epoxy that was completely waterproof. There was a product call TileTight that looked and acted EXACTLY like flex seal.--That barn tile was probably wall mud (portland, masonry and sand)directly over concrete. This was done for decades, problems were almost non existent. We also NEVER NEVER NEVER saw thinset come loose until everyone started using latex modified thinset.
Man thats crazy lol. If that actually last over the years thats going to save people so much money on the project.
Wow! Simply amazing and beautiful work! Flex Seal seems to be the bomb!
I'm about to tackle on my shower renovation. Your videos do give me more confidence in making the process much easier and with confidence.
Amazing videos, your work and explanation are really good. I have already demoed my old garden tub and ready to start with the shower installation. Trying decide on the waterproofing product I will use. I am a DIYer and am very nervous about tackling this project, I am watching your videos everyday. Thanks for your educational videos and your inspiration.
I was not expecting that "Question authority figures" slip at the end 🤣 good advice tho!!
Fantastic video - You seem like you really care about the jobs you do and that you love your job. So great to see.
Nice!!! Great work. I thought I would want to attempt doing my own shower but after watching these videos I think that at 68 years old and several surgeries on my back and knees I will need to pass. :o) You definitely have it covered.
The b441 method is so nice because you get a perfectly flat and even substrate to lay your tiles.👌👌
This is a great beautiful job..it's my dream to have a nice shower one-day,I'm so excited about flex seal and as soon as I get the money I will be buying it for lots of repairs around my trailer home, as it's rotting and falling apart, so I have great faith in flexseal will help me in the near future.
This looks amazing! This is exactly how I am going to build my shower. Thank you for the instructions!
The true test will be time! Copper pans for me all day! That a pretty nice straight edge you got there 😬
Pristine Work Issac!
Looks like you really put your heart into that one
I did! thank you for recognizing
We used flex seal where there were some cracks in our basement walls - we had problems with leaking then painted over it with dry lock. We had minor leaking but serious issues after Hurricane Sandy, we live in NJ. We used the flex seal to fill the cracks - they weren’t huge but they were visible. Between that & the dry lock. We’ve been good since. The previous owners has just used dry lock to try to solve the problem but it didn’t work. The additional flex seal did the trick!
You are awesome! This was one of the best YT videos I’ve watched!
Thank you thank you. I’ll be starting taking out a tub replacing with a larger walk-in curb less shower. Flex seal sounds great. I’m doing a pebble floor as you did on this job. All fantastic
I’ll be using epoxy walls made to look like marble. If you haven’t seen it go to Stone Coat or RK3. Food for thought. Thank you for your videos! Take care
Like the flex seal. I never worked with this product. But I can see how well it works. Thank you for sharing.
Will use to do the top of our shower. Thanks. Flex Seal is the way to go 😂☺️👍👌
flex seal is such a good product ive used it on all kinds of projects, also the shower turned out beautifully great work sir
...thumbs up before the end - on the presentation
...subscribed - on the closing remarks
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and creativity.
How the shower? Great videos, authentic and professional.
Nice job 👏, truly a professional look and work!🙌👍🎉🎊💥
Really really nice design! I think I’m pretty well sold on that pebble floor.
Very creative idea, I respect that. My issue is unless you have the time to let it dry and then install your mud bed and let that dry....but I'm on your side the finish is really what your after. Shower pan liners no matter how you install them will never be that clean and tight. Right on!
I had the same idea using flex seal, my first thought was using that Gator liner, which is used for truck Berliner seal. We used that as the undercoating for our hum vee, to protect the driver and passenger, during Desert Shield. Believe it , it worked.
tile coach thanks for being our crash test dummy!
20 year contractor in NorCal. Love your work brother! Only problem is you make it look way too easy😆
I used this stuff to what I thought would be a temporary repair to a leaking bay window, flat roof, covered with bitumen based roofing felt. It was still damp after I had removed as much excess water as possible. I did two thin-ish layers, after allowing the first to dry and it's still not leaking four years later! So it gets a thumbs up from me. I'm not a roofer, just a DIYer who thought it was worth a try, and try to save my pensioner mum-in-law a lot of money for a replacement flat roof. I even managed to re skim the plaster inside the bay window after it had dried out. Not perfect, but after a couple of coats of paint you couldn't see it. I was made up with myself to be honest...｡◕‿◕｡
i used this stuff to water proof my basement slider that was leaking under the sill and it worked awesome, i swear by this stuff now
from a distance looks like a tight job my man nice and neat clean
Alright, finally. Been waiting for this one. Didn't think you where ever going to try using flex seal on a actual job. Something tells me it worked great.
Thank you for this type of videos your earn a new subscriber, great work of tile 👌😎
I like it, hope it lasts, surely better than the red seal. After all Mike swift ? Painted a boat with it and didn't sink.
Great job and vedio. Thanks
Thank you!
I am redoing a shower in Bangkok and do not have PVC sheet. Good to know I can do it with liquid membrane. Now need to Amazon a weep drain here. Btw, a bush is growing out of the 5th floor wall where the pvc exits… so there is a fail.
Love your videos
So much skill and knowledge on display here. Awesome!
I was hoping you used the flex seal paste instead of mortar like you mentioned in the video where you tested flex seal. Either way great job and great videos. I wish you could come to texas and do my shower
This guy is a master! That’s a high quality shower right there!
Mann youu are such an amazing installer. I've been watching your videos an theyy are so helpful. Your fail videos definitely do what youu set them out to do. I jus learned awhile back how to create the mud beds on showers an watching your videos made me see how bad the pan that I had listened to the person how theyy jus wanted it done an it scares me. Lol.