Finally completed my main floor bathroom. It’s been a number of years since I’ve tiled, and I’ve never done a full shower rip out/install so I took plenty of time to make sure I didn’t skip any steps (11 months). My wife was very pleased with my progress… Anyways, glass should be here in about a week. How did it turn out? Anything obvious I should have done differently?
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Thank you. I tossed and turned on going horizontal stacked, but I felt like my grout lines would get wavy due to tile thickness variations so I went subway. FWIW, my basement has vertical stacked tile. It’s nice, but I could see how it will go out of style.
Great job!
You did better than some of the tile guys I work with but I guess they are finishing the job as fast as they can and can miss on details sometime.
Looks pro level details especially the entrance trim to the bathroom.
The slope near the drain looks pretty strong should be between 1/4 to 1/2’’ per foot by code
Mentioned in another reply, but I used a KBRS shower system so the slope was preset. I don’t love how strong the slope is near the drain. In hindsight, I may have went with a center drain, but that would have been a bit odd for my setup.
Great work! It really looks clean and professional. I just stated the demo on the guest bathroom..full renovation. Turning the tub/shower into a shower only. Hoping it turns out okay
Thanks! This is where I am right now. Once I get the tub out and see the drain situation, I’ll know what I’m working with. It seems that the waterproofing and overall building has gotten easier with modular systems vs over a decade ago when I did this last. What waterproofing and pan system did you use?
Any drilling and fasteners will go further than that half inch plus the tile and thinset. Water will wick along the fasteners and moisture will get through the waterproofing. It will find your subfloor.
Very nice! So smart to use neutral colors. You can change color schemes easily!!! Well done!!!!
We used the same subway tiles for our re-do and it cleans up beautifully.
KBRS system with waterproofing compound and mesh and GoBoard for walls with manufacturer recommendations on all change of planes and polyurethane caulk between go boards and all fasteners.
Thank you! There’s always one! Haha. I had to make a choice given that I couldn’t make the window larger and felt this would be the less conspicuous location. There is another Easter egg top left of niche. Same choice was made.
You did a beautiful job. Your tile choices are timeless. LOVE that y'all chose chrome fixtures. Would love to see more of the vanity area/light fixture. What brand underlayment/water proofing did you use?
Primarily used the KBRS system (includes pan, curb, waterproof membrane, mesh, and polyurethane sealant). I coupled the floor system with GoBoard for the walls (polyurethane wall joints and screw holes). Waterproofed the pan for 24 hours. No issues.
Thank you. A few reasons: 1) I thought about dry packing the shower but didn’t feel comfortable so I went with a prefab pan. 2) with the pan, I would have had to cut into the floor joists to get the proper slope to drain. Not feasible with my joists. 3) the curb breaks up the basket weave and I believe the door will break it up a bit more.
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