Wet tile saw

[jar944]

Run away.

 

[acer66]

Very slow process here due to flu and such.

My experience with the Spin Doctor is positive so far I just have watch that sometimes they make the tiles wander a bit.

One more question for the ones who know.

This is the first time I have done a shower like this.
Do you tile the walls down and then lay the Herring mats or the other way around?

Thank you.

 

[OneStaple]

One more question for the ones who know.

This is the first time I have done a shower like this.
Do you tile the walls down and then lay the Herring mats or the other way around?

Thank you.

If you've done your waterproofing correctly, it kind of doesn't matter. Some people do the floor, then walls, and some do the opposite. Either way, make sure you protect things in case you drop a wall tile.

Many people (including me, in the past) attach a ledger board to the wall to make an even/level second row (or maybe higher, if you're using small-ish wall tiles), then tile up the wall. I like to set that board so I'll have to trim about 1/2" off the bottom row of tiles after the floor tiles have been laid. Then I'll do the floor, then cut the lowest row of wall tiles to match the floor with ~1/8" gap for 100% silicone caulk.

Any pictures of your progress?

Tyler

 

[acer66]

I am not really happy with the tile spacing but it is what it is.
I also waterproofed the shower pan with the sealer because I had spare.

 

[OneStaple]

Not happy with which aspect of the tile spacing? Things are looking pretty good from here, although it's a little hard to see any issues through a picture on a monitor. When you add the grout, it'll really make everything come together visually (I'm a big fan of the epoxy grouts, which you didn't ask about).

Tyler

 

[acer66]

Not happy with which aspect of the tile spacing? Things are looking pretty good from here, although it's a little hard to see any issues through a picture on a monitor. When you add the grout, it'll really make everything come together visually (I'm a big fan of the epoxy grouts, which you didn't ask about).

Tyler

Thank you and yes, I used epoxy grout before and really like it.

I used the wrong term, its the layout of the tiles I am not happy with.
Despite measuring twice I will end up with a small top row while the lowest row one is 3x the height.

 

[mike93lx]

Thank you and yes, I used epoxy grout before and really like it.

I used the wrong term, its the layout of the tiles I am not happy with.
Despite measuring twice I will end up with a small top row while the lowest row one is 3x the height.

Eh, don't stress it. The next one will go even better. Looking good

 

[OneStaple]

Despite measuring twice I will end up with a small top row while the lowest row one is 3x the height.

At least the small row will be up near the ceiling? I think I'd rather a near-full row at the bottom and a thin row at the top (within reason) instead of half-height rows at both the bottom and top.

I've added a row of accent tiles mid-project to fix a similar problem, essentially bumping everything so I didn't end up with a thin row at the top. But I think you've already tiled too far up the wall to take that approach, since they're usually put at roughly chest height.

Tyler