Watch out: before applying grout to the joints, remove any excess tile mastic adhesive that extends close to the surface of the tiles. Otherwise those high points will prevent grout from filling the tile joint properly. Work carefully so as not to disturb or chip the edge of the tiles thems...
Prior to installing the shower backer board, if you plan to use a poly sheeting moisture barrier, install this first. If using a paint-on water-proofing membrane you do not need to install poly sheeting (it actually may be a bad idea to use both as moisture can be trapped between the ...
Remove Mastic I needed to get all of the mastic off of my subfloor so started by using a scraper.After scraping the subfloor I switched to using abelt sanderwhich worked really well. Fix Floor Seams and Check Nails Next I vacuumed up all the mastic and checked to see if the floors ...
Be sure, too, if you have plans to increase the size of the house (for instance if you're going to add an addition) or its heating space (a finished basement perhaps) that the contractor knows of these impending larger demands on the heating system so it can be sized accordingly. The ...