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Tiling the Shower

Bob visits with Eddie Zywusko the mason and tilesetter who is working in a L-shaped shower. Eddie installed a water/ice shield, then cement board and now he is taping the joints with a thin set mortar. Bob looks briefly at the Kohler shower tower rough in kit which is very state of the art. Ryley and the plumber install a Kohler lavatory rough in kit in a metal stud wall. This is an excellent example of the different trades working together.
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Tiling the Shower

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" This is an L shape shower that opening and about -- that the climbers came in and set the copper and for you yet and then. Once you get started what was the first step here the president -- is that with I would try to put it. Bush event which is why and I shield yes which has not rubber membrane is of the same stuff we use it as a nice down on roofing. And here you put it just one -- often unless that we overlap each lamp with a thirty pound felt paper at least by four inches. That's -- back aboard. Over that which gives us substrate once all the tile and that has been attached -- that would that there are rights groups that they're galvanized L and I think they're treated -- you treated. You've got what -- it. And then all of the joints. Well they receive the tape right yep they have. This trial will move a little bit of the sides on the tape that they. And last tape we just joint compound them with thinset. Now. Bullets from expanding contracting under the shower and that is that thing you do what you got large open expanse. Like this we've got lots of specialized things going in here for example although all of our stuff -- steel in certain aspects you have to rely on wood. To block things in for something like this this is the rough in -- for our shower tower from Kohler. This is just the simple part. And we had the same kind of roughing get it had to be put in over here are for the lavatory which is also going to be spectacular. Ryley was here was a -- take care of that just a couple of days ago. Now we and I hate you had a tough time getting this -- and yes -- some -- fire resistant not to have to -- an end. It's perfect but I still need some backing on it. -- can I need. Because of the -- did anything with them back and look at some obvious thought she -- wrong. Cat and a client. Another -- down. The problem. But it. I think canoe left not true that right end -- it now. Okay erotic art and screws flange. Initially. It's and and I suppose that it's -- Patton book out. So when the work here is all completed we're gonna have some very very futuristic. Features including this shower tower right Kohler. Which job even though it has multiple heads and all sorts of computerized controls. -- and even a motherboard back here. It still it is only using two and a half gallons per minute it's just doing some great stuff where there. But I would try to keep this -- couple weeks until we get finished installing it right here. And has already started installing the tiles right over here. These are pretty simple easy tile practices -- standards for life or -- and pick up in any -- They are American made tiles."

" One of the great things about American made tiles like these is that they're manufactured with a little -- I'm the opposite sides and when you're installing -- and you don't have to worry too much almost every time -- put two of them together you get it perfectly. Even installation with just the right amount of space for the grout it. This makes work uniformity and speed installation which of course means less expense. They go on nicely right yes they -- various things -- domestic abuse."

" This in the sense that they but then that gives us period job with the -- wrote in what location. They don't water the bottom helps keep us level because it will slide out that this is not a organic mastic. And went solo home phone lines in the center of this wealth and this is the largest long the most viewed. Universe walk in the show don't. The -- itself. You know there's a lot stronger and we can install a pilot very quickly yet so usual several courses right yes we can. We can probably took about four square feet short time ago we were. OK so these filler pieces in order to theoretically all the things die if these different way to market which has -- come right to the -- alone. But you know you kind of -- We've got a bunch of it. We started stuff. Now you don't want factory it and one decided -- cut it will be a little rough we'll put that facing it. Since they are all the same size. So let's proceed. And of course when interest corner and the other cut and -- against it and."

" OK it's. When you get to work cut out quit."

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