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Forum: Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms
02-22-07, 01:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,220
Posted By Lbrty9

That's what I needed to know. Thanks!

That's what I needed to know. Thanks!
Forum: Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms
02-22-07, 01:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,220
Posted By Lbrty9

Getting ready to tile my shower.

I'm going to tile it horizontal about 1/3 way up, run a colored strip, then run diagonal for 1/3 of the way, another strip, then back to horizontal. I'm deliberating on starting at the top though. ...
Forum: Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms
01-05-07, 08:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,354
Posted By Lbrty9

I did get the preformed curb with the Schluter...

I did get the preformed curb with the Schluter shower kit.

Thanks for the help!!!
Forum: Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms
01-04-07, 09:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,354
Posted By Lbrty9

Thanks! Everybody (including Schluter) says to...

Thanks! Everybody (including Schluter) says to use drywall, but that just gives me the willies. If I get even a small leak, I think the durock will stand up better.

While I'm asking, how do you...
Forum: Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms
01-03-07, 06:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,354
Posted By Lbrty9

Schluter shower install questions. Help please!!!

I'm getting ready to start hanging durock tomorrow. I bought the schluter shower kit including the pre-foprmed pan and kerti membrane. The opening for the shower is exactly 60 inches as is the size...
Forum: Welding, Brazing, Soldering and Metalworking
11-19-06, 07:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 24,174
Posted By Lbrty9

That was the first thing I looked at. There's no...

That was the first thing I looked at. There's no room to move them forward.
Forum: Welding, Brazing, Soldering and Metalworking
11-18-06, 04:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 24,174
Posted By Lbrty9

Welding Spring steel?

Was looking for some advice on the feasibility of welding spring steel. I need to shorten up the ends of the front sway-bar on my Jeep. The only way I can think of to accomplish that would be to...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-13-06, 03:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,686
Posted By Lbrty9

You can special order it from Home Depot or find...

You can special order it from Home Depot or find a local dealer at http://www.schluter.com/locator/index.php
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-11-06, 02:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,686
Posted By Lbrty9

Thanks! I need unmodified thin-set and then...

Thanks! I need unmodified thin-set and then latex mortar to work the Schluter products. I bought 2 bags of laticrete wall and floor thin-set, but couldn't find anything labelled "latex". Lowe's...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-11-06, 11:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,686
Posted By Lbrty9

Mortar types?

Could someone please tell me the difference between thin-set, latex mortar, and dry-set mortar? Aren't they all just thin-set with differing consistencies?
Forum: Welding, Brazing, Soldering and Metalworking
11-09-06, 11:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 79,106
Posted By Lbrty9

Northern tools has a good selection of blueprints...

Northern tools has a good selection of blueprints at a pretty low cost. If you factor in your time, you're better off buying plans with material lists already calculated.
...
Forum: Welding, Brazing, Soldering and Metalworking
11-09-06, 11:45 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,960
Posted By Lbrty9

Figuring current flow isn't that hard if you...

Figuring current flow isn't that hard if you remember that electricity is just current flow. Current is the movement of electrons, which are negatively charged. Therefore, wherever the negative...
Forum: Patching and Plastering
11-09-06, 11:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,810
Posted By Lbrty9

No, there's no sand in it. It's just a plaster...

No, there's no sand in it. It's just a plaster skimcoat which has had brush swirls textured into it. Any advice on working plaster texturing?
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-08-06, 01:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,013
Posted By Lbrty9

Thanks! Funny, but those are the exact same...

Thanks! Funny, but those are the exact same products my tile shop was pushing and I rejected them out of hand because they didn't fit my preconceived notion of what the seat ought to look like and I...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-08-06, 12:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,013
Posted By Lbrty9

No, it's not fiberglass. It's a preformed pan by...

No, it's not fiberglass. It's a preformed pan by Schluter which is made of a styrofoam looking material. It's designed to be covered by Kerti, which would give the water barrier. I did call tech...
Forum: Patching and Plastering
11-08-06, 12:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,810
Posted By Lbrty9

How to match plaster skimcoat swirls?

Is there any easy way to match swirl texturing in a plaster skimcoat. I have to tear part of a wall down and frame in a pocket door. I've tried to replicate the swirl texture in one other project...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-07-06, 08:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,013
Posted By Lbrty9

Thanks! Let me try this on you then... Would it...

Thanks! Let me try this on you then... Would it be feasible to use a pre-fab pan and then cut it to allow a framed in corner seat?
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-07-06, 07:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,013
Posted By Lbrty9

Sheetrock or backerboard use with Schluter Kerti?

I've decided to go with the Schluter products for a bathroom remodel, but I'm questioning the sales guy's assertion that the kerti would be applied to regular drywall. Theoretically, it would work,...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-07-06, 06:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,141
Posted By Lbrty9

Funny...

I just watched that DVD last night and was thinking exactly the same thing. Seems to me that the pan should be first, then the bottom edges, then corner, then walls. I don't see how the thinset...
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