So, bath is gutted. I’m trying to plan for floor tile. The tile is 4 ft x 8” pieces so which will run across without any staggered seams. Bath floor is so small 6’x4’ that there is only a 3ft section where full tiles will be visible.
After removing old tile, most of the paper backing is stuck to the floor (see pics).
do I need to remove it completely? If so and suggestions?
2nd: the floor goin towards shower pan slopes down 1/4 inch. Should this be leveled prior or can the depth be filled with tile set?
btw I do plan on hiring a tile guy, but want to have it prepped as best as possible.
cheers!
5 years ago we had a bathroom done by someone else (I won't call him a pro... overall a bunch of appearance issues... so maybe functional errors also?). Since then, I've been in there. So I'm not sure who did the caulking but in some spots we have black mold under the caulk.
These pics are from under the step into the shower, looking from inside the shower outward.
Some questions:
1) Is using caulk in a shower acceptable? It would cover cracking of grout in corners (from settling / shifting?). But grout does allow water to wick under caulk to allow mold to grow?
2) If it's OK to use caulk in the shower, how do you keep water from wicking under the caulk / mold forming? Sealing grout would slow that down, but am I wrong to think that grout, even sealed will always? eventutally? allow water through it?
3) How would you remedy this mold? Remove the caulk? use a smaller bead (less caulk / less area for mold to get under it?). But you would still get mold under caulk under the grout / it's unavoidable?
THANKS!
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Our downstairs has heated tile flooring. There are two 'SunTouch' brand thermostats controlling it. If I raise the temperature to, say, 70, I get a protection fault on the thermostat after about ten minutes. I currently have it set at 66... no fault, but the heating is patchy. Specifically, the central area is warm and wonderful, but the majority does not seem to be working at all. So, for example, as you walk into the main area (family room) it starts off warm and nice but a few steps later is chilly.
I know very little about the technology. Is this common? Is this fixable? I have a feeling I'll need to call in a pro but have no sense of the magnitude of the job.
04-01-21, 08:37 AM
