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    Re-tiling a Standup Shower

    It's on a slab. I started the demo yesterday and was able to see that it wasn't hot-mopped during construction. They used a membrane under the pan and around the blocking. So I guess I'm just going to demo it right down to the slab, get it hot-mopped and start the new tile job from scratch.
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    Re-tiling a Standup Shower

    Hi all I'm a handyman with some remodeling experience. I'm going to be helping a friend remodel his bathroom including demoing the old standup, fully-tiled shower (no fiberglass) shower and re-tiling it. I'm curious what we're going to have to do with regard to the old shower pan. The house is...
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    Tight Fit in Tub/Shower

    It's a possibility. The foot end has the back of the electrical box in it so that we obviously won't tamper with. But I might be able to recess the head end into the wall a bit. It's a 2x6 wall.
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    Leveling a basement slab...

    I have this issue with a downstairs bathroom with concrete slab subfloor. It's surely out of level, just looking at it with the naked eye you can tell. We're going to lay 16x16 tiles. Can someone give me some more specific tips on using this self-leveling stuff? Brands? Techniques...
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    Very Worried about Particle Board AND Vinyl

    Okay, I think I know the answer to this but I'm asking anyway. Helping my friend remodel his condo and we want to tile the kitchen, dining area and hallways. Much of it was carpet and we ripped it up to find 1/2 inch particle board. The kitchen is also PB with vinyl. We thought to lay...
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    Tight Fit in Tub/Shower

    Hi guys, first time posting here. I'm helping a friend remodel his condo and we're going to be doing a lot of tiling. We have quite a few questions. First is the master bathroom. We ripped out the old fiberglass tub/shower and installed a nice cast iron/porcelain tub. Now we want to...
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