I know I could search the archives or just get a book on the subject, but I would rather get it from the experts. I have done several tile jobs over the years, but I have never done a shower floor. Could anyone walk me through their preferred methods of prepping a floor for tile from the plywood up.
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No problem at all. Just get your plywood down then click the following link...
http://www.schluter.com/7195.htm
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"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." — Sherlock Holmes, 1896
Ply, plastic (to keep the ply from wicking the water out of the base mud), then staple down some diamond lath. Pour a dry mix mud base, sloped 1/4"/ft to the drain. Kerdi. Tile. The Kerdi drain helps with getting the drain set in the right spot. Did I mention to use Kerdi? Use Kerdi.
John Bridge has a good book on the whole mess. Others linked to the site. Check it out. There's an old thread here by Mongo that shows the process pretty well, IIRC. Check that out too.
Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA
Do through the photo galary. I am guessing about 6-9 months ago. Mongo had a thread showing building a show with the Kerdi.
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http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=86714.1
"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." — Sherlock Holmes, 1896