• How to Frame a Small Custom Shower Niche

    How to Frame a Small Custom Shower Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Niche with Miters (12ร—12) Course How to start the framing process (0:01) Use a framing square and laser to mark studs (0:45) Cut lower part of stud using a circular saw and…

  • Faucet Installation

    Faucet Installation

    This video is part of the Vanity Cabinet Installation (Single Bowl) Course. Tools and supplies (0:30) PEX A escutcheon explanation (2:45) Add PEX A water shut off valves with M12 expansion tool (4:15) Single handle Delta faucet installation (Trinsic model)…

  • Cabinet Installation

    Cabinet Installation

    This video is part of the Vanity Cabinet Installation (Single Bowl) Course. Use 2-1/2โ€ณ Milwaukee hole saw for reducer fitting (0:10) Use 1-1/4โ€ณ Irwin Speed Bore bit for water supplies (0:20) Transfer reducer and water supply locations to vanity (1:15)…

  • Drain Reducer Fitting

    Drain Reducer Fitting

    This video is part of the Vanity Cabinet Installation (Single Bowl) Course. Reducer fitting explanation with sanitary tee (0:25) Clean fittings and pipe with Oatey cleaner (1:35) Deburr pipe with DEB4 before solvent welding (2:15) Use Oatey ABS cement for…

  • Cabinet Blocking

    Cabinet Blocking

    This video is part of the Vanity Cabinet Installation (Single Bowl) Course. In general, itโ€™s good to have blocking for cabinets (0:02) Account for height of finished tile floor (0:20) How to position 2ร—6 blocking inside stud walls (1:20) How…

  • Drain and Vent Plumbing

    Drain and Vent Plumbing

    This video is part of the Vanity Cabinet Installation (Single Bowl) Course. Drain and vent plumbing supplies (0:01) Secure vent with blocking and clamp (2:55) Remove old plumbing with multi-tool (3:29) Prep ABS pipes for solvent welding (5:40) Solvent weld…

  • How to Connect PEX A to Copper Water Supply Lines

    How to Connect PEX A to Copper Water Supply Lines

    This video is part of the Toilet Water Supply Line Installation Course. How to make PEX A tee connections (0:38) Use at least 2-1/2 to 3 inches of PEX A from the ends of ProPEX rings (1:55) Make 5 to…

  • How to Connect PEX A to Copper Toilet Water Supply

    How to Connect PEX A to Copper Toilet Water Supply

    This video is part of the Toilet Water Supply Line Installation Course. How to solder PEX A sweat adapter onto Type L copper (0:39) How to prep copper for soldering (0:49) How to prep PEX A sweat adapter (2:00) How…

  • Solder PEX A Adapters on Copper Pipes

    Solder PEX A Adapters on Copper Pipes

    This video is part of the Toilet Water Supply Line Installation Course. PEX A sweat adapter explanation (2:28) How to cut copper water supply lines (2:50) How to prep copper pipes to be soldered (4:38) How to prep PEX A…

  • Toilet Shut Off Valve Installation

    Toilet Shut Off Valve Installation

    This video is part of the Toilet Shut Off Valve Installation Course. How to cut copper water supply line coming up from floor (0:17) How to prep copper pipe for compression shut off valve (2:05) Place chrome tube and 1/2…

  • Toilet Closet Flange Installation

    Toilet Closet Flange Installation

    This video is part of the Toilet Plumbing Installation Course. Closet flange options and what I like best (1:30) How to dry-fit the riser pipe into the closet bend (2:09) User DEB4 to chamfer both sides of pipe (2:50) How…

  • Toilet Closet Bend Installation

    Toilet Closet Bend Installation

    This video is part of the Toilet Plumbing Installation Course. Overview of street 90 from wye to closet bend (1:20) How to dry-fit closet flange and riser pipe (1:50) Closet flange rough-in explanation with tile walls (3:00) How to dry-fit…

  • Toilet Wye and Fernco Shielded Couplings

    Toilet Wye and Fernco Shielded Couplings

    This video is part of the Toilet Plumbing Installation Course. Toilet wye, street 90 and closet bend overview (0:01) Try to solvent weld from least flexible to most flexible section (2:30) Mark pipes with Pica Dry Pencil and Water Jet…

  • Cutting Copper Water Supplies and Soldering PEX A Adapters

    Cutting Copper Water Supplies and Soldering PEX A Adapters

    This video is part of the Toilet Plumbing Installation Course. Copper water supply line overview (1:38) PEX A sweat adapter explanation (2:10) How to shut off water to house and drain lines (2:30) How to use AutoCut tool to cut…

  • How to Cut House Drains

    How to Cut House Drains

    This video is part of the Toilet Plumbing Installation Course. Plumbing configuration with wye and street 90 (0:09) How to determine where to cut house drain (1:10) How to use trim square to get square cut on pipe (1:50) How…

  • Toilet Closet Flange Planning and Code Tips

    Toilet Closet Flange Planning and Code Tips

    This video is part of the Toilet Plumbing Installation Course. Either 3ร—3 or 4ร—3 closet bends can be used per code (0:12) How to plan the drilling location for closet flange (1:35) How to determine the toilet rough-in dimensions (1:55)…

  • How to Silicone Bowl to Floor

    How to Silicone Bowl to Floor

    This video is part of the Toilet Installation (Toto) Course. Why silicone the bowl is recommended (0:02) Use 100% Latasil because it has Microban in it (0:47) Shop vac between the bowl and tile floor (1:07) How to apply silicone…

  • How to Install a Toto Toilet

    How to Install a Toto Toilet

    This video is part of the Toilet Installation (Toto) Course. How to determine rough-in (0:10) How to add wax ring (0:34) How to set bowl on closet flange (1:45) How to add nuts and washers to closet flange bolts (2:44)…

  • Closet Flange Spacer Installation

    Closet Flange Spacer Installation

    This video is part of the Toilet Installation (Toto) Course. How to remove closet flange knockout (0:20) Closet flange spacer explanation (0:42) How to install closet flange spacers with Lexel (1:45) How to install extra long closet flange bolts (3-1/2โ€ณ)…

  • How to Install PEX A Toilet Valves

    How to Install PEX A Toilet Valves

    This video is part of the Toilet Installation (Toto) Course. How to cut PEX A water supply (0:02) How to install chrome cover tube (0:39) How to install PEX A shut off valve (2:00) To access this content, you must…

  • Siliconing Bathtub to Tile Shower Wall

    Siliconing Bathtub to Tile Shower Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Fill bathtub with water if possible (0:10) In the video, I use GE Silicone but recommend Laticrete Latasil (0:30) Start between the tub and tile floor then…

  • Caulking Shower Tile to Ceiling

    Caulking Shower Tile to Ceiling

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Use Sherwin-Williams 950A (0:01) Start in the corner and work across expansion joint (0:30) Spray 950A with soapy water and tool (1:30) Use microfiber cloth to clean…

  • Caulking Shower Niche

    Caulking Shower Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Use Frog Tape to tape off corners (0:40) Apply silicone to miters with Ardex SX in 100% silicone (2:06) Tool the silicone with soapy water and DAP…

  • Caulking Shower Wall Corners

    Caulking Shower Wall Corners

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Any change of plane should receive 100% silicone (0:01) Ardex SX in Polar White was used for this project (0:54) Cut applicator tip to match widest section…

  • Grouting Main Wall and Plumbing Wall

    Grouting Main Wall and Plumbing Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Start at top and work downward (0:01) Pack joints and remove excess by holding float at 45-degree angle (0:17) Tool wall with well-wrung-out sponge (2:20) Grout plumbing…

  • Grouting Niche Wall

    Grouting Niche Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Ardex FG-C in Polar White was used (0:01) Tips for mixing Ardex FG-C (0:58) Apply grout to wall with Troxell Urethane Grout Float (1:40) Remove grout between…

  • Completing Tile Shower Niche

    Completing Tile Shower Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to complete the glass mosaic (0:32) Install top piece (7:24) Install side tiles (9:35) Final inspection (13:10) To access this content, you must purchase Home Repair…

  • Shower Niche Shelf Installation

    Shower Niche Shelf Installation

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to notch shower shelf (0:02) Be careful dry-fitting the shelf (2:30) Set shower shelf with thin-set (3:45) Clean thin-set from joints and add spacers (5:00) Shelf…

  • How to Install Glass Mosaic and Side Tiles

    How to Install Glass Mosaic and Side Tiles

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Side tile explanation (0:02) How to bevel side tiles with Calidad Durty Kurt (1:32) How to polish side tile edge (3:10) How to apply thin-set mortar with…

  • How to Cut Glass Mosaics for Niche

    How to Cut Glass Mosaics for Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Getting dimensions for glass (0:13) Sequence for building shower niche (0:30) Cut glass mosaic with grinder and Montolit Mosaic 2 (3:19) Polish edge of tile with Montolit…

  • Glass Mosaic Cutting Tips

    Glass Mosaic Cutting Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Tools for cutting glass mosaic (0:15) Use Pica Dry Wet Jet inserts (0:40) Use Montolit Mosaic 2 blade for grinders (0:55) Use Russo dressing stone for diamond…

  • How to Build Tile Shower Niche Shelf

    How to Build Tile Shower Niche Shelf

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Check depth and the width inside the niche (0:50) Use 1/8โ€ณ thick piece of Wedi or backer board (optional) (2:20) Cut tile dimensions with grinder and diamond…

  • How to Feather KERDI-BAND with Joint Compound

    How to Feather KERDI-BAND with Joint Compound

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Use setting-type joint compound to feather KERDI-BAND (0:21) Apply joint compound with 6-inch joint compound knife (1:25) Reverse joint compound knife direction 2 feet from floor (2:20)…

  • T-Lock Removal and Tile Cleaning Tips

    T-Lock Removal and Tile Cleaning Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Safely remove T-Lock close to beveled tile (0:01) Protect adjacent tile, pencil trim, and drywall from clip & wedge (1:35) Clean tile with Laticrete Stone and Tile…

  • Tiling Shower Niche Perimeter

    Tiling Shower Niche Perimeter

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to continue tiling up and around niche perimeter (0:10) Always have cut tile edges face corner (1:05) Always have cut vertical edges face inside niche and…

  • Shower Niche Sill Installation

    Shower Niche Sill Installation

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to get sill dimensions (0:12) Bevel tile front edge (2:05) Apply thin-set inside sill area (3:30) Set sill tile inside niche (4:22) Use Colgate toothbrush to…

  • Beveling Tile Below Niche

    Beveling Tile Below Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Bevel top of the first tile with Calidad Durty Kurt (1:20) NOTE: Hold blade at 45-degree angle and bevel it 1/16โ€ณ from glazed finish, then use 200-grit…

  • Schluter Shower Niche Installation

    Schluter Shower Niche Installation

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Determine niche location inside wall (0:35) Outline niche on KERDI-BOARD and refine location (9:30) Add 2ร—4 wood blocking for top and bottom of niche (12:50) Add screws/washers…

  • How to Tile First Row

    How to Tile First Row

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to start first row (0:10) Determine custom tile cut around tub perimeter (1:39) Cut tile to fit around tub perimeter (6:45) NOTE: Wear a silica dust…

  • Tile Niche Layout Tips

    Tile Niche Layout Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to end tile layout (0:10) How to determine shower mitered niche location (2:24) How mitered shower niches work (7:10) To access this content, you must purchase…

  • T-Lock Removal and Tile Cleaning Tips

    T-Lock Removal and Tile Cleaning Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Strike clip parallel to grout joint (0:10) Remove clips and wedges day after setting tile (0:45) Cut off clips that break beyond tile (1:19) Clean tiles with…

  • How to Finish Tile Plumbing Wall

    How to Finish Tile Plumbing Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. General tiling tips that apply to any tile wall (0:33) Cut around shower head brass nipple (10:05) Complete tiles at ceiling (13:31) Install last tile (16:39) To…

  • How to Tile Around Bathtub Diverter Valves

    How to Tile Around Bathtub Diverter Valves

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Locate diverter valve location on tile (0:16) Create templates for cutting holes in tile (2:04) Use Calidad 2-inch diamond hole saw (2:30) Polish tile using Calidad Big…

  • How to Tile Around Bathtub Shower Valves

    How to Tile Around Bathtub Shower Valves

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Locate notch location in tile for tub spout (0:26) Locate semi-circle in tile for shower valve (1:30) Notch tile for tub spout with Calidad Butter Cutter (2:28)…

  • How to Set First Row

    How to Set First Row

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Mix partial batch of Ardex X77 mortar (0:20) Apply thin-set to wall with 1/4โ€ณ x 3/8โ€ณ square notch trowel (0:45) Back flat trowel tile and set on…

  • How to Cut Tiles Around Bathtub

    How to Cut Tiles Around Bathtub

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Tile design tips for side walls (0:55) Outside corner tile tips (1:59) Cut first tile for first row (5:25) Notch tile around copper tub spout with Calidad…

  • T-Lock Removal and Tile Cleaning Tips

    T-Lock Removal and Tile Cleaning Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Remove tile leveling systems the day after setting tile (0:02) Use rubber mallet to remove clips and wedges (0:35) How to remove clip and wedge (0:50) How…

  • How to Tile Main Wall

    How to Tile Main Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to center tile (0:10) Apply thin-set to the wall (0:40) Back flat trowel full tiles (1:50) Use T-Lock clips and wedges (2:15) Set tiles against adjacent…

  • How to Tile First Row

    How to Tile First Row

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. How to start layout (0:20) Mix partial batch of Ardex X77 mortar (1:50) Tools and supplies setup inside bathtub (3:30) Montolit Masterpiuma P5 manual tile cutter (4:10)…

  • Tile Setting Materials

    Tile Setting Materials

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Ardex X77 modified thin-set mortar (0:32) Trowel size and type (1:32) T-Lock tile leveling system (2:45) Perfect Level Master tote (3:45) T-Lock pliers (4:05) Barwalt wedges (4:25)…

  • Tile Shower Layout Tips

    Tile Shower Layout Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (8ร—20 with Niche) Course. Paper sketch-up tips (0:25) Tile inspection and how to factor in dimensions (1:20) How to plan ahead and avoid slivers (1:55) Starting tile layout (2:19) Seeing what…

  • How to Caulk Mosaic Tile Expansion Joint

    How to Caulk Mosaic Tile Expansion Joint

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Latasil 100% silicone in Bright White is being used (0:01) Shop vac all of the expansion joints (0:33) Start the silicone application at the top (0:40) Apply…

  • How to Caulk Shower Niche Miter Joints

    How to Caulk Shower Niche Miter Joints

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Tape off the miters using Frog Tape (0:01) Use color-matching silicone if possible (0:33) Apply silicone to the inside corners first (0:55) Apply silicone to the miters…

  • How to Grout Mosaics Inside Niche

    How to Grout Mosaics Inside Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to mix Laticrete Permacolor Select in Bright White (0:28) Add color kit to water and mix thoroughly for 1-2 minutes (0:41) Add base to water and…

  • How to Grout Shower Walls with Permacolor Select

    How to Grout Shower Walls with Permacolor Select

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Permacolor Select in Steamship was used inside this shower (0:01) Any change of plane requires silicone and not grout (0:35) Tape off any of the plumbing to…

  • How to Silicone Tile Shower Corners

    How to Silicone Tile Shower Corners

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Latasil 100% silicone in Steamship was used (0:01) Every change of plane requires a flexible joint (0:40) Cut the applicator to the same size as the joint…

  • How to Silicone Tile to Tub

    How to Silicone Tile to Tub

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. The silicone being used is Laticrete 100% in Bright White (0:01) Note: Shop vac the joint and ensure itโ€™s dry Cut the applicator to the same size…

  • How to Tile Sides of Niche

    How to Tile Sides of Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to get started with the side tiles (0:01) How to account for the pitched sill (0:53) How to apply mortar to the side of the niche…

  • How to Tile Top of Niche

    How to Tile Top of Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to match the main wall tile pattern (0:01) How to miter the edge using the IQ saw (3:04) How to apply mortar and set tile on…

  • How to Install Marble Mosaics Inside Niche

    How to Install Marble Mosaics Inside Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Reasons for bonding marble mosaics to backer board (0:01) How to apply thin-set mortar inside the niche using 1/4โ€ณ x 1/4โ€ณ square-notched trowel (1:33) How to back…

  • How to Cut Marble Mosaic Tiles for Niche

    How to Cut Marble Mosaic Tiles for Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Explanation for bonding marble mosaic to 1/8โ€ณ backer board (0:01) How to cut marble using Calidad Butter Cutter and grinder (1:04) How to set tiles on 1/8โ€ณ…

  • Last Wall Tile Tips

    Last Wall Tile Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Always strive for symmetry for the side walls (0:01) Use a laser if possible for the vertical metal profile (1:06) Smooth thin-set thatโ€™s on the metal profile…

  • How to Tile Around Shower Arm and End Tile with Metal Profile

    How to Tile Around Shower Arm and End Tile with Metal Profile

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to determine location of shower arm on tile (0:24) How to cut hole in tile with Calidad diamond hole saw (1:13) How to polish hole with…

  • How to Tile Around Shower Valve

    How to Tile Around Shower Valve

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to create a template for shower valve (0:01) How to transfer shower valve location to tile (1:24) How to cut tile on the IQ saw or…

  • How to Tile Around Copper Tub Spout

    How to Tile Around Copper Tub Spout

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to determine the copper tub spout location (0:01) How to cut hole with Calidad diamond hole saw (0:45) How to install tile over copper tub spout…

  • How to Set Vertical Schluter Profile and Plumbing Wall First Row

    How to Set Vertical Schluter Profile and Plumbing Wall First Row

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to plan the vertical metal profile height (0:01) How to cut Schluter metal profile using miter saw (0:49) How to get the height of tiles of…

  • How to Cut Plumbing Wall First Row

    How to Cut Plumbing Wall First Row

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to plan the layout of the first row (0:01) Place 1/16โ€ณ horseshoe shims on tub to get tile height (1:22) How to transfer tub shape to…

  • More T-Lock Removal Tips

    More T-Lock Removal Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Always strike the clips parallel to the grout joint (0:01) Use a white scrubby doodle to clean thin-set off of tile (0:15) Use a microfiber cloth to…

  • How to Install Shower Niche Sill

    How to Install Shower Niche Sill

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to match the pattern on the wall (0:01) How to bevel sill using IQ saw (1:58) How to set the sill using thin-set mortar (3:38) Note:…

  • How to Add Schluter Metal Profile on Main Wall

    How to Add Schluter Metal Profile on Main Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Three different options for ending tile (0:01) How to cut Schluter metal profile on miter saw (1:00) How to apply thin-set on the wall for the metal…

  • How to Tile Above Niche

    How to Tile Above Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Cut scrap pieces of backer board or wood (0:01) How to continue layout and bevel tile above niche (0:19) How to set tiles above shower niche (1:15)…

  • How to Bevel and Set Tiles Around Niche

    How to Bevel and Set Tiles Around Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to continue 1/3 offset pattern (0:27) How to bevel tile on IQ saw (1:15) How to set beveled tile against niche (4:47) How to partially bevel…

  • How to Waterproof Custom Niche

    How to Waterproof Custom Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. What supplies are needed (0:01) How to use KERDI-FIX and ALL-SET to bond inside corners (1:44) How to bond KERDI-BAND inside the niche (4:55) How to install…

  • How to Build Custom Niche with KERDI-BOARD

    How to Build Custom Niche with KERDI-BOARD

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to mark off stud location (0:01) How to determine where the niche should end on the sides (1:15) How to mark the niche location and cut…

  • How to Remove Tile from KERDI-BOARD

    How to Remove Tile from KERDI-BOARD

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Why modified thin-set needs air (0:55) How to remove tiles with margin trowel (1:35) How to scrape thin-set off KERDI- BOARD (2:35) To access this content, you…

  • How to Remove T-Lock and Clean Tile

    How to Remove T-Lock and Clean Tile

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to remove temporary tiles (0:15) How to remove thin-set from clips (0:48) How to strike clips parallel to grout joint (1:25) Use white scrubby doodle to…

  • How to Start Offset Pattern of Main Wall

    How to Start Offset Pattern of Main Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. Why I use Ardex X77 for shower wall tiles (0:01) Thin-set coverage explained and using the DITRA-HEAT trowel (1:50) How to apply thin-set to the KERDI-BOARD and…

  • How to Cut and Dry Fit First Row of Main Wall

    How to Cut and Dry Fit First Row of Main Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (4ร—16 with Niche) Course. How to start with the laser level (0:52) How to dry fit tile and mark it for tapered cuts (2:22) How to cut the tiles on the…

  • Siliconing Between Shower Floor and Wall Tile

    Siliconing Between Shower Floor and Wall Tile

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Only use 100% silicone between floor and wall tile (0:05) Use the Newborn 930-GTD to apply the silicone (1:59) Start the application in the corner of…

  • Applying 950A to Ceiling Joint

    Applying 950A to Ceiling Joint

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Use Sherwin-Williams 950A to address ceiling joint (0:05) Use Newborn 930-GTD caulking gun (0:49) Start on the wall thatโ€™s not the focal point (1:17) Lightly spray…

  • Siliconing Shower Curb

    Siliconing Shower Curb

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Tape off the top of the curb and shop vac joints (0:19) Start with siliconing the joint between the curb and side wall (2:15) Apply silicone…

  • Siliconing Shower Corners and Niche

    Siliconing Shower Corners and Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Any change of plane in the shower requires 100% silicone per the Tile Council of North America (0:10) Use color-matching Latisil in 100% silicone (0:40) Use…

  • Grout Touch-Up Tips

    Grout Touch-Up Tips

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Spectralock 1 will bond to itself (0:14) Touching up grout joints (0:58) Tool touch-ups with damp sponge (2:08) To access this content, you must purchase Home…

  • How to Grout Shower Curb

    How to Grout Shower Curb

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Spectralock 1 will be applied everywhere except the miters (0:05) Set timer for 5 to 10 minutes (0:55) Pack the top of the curb first (1:04)…

  • How to Grout Main Wall and Niche

    How to Grout Main Wall and Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Prep walls by cleaning tile surface and grout joints (0:10) Get two new buckets of fresh clean water (0:20) Lightly sponge surface where grout is going…

  • How to Grout Side Wall

    How to Grout Side Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Prep walls by cleaning tile surface and grout joints (0:10) Add Ram Board to tiled shower tray (0:55) Spectralock 1 in Midnight Black is being used…

  • How to Tile Against Curb

    How to Tile Against Curb

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Getting measurements for tile (0:42) How to set small pieces on wall (1:40) Donโ€™t forget to polish cut sides (3:02) Repeating process on plumbing wall (4:18)…

  • How to Set Plumbing Wall to Ceiling

    How to Set Plumbing Wall to Ceiling

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. The importance of flat KERDI-BAND on the wall (0:25) Ensure tiles around valve are plumb and even so escutcheon will fit snug (1:32) Use red wedges…

  • How to Set Plumbing Wall to Valve

    How to Set Plumbing Wall to Valve

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. The plumbing wall is a mirror image of the other side wall (0:15) How to cut and set first row of tile (0:31) How to mix…

  • How to Set Rest of Side Wall

    How to Set Rest of Side Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Center full 3โ€ณ x 6โ€ณ tile on first grout joint to start second row (0:32) Apply thin-set above first row of tile and strike edge of…

  • How to Set First Row on Side Wall

    How to Set First Row on Side Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Setting the laser level at the proper height (0:35) How to scribe cut tiles to match laser level (1:40) How to apply thin-set to shower wall…

  • How to Plan First Row of Side Wall

    How to Plan First Row of Side Wall

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Place laser level on top edge of first row of main shower wall (0:20) Determining height of first row (0:35) Determining width of first tile in…

  • How to Tile Curb Inside Shower

    How to Tile Curb Inside Shower

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. The vertical tiles on the inside of the shower mimic the first row of tile on the main shower wall (0:10) 6โ€ณ x 6โ€ณ tiles of…

  • How to Tile Curb Outside Shower

    How to Tile Curb Outside Shower

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. The first vertical tile closest to the curb top mimics the first row of tile on the main shower wall (0:15) Set the first vertical tile…

  • How to Tile Curb Top

    How to Tile Curb Top

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. The curb top tile mimics the second row of tile on main shower wall (0:04) The width of the curb top tiles are 3-1/2โ€ณ (0:45) Dry…

  • How to Plan Layout of Shower Curb Tile

    How to Plan Layout of Shower Curb Tile

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Top of shower curb will mimic second row of main wall tile (0:15) Face of shower curb will mimic first row of main wall tile (0:20)…

  • How to Bevel Subway Tile for Curbs

    How to Bevel Subway Tile for Curbs

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. DeWALT D24000 wet saw tips (0:10) Where to line up tiles to make bevel cuts (2:29) How to make bevel cuts on subway tile (3:10) How…

  • How to Plan Shower Curb Tile

    How to Plan Shower Curb Tile

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Use larger 6โ€ณ x 6โ€ณ tiles to tile curb (same lot) (0:10) Use laser level to assess tile based off first row of tile (0:48) Explanation…

  • Setting Tile Floor Next to Curb

    Setting Tile Floor Next to Curb

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. Try to tile the main floor before the curb and side walls (0:11) Check to see if floor is level, although it just has to be…

  • How to Tile Shower Niche

    How to Tile Shower Niche

    This video is part of the Tile Shower Walls (3ร—6 Subway & Niche) Course. First step is tiling the sill (0:08) Leave an expansion joint between all tiles and niche or adjacent tiles (0:20) No expansion joint is needed against…