Questions & Answers

Hi all, I have a large mud bed I have put down for a sauna tile floor. This is the first time I've done a mud bed, and I went with Laticrete 209 Floor Mud, mixed to the recommended ratio (plus a little more water). I had to use screed boards to help with keeping consistency of the slope to the drain in the middle, but I am seeing that there's some crumbling/divots where I filled mud in after removing the boards (even though everything was still wet), so I am using a 20-grit stone to grind down high spots, but I need to know what to do with the dips/divots where mud had crumbled and I vacuumed out. What would be the best way to go about evening out these imperfections to create a good bonding surface for Hydro Ban Liquid Membrane?

I am removing an existing acrylic pan. I would like to install a Tile Redi barrier free pan. The bathroom just had new vinyl planks installed. I have no problem removing all or some of them to accommodate the install. How do I transition from the tile redi pan to the existing floor with respects to water proofing? I am already going to remove the plywood under the existing pan to lower the floor to top of floor joist height. My concern is the line where the existing floor meets the barrier free shower pan. Suggestions? If you need any more info post it here and I will respond as quickly as possible. Thanks, your input is appreciated.

Three Wall shower with Tile Redi pan: I am using Schluter profile strips to finish the vertical edge of the tile on the side walls, and the top outside corners of the dam. Q: Do I grout the little gap between tile edge and profile strip?

I do not want a curb nor can I do a curbless shower. What i want to is a shower platform, from the bathroom floor step up to the shower floor. Of course it will be sloped. Has anyone ever done anything like this?

Using deck mud over thinset slurry then redgard over mud to flofx drain. Edge will about 1.5".