a big thank you also, I decided to take on my bathroom renovation all by myself. not an easy decision since I am 76 and widowed. My husband was in the building trades before he died so I am accustomed to being around construction. however, if it were not for your videos I could not have done this. I have followed everything you said and used and my floor tile, and bath tub tile installations are awesome. thanks very much again for covering every little detail. Yes I did say I'm 76, and trust me I can't wait to get back to my quilting and knitting. thanks again

I'm a younger contractor, do more carpentry than anything, but I enjoy tile. Have been doing a bathroom for someone in my free time and you've provided me a lot of insight here for the material to use as your backer and the moisture at the bottom of the tile along the tub. I never considered the grout cracking and wicking up from under. I left ~1/4" from the top surface and I think I will be running a bead of silicone underneath to help prevent this instead of tearing out what I've completed.

This is great! Why can't all contractors be as professional as you are? Thanks for these videos, they are extremely helpful!

Michael all I can say is THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!! I took on the challenge of remodeling our second bath by myself and your videos are sooooo thorough and totally AWESOME!!! I have done everything myself, (I am a 45 year old woman with 4 kids!!!!!) You have made it so easy for me. I won't even buy things that you don't use like red guard, etc. Even though I can purchase it at my local hardware store. I use everything you use and I must say it's coming our pretty darn good!!!! Thank you for making such great videos!! Keep up the GREAT work!!

@TileMasterGa

8 жыл бұрын

+Vicki Burns Thank you, it means a lot to me ! Good luck

@vickileger3019

8 жыл бұрын

You ROCK!! Never mind what moron said!!

@ismailkpismailkp1751

8 жыл бұрын

ok

@jamesmandra8695

7 жыл бұрын

Vicki Burns .m

@loumencini8231

6 жыл бұрын

Vicki Burns HBO

You should know, YOU ARE THE BEST. Thx for sharing!

Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom. You've given me the confidence to do it myself. Gratitude!!

THANKS!!!!! for taking the time to share these videos for us beginners, very appreciated.

You are a true craftsman. You consider everything up front to ensure a perfect job, I am a GC in north Jersey and would hire you in anytime.

Absolutely the best video I've seen!, he really knows what he is doing and does a top quality job. It's hard to find someone who will go the extra mile to make sure it's done right.....I wish him all success as I know he will have it, he is a master at his trade.

Remodeling my 3rd and final bathroom and I am back watching your videos as refresher courses and additional *excellent* trade information! Very much appreciated! I'm a perfectionist; hence your videos are right up my alley to ensure everything is done correctly! Over that past 8 years of remodeling my home, Lord knows I have uncovered some "WTFs"! Thanks again for taking the time to post your videos ...and you're also easy on the eyes! ha! ~ Tina

One thing you may wish to mention is that if one wants assists to get up from the tub or towel racks in the vicinity of the tub area, some backing would be adviseable. I noticed that you have not mentioned this, but you are very clear and meticulous, Thank you!

Thanks for providing these instructional videos. I completed my demo of my bathroom just yesterday with help from another one of your videos. Came out perfect and starting the prep work for the backer install after new tub is in. Thank you again

First of all; Thank you! Thank you! A million times ThankYou! I’ve been preparing for a bathroom remodel and have found your detailed, informative, comprehensive videos invaluable. I must have gone through a thousand other sites and videos. There’s nothing out there that compares to your videos. Again, I’m sincerely grateful for all the work you’ve done for me and countless others.

Great job Tile master, you are conscientious, I wished my contractor did all this, I ended up removing his shoddy frame work and drywall, but you are the best I've seen, you're workmanship shows and makes sense when you're explaining it.

Absolutely fantastic tutorial and advice! I'm currently doing a very similar project and this answered any doubts or confusion I had. Thank you!

Great how to video. I really learned some key techniques for my project. The "reason why or why not this way etc.." is so rare to these videos. For example, the reasoning as to why not installing the backer boards on the tub edge: why its important to notch the board for the tub attachment screws is all good stuff and keep rookies like me from doing a cruddy job. Many thanks!

Outstanding video...I wish I would have watched before I did mine. I overlapped my cement board and never thought about expansion and contraction once the tub heated up with hot water. I also wish I would have made sure all studs were even. It looks great but not sure if they were. The perimeter of the tub having the 2 x 4's at the lip is also a great idea. Makes a good place to screw in the cement board all the way around. Thanks, you are a true master craftsman who takes care of the fine details most never even think about.

I have done a few tub installations and never put a stud support on top of the tub to prevent the grout cracking and I have never seen anyone doing it either. But I like the tip and will start doing it from now on. Thank you so much for the good tip.

@mikefrost3955

6 жыл бұрын

benoit lambert I work for a contractor, we do these Alll The time and I've never used the stud either lol but hey, cant hurt right!

Thank you so much for showing how to do things properly!!! I don't want to have to re-do anything in a couple years, just because the time wasn't taken at the start of the project. And your English is great! Thanks again!

Your videos help a lot of people. Very much appreciated. You are competent, thorough and conscientious and save people much grief and trouble . Thank you.

How come no more tile videos? I think yours were the most thorough and comprehensive of all those i have watched. It's a pleasure watching a pro who cuts no corners to get the job done perfectly.Please re-consider doing some more.... you really are missed!

Any contractor who says "okey dokey" is A++ with me. Although I'm around the corner from 70 my father used those phrases around any of the kids when we were young. Tilemaster is always aware of his business.

I totally agree with you on that stuff not being easy. Been tearing into my bathroom because the floor went bad. Got a floor in which wasn't a small job. 4' x 4' part of the room had to be gutted out and laid back down with supports running between all the studs. Now that's done I can finish my surround walls and tub to lay down some travertine

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. I am going to attempt to tile around my tub and this is just the video I needed to get started. You explain everything so well!

THESE VIDEOS ARE AWESOME! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THEM AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE SO THOROUGHLY!

i have been putting backing ,( blocks) in for towel bars tubs shower pans toilet paper holder curtain rods upper and lower kitchen cabinets chair rails stair rails stair mop board back splash hose bibs porch lights and around windows and corners for siding.all these blocks are in the wall before i stand the walls , some of us do care been doing this for 25 or 30 years,

Great professional work!! Thanks again.

I did a bathroom years ago watching your video. Here I am again about to do another one. Your vids are the best. Thanks.

I'd like to say Thank you for this amazing video it has such great detail and i appreciate you for it.

Excellent video and very helpful. I noticed there was no tub protection, like a piece of plywood on the top and maybe the front, just in case a tool drops, screw falls and gets stepped on etc. Thanks for Posting !

This is what I am looking for. After many years this video is very helpful. Tks.

Great, great job. Thank you! And thanks for talking us through it. YOU'RE HIRED!

Good thing I watched this before even thinking about doing tiles...thank you!

Thanks. Your videos have helped me a lot as a home owner to do a quality job, not a contractor grade job. "Nicely" done!

Michael, very impressed by your video's. I've learned so much and your instructions are clear and detailed. Excellent, thank you so much.

Thanks! You are the Yoda of bathroom remodeling! Stolatz!

Very well explained, great tips, expert work! Thank you!

You totally take pride in your work, I wish I could find someone in Houston.

Really great job explaining everything i have learned sooooo much here. i'm planning on doing my kids bathroom in a couple of weeks. you showed me a lot of great tricks

you are just an amazing teacher( instructor).

Thank you! It will still take me a year to do this, but at least I'll get it right. Thanks again.

Excellent videos, thanks for doing this.

Well done man. I like the way you build, looking at all angels, getting it right. I'm glad I found this video.

You are my newest DIY hero ! Thanks for awesome videos !

While watching you install the blocking behind the tub edge, the first thing I thought about was a pocket screw jig. For somebody less skilled, it might make it easier to get the screws in without shifting the board. Thanks you for your videos - I've learned a lot from you as I'm preparing for my own bathroom remodel.

@edsedlak6827

2 ай бұрын

I did that just yesterday...way easier.

You are EXCELLENT. Contractors should be required to watch your videos before being licensed.

As a female, it was even more important for my DIY bathroom to be "perfect" 😂 🤣 Seriously though, after literally weeks of research on how to do everything (specifically how to install cement board around tub) I need to do, this video is by FAR the best step by step explanation!! There are several steps that you do that make SO MUCH sense, that 99% of other videos never even mention. Especially the tip about putting boards in between the studs around the top edge of the tub. The only problem I have with your video, is that I didn't see it weeks ago. This is a "one & done" tutorial! Very simple step by step instructions that are going to make my job SO MUCH easier! I can't thank you enough! God bless you!

@suspicionofdeceit

Жыл бұрын

More important than whom exactly?

Great videos and information! Can't Thank You enough!!

Very detailed, and easy to follow instructional video. Great job!

I really, really, really appreciate your videos sir. Thanks you for putting them together! Keep up the good work.

Michael. I have never tiled a shower before but you have given me the hope to do it correctly. Thank you so much and will be donating to your paypal acct soon!!

Great videos thank you. you know your trade well

You’re by far the best shower builder I’ve seen on KZread

Good video, explained very well for adding studs and blocks; however, you are incorrect on installing Hardie backing boards or cement boards. They do not rest on top of the tub edge but over lip and on the tub. This prevents a weak spot and does not allow water in the wall. Put it on the tub and use sealer to seal.

starting off with everything square makes a big difference ,1... makes things alot easier to assemble 2 and finished project look much nicer ,no matter what your doing..............that i learned the hard way ......nice video Tmaster

So helpful! We are doing this exact project. Wish you were in Texas. Thank you!!!

wow!, I like your technique for sure and will try it on my next install. I have been using hardie backer which is great but the denshield is probably a little softer and easier to fasten screws. keep up the great work :)

Thanks brother, you helped me a lot!!

You answered every question I had. Very good video.

Thank you for your explicit steps to really do an excellent job. Don't know if I can afford your services but for sure it will last a lifetime. Don't let cheapskates like me stop you from doing an excellent job. Peter Lindemann P.S. Love your accent! Don't lose it!

Concrete block is the best backer, but here in America most homes are not built that way. Nice work. I'm using DensShield for the first time. Always used Durrock with Laticrete vapor barrier.

Very informative. Thanks!

You are a great installer!

Thanks for your time and skill to produce this helpful video! You're very good at thinking "on the go." I should have watched first and used the backing blocks at edge of my tub. Good idea!

This is very helpful. thanks!

Love the extra details you provide - Thanks!

Good point about getting all the studs in line.

Great job my friend! Extremely helpful. Don’t let any negative idiots prevent you from continuing the fine work that you do with these very thorough videos. Bien hecho amigo!

thank you for sharing, very well done explaining

Very good. I am learning so much. Thank you.

Just a tip from my G thanks Brother your actually help me focus thanks man

Good stuff duder. Thanks a bunch! And nice hair cut!

nice vid as always..you do the job right unlike many guys out there,that want to be in and out..i hope the customer knows you take the extra time to do it right

Excellent tutorial!

great video, i love it! Thanks a lot!

You should turn on the donate button. I would give some bux for all the content you have added. Helps a bunch!

@TileMasterGa

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have "Donate" button on my main youtube page - just look for it. You can support me with Pay-pal. Here is link: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y5L8X4XRSAXXN

wow, your videos are great. Wish you operated down here in Miami...

Watching in 2022. Thank you for the detailed video, you helped me out immensely.

FINALLY, I've been looking for an explanation this good for a long time. All the other videos on showers are so generic.

I absolutely LOVE your videos! Thank God I have them to learn from, and boy, do I appreciate all the time and effort you put into doing this for all of us who need the help. I paid someone to do a job just like this one, but his work was sub-standard, so I had to rip it all down! I am a 60 year old woman needing to do this (again!) and you have given me confidence enough to attempt the job on my own :) . P.S. I think your accent is adorable!

@galengarcia7141

5 жыл бұрын

Why not do the framing before you put in the tub

Nice tile backer product has built in moisture barriers. Wonder board is a fiberglass cement board very good water resistant.

You have been so helpful to me in remodeling my bathroom. You have so much talent in teaching. I for one have tried and tried to learn a foreign language to no avail. You have done a WONDERFUL job learning English...it is not an easy one to learn I've been told. You are doing fantastic. Keep up the good work and I wish you many blessings.

@brackforn

6 жыл бұрын

loohoo4u Guy really is a born teacher. Too bad he can make more money in the trade than he can teaching anywhere, ever.

Very well explained.

Excellent video!!!

my only complete is you don't live in my area so I could hire you. Thank you very much for uploading this video and sharing you wisdom with me

i was thinking how to fill a gap between shower tub and wall great thanks very helpful

Thank you for all the little details your videos have helped me very much.O K . Dooky

Thanks; this was a very nice video. Well explained and presented.

Just a fantastic video, something I really needed help with, and things that may be easily overlooked! But man, you sure do drink a lot of NOS, lol!

O, Polacy :) tak cos po akcencie slychac bylo :D Dobre wideo!

The board in the corner you added was not even. But everything else, awesome .

This was great. Thanks you. I hope your business is doing well.

good job.

So Glad I watched this first!

Great video my man. Cheers from Atlanta

Enjoying all your bathtub remodeling videos. I have this exact project coming up. Great instructional skills. You provide everything I need. Very amazing. Thanks for all your efforts. They are very much appreciated. Dan In Harrisburg PA.

Man, I wish you were in NC... I'd hire you in a minute!!

great info, thanks. good job on the vid..

Good job and thanks

dobra robota !!