How to install a shower preslope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKY2TjNUpYI&feature;=c4-overview-vl&list;=PLE025D61CF6E3515B How to install mud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJwKZCKWlOk&feature;=c4-overview-vl&list;=PLE025D61CF6E3515B How to mix mud and install shower mud method 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIxiRk1KPzk&feature;=c4-overview-vl&list;=PLE025D61CF6E3515B How to weatherproof a shower http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiB6hq5lQ3h3Tieji67lN4lrGPhrLwngf When installing a tile shower, whether it be ceramic, marble travertine or any other tile product, a mud base will be required. Mud also known as deck mud, is a mixture of sand and Portland cement mixed to a ratio that will create a solid foundation for the tile which will be installed on it. The deck mud is mixed with water to a dump consistence which will allow the deck mud to hold its shape when pressed into a ball. The mud must be pitcher towards the drain so that a slope of at least ¼" per foot is achieved. The ratio of sand and Portland cement is usually 4:1 or 5:1. I usually use "Quikrete" sand topping mix, which as far as I know, has a ratio which is a little richer than needed, but is suitable for a shower pan. The method I employ to install my mud in shower pan, is to create a level and flat perimeter around the base of the shower walls which is at the correct height in relation to the drain, and then fill the middle part of the shower pan screeding down to the drain with the proper pitch. The mud is shaped with a wooden trowel, steel trowel, level and other pieces of straight wood lengths cut to the required lengths. In this video I demonstrate the technique I use to install a shower mud pan base. There are other methods that can be used, but this is the way I have installed hundreds of shower bases. How to grout a ceramic tile floor, step by step, this video is intended to be a guideline on how to grout a ceramic tile floor. This is how I do it and what I have found to be the simplest and quickest way to grout You will need a rubber float, a couple of buckets, a margin trowel for mixing your grout, and some rubber gloves. Mix your grout according to the direction of the grout you are using. Once the grout is ready, I find the best way to grout a tile floor is to spread the grout with the rubber float while holing it at a very low angle to the floor and pushing the grout into the lines while applying a good amount of pressure. Once you have filled the lines go over the same area with the float at a very high angle in order to remove all the excess grout and leave the grout lines filled with the proper amount of grout. Let stand for a period of time, then with a grout sponge and a bucket of clean cold water, work the grout lines with the sponge. The sponge should have as little water as possible not dripping or soaked. At this point the goal is to shape the grout lines not clean the tile. Once this is accomplished, the next step is to clean the tile. Again with a damp sponge and clean water, place the sponge on the tile, with even pressure pull the sponge in one direction only, lift the sponge flip to the other side repeat, rinse and repeat until the grouted section is clean. Once the whole floor is grouted and cleaned in this fashion, wait until the floor dries to a haze, and rinse again in the same manner. I hope anyone that watches this finds it helpful. .All tile installed by Sal DiBlasi, Elite-tile Company, in the Boston North Shore area Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/saldibs?feature=watch Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elite-Tile-Company/56681633342 Website http://www.elitetileco.com/

• published: 12 Dec 2013
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