Steve, i have been watching your videos for years and have done two showers of my own and three for friends. You taught me everything. The best part about your videos is the honesty and not the editing of problems. Thanks, and keep them coming.
@@pdcro1247 What am I doing wrong then? I used scotch blue tape & made killer straight lines with the double blue tape method for years, You get a great looking caulk joint, then pull the tape off & there's clearly a tape line on both sides that honestly, doesn't look right. I haven't been able to get rid of that non natural looking part of the joint, so I've stopped using the double tape method. I just don't like the look of the outside where the tape was.
If you don’t caulk the bottom tile to the base, what do you do, grout? (In my case an acrylic shower pan with kerdi board on walls with kerdi-fix sealing kerdi board to pan) And please explain why you don’t do it. I’m sure with your experience you have good reason. But I would think that if you don’t do something, you’ll have pink mold and scum building up in that gap
The problem with using windex or any other water-based product on silicone joint is that first you spray, then you use spatula or other tool which actually slightly spreads out silicone to the sides where the liquid is. Consequently, you will have poor adhesion on both outer edges of the joint because the "spread-out" silicone will not stick to the sprayed areas.
what really important thing for silicone or urethane - it shouldn't be deep inside gap. Stronger and more flexible joint will be if it glued by "two sides" and not "three". I mean silicon more flexible if it isn't thick and doesn't glued with whole surface. Hard hard tile to caulk...and i don't like round spatula :) because i have to re-caulk after some thorough cleaning.
Steve, i have been watching your videos for years and have done two showers of my own and three for friends. You taught me everything. The best part about your videos is the honesty and not the editing of problems. Thanks, and keep them coming.
Most of the time we are our own worst critics. Looks great!
Why don't you caulk the joint between the wall and the floor? Thanks
Horizontal rarely ever cracks, it's always the vertical wall movement.
I also spray my spreading tool with glass cleaner to make cleaning it easier, and it allows it torun smoother over the joint.
First time I heard not to caulk the floor to wall joint. What is the issue?
Use painters tape on both sides of the joint
It will guarantee straight caulking lines no mess and will save a ton of time.
that leaves ugly paint tape lines on both sides of the joint tho
@@TheAxecutioner no it doesn’t
@@pdcro1247 What am I doing wrong then? I used scotch blue tape & made killer straight lines with the double blue tape method for years, You get a great looking caulk joint, then pull the tape off & there's clearly a tape line on both sides that honestly, doesn't look right. I haven't been able to get rid of that non natural looking part of the joint, so I've stopped using the double tape method. I just don't like the look of the outside where the tape was.
@@TheAxecutioner you must be using a very high glue strength tape and it also helps to remove it right away.
Still it requires some straight line of tiles for that to be effective I would think.
Could you caulk the joints before doing grout?
I have thin cracks at the shower floor/wall seams. What do you use on those seams if they crack?
If you don’t caulk the bottom tile to the base, what do you do, grout? (In my case an acrylic shower pan with kerdi board on walls with kerdi-fix sealing kerdi board to pan)
And please explain why you don’t do it. I’m sure with your experience you have good reason. But I would think that if you don’t do something, you’ll have pink mold and scum building up in that gap
The problem with using windex or any other water-based product on silicone joint is that first you spray, then you use spatula or other tool which actually slightly spreads out silicone to the sides where the liquid is. Consequently, you will have poor adhesion on both outer edges of the joint because the "spread-out" silicone will not stick to the sprayed areas.
Dude this part is the most stressful part of any project. I’m a perfectionist but I HATE caulking!!! 🤯
what really important thing for silicone or urethane - it shouldn't be deep inside gap. Stronger and more flexible joint will be if it glued by "two sides" and not "three". I mean silicon more flexible if it isn't thick and doesn't glued with whole surface. Hard hard tile to caulk...and i don't like round spatula :) because i have to re-caulk after some thorough cleaning.
Okay. So there is some aspect of tiling that I’m way better than you at. Great looking shower.
Isnt sanded caulk better for corners?
Silicone > sanded caulk
@@PeatedSander he said sanded caulk. Sanded caulk is a thing, and I hate it. Cheap look.
@@Nebulation thanks, that’s what I meant
Try denatured alcohol.
What tile is this?
Looks like marazzi lume
Where is the shower head ?
Edit: never mind. I got it lol
Love your channel, but the “L” in caulk is silent my friend 😊. There’s no such thing as “CALLKING” 😂
Lol