tile help

  • puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    March 23, 2010 at 12:25 am #1266772

    what type of mud do i use for the joints on cement board in the shower? regular joint compound or some type of mastic cement…. thanks tom

    johnksully
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 678
    March 23, 2010 at 12:28 am #856263

    do you mean the seams in between the sheets of cement board?

    netman
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 74
    March 23, 2010 at 12:52 am #856268

    You fill the crack with thinset when setting tile. Atleast i did on my bath and kitchen remodel.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    March 23, 2010 at 1:09 am #856277

    A good tip is to cover seams with fiberglass tape, then mortar I would especially recommend it if your tiling the shower floor.

    big G

    Mike Klein
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 1026
    March 23, 2010 at 1:20 am #856286

    Fiber tape all joints and cover with thinset. Be sure to have a water aproved thinset. I can’t tell you how many jobs I have repaired from home owners that used wrong thinset.

    Mike Klein
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 1026
    March 23, 2010 at 1:39 am #856301

    Do not use MAstic on showers. The tiles will be raining down faster then the water from your shower head.

    puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    March 23, 2010 at 1:51 am #856305

    thanks for the help

    tony_apisa
    E. Moline Illinois along the Rock River
    Posts: 1180
    March 23, 2010 at 1:53 am #856307

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    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    March 23, 2010 at 6:34 pm #856522

    Another helpful hint….use screws…not nails…

    big G

    puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    March 23, 2010 at 10:10 pm #856594

    ya don’t say, screws!!! i’ll be go to hell

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