Limestone master Bathroom and showerstall

[Punahele916]

beautiful..

[rhideSpecialized]

Amazing work... your videos have given me a lot of inspiration on the tile pattern that I'm planning for my remodel. Thank you!

Question: is it important to slope the ceiling just a bit? I've heard this is important to avoid cold water 'rain' from condensation on the ceiling. Sloping it toward the front or back wall to avoid the rain. Do you agree? Slope toward front or back? How much slope?

Thanks!!!

[saldibs]

@rhideSpecialized Thanks, The reason for the slop as you have said is to avoid cold water dripping. The TCNA hand book states that the required slop should be no less that 2" per foot. Do you really need to have a slop? that's your call. I have done them both with and without, it all depends on what you want, if a cold drip of water does not bother you then do it with out, otherwise you can put a slop in to whatever degree you like. Will it affect the integrity of the shower? I doubt.it

[LADYAQUARIAN42]

The bathroom looks really nice!.....I am going to start tiling my bathroom....one of my biggest questions was .....how to get the tile to stay in place on the ceiling above the tub?....I was going to use marble...as in the rest of the bathroom....but looking at the ceiling and knowing how heavy the marble 12 by 12's are.....I have decided to use mosaic sheets.....which are lighter in weight....or...if I used the marble 12 by 12's would it stay in place without falling??...does tile wt. matter?

[saldibs]

@LADYAQUARIAN42 You will actually find it harder to get the mosaics to stay up than the lager tiles. Just use a good quality thinset, make sure you get good coverage and mix it so that it is just a little stiffer than normal, and the 12" marble tiles should stay up without issue, I have done this more times than I can count and it has been a rare occasion that a tile has come down.

[datzfast]

can you do that upstairs that looks to be 6 or 7 thousand pounds.

[saldibs]

@datzfast It is upstairs.

[datzfast]

@saldibs wow i had no idea it could suppor the weight of a truck

[snyperkyzer]

great job!  but wutz the process for tiling the ceiling of the shower?

[multiplemigs38]

wow very sweet, wished I had your talents my friend

[ramitupursnout]

Absolutely world class crafsmanship, my friend.

[055697]

a master bathroom is where you master bathe, lol

[doug2877]

very elegant, We have almost the same taste.% stars my friend

[ivanka2034]

Durock is the way to go. Welcome in 21th century. Who want the same shower after 20 years anyway? Not me. You used Mastic or thin set?

[saldibs]

You should never use mastic in a wet area, Use only a good quality thinset.

[xz28camaro]

@ivanka2034 thin set has been the way of doing things for years. it always has been the best way and always will be.

[lilgdancer72]

nice job

[rolficus]

beutiful job as usual how do you get the tiles to stay on the ceiling over the shower stall i love this look i want the same ,do you need stronger glue ,loking foward to seeing more of your greeat jobs

[saldibs]

Same thinset as the rest of the shower for the ceiling. Once you get the tile to sit flat it will not fall, can be a little tricky.

[rolficus]

thanks for the tips

[jonathanstile]

Custom "mega flex" is a strong mortor that holds tile like mastic. I use it often with glass tiles and on ceilings.

[aswcti]

You should never use hardibacker in a shower that large or durarock bad idea ALWAYS FLOAT YOUR SHOWERS TO PREVENT FUTURE LEAKS DURAROCK LASTS ONLY 10-15 YEAR FLOATS LAST 90+ YEARS but it looks great, great job.

[saldibs]

That's news to me, Durock gives a 30 year warranty, I never use Hardibacker, and this shower has neither.

[saldibs]

What?????

[santostino]

flowting cement is better for shower

[saldibs]

If you mean to float the walls with mud, that would be old school, it's 2009 there are so many more options available today than there were years ago. Mud is good but there are better and easier ways to install a shower.

[n68la]

that must be great.but i suspect you work for customers where money is no object.i unfortunately have to work with lower budgets but i try to get the best end result for the dosh available.

[jocky102]

you and me both n69la, well normally anyway, i just finished a travertine kitchen floor this morning in a customers house, it started off a marble bathroom (wall and floor) then she wanted the kitchen done, now she wants the utility room done... anymore than 5 days in a customers house i begin to pull my hair out (i have none left now), i like different houses and not the same place lol

[n68la]

top class.how much clout do you have between the customer and architect concerning the design?.

[saldibs]

I just give them what they want, if I can make it work.

[jkstdstang]

wow! thats beautiful work! im researching travertine tiling my floors. i did ceramic and porcelain professionally for a little while so i may just give it a go.

that shower....simply amazing final results!

[tritty84]

Id go in for a dump and never leave looks nice

[zaevon]

man this is blowing my mind how great your attention to detail shows in your work!

[toob247]

makes it look sooo easy on this vid , How long did this one take would take me weeks.

[guides08]

takes alot to impress me but nice job mat ei have too say well done

[ceramictiletonight]

Again I am impressed. Nice use of commercial window shims too. Maybe if I buy those for my men they would stop throwing them away. What am I talking about they use a new Marshalltown trowel on each job. When I installed I cleaned my tools off, well my helper did. You also produce a great Video!

[Cometcowboy]

Nice!  Where did you buy your horseshoe spacers from?

[saldibs]

My tile supplier sells them in 1/16", 1/8", and 3/16", he also has the wedges in stock.

[malawilake]

nice work man nice work.....

[indiejonez]

Awsome work!