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Uploaded by on Feb 16, 2011

This is the old school way of prepping a shower for tile

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  • For those of you worried about the direction of the lath, try tearing one out.

  • @droldsw31

    If the mud hangs, it hangs. There is nothing structural about lath direction. I've done mud work over lath and scratch as well as 1 step floats. Not here to argue with anyone. I made this short video series to encourage cbu tile guys to give mud a try. Am I the fastest? I highly doubt it. Am I the best? I highly doubt it. Do I encourage others and share what I know? Yes. This is only one method of mud work. The one step float.

  • How come your metal lath is installed vertically? It should be horizontal with the cups facing up. Just a tip from an old pro.

  • @TilemanSD Reason? I like to. I've been at mud for 20 years. If you disagree well, I can respect that. I don't need to run my metal horizontally for it to function. Watch all the videos in the series, I explain why I do what I do.

  • Hey. I bet you are from the sac area? You want to float a shower this weekend for a few hundred bucks

  • @tahoeskiier Actually I'm only an hour from San Diego, Sorry. I would love to come up north some time though.

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  • been running lathe vertical for a few decades now, never had mud not stay on the wall, Bay Area tested too.

    signed, this old old pro :) 

  • @jackrodus I think you missunderstood my comment. I'v never had a problem quarter turning the wire. Their just as tough to tear out. Even the old greenboard, chickenwire are a bitch. Vertical mud work is becoming a lost art. Any one who calls theirself a "Tilesetter" has to know everything you demonstrated. Thanks for the vids!

  • @jackrodus ? everybody has there way on lathing has an inspector ever gave you grief,i guess as long as you maintain 6 inch nailing and required overlap on wire no problem you could go horizontel if that floats your boat,Good Job!  boat walls are another ballgame

  • @TilemanSD good eye !

  • hey good video. I would use diamond lath but it is a pain to carry around and I cut the crap out of myself everytime I cut it. Ill subscribe to your page if you do mine.

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