Complete install Monster Steam Shower start to finish Schluter Systems.

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Huge, monster steam shower installation from studs to tile with modern materials and traditional mud floor combined to create a waterproof shower. This shower has an area for a tub, the shower floor and main floor a both heated with radiant electric heat by Schluter Ditra Heat floor warming system. Wallboard used is a lightweight foam board by schluter, Kerdi-Board, used both on the shower walls and ceiling to create a water and vapor tight environment suitable for a steam shower. The bench seat was constructed of 2” kerdi-Board, which simplifies the construction by using a light weight foam board, which is very strong and easy to assemble and make water tight with the use of Kerdi-Band, the bench was also heated for a comfortable warm experience when used. The very large shower floor was created with a level area where the tub will sit and a sloped area for the shower portion, sloped to a Schluter Kerdi-Line linear drain. The floor was floated with deck mud and then covered with Ditra heat membrane for the heat wire element, then sealed with Kedri sheet membrane as required in a wet area. A large format ceramic tile was used on the shower walls and ceiling installed with T-Lock leveling system, and a Hexagonal mosaic tile was used on the shower floor, a larger hex tile was used on the heated main floor. As a note, hexagonal tile was very popular years ago, but faded in popularity for quite some time, they are now making a return even as large format tiles. This video time lapse shows the entire installation of the bathroom tile, from the studs to the finished installation of all the tile, wall tile, ceiling tile, mosaic shower floor tile and hexagonal main floor tile. Even though it would have been possible to use a large format tile on the shower floor, because the floor had a flat surface pitched to a linear drain, the homeowner decided to use a black hexagonal mosaic tile. An advanced grout was used to grout the walls and floor, White grout on the ceiling and two shades of gray for the walls and floors. All tile installed by Sal DiBlasi, Elite-tile Company, in the Boston North Shore area. This video contains affiliate links, which means I will receive a small commission if you click on the product link. #tile #transformthetrade #howtotile #installingtile #howtoinstalltile #laticrete #mapei #Schlutersystems #diy #construction #ardex
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:06 Wet Shim and backer install
00:01:38 Bench seat install
00:03:11 Shower curb install
00:04:58 Linear drain prep for mud pan
00:05:25 Prep for mud pan
00:06:54 Installing shower mud pan base
00:16:59 Sower electric floor mat install
00:18:45 waterproof tub drain
00:19:18 Installing heat wire on bench and shower floor
00:20:18 Installing linear drain
00:22:11 Waterproofing all floor connections
00:26:46 Installing sheet membrane on shower floor
00:28:56 Sealing all ceiling and wall connections
00:33:02 Installing wall tile
00:35:45 adjusting linear drain grate
00:36:37 layout shower floor tile
00:37:54 Installing drain grate
00:38:40 installing shower floor tile
00:41:40 Resume wall tile installation
00:51:30 installing ceiling tile
00:52:35 Installing main floor heat wire
00:52:51 Installing main floor tile
00:56:32 Grouting walls and ceiling
01:00:20 silicone application
01:00:58 Grouting shower floor
01:02:54 Tucking rug at door
01:03:18 Cleanup
01:03:54 Finished product.

[henrymcardle]

I watched your videos 8 years ago to learn how to do a custom shower pan the right way. It still looks great and works great. Leak free. Thanks Sal

[saljablo]

I often troll for fun but Sal. Dude your tile work is second to none on the YouTube tile space. Amazingly clean and perfect.

[davidyork]

Yeah, like I said before, he is the master, I've become a much better tile man by watching the master, thank you Sal.

[karlreid]

Nice job as always Sal. That is a monster!

[javierc.salazar]

Very nice job brother Sal, Take care and stay safe. Merry Xmas

[Aepek]

2:34 So glad this step was done, as the adhesive sticks so much better to itself and gives greats contact……making it one; compared to just adding to bench or wall board and sticking it on…..great job taking few extra seconds to do this👍🏻👍🏻

[krehbein]

Long time viewer Sal 😊 How long did this job take you? And since tiling is hard on the body, what’s your plan for aging and continuing to work? Maybe scale your time down? Keep up the good work.

[Aepek]

Ok, if my eyes are right….thats a huge shower at 5’x10’ (ok, edited to say… might be 8’x10’)
I’d almost recommend heated floors for shower that big. But Sal does great job as usual, so already know end result gonna be watertight and beautiful
Cheers✌🏻

19:33 and was right, when have big shower……gotta get customers to go heated floor, if don’t, you will be cold the entire time

[matthewpicklesimer]

God Bless You Sir Your a Hard Working Man! May God Continue to Bless The Work of Your Hands! Jesus Christ Loves You and Thank You For Your Videos.. im trying my hand at first big remodel...theres lots of things to learn...i feel like im never going to get it complete... its taken me long time im not fast because spine issues pain makes me make mistakes and cant focus from it its such a distraction...but i thank God I still can do what i can!

[splanzza]

Why specifically roofing tar paper over the plywood and under the lathe? Could other material be used, like 6-12mil pvc, if its just so plywood does not suck out the moisture out of the bed? Also, is that a new apprentice or just this project help? Great video, showing how (what strategy to use) to mud-bed big shower. 👍👍👍

[brucerains]

Just curious with mud packs. I've been doing tile showers for 30 plus years. I have done hundreds of pans and "never" used wire in my pans with zero issues. I have tore out pans that never had wire as well and they were solid. Do any of you experienced shower guys pack pans without wire?

[Vertikala-pcig]

I am just wondering you started first wall above bench and second from floor so how did the lines connect 100%? I mean I know that you can measure it but still if you were a little bit off it would show

[Zeus]

How much did you charge Sal? And do you always include thinset with your bid?

[Vertikala-pcig]

This bathroom is at least 50 000$. Just alone waterproofing material and labor is probably around 5000$. Master I am dying to know am I close enough?

[brucerains]

Why not flash your kerdi on the bench as opposed to banding?

[BonBon]

Kind of showing the whole shower you went from wet shimming to the screws being in and didn't show screwing the screws in in the first couple minutes. But okay, I didn't know you. Wet shimmed everything. Got it plumb and then put screws in, but you didn't show A line or linear drain hooked up with a membrane system. Oh, Would have been better to be hooked up to a traditional 3 piece drain. The showers have been proven to last longer. Traditionally than these membrane systems that already are leaking and have videos on YouTube showing so especially with these line. Drains hooked up with membranes and not a traditional 3 What is that a 3/8 trowel You're using and not a 1/2 inside again, lololol. Nice change from the typical metal trim, love the I do like how you sealed up with thin set and silicone around the tub drain. Although nobody really knows the long-term effects of these in shower tubs, because I mean, I've seen them hooked up where the shower PAN is pieced together like you did with the membrane and nobody knows if they're gonna silicone! Yay!.... Oh wait, you just didn't show it. You're gonna put Very nice looking Yeah, and I do not like the look of the bottom row of the seat being on an angle because of the pitch of the shower, just looks off.

[kamilzieba]

Such a waste of labor and energy raising that tub area. Could've easily framed it in within an hour and saved your back and knees, and achieved the same result.