From the editors of Tool Box Buzz, Home Construction Improvement and A Concord Carpenter
IN THIS ISSUE Volume 4
Todd Fratzel: Saving Vintage Pink Bathrooms?
Rob Robillard: Water Proofing Your Shower
Jeff Williams: RIDGID 7" Tile Saw Review
Phil Benevides: Preparing a Floor for
Tile
Bathrooms get a lot of mileage from you and your family. Whether your renovating your own bathroom or working for a client, this is a space you need to plan and execute flawlessly, because this is one room in the house you can't avoid looking at. Furthermore, water can be a merciless enemy, so great care must be taken to control and
contain this potential hazard. Check out the articles below!
TODD FRAZTEL
Saving Vintage Pink Baths?
Even if you’re not a fan of your pink bathroom you may want to consider selling your vintage pink fixtures to a restoration facility. The demand for historically accurate vintage pink fixtures is huge. You’ll also be helping someone build a green building with the recycled fixtures!Use "Article Style #1" for the Author name, author avatar and article title.
In the past 20 years the remodeling industry has been blessed with the addition of some tried and true products and innovative developments in water proofing. Water Proofing your shower right can involve a few different systems, from copper pans, proper substrates, to paint-on liquid waterproofing products!
$300 isn’t a lot of money for a tile saw. There are a lot of saws with a similar list of features that go for more than double the price. It’s only going to take 5 days of tile cutting to break even. It’s a no brainer. Stop renting saws and pick this one up. Even if you’re a homeowner and you only have 2 or 3 tile projects in your future this saw is worth it.
When laying floor tile almost all preventative measures, excluding water proofing, are geared towards preventing grout cracks and god forbid tile cracks. Having a solid floor system is key to limiting deflection within the limits of the material and style of tile your installing. The name of the game is a rock solid floor system and sub-floor.
