With a motion detector?

I whip out my wet saw with natural stone stuff. If it’s on a sheet or ceramic/porcelain I try to stick to my dry cutters. Thanks for the kind words.

Make a level line one tile up then measure down. Need a good tile cutter to get a clean cut. It is a pain for sure, lol

I never want to tell someone how to install a project, I just like to show how I install my projects. Everyone has differing opinions on what to use, so I tend to shy away from breaking down what I use. Some think cement board and red guard are barbaric, lol. Although, I do have other videos that break down a few aspects of my bath projects and what I use. It's very hard to cram in so much into a video without bloating it. Cost is also relative on what materials you are using and where you are working in the country. I happen to live in one of the most expensive areas in the country and the labor rates here are really inflated because the attention to detail is high and cost of living is really really high. My clients purchase the material, so I really don't look at the pricing since I'm installing it. Time is relative to your experience. A DIY'er can take 4x the time it would take me to do this project. A lot of videos that give timelines tend to be skewed since every situation is different. No project is the same even if you would be building a wall to wall niche. If someone asks specifically what they need from the video, I'm more than happy to provide them an answer. I think in this video I did link the Moasic tile to someone. Thanks for the kind words! If you browse my channel, I'm sure you can get the answers you need! If you need anything specific from this video, I can try to answer.

1x2 screwed into studs then when I remove the screw, I silicone the holes closed.

It's a tub surround in the adjoining bath.

You can use a solid piece of material and notch it in. Some do that.

1/4x1/4" notched trowel. Each tile will take different notches though. Thanks for your kind words!

@@TodayIWorkOn No, I did mean final mortar thickness under tile, when all are set. This needs tk be counted in when calculating niche measurements

I’m not sure the tile redi boards can achieve something like this. I would stick to a regular substrate like cement board/hardie/go board/ etc. I’m not even sure how you would be able to cut those boards for an application like this.

I do, they are holes that break the waterproofing. Worth the 1 minute of filling the holes.

Yes, if you watch the video you can see I carefully notch the mosaics on each side with about 1/8” of a pitch from the back to the front. The pitch is there. You always need a pitch from the back to the front. Usually I do a 3/16” pitch but that would have been a little too much for the design side on this install. Every 1/16” counted on this niche. It was so hard to do, but I was thankful we nailed it.

A load on a wall is usually tens of thousands of pounds. The tile on that wall is MAYBE 200 pounds tops. 1 drywall screw can hold 200 pounds just to give you a perspective in load. That niche will be there for decades if nobody rips it out.

@@TodayIWorkOn Code in most areas for notching 2x4s is 25% or 7/8 of an inch max-- and not for a 12" notch either? You took out at least 70%? Would you hang a pull-up bar at the front of those notched 2x4s and hang from it indefinitely? I wouldn't. It looks good though.

@@calibrobearif it’s load bearing. You are confusing load bearing with non load bearing. This wall is not holding anything above it, it’s just the wall. Huge difference.

@@TodayIWorkOn not confused at all-- what you've done is created an unsupported "vertical dead load" of 200-300 lbs 2 1/2 inches out in front of basically a 2x2. If you're in an area that incurs seismic activity-- those will snap like toothpicks.

I think that would work if you use the approved thinset mortar when applying the band. Then applying the redguard over the band/mortar.

Oh, I’ve used it all, think I first installed ditra mat back in 2002. I’m old 🤣. Red guard never failed me and honestly, I secretly love the smell 🙃. Btw, all great pieces of advice. I bet your work is way better than mine. In 90% of my videos I never tell someone how to install it, I just show them how I install it. 👍 Cheers!

@@TodayIWorkOn Okay, that's fine, but you did not key in the substrate. And you used drywall tape in a shower. that's a little odd . I've also been tiling since 1999

@@BonBon770 so you don't trust the cement board, the tape and thin set in the corners, the redguard, then 3/8 inch of thin set mortar and tile to provide enough waterproofing?

​@ncmtb4677 Thin set has nothing to do with waterproofing. He used the wrong tape. And he did not key in the substrate.... Also a 1/2 inch trowel is usually what is used on that size tile. The tape he used is wrong because it's not alkali. Resistant concrete Board tape.

Let me get it from my clients, give me a day or two.

@@TodayIWorkOn 🙏🏿

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LOL. Thanks... I guess? 🤣