Tile Floor Heat with Schluter Ep.119
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2 жыл бұрынMany thanks to Schluter for providing all the materials you see in this video. Not only is this a really terrific system (as you will see in the video) but everyone we have met from their organization has been a pleasure to work with. And yes, heated floors are an absolute luxury and if you are building for yourself I highly recommend it!
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@toomuchsugar3960 11 ай бұрын
watching these professionals mortar and lay tile taught me an neat trick. They're placing the tiles very close together then moving them away after pressing down, reducing the tendency for the mortar to squeeze up between the tiles.
@paulkolodner2445 2 жыл бұрын
An adhesive lesson I learned in the lab: when you're gluing two dissimilar, hard materials together, use a mechanically-compliant glue; ie, polyurethane, not epoxy. Something has to be able to flex when temperature changes cause differential expansion. Another lesson: if you have two hard materials glued together and you want to get them apart, throw the whole thing into a bowl of liquid nitrogen. The differential contraction will break the bond - or else the whole piece will crack up, in which getting it apart is no longer a problem worth solving!
@AnotherPointOfView944 2 жыл бұрын
I could never do this job. Requires patience, skill and diligence. I have a few of these qualities, but not all. Hats off to your team!
@Jacob-zv7xw 2 жыл бұрын
you only named a few qualities but somehow you don’t have them all
@chrishilleary6791 2 жыл бұрын
What you said reminded me of good, fast, cheap...... You can only pick two
@mikefox5510 2 жыл бұрын
On top of the finished floor. After 30+ years of seeing what can happen when you don’t. On two occasions when I went to pull a toilet, my foot went down instead of the toilet going up. Tile can hide a lot of damage. And a huge no to 3” flanges and 4x3 wax seals. Water leaves the toilet at an angle and can splash upward because of the horn on a 4x3 seal. The seal is only good for odor and water vapor and should get replaced every 5 years. Some modern seals last longer but I’d replace within 5-8 years. Cheaper than redoing a floor or patching and painting a ceiling
@jonathanrich4213 2 жыл бұрын
Laying tile is a certain kind of zen. Very different than most interior work. Working slowly is almost always the best way.
@rasmusdanborg7803 2 жыл бұрын
All that time spent on your knees makes it hard to do anything other than work slowly 🙃 regards from my tired knees. But all joshing aside, you are completely right about the zen - once you've laid that first tile, there's no going back; the system you have in your head takes over and carries you through the process 🤙
@SurfSkagit 2 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting a clip on how to fix the heat system once tile it’s 100% done. You really help the trade tremendously by doing this clips Thank you so much for the time, work and sharing Best Mag
@micahned 2 жыл бұрын
It would depend on exactly what went wrong, but let's just say there's a reason why the continuity of the wire gets checked and double-checked before installation. Once the thinset has dried it's set in stone (pun intended) and if you want it out then the only means are destructive.
@ouisi7 2 жыл бұрын
For the record, Schluter covers the cost of ripping up and replacing the tile if you follow their warranty requirements. It's not a fix, it's a replace.
@mikeznel6048 2 жыл бұрын
Lol there is no way to fix it after the tile is in other than rip it out and start again. Which is why they recommend testing it for continuity before putting the tile down. Once it's in , it's in for good. There should be zero issues with the wire itself once it's in and not damaged.
@nkuete 2 жыл бұрын
you and your channel started off as simply a great place to get great advice on projects. but now you've evolved in to an absolutely great storyteller and video production channel. very well done, this video was amazing
@jackholl57 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. As always, I learned several things about heated floors and laying tile in general. I love your attention to detail.
@dariushmilani6760 2 жыл бұрын
Obsession makes perfection !! These guys are truly professionals at work.👍❤
@joentexas 2 жыл бұрын
This is our 2nd home where we requested the master floor be heated. At 2am on a winter morning they are warmingly appreciated but I think the kitties love heated floors the most. Thanks.
@lcook0825 2 жыл бұрын
Have looked forward to each new video from the ground up. Thanks so much.
@jonnybkuehl878 2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the attention to detail on the installation of this flooring!!
@brianfolz3002 2 жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of your videos. Keep up the good work. God bless.
@aeroth6008 2 жыл бұрын
I did tile for year with a son of pro tiler. Learned more in this video
@watcherofwatchers 2 жыл бұрын
I thought I was watching Matt's Off-Road Recovery channel for a second. (Gotta love the YT music library.)
@TonySteinbach 2 жыл бұрын
Toilet flange must sit on top of the tile right? Keeping it flush is opposite to everything I’ve ever heard about preventing leaks
@liers99 2 жыл бұрын
Every plumber I’ve ever talked to says the flange should be 1/4” above the finished floor.
@giannizhivago3373 2 жыл бұрын
@@liers99 Talk to other plumbers. You can always get thicker wax rings. Its very hard to grind down a toilet to fit a flange that is too high.
@liers99 2 жыл бұрын
@giannizhivago It its installed correctly the thickness of the flange should be all that is on top of the finished floor. Every toilet is designed to fit a flange installed this way. I have talked to many plumbers, Gc’s, and inspectors and they all say the same thing. The flange sits on top of the finished floor.
@charlesgraham843 2 жыл бұрын
I thought the toilet flange was to sit on top of the finished floor.
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! I'm hoping he misspoke. Nothing will ruin a floor faster than a flange set too low.
@ADBBuild 2 жыл бұрын
I wondered about that too. I recently tiled out bathroom and put in a new flange and everything I read said it goes on top.
@edzachary8657 2 жыл бұрын
It absolutely is supposed to be on top of the finish floor
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
I never bring the riser on a toilet above the floor on a rough in on a concrete slab. Why? Too many times I've had a ridge running through were the flange sits. It's not really the concrete finishers fault. When they level the concrete, the riser is in the way, making it almost impossible to make the concrete level.
@battlegalaxy3246 2 жыл бұрын
Great info below on the closet flange topic, my gut tells me 42 has the high ground on this one. Ironically, this video series is 6-8 weeks behind real-time and that toilet has already served its intended purpose ;). I’m looking forward to EC’s reply to this thread and what adjustments were made, if any. Knowledge is valuable, shared knowledge is priceless.
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
He did reply almost immediately. Stated he must of heard wrong and that he'd make sure in the future. Very professional and courteous.
@dr.feelgood2358 2 жыл бұрын
i trained myself to do tile years ago. i did a lot of it for family and myself. that was really hard on my body. i have much respect for people who can do it for a living.
@edzachary8657 2 жыл бұрын
It's really bad on the knees that's for sure and never mind the back that's a given
@owenstewart1160 2 жыл бұрын
Dear EC, please do a video on different hand signals when directing someone such as backing up or helping them place something down with a lift.
@kozemchuk 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he did one of these, 3 years ago or so.
@richardmason7840 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nate , Scott. Good stuff. Be Blessed ! Enjoy Elohim !
@jasonmorrison7120 2 жыл бұрын
pretty sure the toilet flange is actually supposed to install on top of the finished floor, not flush with it. but at the end of the day you can get different wax rings that'll work for different flange heights.
@mrkrause3 2 жыл бұрын
Another great informative video. Schluter makes a great product! I got distracted by the height of the toilet flange though. I’ve been taught and have practiced that it is installed above the finished floor. Best to leave a stub, and then install closet ring after floor is finished. But I know you got a great plumber. I met him there at the spec house. He showed me his recent “battles scars”!.
@thedudefromU 2 жыл бұрын
My tile guy confirms this same thing, flange should go on top of finished floor.
@Josh-of-all-Trades 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome editing in this video! Love the music too!
@ericwhitmore2296 2 жыл бұрын
That's pretty cool, I've seen and helped with a few floors being done but never that type!
@shannonlawsonnashville 2 жыл бұрын
We just installed one of those six months ago. So much easier than the old style with the wire running through, and safer
@ScottX507 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your videos.
@jake3333333333333333 2 жыл бұрын
Toilet flange belongs above tile. Above is best, flush is ok
@webstermckinney6893 2 жыл бұрын
100% correct, unless of course you want your toilet to not wobble and not leak... then id do it properly. Lmao
@felixamador6465 2 жыл бұрын
You realize it was added about 1" and a 1/2 right? Plus the tile..
@jake3333333333333333 2 жыл бұрын
@@felixamador6465 I'm not sure what the hell youre saying. Im a licensed plumber, you're not going to tell me how to set a toilet flange.
@Titantitan001 2 жыл бұрын
I did like 20k sqft of this stuff in Minnesota. Man is it an awesome product. Also that floors gonna last a long time. My guy knows how to tile! Very good.
@Jack-qk6mj 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this vid bud 👍
@davidrodriguez5804 2 жыл бұрын
thank
@bobt9948 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!
@ragheadand420roll 2 жыл бұрын
Thx
@darylullman7083 2 жыл бұрын
Please have Phil in to approve that toilet flange.
@eddjordan2399 2 жыл бұрын
lovely bit of tile that.
@billdodson5703 2 жыл бұрын
super helpful video!
@maxhannum4616 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the club, brother
@trevorpowers7216 2 жыл бұрын
As a flooring installer finally someone who understands
@phattdaddy2974 2 жыл бұрын
I laid a heated floor in my basement hall, laundry and bathroom 8 years back and youtube taught me. The one thing that I did do that I haven't seen or heard from others about was to install two thermostats, this was for the possibility of one failing, I could just remove the control unit and switch wires, it will save you from tearing out the floor in the event of failure. The Travertine floor, shower and bathroom are so comfy in the winter.
@philhu8412 2 жыл бұрын
There are two thermostat wires on this floor. It shows it in the video.
@phattdaddy2974 2 жыл бұрын
@@philhu8412 Smart move. Mine hasn't failed but I like the extra insurance.
@DewaltFanboy 2 жыл бұрын
Im from Seattle area and would love to come down to check out the spec house as well as meet all the amazing workers that were part of the build.
@israels6189 2 жыл бұрын
They had an open house this last weekend and are having another one later this month
@DewaltFanboy 2 жыл бұрын
@@israels6189 yea unfortunately i couldnt make it to the one that happened. Really hoping i have time to come down for the 2nd one
@israels6189 2 жыл бұрын
@@DewaltFanboy yep. It's just one state away, but still a 5-6hr drive each way.
@jum5238 2 жыл бұрын
@@israels6189 6.5 hours for me... a LOTS of smoke to drive through to get there. My wife was not doing well by the time we got there. Thankfully, Roseburg didn't have smoke (or much smoke) that day.
@MandoFettOG 2 жыл бұрын
@@jum5238 how did it go??
@sblack48 2 жыл бұрын
Never understood why they say to always make the trowel lines go in one direction. But letting the air escape makes perfect sense. Thanks!
@robertfurtado1476 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think it was mentioned in the video, but on a 12" by 24" tile, back buttering is almost always required for full coverage. The installer is doing it, but I don't think it was mentioned.
@carter83419 2 жыл бұрын
You guys Rock 🤘🏻
@perekegerd2952 2 жыл бұрын
@ 3.51 Hmm... I think you are actually wrong. The flange is supposed to sit on top of the floor surface. The toilet actually have an indent to accept the ~1/2" flange. The wax ring is not to make a water tight seal, but to prevent sewer gases to leak. That is why the flange should be on top of the surface. THen the toilet will "dip" in to the flange by ~1/2 inch.
@sjoerdstoffelsma4514 2 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic and the attention to detail is impeccable. In reading through he comments and folks loving the heated floors, I didn't notice anyone mentioning the bench. A bench is meant to be sat on, correct? I installed a similar heated floor in my bathroom about 7 years ago - Loving it!! Being that my bathroom is too small, there is no bench for myself or the Mrs. If I had a bench however, I would prefer it to be warm prior to planting my god given naked rear end on it. Not sure if the heat element was extended to encompass the tiled bench; hard to tell from the video. Perhaps something to consider for the next shower project in case this bench is not "a hot seat".
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
What did you just say? Your comment about the height of the toilet flange is absolutely wrong. The flange should sit on top of the finished floor. Period, full stop. That puts it 3/8th of an inch up under the toilet bowl base. There's a horn on the bowl that extends down to be level with the base. This horn MUST extend in to the bowl wax for a proper seal. Anything else is unacceptable. Do not use a wax with a plastic horn already installed. If you have to use one of those, you've done it wrong. Master Plumber in the trade since 1975. I'm hoping you misspoke.
@BruceS42 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think he misspoke. Looking at 3:39, it appears to me that the flange is below the surface of the tile, or as he put it, the tile is slightly above the flange. Not being an expert, I won't weigh in on whether the way he does it is right, or the way you say is right, but his description appears consistent with the way it's done in this video. And now I'm trying to remember how it was done by our contractor in a remodel of a bathroom, as well as how I did it in a more recent remodel of another bathroom. I *think* in both cases, there was a built-in plastic horn on the wax ring, but I could be mistaken.
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
@@BruceS42 I was being polite. I saw where the flange was. I've been fighting this misconception for 45 years. It drives me crazy. It's destructive.
@cn3121 2 жыл бұрын
Need to build up the flange with the red Oatey rings!!
@BruceS42 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheNimshew Fair enough. I just hope that next time this comes up for me, I remember this, and don't do it wrong too.
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
@@BruceS42 I understand. It's as if It has become gospel. But, if you think about it... The water comes whooshing through the funnel like horn on the bowl. It's going generally down. but it's in a messy cone shape. It hits the beveled area below the flange.(if it's 3" ) Now water is splashing horizontally and slightly up. That's okay because this all takes place below the top of the flange. 3/8" below the top. With wax above the horn. That wax is for odor and airborne moisture. Not for droplets of water. I refuse to install a toilet if the flange isn't set at the proper height. And, I never use a bowl wax with the plastic insert. It's bad enough that one horn is at the wrong height. Why would I want another horn below it to increase the splash? It's crazy! Sorry, I've been screaming about this for 30 years.
@25centsapop 2 жыл бұрын
As a Texan I have never in my life heard of "heated" floors. I can understand the reason, but cannot imagine it haha
@peter_smyth 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine walking barefoot on an outside patio in the evening after a sunny day, where the paving feels warmer than your skin and the air, but is still comfortable. It's like that.
@SebBrosig 2 жыл бұрын
heated floors are terribly inefficient on energy usage but have some advantages (EC mentioned bathroom mold, but carpet mites are also mitigated by this which bother allergic people)
@davem3789 2 жыл бұрын
Sal Diblasi has all the tile info videos anyone could ever need.
@buitlbybear1580 2 жыл бұрын
One of the first things I did when we bought our house was to put in floor heat in the kitchen under the tile ... the dogs love it ... wife thinks it's okay ...
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
Back about 30 years ago, the Paradise, California building department got the genius idea of requiring the toilet flanges on new homes to be installed on top out. Naturally, everyone screwed them to the subfloor. When the 3/8" MD board was installed by the flooring contractor, that put the flange flush with the finished floor. Within 5 years, every single house I did a service call on had a black stain seeping around the toilet under the vinyl floor. Why? Because, if the flange is flush with the finished floor, when the toilet is installed, the horn on the bowl would be just above the top of the flange. That horn must extend down in the flange. You can use all the bowl wax you want, but it won't prevent water from seeping horizontally under the wax and into the structure of the building. Using a bowl wax with the built in plastic horn just makes it worse. Now, you have the upper horn splashing on the lower horn, directing more water horizontally. It's said that a house gets destroyed from the bathroom out. You follow Essential's advice? A self fulfilling quote.
@carlwilson1483 2 жыл бұрын
What does 'on top out' mean? Should the flange sit above the finished floor? Or just screwed to the subfloor?
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
@@carlwilson1483 The "top-out" or "stack-out" is ALL piping in walls and floors above ground and out through walls and roof; prior to covering with wall board.
@losferwords100 2 жыл бұрын
Jersey's the same, I think most places are that way. You need to have the flanges installed before rough-in inspection so all the flanges end up flush with the finished floor. Our method is we cut 1/2" copper pipe to 3/8" and use them as spacers to raise the flange up to finish floor height and it usually ends up okay, if it's close we double up on the wax rings. There's no alternative. If you don't put the flanges in for rough-in inspection, you fail inspection. One of the many things I disagree on with the inspection process. Flanges are designed to sit on top of the finished floor but yet the inspection process literally makes that impossible to do. Doesn't make much sense.
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
@@losferwords100 It's the inspectors. You could insist that a inspector come pass the flanges before setting toilets. Right! That isn't going to happen. The problem is that plumbers fudge by not using brass screws. It's interesting that, as far as I know, there's no requirement in the codes as to placement. I got really frustrated once and called Charlotte pipe. For liability reasons they refused to state where flanges should be installed. Pussies. Flange integrity, or lack of, is probably the #1 cause of plumbing damage to homes. Now that people are so much heavier and just plain bigger, it's gotten worse.
@TheNimshew 2 жыл бұрын
@@losferwords100 3/8 tubing is better and cheaper for that. Tell the flooring guy to remove them and slip the flooring under the flange. Then, when you set the can you can put them back. They've been using private inspectors here lately. Well, they've been using all encompassing inspectors for years. Most don't even know what they're looking at. That can be a two edged sword
@dannk9683 2 жыл бұрын
They are following all tile / schluter install methods to a T with the exception of actually setting the tile. 12x24 tile should be set with a 1/2"x1/2" trowel per TCNA guidelines
@markdoumert4840 2 жыл бұрын
Well im not totally sure but it looks like he is using 1/2x1/2 for the tile
@JosephWheeler14 2 жыл бұрын
Everything expect laying tile over plywood 🤦♂️
@kevindavison6019 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting choice to offset the tile by 1/3rd rather than perfectly staggered by 1/2 not bad visually except I was wondering if this was intended for aesthetics or for some other reason so as to match up somewhere else or another reason. I used the Ditra on my kitchen floor and it has worked well for me No cracks for 3 years now.
@aaronvallejo8220 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, so nice and warm on your feet especially in the cold winters!! And when you source your electricity from renewable sources like wind, hydro and solar PV...you can be comfortably warm and sustainable too. Great video for every home owner!
@LemonZ89 2 жыл бұрын
3:14 That guy just scribed a perfect circle by hand. What a boss.
@ADBBuild 2 жыл бұрын
And at 3:14 (pi) time stamp!
@okain1000 2 жыл бұрын
I love it that he uses simple plastic tile crosses and not any of the new inventions.
@bobrub 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your series but starting at 3:30 here your are spreading a falsehood, as approximately 7 other commenters have stated here, most stated they were professional plumbers as I am. Toilets are made with a 3/8 to 1/2 inch cavity underneath the base to accept the flange sitting "ON TOP OF" the finished floor. This way the "HORN" of the toilet bowl actually protrudes down into the flange opening. In your case, some flange extension rings should be used to bring the flange height up to the proper level (top surface 1/4 to 3/8 inch above the finished floor). Most toilet jobs I've been on won't have a flange on the job site until after the floor is done, just a plugged off 4 inch stub up for the toilet.
@MK-qv7bq 2 жыл бұрын
Hope this comment gets pinned.
@michaelcarroll991 2 жыл бұрын
I think your comment put there video series out of commission lol
@csn583 2 жыл бұрын
One of you guys needs a CAT phone with FLIR camera. I imagine they'd give you one! It'd be fun for blacksmithing and various other things too, even curing cement. I'm on the third generation (S62) now, and they're finally getting the waterproofing optimized. Battery life has always been great, and they're my first smartphones I haven't managed to break the screen on. I'm a thermal engineer but admittedly it is mostly a novelty for me, though it has many legit uses.
@theinfernalcraftsman 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual. Just wanted to make two corrections. All Schluter products including Ditra require an Un modified thinset because they are a non porous material and modified thinsets will not cure properly. Also the proper placement of a toilet flange is on top of the finished surface. If it is set below you will have to use an extension for the hopefully silicone and not wax ring to seat properly. Also it's always good practice to install a second temperature probe as they are known to fail and if you already have one installed you won't be breaking up tile to fix it just swap the wires to the spare.
@JC-dz6qo 2 жыл бұрын
Slight correction. You can install Ditra to a plywood substrate with modified as plywood is porous.Tile to ditra with un-modified. Thankfully Schluter (thanks to some crazy chemistry) have their all-set product. One product for everything.
@robertfurtado1476 2 жыл бұрын
@@JC-dz6qo Schluter states the All Set works because they have complete control over the amount of latex added to the thinsett in their factory, whereas they can't control other brand mortars
@davidellsworth5951 2 жыл бұрын
Need more videos boys.
@MrElemonator 2 жыл бұрын
It’s Essential more people watch this kind of reality TV
@disguy9501 2 жыл бұрын
As a tile setter for many years I've used mastic an sometimes just 1 an quarter inch nails for the MAIN reason using motar the water will be drawn out by the subfloor in which will cause a problem
@jons7054 2 жыл бұрын
As a professional you should follow the instructions from the company that has spent millions of dollars testing their products and warranties it. Wetting the subfloor is also so the wood does not wick the moisture out of the thinset (not motar) too soon. "Pros" like this are why I'm going to do my own tile, the right way.
@WeirdSeagul 2 жыл бұрын
wish I had a heated floor but Its a lot harder to retrofit especially into a old house like mine in the UK
@royfcjr 2 жыл бұрын
I did my kitchen in Massachusetts with Shluter's Ditra heat floor...WOW. I walked around barefoot all winter.
@tomp538 2 жыл бұрын
Respect to the tile installers. Hard work, and like concrete something everyone is going to see... any imperfection. I cannot imagine getting up in the morning and looking forward to laying more tile... not a job for me.
@Elderos5 2 жыл бұрын
I really want to put this in my kitchen when we remodel next year! I want to get rid of the mammoth radiator that's 5 feet long and about a food wide. It takes up so much space.
@ammerconsulting 2 жыл бұрын
This system is for warming the floor. It will not heat an entire room.
@Isaceriksson 2 жыл бұрын
@@ammerconsulting yes it will. In sweden we have been using floor heating in the entire house for 40 years. Works Great and is standard procedure. Btw we get 7 months of arctic conditions.
@Isaceriksson 2 жыл бұрын
Mostly water pipes in slab but Also electical.
@ammerconsulting 2 жыл бұрын
@@Isaceriksson This is not that kind of a system. This uses very little electricity and if you read the literature, it is not made for heating entire rooms. I have seen systems like you are talking about that are used for heating larger spaces. Both hot water and electrical. This system is made only to warm the floor. I have it installed in a bathroom in my house and it does not heat the entire room.
@donaldyoung3999 2 жыл бұрын
@@ammerconsulting NJ
@christophermoreno4713 Жыл бұрын
Do you have to use kudri thinset to maintain the warranty?
@johnmmarkunas 2 жыл бұрын
What are those two pipes on the floor?
@tedreid1035 2 жыл бұрын
You mean at 6:43 in the bottom left hand corner? I don't know.
@Adanacon 2 жыл бұрын
What size notch trowel are they using ? We always use a 3/4” notch trowel with Ditra systems.
@mikeznel6048 2 жыл бұрын
Hes said 1/4 by 1/4 is what is called for and was used.
@johnmurphy5645 2 жыл бұрын
Fourth! Is this floor heating system only going in this one bathroom or are you using it in other bathrooms (or other rooms) in the house?
@Ariccio123 2 жыл бұрын
I only have one question. I've been thinking about this idly for few months now. Has anybody ever figured out how to tie a floor heat system into a multi split heat pump? I detest the idea of installing resistive heat anywhere when we have modern heat pumps to play with.
@daytonpyro 2 жыл бұрын
i think sal diblasi (you tube) would of used those ratcheting type spacers that help keep tile level .
@Dan-nh8nu 2 жыл бұрын
Is a decoupling mat a new thing in the states? we've been using it for twenty years in the U.K
@AstralJokers 2 жыл бұрын
Just did a job where the 3 guys before me did ''attempts'' to renovate a bathroom.. and the flange was installed before the floor.. and the tile cut around it.. it was all around a very bad and rookie mistake by the ''plumber'' who installed it before. Not even 1/4 of wiggleroom to put tiles under. Oof.
@-_James_- 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much every bathroom and entrance hall in Norway has underfloor heating, and some places have it everywhere. It's definitely not a luxury item here. Ironically, my place is one of the few that doesn't have it in the bathroom - but I'll add it when I get around to renovating that room.
@simpsons721 2 жыл бұрын
People are always looking for a tile guy, a coworker taught me they are either busy working or at the bar.
@HappyHands. 2 жыл бұрын
Shluter is a lot less dusty than working with durock or hardiboard but the whole floating tile floor concept im just not comfortable with although i have laid a couple of schluter floors. I did get one call back and had to cut out the schluter under the broken tile because it had let go of the subfloor and bubbled up and I could not get the replacement tile to lay flush.( also be prepared to go through thinset like crazy )
@machintelligence 2 жыл бұрын
I would be happier with wonderboard or durock instead of OSB.
@user-qi5nr6cl1e 2 жыл бұрын
plz do more tiles video
@RyanBarg85 2 жыл бұрын
Why did you not put any Kerdi-Band on the ditra heat joints and along the base of the wall to add some additional water proofing, seems like cheap insurance in the scope of things?
@Danielg86 2 жыл бұрын
What kind of mortar is he using to tile the floor?
@eddiebernays514 2 жыл бұрын
so when are you going to start building the next house???
@alan2112drums 2 жыл бұрын
The toilet flange ideally rests on top of the finished floor, or at least not below the finished floor. I'm very surprised you're not aware of that fact.
@BerryMcCaulkiner859 5 ай бұрын
Not using half inch trowel or leveling clips??
@ColeSpolaric 2 жыл бұрын
The tile under the vanity area makes me wonder if a floating vanity is going in
@genollanas2110 4 ай бұрын
I always thought the flange sat on top the finished floor
@folms110 2 жыл бұрын
Do you control the heat with an on/off switch on the wall?
@micahrobinson1626 2 жыл бұрын
The ditra heat is controlled by a Schluter thermostat. It will keep the floor at the desired temperature without the need to change it. They make 3 different options and you can set schedules on 2 of them and 1 is even WiFi/smartphone capable
@scaira60 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if it is just me but did he install that membrane over OSB??? It shire looked like it but I could be wrong.
@MrJramirex 2 жыл бұрын
Yes it was installed over OSB. That is pretty much the norm because nearly all wood frame houses use OSB for flooring, and walls, and roof, and even siding!
@robbierob106 2 жыл бұрын
ooooh whats that song at 2:50 called?
@rjtumble 2 жыл бұрын
Do you know if you have to use tile over this kind of heated flooring, or can you some other material? Any comment on the electrical requirement? I assume it's not just plugging into a receptacle.
@badlandskid 2 жыл бұрын
Generally speaking you don’t put any type of heat sensitive glue down type flooring over in floor heat. There are certain products that are made to install over a heated floor (mostly ceramic tile or other hard surface) but you should check with the manufacturer. With Schluter in floor heat we had the electricians run 110 or 220 depending on how large an area was involved. The power is brought to an electrical box in the wall as well as the heating element and a thermostat probe wire which is also laid under the tile. At the box a controller is mounted which connects the power, T-stat probe and heating element. The Schluter controllers are programmable and quite nice. Also if you need help figuring it all out they have a world wide hotline and they are quite helpful.
@rjtumble 2 жыл бұрын
@@badlandskid That makes sense and thanks for the info!
@badlandskid 2 жыл бұрын
@@rjtumble you’re welcome
@jerryminyard7460 2 жыл бұрын
Oh boy you're gonna these plumbers butt cracks all fired up with that toilet flange ha ha ha
@squirrellyboe7421 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to say but, Mr Craftsman is dead wrong on toilet flange height. The bottom of the flange should be at finish floor height. Now the plumber will need 2 wax rings to seal it. It's called a floor flange because it should sit on the finished floor
@losferwords100 2 жыл бұрын
You can have the flange flush with the finished floor as well. You just don't want it to end up below the finished floor. This one looks pretty close to being slightly below the finished floor but it's hard to tell for sure in the video. In new construction, the flanges are installed prior to the flooring so as a plumber, you have to raise the flange up to compensate for the flooring that's going down later and raise up the flange about 3/8" off the subfloor. And then the finished floor is installed around the flange so it ends up flush.
@zachariahsmith6937 2 жыл бұрын
Great content, great product...I used to live in Washington state but now back on the Delmarva peninsula, I know what you mean about the moisture out there!
@ShdwBbq 2 жыл бұрын
You also have to tape your ditra seams or the warranty on schluter products are null and void
@CompletelyObsorbed 2 жыл бұрын
How do you power it? How do it connect and control?
@micahrobinson1626 2 жыл бұрын
The ditra heat is powered by a dedicated circuit (120/240v) depending on size of area to be heated and or preference. It’s controlled by one of their 3 thermostats
@CompletelyObsorbed 2 жыл бұрын
@@micahrobinson1626 thanks
@timbow50 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. But it's so damn expensive. And you have to have a dedicated electric supply for some reason.
@krzysiekv12 2 жыл бұрын
wonder how you decoupled by sticking the membrane to the osb...
@phonedave 2 жыл бұрын
The membrane is coupled to the subfloor. The tile and thinset actually floats on the membrane. The thinset does not bond to the membrane, so it can shift. It is held down by the shape of the lugs.
@micahrobinson1626 2 жыл бұрын
The thin set actually does bond to the membrane. The uncoupling happens in the membrane itself. Go to Schluters KZfaq page, they have a ton of great content that explains it.
@phonedave 2 жыл бұрын
@@micahrobinson1626 can you provide a link that says this? Every tile person I have talked to or read or watched (including those who have attended the in person Schluter training) says that thinset does not adhear to the membrane, rather it is a mechanical connection. Schluters website talks about the thinster forming column structures and transferring load to the floor, but I could not find any reference on their site after combing through it about the uncoupling happening in the membrane.
@phonedave 2 жыл бұрын
@@micahrobinson1626 I think I found it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nK1mkpuaqq-6eqs.html. At 50 seconds in. You can see the tile and thinset bed sliding on the ditra. The ditra does deflect, maybe that is what you were thinking of, but if the thinset was bonded to the ditra, nothing would be sliding at all.
@flying-with-ryan 2 жыл бұрын
when he butters the back of the tiles in the beginning, he uses the notched side if the trowel. Why does he switch to the flat side later?
@9mmkahr 2 жыл бұрын
The ones that he uses the notch are the tile pieces cut around jambs. It can be easier in this situation, due to limited space, to just put flat thinset on the floor, then notch butter the back of tile.
@mikeznel6048 2 жыл бұрын
He uses the flat side to first apply it and work it in. Then, he runs over it with the notched side to spread it to the proper thickness.
@9mmkahr 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikeznel6048 not true.. He doesn't "double butter" the tile. If you pay attention after 4:00 there is no notched thinset on the floor in door jamb area.. Therefore he adds it to the back of of the tile. After that, when the floor opens back up he has notched thinset on the floor, then just simply back-butters the tiles with flat side of the tile. He is indeed doing two different things, as the OP pointed out.
@WpnX81 2 жыл бұрын
You mentioned his OCD... All I can think about now is whether he can ever be happy when buttering his toast?!?
@philhu8412 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely have to respond to this. Yes!!! You are 100% correct. When I make a sandwich for me or anyone the bread literally has to be completely covered with what ever I may be spreading. We joke about this all the time on the job site. Job habits definitely spill into life habits. So funny you would say that.
@Neverstopbuilding 2 жыл бұрын
The biggest thing I learned when laying glass tile on that hot tub is: hire a tiler next time.
@jacobking4106 2 жыл бұрын
What kind of tile cutter is that?
@philhu8412 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a Rubi cutter.
@cousindave1 2 жыл бұрын
For years the boffins have been telling us that the fastest thing in the universe is the speed of light. They obviously haven't seen the speed of my fingers when an Essential Craftsman notification comes through. 🇬🇧 👍
@mackfisher4487 2 жыл бұрын
Some jobs a homeowner can do themselves, and some jobs like this bathroom the home owner should just stay at work and earn some extra money to pay the professionals.
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