This is getting a glass mosaic feature strip.

Old video, no mortar it is mastic, no spacers, they are integrated in that tile.

That floor was torn out and replaced immediately. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opZ0gsecndfPc2g.html

Laticrete Hydro Ban Board

Seen it many times with cheap tiles, higher grade tiles usually are calibrated much better and have less variations in size.

@@SalDiBlasi so this is not an uncommon situation, I need to make sure customers are aware of that before they purchase their tile, I typically suggest purchasing direct from the vendor bedrosians, Emser, Dal-tile those are my go to vendors.

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Waterproof backer board

The reason I make niches is to fit into a layout that reflects the size tile and grout line being used. This saves time in the end. Niche sizes are limited as well.

Pre fab sizes are limited and often times need to be modified for different sizes. Learning to do this saves a lot of time and allows you to make sizes that fit into a tile layout perfectly., saving time in the end.

he can build this to fit directly into the rows at the exact size he needs. and he doesnt need to spend 100$ to do it. it takes maybe 20 min to build and set

Not usually, I will use up left over thinset, but I feel it is pointless to add an extra step by filling all the ditra letting it dry and then spreading it again to set the tile. I do however know many tile guys that like to pre fill.

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Floor was a total loss kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opZ0gsecndfPc2g.html

You are over thinking it, leveling systems are for very small adjustments, to "Tweak" the tile height. The tile without the leveling system at the hardwood is very close to even. The leveling system just makes that last little adjustment.

@@SalDiBlasi Ok, fair answer Sal, i take it. Since i got your attention, I ran into problem installing a membrane 3 days ago. I did everything as per your videos on installing membrane, right trowel notches, right thinset mixed to be "soupy" per ratio on the bag for membrane and following your video. 22 sq ft small bath. I checked the subfloor with a bubble level, it was reasonably level although not perfect but the bubble never got outside its lines. I thought i did good but next day i found the membrane has two high points. It's not too bad but enough to rock the level back and forth if placed right on high spot. I know you probably say tear everything down but I am not willing to do that despite the possible consequences. Besides i think it would be a nightmare to remove dried thinset and i don't have equipment for that. I will install LFT 15 x 30 , 10 millimeter thick porcelain. I will use a 1/3 x 3/8 trowel for that. I am not certain what went wrong with the membrane install. Possible i pulled and lifted the membrane too many times when i realized coverage was insufficient on the edge of the membrane. it was a difficult L cut around the vanity because of that it resisted pulling, it was already a few minutes after setting it. Also when i used a big light tapping wood block to collapse the grooves under the membrane and probably pressed two hard with half my body weight in my arms that could have moved the fresh thinset under the membrane. Don't know. I dry layout the tiles and, it looks ok, no lippage due to the two high spots. I haven't installed the tiles yet.

The waterproofing is also a crack isolation membrane and the fabric also adds strength.

@@SalDiBlasi I was going to waterproof a niche with just hydroban membrane banding, sheet, corners. The rest of the CBU would get just mesh tape and hydroban liquid, but I'm going to skip out on the mesh tape inside the niche as it just seems silly and possible be detrimental to the sheets themselves.