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This Month's Featured Tilesetter
James Tahir
Barrie, Ontario (Can)




ceramic tile installation information and discussion forum
Bathroom Renovations, Showers,
Heated Floors, Tile or Stone work
Steam Rooms ...
Everything you'll need to know and more.
Preparing for A ceramic Tile Installation
What You Need To Know before having the contractors arrive to install tile. Are they using the right backerboards, mortars and waterproof systems for the ceramic tile installation? Have you been told all the facts?
Ceramic Tile and Stone Floors
Ceramic tile floors with complete preparation including isolation membranes. Plenty of PHOTOS to help with floor tile installation.

Ceramic Tile Contest!!!
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for your ceramic tile or stone installation.
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Visit the 2008 Winners Page

Ceramic Tile Bathroom Renovations
Click on any of the photos below to view entire project.
Ceramic tile bathroom renovation Constructing 2 bathrooms out of 1 bathroom. A lot of ceramic tile was used to create a shower and tub surround.
This is a current bathroom renovation using very little tile. The tub surround will be very unique when we are finished.


Custom Showers and Bathroom Renovations Contact:
Harry Dunbar
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Phone: (705) 424 - 5144
Toll Free: 1-866-837-7773

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Ceramic Tile Articles and Photos
building a ceramic tile shower How to Build a Ceramic Tile Shower
LOTS of PHOTOS showing how to build ceramic tile showers and shower pans using thinsets, mortars, mud beds, waterproofing and backerboards.
Many of these projects are complete bathroom renovations.
How to Build a Ceramic Tile Steamroom How to Build a Ceramic Tile Steamroom
Building a waterproof and vapor-proof steam shower with curved ceiling and benches.
Building a Ceramic Tile Jacuzzi Building a Ceramic Tile Jacuzzi/Deck
How to build a ceramic tile Jacuzzi and waterproof deck. (Wedi Board)
Ditra anti-fracture membrane ..... uncoupling system by Schluter Ditra Uncoupling Membrane
Where and why Ditra isolation membrane is used for ceramic tile or stone installations.
Kerdi waterproof membrane and drain system Kerdi membrane and drain system
Waterproof shower pan and backerboard using Kerdi waterproof membrane.
Construction of a shower pan, including liner, drain, mortar beds and curb. How to Build a Shower Pan
Construction of a shower pan, including liner, drain, mortar bed and curb. Shows mud-work and slope of mortar bed. 
Proper procedure for mixing " Deck Mud" used for mortar beds. Deck Mud
Detailed instructions for mixing Deck Mud for Mortar Beds. Ceramic tile floors and shower pans. 
Radiant Heated Floors Radiant Heated Floors
Radiant Heating Cables. Hydronic Heating System, leveling with mortar. Shows how to prepare for ceramic tile or stone installation. 
NuHeat electric heating cables installed in a shower Heated Shower-Pans
How to install NuHeat radiant heating cables in a shower increasing warmth and comfort for a ceramic tile or stone tile shower. Kerdi membrane a drain system for the showerpan. 

More Project Illustrations
Ceramic Tile Shower & Jacuzzi
Building a ceramic tile Shower and Jacuzzi. Shower Pan construction with Mortar Bed / Shower Bench and waterproofing. Cement board installation and mud work.
Bathroom Ceramic Tile Renovation
Marble tile shower including complete construction of shower pan, walls and heated floors. Reinforced floors with marble floor tile.
Building a Ceramic Tile Shower
Complete demolition and rebuilding of a bathroom. Relocating plumbing, mortar bed, waterproofing and porcelain floor and wall tile.
Installing Ceramic Tile on an Exterior Concrete Deck
Exterior ceramic tile installation including mortar bed, Ditra (uncoupling system)waterproofing and drip-edge. Porcelain freeze / thaw resistant floor tile. 
Ceramic Tile Installation over Exterior Concrete Slab
Installing exterior ceramic tile using Ditra as a crack isolation and waterproof membrane.
Tiling over an Exterior Concrete Deck and Steps
Exterior quartzite tile using Ditra as a crack isolation and waterproof membrane. Mortar bed on deck and steps. 
How to Apply Wall Mud - Mortar Bed
Mortar bed walls for ceramic tile installation for a tub surround / shower. Fat mud and Laticrete liquid waterproof membrane.
How to Build a Ceramic Tile Step
Building a mortar reinforced ceramic tile step using wire lath, deck-mud and fat-mud.



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