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09/07/2026

When idiots tile…
…demolition is easy.

Half the tiles in our house were either cracked or popping up. The installers definitely did not back butter the tile. They also used just a few deck screws and no mortar under the underlayment.

Their biggest crime was covering up oak hardwood flooring.

09/07/2026

Niche nightmare
Hello everyone. I’m the homeowner who posted about my shower seat yesterday. Thanks to everyone who replied with suggestions and ideas to improve it. 👍
Much appreciated.

I am neck deep in this project … there’s no turning back now, so I wanted to do a separate post to get help with the niche.

See the above picture. I know nothing about tile and even I can tell that the mitre cuts are horrible and the gap at the top is bizarre.

Is there any way to improve this without damaging the niche liner, or is the best way to handle this is to rip it out and install a new liner ??

Someone yesterday suggested to carve out a piece of white slab to make an L and install in the top. I like the simple elegance of that solution (but not sure if I would need to rip out and install new liner) Any other ideas appreciated 👍

09/06/2026

Hexagon layout has gone slightly awry. Is there a way to gradually correct this?
The first 4 or 5 courses went in nice and tight, then somewhere about halfway up the image seen here I started needing to “split the difference” on some of the spacing.

I’ve dry laid out the last course here just to see how far off I’ve ended up I’m afraid it’s just going to keep getting worse if I don’t try to fix it.

Is there a reliable way to correct the issue as I continue? I’m thinking if I start “splitting the difference” and give slightly more space on opposing sides from the blue tape moving outward I can curve the rows back to being straight? Hopefully that makes sense.

Thanks in advance if anyone can offer any help.

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Bathroom remodel; PEX
Hey folks, I’m getting my bathroom remodeled and a contractor replaced a section of copper pipe where the slant/fin baseboard element was connected,with PEX. He said the section of copper had a small leak. I’m gonna make sure he replace the element as it’s the only heat in the room. I didn’t know you could use PEX for baseboard heat. What do I have to worry about with respect to them connecting a heating element to this section of PEX.

09/06/2026

Help! What’s wrong with this tile
This isn’t wet and hasn’t been used recently. I can’t figure out if this is from the grout? (Note the brush marks towards top right). Thoughts?

09/06/2026

What’s the best way to approach this?
Looking for suggestions on how to make this final transition to my bathroom tile. Previously, there was carpet instead of LVP.

09/06/2026

Salvageable with a patch?
The tile around the drain was failing and we found the waterproof layer was punctured in several places (assume from when it was installed). We removed it but are now hiring a professional because in over our heads. Can it still be patched or will it require an entire removal? 8 years old.

09/05/2026

Grout keeps cracking
(I already started removing the grout)
Grout on shower curb keeps cracking. Should I put silicone caulk in the corner edge and grout the rest of the line to hopefully prevent it from cracking again?

09/04/2026

My hat goes off to all of the pro tilers out there that I’m sure have to deal with picky clients who want all the newfangled and weird shaped tiles and sizes.

It is beyond me why someone would choose a floor covering that has a non-uniform shaped such as a hexagon. Buildings are square. Houses are square. It would only make perfect sense to use a square floor covering.

I have done some tile work in the past and tile is a tedious installation process as it is. For this particular tile job I am working on for my SO. It was decided that she wanted hexagon tile. As I started laying everything out and getting into it, I started to realize how much of a pain in the D**k this is going to be. To me there’s always going to be some kind of compromise in terms of the layout at the borders, and you will always have weird cuts to do.

Anyways, after looking at a ton of posts and other pics on the net hexagon layouts I kind of think that it is best to avoid the “home plate” look at the edges. In other words, I think it is more desirable to shorten the flats as much as possible. Does anybody agree with this? The pic kinda shows this. I lucked out and will be able to do perfect full/half tiles on the flats to the threshold and tub.

I think getting the joints closer to the wall to showcase more full tiles has a more complete look to it if it is avoidable.

Just my two cents. But seriously, hexagon tile is a b***h to do.