Eurob
master tile and stone installer
Those slip joints will be happy to have the Kerdi Flex.
I'll go with the document and make sure to use Kerdi-Flex over any new expansion gaps going forward. Over concrete board.
Did the pictures help you understand what Pita was?
Layout lines on Ditra .
No unmods used -- to adhere or prefill Ditra -- , no 33% maximum allowed deviation -- brick pattern -- , ..........in one word
No recommendations followed .
LOL - You are such a bad ass Roberto. What are you trying to do? Feed your kids.....
I think Jim has left the building.....
Breath in the
FRESH AIR
Don't take this as personal...it looks like a nice install. Many DIY'ers, seeing an example like shown, might take it as something that always works. Many tile are not flat enough to do what you showed. So, a little discussion on why seems appropriate. This forum is keyed to a DIY'er...some things a pro can do in his sleep, a DIY'er may never be able to duplicate, but some are very talented, but will just take longer to achieve it. An example showing exceptions without explanation is a recipe for disappointment.
Dead end.....cul de sac
You running duelling lasers?
By not helping Jim means you are not helping him sell Ditra. Hope this ..
You guys just don't get it...you show something that does not match up with industry guidelines without explaining what has to be done to make it work, and I mention it, and you jump all over me. The industry guidelines do not recommend a 50% offset on tile that big. It can work IF you are careful about finding a very flat tile. Most of them would produce a poor result (thus, the recommendation)- it doesn't matter what you've got underneath it. I know this, you pros probably do, but the average DIY'er that looks at this, sees it as an example of how to lay those larger tile, and tries it without knowing about the flatness requirement, and it looks like crap. You aren't doing him any favors UNLESS you explain. All I did was explain why it's not recommended, and said if you find a tile flat enough, you can set it any way you want, and it can come out well.
FWIW, that comment had nothing to do with a particular product, only an industry guideline.
Until you guys realize the DIY'er nature of this forum, you may be creating more problems than you're solving. If you show something that is different than the industry or manufacture's guidelines, explain why, and if there's something special that needs to be done to make it work, say so. Otherwise, people may take that as a general 'it always works' guideline, and that isn't true.
And, again, there's no reason why you can't prefill Ditra, or Strata_Mat, or any of the other similar materials. But, you want to then get your tile on it before it gets a chance to get all dirty or contaminated with something. If you have some extra thinset at the end of a job, and have Ditra already installed on the floor, when your thinset is about shot or you want to stop for the day, instead of throwing it away, use up what's left and pre-fill an area. But, it's not required.
And, John, if you want to use a chalk line over virgin Ditra, it won't stay unless you do something. A laser works fine, if you happen to have one. Hairspray works fine, and is a lot cheaper. If you understand what an uncoupling mat is and how it works, you'd understand that that will have absolutely no effect on its operation. And, you'd probably pick that tip up if you took one of their workshops. Feel free to call them, and they'll tell you it works fine, too. Or, if you know your local rep, talk to him. Repeating something that is wrong doesn't make it right, just like bashing something that is right does not make it wrong. Grow up.
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