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Hi all, first time posting, was refered to this site from a buddy. I've completed several small floor, fireplace, and backsplash jobs but this is by far my biggest job. I'm doing a big walk in shower (approx 4x8) and went with the ProVa system since it was the only one I could find with a pan large enough.

Installation went good once the basics were mastered. Tile is finally here so I'm working on the layout. Couple questions that I could use some claification on. Lervia 564 Instructions. Tile is 12x12 wall, 6x6 ceiling, & 2x2 floor, porcelin. 1) Corners, fist tile is laid within 1/4' of adjoining wall then adjacent tile is laid so I have 1/8' gap and then caulked? 2) Arch, what is best way to handle.

I assume the wall tiles will be flush to opening with bull nose on the inside. Top arch will have 1 to 1 1/2' strips for the arch itself. What is the best method for cutting the curves in the 12x12 tiles or is there another way to lay this out with other tiles to eliminate cutting curves in the wall tiles? 3) Drain, around the peremiter of the chrome drain is an indentation in the one piece drain assembly. I'm sure this will be filled with morter when the floor tiles are installed but do I fill this now to get it level or fill it at the time when installing the floor tiles?

Hi Marq, The system you're using is rarely used by those on this forum. I think the simple lack of direct experience has kept some from answering. But I think we can still get you what you need: 1) Yes.

Then the 1/8' gap would then be caulked with a high grade sealant like 100% silicone (rather than any lower performing acrylic or 'siliconized' caulks). 2.and 2a) If you're going to use field tiles all the way up to the corner of the arch opening, you can simply hold the tile in its final position and trace the arch onto the backside of the tile for cutting. However, to understand all your options and answer your question more thoroughly, we need a bit more info.

So I'll ask these questions: Is this natural stone or a through-body porcelain tile that you could conceivably 'custom bullnose' the field tiles? Would you be willing to bullnose these tiles with special equipment, or is that off the menu? What size bullnose, if any, are there commercially available for the tile you've selected? Can you show us a pic of your shower opening to help us help you with ideas? 3) You fill that depression in while you're installing the tiles immediately around the drain so that the height of the drain can be perfectly matched to the tile.

48' x 48' Prova Shower System Brilliantly Simple. The Prova Shower System is our new, complete, easy-to-install waterproofing system for maintenance-free tiled showers. Brilliantly designed to save you time and money! This system will give you perfect results every time, and is exponentially faster and easier to install. Mar 25, 2011 Actually going with the prova system was not that much cheaper. My shower is 35' wide and 69.5' long. The drain is not centered length wise therefore using a Schluter preformed pan was not an option.

A complete, Easy to Install Water Proofing Shower System. Here are a list of problems with the installation above: You would have to install metal lathe or reinforcement on top of the PVC liner risking possible puncture. Free Download Wine For Mac Os X. Once the water makes it's way through the tile and/or grout (tile/grout are not necessarily waterproof) it will trickle through the mortar bed and hit the.

However, I've only seen this particular Schluter knock-off at a couple of trade shows. My answer is based on using the Schluter Kerdi System and drain. I don't think there are any additional steps with the system you have, but I'm not 100% positive.

Had me woried there for a second, no responses. I've noticed not many responses regarding the ProVa, my limited experiance (one project) is that it did what I assumed it would do. OK, my arch question. Im using a porcelain tile, 12x12 and I've got 3x12 bull nose pieces. My arch is shallow (I'll try to add a picture but had difficulty with original post due to picture size limit) and is around 3-4' height diff from middle to side.

Billing Program Amicus Attorney Definition. My thought was to lay the tiles on the walls then use the bull nose (two pieces) across the inner wall with the bull nose overing the inner/outer corner. Across the arch I was going to cut 2 or 3' wide strips of bull nose. My only concern is that's a lot of seams along the inner wall. So, if I stay with same concept I just need to confirm how to cut the curve into the inner 12x12 tiles along the top. If there is a 'better' way, like moving the bull nose to the walls and going with a single piece on the inner wall then how do I handle the arch. BTW on the outside I've got some limestone key and ach pieces that I'll install so this would only apply to the inside of the shower. Jambs usually have a lot of grout joints.