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Am I the only one that hates centered drains? (Regular drains, not linear)I want my drain as close to the wall as possib...
08/27/2026

Am I the only one that hates centered drains? (Regular drains, not linear)
I want my drain as close to the wall as possible. I hate stepping on the drain when taking a shower. Am I the only one? I rarely see anyone do this? Why is that?

Leaking 7yr old shower pan... Tell me where my contactor did me wrong.Shower was fine for 5 years, then a hairline crack...
08/27/2026

Leaking 7yr old shower pan... Tell me where my contactor did me wrong.
Shower was fine for 5 years, then a hairline crack appeared on one of the border tiles. Then 2 years later it begins to leak into the room below (probably earlier, but didn't show visible staining on the drywall until now). The day that the shower started to leak into the drywall below, the shadowing showed up on the tile. We immediately stopped using the shower. On closer inspection there appears to be a fine crack through all of the tiles that spans right through the middle of the shower. What went wrong? All of the showers I see posted here have a PVC membrane on the floor, but ours only had roll-on waterproofing. Was that insufficient? Or is the crack in the tiles a sign that the cement bed broke under the tiles?? What would cause that? We had the subfloor replaced in the entire bathroom during this remodel, so the room should be structurally sound.

Any advice would be appreciated. I won't be going after the contractor, it has been 7 years and in Michigan I don't believe there is any recourse. Just looking for THE PROPER way to have this redone so I don't hire someone who will mess it up again.

Also won't be choosing marble again, before anyone says it! Lol

First-Time tiler- Shower curb sequence?I’ve cut and dry-fit all the tiles for my shower curb, but I’m really curious abo...
08/27/2026

First-Time tiler- Shower curb sequence?
I’ve cut and dry-fit all the tiles for my shower curb, but I’m really curious about the sequence…

As a rookie, should i install the three pieces closest to the wall first and work my way around? Should I focus on the horizontal pieces along the floor and in the shower and then lay the tops on last?

Any other advice? Been going slowly and so far so good. But now I’m kinda stuck.

DYI here. This is my second floor. Looking for some constructive criticism. I’m still learning. Thanks in advance.
08/26/2026

DYI here. This is my second floor. Looking for some constructive criticism. I’m still learning. Thanks in advance.

Bathroom Reno complete! Full gut job over 5 months.After 5 months of evenings and weekends, it’s done! We went with pret...
08/26/2026

Bathroom Reno complete! Full gut job over 5 months.

After 5 months of evenings and weekends, it’s done! We went with pretty high-end finishes and did the work ourselves so that we could. This was my first time doing a lot of the different aspects of this project. I hired someone to do the drywall to speed things along but otherwise it was all DIY!

The goal with this design was to keep things as easy to clean as possible. Nothing on the floor, nothing on the countertops.

The previous bathroom had mold issues in various places, spongy floor, cracked tile, and generally sloppy finish work. This was definitely the biggest project I’ve undertaken.

All the plumbing and electrical had to be moved and brought up to code (I consulted friends in the trades along the way), the walls were re-framed to account for the wall hung toilet unit, medicine cabinet, and shower niche. Subfloor walls and ceiling were all replaced and improved. I got the cabinets from the local lumber yard. We definitely splurged with the toilet/bidet setup and no I would not ever go back.

I gotta say, of all the things I dabbled in along this project, tile was for sure the hardest. Tile guys - you have my enduring respect and admiration. The shower tile was all different sizes which led to some scraggly grout lines, but I think it adds to the vibes rather than detracting…c’est la vie.

I’m really proud of this one! Hope you enjoy seeing the process.

Please tell me this is unacceptable and I shouldn’t pay for this 😫UPDATE: Contractor agreed to rip it all out and have h...
08/26/2026

Please tell me this is unacceptable and I shouldn’t pay for this 😫
UPDATE: Contractor agreed to rip it all out and have his tile guy redo it, at no additional cost to me. He never admitted anything was done incorrectly, of course, but he “wants his customer to be happy….” I’m sure he cussed me out the second I left the house, but I’m just thankful this is hopefully going to be resolved.

Thank you to all who responded! I will post the (fingers crossed) “new and improved” floor when it’s completed, hopefully next week sometime when the new batch of tile is delivered.

Shower tile job was acceptable, but was done by a tile person. My GC then said he was going to do the tile floor himself. Like a fool, I assumed he would know what he’s doing. Instead, I walk in to this disaster: First of all, note the small pieces of the 12 x 24 tile inserted into the center of the room as if it’s a nice feature. (He claims he had to do this in order to avoid small pieces on the ends.) Next, there are grout lines ranging from 1/8” to 1/2” throughout. Where the vanity goes, he just put down some random broken pieces, because “you just need something for the vanity to sit on…”. Well, funny thing, the vanity I ordered sits up on legs, so this obviously won’t fly. Last but not least, around the toilet there are a couple of tiles sticking up about 1/4”.

He claims he will fix everything other than the smaller tile pieces tomorrow. The only way to fix this is to rip it all out and hire someone who knows what they’re doing.

Large gap vs misalignment in tilesUnfortunately we have a dilemma where we either have to choose between some slight mis...
08/06/2026

Large gap vs misalignment in tiles
Unfortunately we have a dilemma where we either have to choose between some slight misalignment between tiles or a gap between the vanity and the tiles. The vanity is 600 but the tiles are slightly smaller, so as a result the tilers put a slight misalignment in the tiles.

The vanity only has one drawer with a gap at the bottom for tiles below and then there is the gap between the vanity and the floor as well where you would see the larger gap.

There is a toilet on the right so you would really only see the middle misalignment.

The tiles on the top half will be large Kit Kat tiles.

FYI - we will be getting the tilers to fix the gap directly under the vanity.

What do you all think?

Full wed install yesterday and shower pan template with install.
08/05/2026

Full wed install yesterday and shower pan template with install.

How to fix with least amount of demoI didn’t want schluter and the project manager said options would be shown like bull...
08/02/2026

How to fix with least amount of demo
I didn’t want schluter and the project manager said options would be shown like bullnose or pencil so I could decide. They were not shown and this is how it currently looks… is there anyway to fix this without removing the tile? Once adding the grout will it look better? Thanks in advance. I really want this project to be over but also want it to look right.

Easter DIY TilingFirst time tiler, few mistakes but happy with the result overall. Now to grout!
07/25/2026

Easter DIY Tiling
First time tiler, few mistakes but happy with the result overall. Now to grout!

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Piscataway, NJ
NJ08854

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