Before demolition starts, homeowners sometimes ask us a question that sounds simple: “How hard is this bathroom going to be to tear out?” Sometimes we can look at a bathroom and have a pretty good idea. Other times, the real answer is: we’ll know more once we open it up. In this video, our installers Tom
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In this video, Rob Reacts to a TikTok by Jeff Thorman, where he says: “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” Sometimes that’s good advice. Sometimes it’s how we end up getting a phone call halfway through a bathroom remodel. In the video Rob is reacting to, the installer gives some genuinely good
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In this video, we address one of the biggest concerns homeowners have before a remodel starts: How much of my house am I going to lose while you’re working? That question gets especially important when the construction area is right next to the kitchen. In this project, demolition is happening beside an existing kitchen and
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Demolition day is when a remodel starts to feel real. (Watch the video) The tools come out. The old tile starts coming down. Materials are moving through the house. And even with good surface protection and dust control, the home is temporarily becoming a construction site. That doesn’t mean you need to dread it. But
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White tile with black grout. Some people love it. Some people hate it. And according to the video Rob is reacting to, choosing it might be enough to send you straight to jail. We wouldn’t go quite that far. Black grout with white tile can look great. So can white grout with white tile. The
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Before demolition begins, we spend time protecting the parts of the home that aren’t being remodeled. Floors get covered. Walkways are protected. Nearby surfaces are addressed. Dust control is set up. Then comes the part everyone associates with demolition: We actually start tearing things out. But as the video points out, good demolition isn’t just
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Check out our demo videos on YouTube! When homeowners think about a bathroom remodel, demo is not usually the first thing their mind goes to. The old shower is coming out. The floor is being removed. New tile is going in. But a good contractor also spends a lot of time thinking about everything that
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One of the least glamorous parts of building a good tile shower happens before any tile goes on the wall. The walls have to be flat and plumb. That sounds simple until you open up an existing bathroom and discover that the framing has its own ideas. Studs can be bowed, twisted, pushed in, or sticking
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Drilling a clean hole through tile looks simple—right up until you actually have to do it. Porcelain in particular can be extremely hard. If you attack it with the wrong bit, too much pressure, or too much heat, you can burn through an expensive drill bit, chip the tile, or turn a five-minute job into
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In this video, when Rob is asked about the biggest mistake a tile installer can make on a floor, two things come to mind almost immediately: Poor mortar coverage and excessive lippage. Neither one is particularly flashy. They don’t get the same attention as tile color, grout choice, or pattern. But both can determine whether
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