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Tile Kitchen floor with border

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Tile Kitchen floor with border installed on schluter ditra

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    • saldibs says:
      July 19, 2009 at 5:00 pm

      I’ve been using schluter ditra for years now, Once you use it and see the results and the stability of it you will love it. This is my own kitchen, that’s how much I like it.

    • bennieblanco13 says:
      July 29, 2009 at 2:50 pm

      how do you feel about floating floors?

    • saldibs says:
      July 29, 2009 at 3:00 pm

      Don’t do to much of that any more, just the occasional bathroom floor. To much work and I am getting to old for it. There are easier ways to set a floor these days.

    • bennieblanco13 says:
      July 29, 2009 at 3:19 pm

      yea thats the pain when it comes to setting floors, you get old faster over the years. i guess im too full of piss and vinegar to change my ways. someday ill give it a shot. how long have you been in the business?

    • saldibs says:
      July 29, 2009 at 3:47 pm

      I started in this trade back in 1984, seen a lot of changes since then.

    • sigmundfloyder says:
      August 5, 2009 at 4:57 am

      diiizzzzzyyyyy

    • forinstance872 says:
      October 15, 2009 at 11:27 am

      what does the schluter ditra actually do ?

    • saldibs says:
      October 15, 2009 at 1:13 pm

      Ditra is an uncoupling membrane that is used in place of other underlayments. It also serves as an crack suppression and vapor equalization membrane. used with kerdi band at the seams and at the walls it can also be used to waterproof a floor. It’s great stuff I use it all the time.

    • OreoCookieOreo says:
      October 26, 2009 at 1:36 pm

      Does this orange thing cost less than installing backer board? This seems much eaiser to install than backer board. Does it cost the same? Also, would Home Depot or Lowes carry this orange thing? You did a pretty amazing job by the way. I plan on tiling my kitchen. It will be my first time. I won’t mess with boarders though. Just simple stack pattern. When I get the hang of it then I’ll try more complexed pattern like yours. Great job!

    • saldibs says:
      October 27, 2009 at 12:54 pm

      Some Big box stores carry it, but you might be better off getting it at a tile supply store. It’s called Schluter Ditra and when it’s all said and done it will cost a little more than a CBU, but it will give you a superior job. Make sure you get the right thinset for your substrate and always use unmodified thinset to set your tiles on the Ditra.

    • datzfast says:
      December 5, 2009 at 8:21 am

      nice homey cottage look, hope it doesnt get torn out when the grout gets dirty.
      i like this color i put 2000 sq feet in my down stairs without the grout lines i did not get the lips perfect so next year im grinding and honing them for fun.
      i bought a used buffer from a hospital for 10 bucks, fixed it, mounted a round board with 5 diamond saw blades on it, man it can hog down concrete fast.

    • saldibs says:
      December 5, 2009 at 1:55 pm

      Grout won’t get dirty because I used stain resistant grout.

    • myloz10 says:
      December 10, 2009 at 5:45 am

      i’m a flooring contractor myself and i do have to say nice job guys it looks great.
      i have used ditra on many jobs and find it is a great product especially where moisture is an issue.
      if i have to use backer board ie because maybe the customer doesnt want to spend the money on ditra i use denshield which i find to be about the best backer board i have used. anyhow that being said keep up the good work guys. far too many wannabe tilers out there that think they know it. but dont.

    • MrScrewyall says:
      January 12, 2010 at 8:16 am

      @myloz10 UUUUH SURE YA

    • MrScrewyall says:
      January 12, 2010 at 8:21 am

      I think that your tile setting is much better than your video making.This video reminds me of a nightmare where I am on a never ending job and drunk!

    • saldibs says:
      January 12, 2010 at 8:29 am

      What can I say, I’m a tile setter not a videographe.

    • gbrembilla says:
      January 23, 2010 at 2:14 am

      Good job Man, I also do floor only on my houses, but I busted my meniscus and now he takes me much longer, be very careful with your knees,and use the best pad that money can buy, again good job

    • crossfireservice says:
      February 14, 2010 at 10:37 am

      Very nice job, now they just need to fix those walls.

    • saldibs says:
      February 14, 2010 at 3:46 pm

      @crossfireservice This is actually my Kitchen, and I used the same tile as a baseboard.

    • crossfireservice says:
      February 15, 2010 at 1:20 pm

      It looked like the walls were wood paneling, and I did not see the baseboard hence my comment. It is a great job on the tile…

    • saldibs says:
      February 15, 2010 at 4:16 pm

      @crossfireservice Baseboard was installed after I posted this video. I plan on taking down the paneling one day, just need to find the motivation and time.

    • crossfireservice says:
      February 16, 2010 at 6:53 am

      all the same man Really good tile job. I have not had the chance to lay a border on any of my tile jobs. I have done a bunch of patterns and styles but never a border on the floor…NICE REALLY…my friend installed the border in my house with Saltillo tile back when I didn’t know much about tiling..he never finished sealing it though the bastard I had to spend three days sealing the darn stuff..lol

    • TheApollotwo says:
      April 9, 2010 at 8:20 pm

      I NOW HOW TO DO THAT

    • hotsexybrownguy says:
      May 22, 2010 at 9:13 pm

      Are the border tiles the exact same as the tiles you used? or are they different tiles all together?

    • saldibs says:
      May 23, 2010 at 3:43 am

      @hotsexybrownguy The border tile are completely different to the field tile

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