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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 4 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | This book gives you the technical expertise and seasoned advice you must have to expertly plan, lay out and install tiles throughout your house. From simple to elaborate, easy to complex and challenging, the editors of "Fine Homebuilding" magazine cover a huge range of tiling projects, techniques and issues, and give you the technical help and design inspiration you need to plan and execute a range of tiling projects like: tile a shower with marble; install a leakproof shower pan; install glass tiles; tile a bathroom floor; cut and grout ceramic tiles; tile a kitchen counter and backsplash; and tile over a laminate counter. "For Pros, By Pros" series: written by professional builders who actually do the work, then offer the very best design and construction advice plus building site-proven tips and techniques. "Professional Building Guides": these are the very best books in Taunton's highly successful home-building backlist, completely revised and updated, redesigned and now illustrated in full colour. "Fine Homebuilding" is the leading international journal for home builders. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Fine Homebuilding | | Paperback: | 139 pages | | Publisher: | Taunton Press | | Publication Date: | October 01, 2005 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1561587885 | | Product Length: | 10.78 inches | | Product Width: | 8.48 inches | | Product Height: | 0.39 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.07 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.8 inches | | Package Width: | 8.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 4 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Good tile book. Feb 27, 2010
By Horse
This is a good tile book.
The only thing that I do not agree with is they show using "nippers" to cut many arcs.
I always break my tile with nippers, and extensively use the technique shown on page 86 to cut arcs.
By cutting many straight notches with your wet saw before using the "nippers" you break many less tile.
I buy my own tile, maybe that's why. (5 broken tiles at $2 apiece = a good lunch)
Some of the info is a little bit old, but very good for anyone looking to do tile.
It shows all the techniques that you would reasonably want to know for a Homeowner or construction worker with minimal experience.
The only things really missing are new products like Kerdi pre-formed drainpans, and membranes. You can google all the new isolation products and membranes and decide for yourself which you like.
I only occasionally tile (more as a hobby) and am not sure, but I believe Kerdi is the leading brand.
They do show cement boards (Durock, although it is likely you will find Hardibacker brand cement board instead; At least in my area)and they also show how to make your own substrate w/ mesh etc.
The reason I bought this book was for the SHOWER DRAINPAN section, however now products like Kerdi pre-formed drain pans are much, much easier.
If you are doing a non-standard drain pan, you will need to know this technique.
One drain pan method that is not shown, is hot mop asphalt, presumably because there is no way you could do it unless you are a pro with special equipment.
My Own Advice, Not related to the book:
If you are going to do a tile project, you need a good / OK Wet Saw, you can get one for about $300.
Many people try to cut tile with the cutting boards, and it simple does not work well. You just break the tile and get frustrated / waste time.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Book May 29, 2010
By Kimo
I've done tiling for several years and this book taught me things the pros did not teach me. It is well written and provides a lot of good information.
Good product Oct 29, 2011
By Virgil D. Gosch
I buy handy man books expecting to learn useful information. Being a novice tiler, this book has been a good help.
 not much detail Feb 15, 2011
By ttamnoswad
There are alot of basic details that are missing in this book. There is no advice as to the sequence of laying out a tiled shower. No information on dimensions of sanded vs. non sanded grout lines, no information on expansion joints at the corners. no information on how to keep tiles level with each other.
This book gives you just enough information to really mess up a project without knowing the details that produce a professional looking job.
I would consider this a beginners verview manual, not a for pros book.
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