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That was a stand up move helping Leo like that, John. That's cool.
johnfrwhipple said:A shower curb should only be made from cement, bricks, block or of late for me Concrete Board. Wood should not be used. IF it is to be used it should be stable. Dry. Seasoned. KD. Export grade. If this is not available I would use paint grade plywood instead. Wood shrinks. Wood moves. Wood swells when wet. Concrete does not.
loudgonzo said:I will look into getting a solid curb top instead of tiling the top of curb; and then try to set to the minimum height of 2".
Clearly A failed flood test.
Hi All,
I have installed a shower using 32 x 60 schluter kerdi Kit and I am now flood testing it for my own piece of mind. It has been filled for about 36 hours now and has dropped about an 1/8 of inch.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f8zvolotyvyv2ht/IMG_2323.JPG
I filled a bucket with the same depth of water and it has dropped about a 1/16. My question is, is it normal for kerdi to wick water up on the outside. The water seems to be wicking up a 1/4 inch, then across the top of the curb and then dripping down the opposite side on to the floor.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kn979rn4jmv0kcl/IMG_2324.JPG
The water is also wicking up the walls on the outside. It's wet to the touch.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6rciv0hb93w6mk4/IMG_2327.JPG
The other side of the walls are open and I don't see any water at all.
Is this something I should be concerned about or is this just normal? Does this flood test pass?
Thanks for any help you can give!
Hi All,
I have installed a shower using 32 x 60 schluter kerdi Kit and I am now flood testing it for my own piece of mind. It has been filled for about 36 hours now and has dropped about an 1/8 of inch.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f8zvolotyvyv2ht/IMG_2323.JPG
I filled a bucket with the same depth of water and it has dropped about a 1/16. My question is, is it normal for kerdi to wick water up on the outside. The water seems to be wicking up a 1/4 inch, then across the top of the curb and then dripping down the opposite side on to the floor.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kn979rn4jmv0kcl/IMG_2324.JPG
The water is also wicking up the walls on the outside. It's wet to the touch.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6rciv0hb93w6mk4/IMG_2327.JPG
The other side of the walls are open and I don't see any water at all.
Is this something I should be concerned about or is this just normal? Does this flood test pass?
Thanks for any help you can give!
That should have been your last piece of advice for the OP Jim.Jim said:call Schluter's tech support line - real people that know and use the product every day.
....RedShoecounterbalance- I like you.
I feel all the love! Orange green blue red i feel it all . In truth ive learned a lot from Jim's and Johns rants, it is a very good mirror to look into, helps one evaluate the kind if person they want to be and project. John wins hands down in actual skillset , building, and an uncanny type of genius, I can relate to his in the field cowboy approach, i simply know it needs to be done that way Sometimes. Jim wins salesman of the quarter for orange and while he really gets in my mirror often, i can say he recites some good points and is the guy i would bring to a legal battle in Germany with me. Im thinking Roberto chimes in with skillset knowledge an open mind and mostly unbiased! So we have a great trifecta of mirrors here. Look into them. Justadrip , vegas , adding good validity as well..... I gotta go work on an actual home for a client today cant say what color materials ill be using, may have to wing something on the spot, you know "make it work"
This is awkward, but...
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