How to install marble on bench seat and shower curb
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How to install marble on bench seat and shower curb. The marble for the bench seat will have to be fabricated and made to the right size, cutting a large piece of slab marble can be difficult without the right tools. The marble for the curb on the other hand will be of a manageable size and can be easily cut to length on a wet saw. The marble should be set on the bench so that it is slightly tilted towards the inside of the shower, so that any water that falls on the seat will flow of and towards the drain, the same goes for the marble on the shower curb, but the tilt of the curb should only be slight so that it will not interfere with the bottom of a glass door that will be installed. Use a polymer modified thinset to install the marble.
All tile installed by Sal DiBlasi, Elite-tile Company, in the Boston North Shore area. This video contains affiliate links, which means I will receive a small commission if you click on the product link.
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Im doing steam shower and stone bench in my house .. I’m doing great so far .. It is a tone of work but you must be patient if you want beatiful job
I like that one piece better than tile for the shower seat.
Thanks I have corrected it. And thanks for watching my videos.
Did you have to seal the marble 1st?
The sills and bench seat are actually 1 1/4", they were fabricated from a slab, but you can use your 1/2" material if you like, once it is set in the thinset it will be just fine.
Thank you for the video great information here.
What’s the process is there tile on the bench but you want to add a slab
For a floating bench of 3 cm granite, mine will be 36 x 14". Supported on 3 sides. The tiles could support it but I'm thinking of screwing 3/4" x 1/8 " aluminum L moulding for support to the studs rocked with Densshield then bondo the granite to it, then install tiles butt to or leave a grout line. The walls are not square so this leaves much more room to place the slab with a slope. Every take on this kind of slab attachment? Its my first shower install DIY.
The marble is beautiful but I've heard that all natural stone makes for harder clean up over time - when used in bathroom/kitchen applications.
True to an extent, but you just can't beat the beauty of the real thing.
Nice work, as always. Does the weight of the slab ever cause unwanted settling of the mortar, and change the pitch? I didn’t see you put in any shims to maintain position. Thank you for sharing your craft in these videos.
I gotcha
What is the adhesive you used here ? Thin set ? Mortar ?
there's a product out now by liquid nails made specifically for granite and marble as to not staining any granite
where it does look appealing I was more curious as to what you used in the video
for the seat/threshold
I'm just doing a shower threshold with a very heavy piece of granite top
so what I'm trying to decide is...
To follow your method or look toward the new liquid nails product but
again thank you for all your advice
inaverysmallroom I always use a thinset mortar, usually a high quality modified thinset, or if I am using Schluter products a high quality unmodified thinset.
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what type of thinset u using?
Sal, I am up to tiling the curb. I too have a solid piece to go on the top of the curb. We are going to lay 4x8 porcelain tiles on the walls and the vertical sides of the curb. I saw that in this video you set the top before tiling the outside and inside of the curb. Is this the way all the time or for some particular reason on this job? Thanks in advance...
Always do it that way, set the curb and then tile.
Curious - what kind of thinset is best to use with the marble shower bench top and marble curb?
Sal,
Thanks for the instruction. Very helpful. Are your sills 2cm or 3cm thick in the video? I am a do-it-yourself tile setter at home. I am currently re-doing my own master bath shower cubicle with porcelain tiles and new stone new sills. I am thinking of using 1/2 " thick travertine stone as sills cut to fit in the field from 18 inch square tiles. Are these 1/2" stone sills thick enough, or do I need to have thicker stone sills fabricated by a professional stone supplier? Thanks.
Sal,
I have a question regarding the bench. Is it a schluter bench ? or you did build it from plywood etc.
I am wondering if you have video of constructing a shower bench.
Excellent video thank you.
+Yossi Khalon At the beginning of this time lapse you can see me build a Schluter bench seat ua-cam.com/video/1-hcNyEfpm8/v-deo.html
Hey Sal, great job on the marble. Just wondering what size trowel you used for those large slabs?
1/2" deep for sure.
Is that tho set on the curb directly on purple drywall without any waterproofing?
The entire shower is waterproof.
Can't you also just tile around the bench on the right side end of the bench first, and then add the marble on top at after? I think it might look cleaner and you won't have to make those cuts.
You could, but it can never be as tight.
Sal, I am about to install quartzite stone on top of a shower bench, riser and niche onto kerdi membrane, would you adhere that with unmodified thinset like the laticrete 307? Thanks
Sal,
I can get two pieces of marble that are 5"x 36". The problem is, my curb is 60". Can I cut the pieces down to length and butt them together for on top of the curb? Would this look right aesthetically? Also, were can I find marble,stone, or solid surface for a corner bench seat? Any suggestions?
You should be able to find a marble sill that long, if you have been looking in the big box stores with no luck, go to a tile distributor, they will probably have them. I have no trouble getting them here.
***** Sal, you would not believe the problem I am having finding someone to get a marble sill here in Iowa! These are tile and stone distributors, and they all act like they have never heard of such a thing! Guess most of the "tile pros" around here use tile to cap their curbs. Wrong thing to do, I don't need to tell you that, but anybody reading this and considering not using a solid piece for their curb sill, think again! The grout will fail, and there is no such thing as luck as far as where water will decide leak out. As I found out just four months after my project. Sal, it was the only thing I did not follow to the letter from watching you...and guess what...yep, now I getta fix it!!!
What is the bench made out of before you placed the marble slab?
+J Mo Denshield backer board, all water proofed.
***** thank you 😘
Hey Sal, On the curb. How much of a slope do you put towards the inside of the shower? What should I look for? I don't want to affect the operation of the door.
Just enough for the water to go into the shower.
Thanks!
Does it matter the trowel size for installing bench top?
Yes, use a deeper trowel.
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Hey Sal, Love the videos! Question on adhering the marble to the top of the curb. I had the curb top cut from the same slab as my bathroom counter tops. I let the counter top guys install the curb top. I have done everything else They just used silicone and shims to get the slope. Is that going to be enough to hold it in place. Or, an i going to have to take off the curb top and install it with thinset?
Thinset is a much better idea, silicone is fine for a countertop and a stone slab, there is nothing to adhere to except the top edges of the cabinets, a shower curb is a surface prepared and for tile or a solid surface to be adhered to with a mortar.
Thank you.
Can you use shims with thinset?
Sal,
How much overhang was on each side of the curb? Just enough to flush the tile or does it extend slightly on both sides?
Never mind. Just saw the comment below!
Depends on the width of the sill, sometimes as much as 1/2" overhang on each side, sometimes flush.
Sal, how do you physically move the product up to the install location? I have an injury that prevents me from moving more than 50-60 lbs without pain and potentially dropping something. I love tiling and want to make it a main part of my business. Some of this product is just so damn heavy. Any tips?
It is part of the job, if you can't lift heavy things try getting a helper, beyond that I don't know what to tell you.
Hi Sal, I am going to use quartz for my shower bench top. How much overhang do you suggest to have around the bench?
Anything up to an inch will usually work
Thank you for the quick reply. I actually thought an inch would be too much. Do you have a suggested amount of overhang that usually looks best? Or would you suggest the bench top being flush with the bench? Appreciate your insight
@@kimberlycoyle5745 I will usually do about 1/2"
Thank you!!!
Hi Sal, How much of an overhang do you use for the granite on the curb?
Usually about a 1/4" on each side, sometimes a bit more, sometimes less, depends on the tile and width of sill.
Sal where should I go to find marble slab for 1 1/4” for curb? I’m in western MA near
sorry wouldn't know
Where do you go out your way for a curb like u installed ?
Sal, do you have a complete shower stall mitered curb video? I have a neo angle shower stall that I am installing a quartz curb on, I have cut the miters, and I will thin set the curb in place, but what about the two seams I will have, I am not sure how to put the two seams together?
This might help ua-cam.com/video/USVjMzOQWNA/v-deo.html
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Hi! Just watched this due to concerns about installers installing granite on top of my nice 2 tier schluter benches. They used blob method w/a shim. So yeah there is void under them. Should I get them to reinstall - or should I just take them out (they shouldn't stick too much - your newest video about how to key in mortar seems to indicate that these would be easy to take up)? or could I just use sealant 100% silicone to seal around the seat then tile the faces of the benches and be ok? This is for steam shower.
Thanks for video!
You never want empty space under a surface that will be in a wet area, you decide to do what you need to do from that.
@@SalDiBlasi Moral of the story dont ever let granite installers do your shower seats. I'm not sure how to get these up so I'm calling the company to get them to correct it. (Its why I'm a diyer because I do have stds and too many contractors are not educated. My father is an architect but we live in diff cities now so I dont always get his input. Thanks Sal!)
@@cvolk5987 I always install every part of the shower, including the seats, The customer may have them fabricated and delivered, but I install them.
@@SalDiBlasi Hey Sal, I just got through pulling the top slab up myself. Wasn't too hard - loosing a whole weekend fretting over it and now doing it. What did I find? A paint stick in the back with very small still WET blobs. My daughter and I very carefully lifted it up. At least we didn't destroy my kerdi boards and it's gonna be so good to put these in correctly. (Helps to write about it...at least I didn't pay for install as it was free - be careful when it's free !)
My hubby doesn't do this type of work and frankly I won't let him without supervision - he doesn't take offense :). After he got back from deployment (gone a year) I started this project (he helps w/tear down:) - this time we are doing our Master Bath! It's gonna take me months (been 5 already) to complete this job but will be worth it.
If you want some pictures I'm happy to share - took a quick video of the mess. Thought about creating a youtube of my own - "whyIDIY" but this is already taken up by twitter #whyidiy. This is the very reason I DIY because many folks don't have the gift of being able to correctly do any type of construction because details matter (sorry hubby). Just like many folks I work with cannot write software for the life of them -- thereby tainting the rest of us diligent hard working knowledgeable developers!!!
Thanks for listening and responding - it's great to have you and all the folks here lending an ear and giving back what they know.
Back to pulling up the other slab - not so mad anymore... :)
Good thing you pulled it up, much easier now than later on when all the tile is set. I would like to see those pictures and the short video, maybe I can use them for something. My email is saldibs@elitetileco.com. send me a quick email and I will give you a link to upload.
use the non notched side first on the bench to fill any micro voids, then go over with the notched side, creating even grooves. when back buttering, only use the flat side, notches on 2 surfaces coming together will be counter productive, finally, get your self a decent level at least 400mm long
If this were a tile I would agree with you, and infact is how I do it, this is a slab of marble that weighs 40 pounds, the weight alone would almost keep it in place, as far as the levels go, I have more Than I need, and the one I used was sufficient for the job.
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is it ok to tile first then install the marble seat? or does the tile have to be sitting on top?
I have the same question
I have the same question. Ive seen videos doing it each way. Wanted to hear from Sal why this was his preferred method. My logic as to why I was leaning towards tile first- less cuts to go around marble seat, straighter edge my putting the marble slab after.
The only benefit I see by installing seat first is watersealing?
@@Jdakota water runs down the wall hits top of seat and runs off. It's the same idea as a niche put bottoms down first then set sides and back on top of bottom plate.