Just remodeled my shower in my rv. Used a full width linear drain against one wall so pan has only one plane at 1/4 inch slope. Therefore didn’t need a mortar base with custom sloping. Used plywood, 1 and 3/4 inches total on 10 inch on center 2 by material for support. Very solid. Flex sealed the top layer wrapping over edge of drain pan that’s flush with top layer and up walls a bit. Checked UA-cam for info about fastening tile to flex seal and found your channel. It’s an awesome product. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Hey Isaac! thanks for your videos and thorough water tests with the various ways to water proof a shower. My father was a tile setter who id help ever summer i was off of school... and then he passed away suddenly a few years ago. and i cannot have one day where i pick up a trowel without getting emotional and wishing i was tiling with him. Thanks to your time effort and research i was able to confidently complete a bathroom reno. thank you from the bottom of my heart! and keep up the great work. God Bless
As a plumber I really appreciate the work you tile guys do. Although you might not like our placement and plumbing decisions but that's OK because yall always put a beautiful face on to our work.
Sometimes, you can't help where the plumbing has to go, you almost always got a joist right where you'd like to put your drain "in the center". I'll move a stud if I have too to get my (valve body) supply lines where I need it but you can't really move a floor joist. Not easily anyway. (I'm talking about remodels or fixing someone else work here, and not everybody uses pex.) that seems to hard for some people to understand, so I edited the comment) In this case, if this guy could move the drain to the center, the plumber was the problem.. 😆
Flex Seal is legit. I used the spray can version on my roof after locating a leak. It's held for a couple of years now in an area where temps very from below zero to over 100F. It should be able to handle an indoor job easily.
Flex seal is some pretty sweet stuff,I am restoring an 80s ford Bronco .well I have some billit aluminum rims and nice all terrain tires.,one day I was doing body work and noticed some dry cracking in the tires.I removed them,and had the tires reversed on the rims,putting the cracking to the inside.I used a wire wheel on a drill to scuff the rubber,I poured flex seal on the entire tire surface of the back side of the tire,into the cracks also,it was self leveling.that was 2 years ago,and it completely stopped the progression of the drying damage.they look exactly the same as the day I did it.so I used the clear spray type on the front white letter side after a good cleaning and they look awesome. If you did this to a new set of tires you will extend the surface life expendency for at least 3 to 5 years,and as you all know the quality of tires has depreciated they start to crack in just a few years.so if you have a project and want to keep the tires in good shape or just want to keep your daily driver tires in excellent condition, use flex deal,black on the back,clear on the pretty side,check it out.
I used it to seal the side of garage from rain. Would leak inside. Working pretty well but did require several coats before rain stopped. Been good for at least 2 years now.
All I know is I was super skeptical of flex seal,and in the middle of a paver job my water tray for my mk cracked from the shelf that the water pump sits on from the back of that and about 10 solid inches through the middle of the pan,and my customer seen what happened and said "hey man"," just use some flex seal","here I have a little left over in my can"! As he went and retrieved a Xtra lrg can that had about 2 inches left in the bottom, I had my guys take lunch,I dried out my water pan sprayed every last bit and thought "there's no frigging way this is gonna hold"!!! We took an hr lunch and it held for about 6 months and I decided to buy a hole can and completely sprayed the whole pan and I still have that flex seal water pan on my mk 3 urs later!!!!
Explaining your work while showing it (I'm only a visual learner, you can explain it to me a billion times and I would never understand but if you show me what you're doing while you explain it to me I will be an expert on it) is refreshing and shows you really know what you're talking about. Thanks! I subbed because I love learning about doing things I don't understand how to do.
I used Flex Seal to patch a long narrow crack in my basement wall that would weep after heavy rain storms had soaked the ground outside it. I didnt want to spend the money it would take for a pro to dig out the foundation and patch it from the outside. So with minimum work outside to bring the ground level up higher, I proceeded to use Flex Seal spray and some mesh drywall tape directly over the crack and after a couple of coats, I then finished it off with the 12" wide tape. I was skeptical as to if it would work and last, but it has done a remarkable job and no leaks. Been on there for a few years now and still holding up well. Im sold, on the uses for Flex Seal.
@Not my Name I hear ya. In my case it was a minor leak and I have dealt with stuff like this before. If it had been a major crack, I would have done it properly on the outside. Every minor crack that has leaked, I have used this stuff on and it worked great. Before this stuff came out, I used that old stuff, that I dont think they even make anymore, to seal the cracks and it didnt do as good a job as this stuff does. As I said, I only use this on minor leaks.
@Not my Name LOL....thanks, but it wasnt that bad. Like I said, I have dealt with foundation cracks before, and if they had been larger cracks than they were, I would have chiseled them out and patched them with a hydraulic concrete. I would have also dug down on the outside and done the same if it needed, then tared and papered it. I know what Im doing and thought I would give this Flex Seal stuff a try and it worked out great for my minor repairs..
Yes I'm a flex seal believer also. I did a roof patch that was roughly 6 x 6 feet of missing shingles . I sprayed the entire perimeter and the horizontal paper line. A day after the patch it trained for 2 days straight when I went to check on it the resident said he had no leaks. Awesome stuff!
Wow, interesting. Thanks. Did you just leave it there for a day to get a rain test on it (and then install the new shingles) or did you leave it in Flex-Seal only for a while?
I've watched many of your videos and I am very impressed about not only your results but how well you explain the steps and reasoning. If you lived in NJ, I would give my remodel to you with complete faith in a high-quality result. Outstanding skills.
My husband and I love to do our own home renovations. My husband is a craftsman and engineer so I’ve got no worries about the quality of our own work. However, we did a complete remodel of our kids shower/tub combo and made it into a large shower. Ok… it took us Forever ok like 2 weeks! This looks FAR EASIER, AND BETTER! We used some kit that was orange, just ugggg. We’ve even delayed the remodel of our bathroom because we were not looking forward to doing it all over again. This has inspired me! I can’t wait to share it with the hubby! Thank you! That shower is beautiful!
There are some tv products out there that are far beyond what they are sold for. So many uses and functions, because it's an actual solid product made to last. But like all products, it should be tested. And the best tests are always real life working tests. This stuff looks like it has either a silicone or rubber base to it, which is why it flows easier. And also why it will last longer. I'm appreciative of how professional your skills are, and your work ethic seems to follow. So many people in the building industry just don't care anymore, and many builds of all kinds look like a toddler has done them. Wish there were more guys like you around!!
Dude, love the videos. I've been in the trades for a long time, and it's great to see someone who genuinely cares about their work like I do. Who would have thought that you could use Flex Seal for tile installation. Thanks for thinking outside the box. I would have never tested it on a customer's house
Looks great and the best part is if you get tired of it you can change it when it leaks in a year or so cause any reputable professional will tell you flex seal is ok for an emergency fix but does NOT last for a permanent solution
I've been considering a hop over from being a GC to strictly just one field. I've done a few tub/shower jobs and with the help of your videos and a little more common sense and a lot less over thinking things, my jobs have gone faster, smoother and the results improve each time. Thanx a million for the tips bud!!
As much work, effort and the beautifying results of tile in a shower it still scares me. Water always finds a way through everything. You do very thorough professional tile installation without a doubt, but in the end..... Water always wins every time.
Young 25 year old with 6 years experience in the trade and this video blew my mind! Beautiful work looking forward to using more of your pro tips off your videos!
I don’t see why anyone would look down on using this stuff. It’s a waterproof membrane.... period. How it’s marketed or sold shouldn’t matter. It works, that’s all that matters.
Just because it’s waterproof doesn’t mean it’s acceptable to put thinset and tile over it. It may not bond well with thinset, the flex seal may peel away from the walls with the weight of the tile, etc. It’s being used here for something that it wasn’t designed to be used for, so who knows how it’ll hold up in a shower. I’ll let Isaac’s customer be the guinea pig.
Way to go my man!! I also live in NorCal and recently built 2 monster storage sheds using OSB sheathing, painted to color and then finally rolled the entire outside with a thick coat of clear FLEX SEAL for total waterproofing 👌... Life is good outside the box! LOVE your show👏👏👏
Your teaching skills, explanation of the process and superb video of the entire process from start to finish is beyond words! As for the flex seal I hope it holds up for years to come and it probably will!. One step you may have forgotten to mention was sealing the pebbles tiles before grouting as a grout release.
Problem with these products is the lack of longevity. Water/salts leach out the chemicals and they fail over time. Not a chance this will last 40-50 years. Maybe 10.
No joke, it looks like a hot mop. Awesome video! Hopefully if the home owners are the same in 10-15 yrs. and they hire you for a remodel so we can see how the flex seal faired.
@Robert Garcia no kidding, I would have anxiety everyday testing something like this out. Hot mop is a better option. At least there is a guarantee with that.
@@jimquain3255 You bring up an excellent point. I guess now it's about the views and not certified products and techniques. Next month there will be an oops tear out video.
Thing is I have been making shower pans for 30 years or more and I have never made one that way.and most likely would not mortar can do strange things to certain substances especially if you add moisture and mold
Your work is phenomenal!I had to replace a shower wall in an emergency. I used plywood and flex seal. It was supposed to be temporary but held up perfectly. Ill do it again on my next job.
We used flex seal where there were some cracks in our basement walls - we had problems with leaking then painted over it with dry lock. We had minor leaking but serious issues after Hurricane Sandy, we live in NJ. We used the flex seal to fill the cracks - they weren’t huge but they were visible. Between that & the dry lock. We’ve been good since. The previous owners has just used dry lock to try to solve the problem but it didn’t work. The additional flex seal did the trick!
I’m going to try this for my Baja shower! When it comes to efflorescence and Saltillo tiles in the surrounding bathroom area, I think it’s better to be safe than sorry! Thanks Isaac!
I heard someone mention you should water down red guard on the first(prime) coat. Makes sense as it would penetrate further into the deck mud or if you had cement board on the walls and it would improve flowability/workability.
There are many reasons to really like you, and one of those right now is your comment to "think outside the box", like using the Flex seal. Your a great video, keep going and God bless you and your family always
I had the same idea using flex seal, my first thought was using that Gator liner, which is used for truck Berliner seal. We used that as the undercoating for our hum vee, to protect the driver and passenger, during Desert Shield. Believe it , it worked.
There's 1001 uses for flex seal, now it's 1002, I use it on the floor of my van and it cut out all the moisture and road smells inside and made it enjoyable to drive again, I think I'll use this idea for my new masters bath project, thanks for the great info 😀👍
You are the best I never seen anyone as good as you thank you for all your input and videos. I am getting ready to do a tile job in Coronado. I’m definitely using the flexseal method.
I really really blown away with the level of knowledge poured into this video, I was just looking for some reviews of the flex seal product when I came across your video"s I'm a big fan great work.
I love this! You are an amazing coach! I love to think outside of the box! I like to learn how and why something is done then see if there is an area where something can be altered, adjusted, or improved upon. That's how we advance and grow, by people like us who "fallow the rules" ish but aren't afraid to test out something new if it makes sense that it can work! Thank you for being an honest, informative professional that is getting some good education out there to DIYers like myself that is not clouded by a sales pitch that leads people astray!
Interesting to see how you do the walls, here in Australia we use a fibre cement sheet, prime the sheet and its ready to tile, I do like the flex seal though it looks legitimate
I use Flexseal on everything here in Florida, picknick table's (easy clean an the rubber bounces the sun redeation off keeping it cool) metal roof (sound buffer) it's also a great frequency blocker.
I love your work brother beautiful I’m from Canada I always watch your videos 👍👍👍👍 I love complete bathroom renovation This is not my full-time job but I do lots of volunteer work with friends and families and people in needs and your videos very helpful for me thank you so much For this Informational videos .🙏🙏🙏
It looks like Flex Seal has a lot of different applications. From liquids, to pastes, to flex shot, flex glue, flex tape. They also have a max version. I also saw a pool patch & repair kit. It is obvious that this product is designed to prevent water penatration. It will be interesting to see which products can be used in shower tile application & if they ever plan to produce new products like this in the future strictly for tile shower applications.
Love what you do brother! I did a lot of research and decided to use Flex Seal to waterproof my shower floor and curb after this video! Love you messages at the end! God is good!
This is awsome. I had tile fall from a shower, that was done in the 1950's, 1960's, from a guy that died in the 80's, but the tile's started falling in 2010!!!! At least 50 years after his remodel. Behind the tile, behind the goo, was PLYWOOD, and it was dry, and no mold. I was stunned. Yet, behind the plywood, was another spacer, so, he had another layer, that was never really involved.! His barn bathroom is cleaned with a HOSE, and looks pristine. No one knows how it does not leak. So, I'm still trying to figure it out, how we make it so complicated, and Ernie, made it look simplistic. Ernie appears to have precast the shower parts, as a HORSE kicked the wall and broke the first layer (it's a horse barn). So, you can see concrete riding on concrete. But, the lack of mold, is shocking, as our current techniques seem to be going in the wrong direction. Just divert the water. It looks like he used a concrete waterproofer.
45 years as a tilesetter....up until the 80s we had a bucket mastic (MA500) that would stick to anything, and it seemed to be completely waterproof. When I was a young helper I saw tile stuck directly to plywood on countertops with this stuff. NEVER saw a problem. BUT it was highly flammable and apparently toxic because the gubmint outlawed it. We also had epoxy that was completely waterproof. There was a product call TileTight that looked and acted EXACTLY like flex seal.--That barn tile was probably wall mud (portland, masonry and sand)directly over concrete. This was done for decades, problems were almost non existent. We also NEVER NEVER NEVER saw thinset come loose until everyone started using latex modified thinset.
Very interesting way to do it. Looks really nice to lay tile on. Can you tell me why you don't just fur out the studs and use hardiebacker for your walls? This way seems like a lot more work. Turned out beautifully though.
I couldnt find any waterproofing membrane tape locally so i used FlexSeal tape around the flange of my tub/shower before sheeting with cement board. so far so good
This was beautifully done. This being the first video of yours Ive watched, I appreciate your words at the end. A small way to ket others know you are not alone.
Great video, amazing work. I want to see a shower with a 90 degree circular entrance tiled with no shower door, just curtain for a corner bathroom install. Thank you.
Union tile guy for 40yrs here. Love the fact you do mud walls there. We have carpenters slap hardibacker up then expect us to make it look good under “wall wash” lights.You end up “flashing” then argue about the time it took. Anyway you are an artisan and I’m proud to see you carrying on. One more thing that preslope always confused me. Once that water gets under it’s only a matter of time till mold and deterioration. We seal our wet bed water test then tile. Guess if you don’t caulk (which we never did) where wall meets floor always separates.Later pal.
If only all installers (contractors even) would take as much pride & work ethic as you do. I had a leak coming from shower down into my kitchen. Grout used was sand based & barely any slope. I bought the house like this and had been using shower for a bit before it happened. I didn't notice this insanity. Thankfully, I used Flex Shot & sealed all the cracked corners including edges on shower floor. I know it can't be a permanent solution but it's all I can do at this time. :--(( Thanks for these videos, they are really insightful. Be well
Very creative idea, I respect that. My issue is unless you have the time to let it dry and then install your mud bed and let that dry....but I'm on your side the finish is really what your after. Shower pan liners no matter how you install them will never be that clean and tight. Right on!
I built my ball python a bioactive 40gal tank 4yrs ago & used flex seal caused I used mdf board. I I put 2 coats of flex seal on the inside of the tank & its been holding up great.
Thank you thank you. I’ll be starting taking out a tub replacing with a larger walk-in curb less shower. Flex seal sounds great. I’m doing a pebble floor as you did on this job. All fantastic I’ll be using epoxy walls made to look like marble. If you haven’t seen it go to Stone Coat or RK3. Food for thought. Thank you for your videos! Take care
Love it sounded hokey in the beginning I am a plumber and I have installed hundreds of rubber shower pan material hate it now if I could just convince my contractors to do that
I used this stuff to what I thought would be a temporary repair to a leaking bay window, flat roof, covered with bitumen based roofing felt. It was still damp after I had removed as much excess water as possible. I did two thin-ish layers, after allowing the first to dry and it's still not leaking four years later! So it gets a thumbs up from me. I'm not a roofer, just a DIYer who thought it was worth a try, and try to save my pensioner mum-in-law a lot of money for a replacement flat roof. I even managed to re skim the plaster inside the bay window after it had dried out. Not perfect, but after a couple of coats of paint you couldn't see it. I was made up with myself to be honest...｡◕‿◕｡
Crazy…if you would’ve told me I would’ve said your batshit crazy lol…..after seeing the install,I’m pretty sure it’ll hold up for a long time,great watch,nice job bro.👍🏼🍻👊🏼
I used that stuff to fix a cracked fiberglass stair for my pool. Previous owners fiberglassed it and put on grip tape. Now it looks way better and no leaks
Videos like this make me wish I learned these types of skills when I was younger. I can do some very basic home repairs, but nothing like this. I always have to rely on finding a handyman or contractor and it isn't always easy to find one you can trust. By the way, what can't Flex Seal be used for? Hopefully it holds up over time.
This is a great beautiful job..it's my dream to have a nice shower one-day,I'm so excited about flex seal and as soon as I get the money I will be buying it for lots of repairs around my trailer home, as it's rotting and falling apart, so I have great faith in flexseal will help me in the near future.
Loved your parting words at the end. Shows your heart and true intelligence. Stay blessed.
I want to see an update in a few years of how it held up
Has there been any follow up on this job?
@@dinojay8410 idk but I've used the flex paste Many times it's some good ish. The spray sucks and the tape is okay in proper applications
Any updates about the shower bathroom area
Just remodeled my shower in my rv. Used a full width linear drain against one wall so pan has only one plane at 1/4 inch slope. Therefore didn’t need a mortar base with custom sloping. Used plywood, 1 and 3/4 inches total on 10 inch on center 2 by material for support. Very solid. Flex sealed the top layer wrapping over edge of drain pan that’s flush with top layer and up walls a bit. Checked UA-cam for info about fastening tile to flex seal and found your channel. It’s an awesome product. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Dang! There is a lot more to installing a shower than I thought! You are a great teacher! Thanks for the lessons!
Hey Isaac!
thanks for your videos and thorough water tests with the various ways to water proof a shower. My father was a tile setter who id help ever summer i was off of school... and then he passed away suddenly a few years ago. and i cannot have one day where i pick up a trowel without getting emotional and wishing i was tiling with him.
Thanks to your time effort and research i was able to confidently complete a bathroom reno.
thank you from the bottom of my heart!
and keep up the great work.
God Bless
As a plumber I really appreciate the work you tile guys do. Although you might not like our placement and plumbing decisions but that's OK because yall always put a beautiful face on to our work.
Thank you so much, that really means a lot to me as a passionate tile installer
Sometimes, you can't help where the plumbing has to go, you almost always got a joist right where you'd like to put your drain "in the center". I'll move a stud if I have too to get my (valve body) supply lines where I need it but you can't really move a floor joist. Not easily anyway. (I'm talking about remodels or fixing someone else work here, and not everybody uses pex.) that seems to hard for some people to understand, so I edited the comment) In this case, if this guy could move the drain to the center, the plumber was the problem.. 😆
Bless the plumber.
@@johnjones4096 lol yeah I always move studs or pissing on the electrician and hvac work to get my my pex wherever I need it go go lol
@@TylerRichardson14 do you put valve bodies in the middle of a stud?
Been watching dude for years. He has skills and takes responsibility for his work. Reapect
Reapect!
Flex Seal is legit. I used the spray can version on my roof after locating a leak. It's held for a couple of years now in an area where temps very from below zero to over 100F. It should be able to handle an indoor job easily.
Flex seal is some pretty sweet stuff,I am restoring an 80s ford Bronco .well I have some billit aluminum rims and nice all terrain tires.,one day I was doing body work and noticed some dry cracking in the tires.I removed them,and had the tires reversed on the rims,putting the cracking to the inside.I used a wire wheel on a drill to scuff the rubber,I poured flex seal on the entire tire surface of the back side of the tire,into the cracks also,it was self leveling.that was 2 years ago,and it completely stopped the progression of the drying damage.they look exactly the same as the day I did it.so I used the clear spray type on the front white letter side after a good cleaning and they look awesome. If you did this to a new set of tires you will extend the surface life expendency for at least 3 to 5 years,and as you all know the quality of tires has depreciated they start to crack in just a few years.so if you have a project and want to keep the tires in good shape or just want to keep your daily driver tires in excellent condition, use flex deal,black on the back,clear on the pretty side,check it out.
thankfully in this case the customer requested it.
I used it to seal the side of garage from rain. Would leak inside. Working pretty well but did require several coats before rain stopped. Been good for at least 2 years now.
I have some of the tape to fix our garden ponds... one of the very few products sold on TV that is not a rip off
All I know is I was super skeptical of flex seal,and in the middle of a paver job my water tray for my mk cracked from the shelf that the water pump sits on from the back of that and about 10 solid inches through the middle of the pan,and my customer seen what happened and said "hey man"," just use some flex seal","here I have a little left over in my can"! As he went and retrieved a Xtra lrg can that had about 2 inches left in the bottom, I had my guys take lunch,I dried out my water pan sprayed every last bit and thought "there's no frigging way this is gonna hold"!!! We took an hr lunch and it held for about 6 months and I decided to buy a hole can and completely sprayed the whole pan and I still have that flex seal water pan on my mk 3 urs later!!!!
Explaining your work while showing it (I'm only a visual learner, you can explain it to me a billion times and I would never understand but if you show me what you're doing while you explain it to me I will be an expert on it) is refreshing and shows you really know what you're talking about. Thanks! I subbed because I love learning about doing things I don't understand how to do.
In theory, it should help ANYONE learn quicker with anything.
I used Flex Seal to patch a long narrow crack in my basement wall that would weep after heavy rain storms had soaked the ground outside it. I didnt want to spend the money it would take for a pro to dig out the foundation and patch it from the outside. So with minimum work outside to bring the ground level up higher, I proceeded to use Flex Seal spray and some mesh drywall tape directly over the crack and after a couple of coats, I then finished it off with the 12" wide tape. I was skeptical as to if it would work and last, but it has done a remarkable job and no leaks. Been on there for a few years now and still holding up well. Im sold, on the uses for Flex Seal.
@Not my Name I hear ya. In my case it was a minor leak and I have dealt with stuff like this before. If it had been a major crack, I would have done it properly on the outside. Every minor crack that has leaked, I have used this stuff on and it worked great. Before this stuff came out, I used that old stuff, that I dont think they even make anymore, to seal the cracks and it didnt do as good a job as this stuff does. As I said, I only use this on minor leaks.
@Not my Name LOL....thanks, but it wasnt that bad. Like I said, I have dealt with foundation cracks before, and if they had been larger cracks than they were, I would have chiseled them out and patched them with a hydraulic concrete. I would have also dug down on the outside and done the same if it needed, then tared and papered it. I know what Im doing and thought I would give this Flex Seal stuff a try and it worked out great for my minor repairs..
Those float strips are genius! Simple, effective, AND inexpensive!
Yes I'm a flex seal believer also. I did a roof patch that was roughly 6 x 6 feet of missing shingles . I sprayed the entire perimeter and the horizontal paper line. A day after the patch it trained for 2 days straight when I went to check on it the resident said he had no leaks. Awesome stuff!
Wow, interesting. Thanks. Did you just leave it there for a day to get a rain test on it (and then install the new shingles) or did you leave it in Flex-Seal only for a while?
@@nevillenewman2785Flex seal only. No more need for shingles ❤❤❤
My I think this dude is probably the best tile guy I’ve seen on UA-cam ever. Real “knowledgeable” professional
I've watched many of your videos and I am very impressed about not only your results but how well you explain the steps and reasoning.
If you lived in NJ, I would give my remodel to you with complete faith in a high-quality result. Outstanding skills.
My husband and I love to do our own home renovations. My husband is a craftsman and engineer so I’ve got no worries about the quality of our own work. However, we did a complete remodel of our kids shower/tub combo and made it into a large shower. Ok… it took us Forever ok like 2 weeks! This looks FAR EASIER, AND BETTER! We used some kit that was orange, just ugggg. We’ve even delayed the remodel of our bathroom because we were not looking forward to doing it all over again.
This has inspired me! I can’t wait to share it with the hubby!
Thank you! That shower is beautiful!
There are some tv products out there that are far beyond what they are sold for. So many uses and functions, because it's an actual solid product made to last. But like all products, it should be tested. And the best tests are always real life working tests.
This stuff looks like it has either a silicone or rubber base to it, which is why it flows easier. And also why it will last longer.
I'm appreciative of how professional your skills are, and your work ethic seems to follow. So many people in the building industry just don't care anymore, and many builds of all kinds look like a toddler has done them. Wish there were more guys like you around!!
Tile Coach is too humble of a title. You are the Lord of Tile!! Thank you for another great video
Your conclusion about making the world better with thinking critically made me trust your work
Dude, love the videos. I've been in the trades for a long time, and it's great to see someone who genuinely cares about their work like I do. Who would have thought that you could use Flex Seal for tile installation. Thanks for thinking outside the box. I would have never tested it on a customer's house
Looks great and the best part is if you get tired of it you can change it when it leaks in a year or so cause any reputable professional will tell you flex seal is ok for an emergency fix but does NOT last for a permanent solution
I love the options and testing you provide. You are a true Craftsman.
I've been considering a hop over from being a GC to strictly just one field. I've done a few tub/shower jobs and with the help of your videos and a little more common sense and a lot less over thinking things, my jobs have gone faster, smoother and the results improve each time. Thanx a million for the tips bud!!
As much work, effort and the beautifying results of tile in a shower it still scares me. Water always finds a way through everything. You do very thorough professional tile installation without a doubt, but in the end..... Water always wins every time.
Really appreciate you showing all the details getting through the installation process!
It’s like a hot mop in a way. Really cool and definitely hope client gives updates.
Beautiful look here, very nice Isaac👍🏻
Love it
Young 25 year old with 6 years experience in the trade and this video blew my mind! Beautiful work looking forward to using more of your pro tips off your videos!
I don’t see why anyone would look down on using this stuff. It’s a waterproof membrane.... period. How it’s marketed or sold shouldn’t matter. It works, that’s all that matters.
Just because it’s waterproof doesn’t mean it’s acceptable to put thinset and tile over it. It may not bond well with thinset, the flex seal may peel away from the walls with the weight of the tile, etc. It’s being used here for something that it wasn’t designed to be used for, so who knows how it’ll hold up in a shower. I’ll let Isaac’s customer be the guinea pig.
You have the gift of gab. Well spoken and clear to understand. Unlike ma.y on YT. Awesome channel
Way to go my man!! I also live in NorCal and recently built 2 monster storage sheds using OSB sheathing, painted to color and then finally rolled the entire outside with a thick coat of clear FLEX SEAL for total waterproofing 👌... Life is good outside the box! LOVE your show👏👏👏
I like that you take pride in your work which not many people do but your work shows it excellent job
"Question authority in small small way". THE SUBVERSIVE TILER!! u rock🤣🤣🤣
Your teaching skills, explanation of the process and superb video of the entire process from start to finish is beyond words!
As for the flex seal I hope it holds up for years to come and it probably will!.
One step you may have forgotten to mention was sealing the pebbles tiles before grouting as a grout release.
Thanks David!
@@TileCoach I would like to see those details from an experts perspective.
Sealing is a gimmick
This channel has inspired me through multiple renovations! Keep inspiring us and yourself bud:)
Problem with these products is the lack of longevity. Water/salts leach out the chemicals and they fail over time. Not a chance this will last 40-50 years. Maybe 10.
No joke, it looks like a hot mop. Awesome video! Hopefully if the home owners are the same in 10-15 yrs. and they hire you for a remodel so we can see how the flex seal faired.
@Robert Garcia no kidding, I would have anxiety everyday testing something like this out. Hot mop is a better option. At least there is a guarantee with that.
Is this system rated by the plumbing council and approved this can have insurance ramifications.
@@jimquain3255 You bring up an excellent point. I guess now it's about the views and not certified products and techniques. Next month there will be an oops tear out video.
@@LuxAudio389 lol
Thing is I have been making shower pans for 30 years or more and I have never made one that way.and most likely would not mortar can do strange things to certain substances especially if you add moisture and mold
How can you watch this video and not give a like?? superb instruction and craftsmanship. 👍🏻👍🏻
We are building out a skoolie and I was hoping to use Flex Seal to make a custom shower pan for our wet bath. This is fabulous!
Your work is phenomenal!I had to replace a shower wall in an emergency. I used plywood and flex seal. It was supposed to be temporary but held up perfectly. Ill do it again on my next job.
We used flex seal where there were some cracks in our basement walls - we had problems with leaking then painted over it with dry lock. We had minor leaking but serious issues after Hurricane Sandy, we live in NJ. We used the flex seal to fill the cracks - they weren’t huge but they were visible. Between that & the dry lock. We’ve been good since. The previous owners has just used dry lock to try to solve the problem but it didn’t work. The additional flex seal did the trick!
I’m going to try this for my Baja shower! When it comes to efflorescence and Saltillo tiles in the surrounding bathroom area, I think it’s better to be safe than sorry! Thanks Isaac!
I really like your approach and honesty. Just simply love your videos and you are a wonderful teacher too
Your tile disaster videos are terrifying. Glad the channel has vids like these too. Awesome job.
Nice work, good to see some people are keeping old school methods around!
I heard someone mention you should water down red guard on the first(prime) coat. Makes sense as it would penetrate further into the deck mud or if you had cement board on the walls and it would improve flowability/workability.
Mad props, you're killing it. I was not a fan before, but your skills are 👌. I'm a follower now.
There are many reasons to really like you, and one of those right now is your comment to "think outside the box", like using the Flex seal. Your a great video, keep going and God bless you and your family always
I had the same idea using flex seal, my first thought was using that Gator liner, which is used for truck Berliner seal. We used that as the undercoating for our hum vee, to protect the driver and passenger, during Desert Shield. Believe it , it worked.
You are, by far my favorite tile info source!!!!!!!!
Awesome brother, please keep up the great work for the people in the trade sector. You personality is infectious.
The b441 method is so nice because you get a perfectly flat and even substrate to lay your tiles.👌👌
There's 1001 uses for flex seal, now it's 1002, I use it on the floor of my van and it cut out all the moisture and road smells inside and made it enjoyable to drive again, I think I'll use this idea for my new masters bath project, thanks for the great info 😀👍
You are the best I never seen anyone as good as you thank you for all your input and videos. I am getting ready to do a tile job in Coronado. I’m definitely using the flexseal method.
I really really blown away with the level of knowledge poured into this video, I was just looking for some reviews of the flex seal product when I came across your video"s I'm a big fan great work.
I love this! You are an amazing coach!
I love to think outside of the box! I like to learn how and why something is done then see if there is an area where something can be altered, adjusted, or improved upon. That's how we advance and grow, by people like us who "fallow the rules" ish but aren't afraid to test out something new if it makes sense that it can work! Thank you for being an honest, informative professional that is getting some good education out there to DIYers like myself that is not clouded by a sales pitch that leads people astray!
I have built showers, and learned a lot from your video. Thank You
I don't know how I ended up on this side of UA-cam, but I love it! Amazing video, I want to learn more about this subject!!
Interesting to see how you do the walls, here in Australia we use a fibre cement sheet, prime the sheet and its ready to tile, I do like the flex seal though it looks legitimate
I've always wondered if this product would work for tiling. Thanks so much for sharing this job with us. 👍👍
I use Flexseal on everything here in Florida, picknick table's (easy clean an the rubber bounces the sun redeation off keeping it cool) metal roof (sound buffer) it's also a great frequency blocker.
I love your work brother beautiful I’m from Canada I always watch your videos 👍👍👍👍
I love complete bathroom renovation This is not my full-time job but I do lots of volunteer work with friends and families and people in needs and your videos very helpful for me thank you so much For this Informational videos .🙏🙏🙏
It looks like Flex Seal has a lot of different applications. From liquids, to pastes, to flex shot, flex glue, flex tape. They also have a max version. I also saw a pool patch & repair kit. It is obvious that this product is designed to prevent water penatration. It will be interesting to see which products can be used in shower tile application & if they ever plan to produce new products like this in the future strictly for tile shower applications.
Love what you do brother! I did a lot of research and decided to use Flex Seal to waterproof my shower floor and curb after this video! Love you messages at the end! God is good!
This is awsome. I had tile fall from a shower, that was done in the 1950's, 1960's, from a guy that died in the 80's, but the tile's started falling in 2010!!!! At least 50 years after his remodel. Behind the tile, behind the goo, was PLYWOOD, and it was dry, and no mold. I was stunned. Yet, behind the plywood, was another spacer, so, he had another layer, that was never really involved.! His barn bathroom is cleaned with a HOSE, and looks pristine. No one knows how it does not leak. So, I'm still trying to figure it out, how we make it so complicated, and Ernie, made it look simplistic. Ernie appears to have precast the shower parts, as a HORSE kicked the wall and broke the first layer (it's a horse barn). So, you can see concrete riding on concrete. But, the lack of mold, is shocking, as our current techniques seem to be going in the wrong direction. Just divert the water. It looks like he used a concrete waterproofer.
45 years as a tilesetter....up until the 80s we had a bucket mastic (MA500) that would stick to anything, and it seemed to be completely waterproof. When I was a young helper I saw tile stuck directly to plywood on countertops with this stuff. NEVER saw a problem. BUT it was highly flammable and apparently toxic because the gubmint outlawed it. We also had epoxy that was completely waterproof. There was a product call TileTight that looked and acted EXACTLY like flex seal.--That barn tile was probably wall mud (portland, masonry and sand)directly over concrete. This was done for decades, problems were almost non existent. We also NEVER NEVER NEVER saw thinset come loose until everyone started using latex modified thinset.
Really really nice design! I think I’m pretty well sold on that pebble floor.
flex seal is such a good product ive used it on all kinds of projects, also the shower turned out beautifully great work sir
I'm about to tackle on my shower renovation. Your videos do give me more confidence in making the process much easier and with confidence.
Very interesting way to do it. Looks really nice to lay tile on. Can you tell me why you don't just fur out the studs and use hardiebacker for your walls? This way seems like a lot more work. Turned out beautifully though.
Too many skill trades are dying off. Glad you are keeping this art alive! We need MORE skilled trades like this, not lawyers and college tree huggers.
We totes need more trade workers.
Not more lawyers ( some is good)
Def more tree huggers
This looks amazing! This is exactly how I am going to build my shower. Thank you for the instructions!
from a distance looks like a tight job my man nice and neat clean
Fantastic video - You seem like you really care about the jobs you do and that you love your job. So great to see.
Pristine Work Issac!
Looks like you really put your heart into that one
I did! thank you for recognizing
So much skill and knowledge on display here. Awesome!
I couldnt find any waterproofing membrane tape locally so i used FlexSeal tape around the flange of my tub/shower before sheeting with cement board. so far so good
Wow! Simply amazing and beautiful work! Flex Seal seems to be the bomb!
I've been doing custom tile, stone and marble for 30 years and i think you do an excellent job. Very nice work and attention to detail. Great videos.
Do you think the curb step is too low? From the inside? It almost looks like it's a few inches. Lmk I'm curious
Edit. Around 16:42 I think shows.
30 years? How are your hips, knees, back?
I think your channel is great, you do an amazing job. Your a great teacher thank you.
This was beautifully done. This being the first video of yours Ive watched, I appreciate your words at the end. A small way to ket others know you are not alone.
Great video, amazing work. I want to see a shower with a 90 degree circular entrance tiled with no shower door, just curtain for a corner bathroom install. Thank you.
Union tile guy for 40yrs here. Love the fact you do mud walls there. We have carpenters slap hardibacker up then expect us to make it look good under “wall wash” lights.You end up “flashing” then argue about the time it took. Anyway you are an artisan and I’m proud to see you carrying on. One more thing that preslope always confused me. Once that water gets under it’s only a matter of time till mold and deterioration. We seal our wet bed water test then tile. Guess if you don’t caulk (which we never did) where wall meets floor always separates.Later pal.
...thumbs up before the end - on the presentation
...subscribed - on the closing remarks
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and creativity.
If only all installers (contractors even) would take as much pride & work ethic as you do. I had a leak coming from shower down into my kitchen. Grout used was sand based & barely any slope. I bought the house like this and had been using shower for a bit before it happened. I didn't notice this insanity. Thankfully, I used Flex Shot & sealed all the cracked corners including edges on shower floor. I know it can't be a permanent solution but it's all I can do at this time. :--(( Thanks for these videos, they are really insightful. Be well
Very creative idea, I respect that. My issue is unless you have the time to let it dry and then install your mud bed and let that dry....but I'm on your side the finish is really what your after. Shower pan liners no matter how you install them will never be that clean and tight. Right on!
Like the flex seal. I never worked with this product. But I can see how well it works. Thank you for sharing.
I built my ball python a bioactive 40gal tank 4yrs ago & used flex seal caused I used mdf board. I I put 2 coats of flex seal on the inside of the tank & its been holding up great.
Thank you thank you. I’ll be starting taking out a tub replacing with a larger walk-in curb less shower. Flex seal sounds great. I’m doing a pebble floor as you did on this job. All fantastic
I’ll be using epoxy walls made to look like marble. If you haven’t seen it go to Stone Coat or RK3. Food for thought. Thank you for your videos! Take care
Very cool. Wish I could find someone with that quality work in GA
Man thats crazy lol. If that actually last over the years thats going to save people so much money on the project.
i used this stuff to water proof my basement slider that was leaking under the sill and it worked awesome, i swear by this stuff now
I have a jeep wrangler. I run with my top off half of the year. I coated my sub box with flexseal and it works great.
Love it sounded hokey in the beginning I am a plumber and I have installed hundreds of rubber shower pan material hate it now if I could just convince my contractors to do that
I used this stuff to what I thought would be a temporary repair to a leaking bay window, flat roof, covered with bitumen based roofing felt. It was still damp after I had removed as much excess water as possible. I did two thin-ish layers, after allowing the first to dry and it's still not leaking four years later! So it gets a thumbs up from me. I'm not a roofer, just a DIYer who thought it was worth a try, and try to save my pensioner mum-in-law a lot of money for a replacement flat roof. I even managed to re skim the plaster inside the bay window after it had dried out. Not perfect, but after a couple of coats of paint you couldn't see it. I was made up with myself to be honest...｡◕‿◕｡
Crazy…if you would’ve told me I would’ve said your batshit crazy lol…..after seeing the install,I’m pretty sure it’ll hold up for a long time,great watch,nice job bro.👍🏼🍻👊🏼
I used that stuff to fix a cracked fiberglass stair for my pool. Previous owners fiberglassed it and put on grip tape. Now it looks way better and no leaks
Thank you for sharing this. this was an amazing job and we love your energy TileCoach! Thank you
Videos like this make me wish I learned these types of skills when I was younger. I can do some very basic home repairs, but nothing like this. I always have to rely on finding a handyman or contractor and it isn't always easy to find one you can trust. By the way, what can't Flex Seal be used for? Hopefully it holds up over time.
I've met people who are stunt kayakers that have used it for emergency repairs so im not too sure what It can't be used for
Your work is very good, beautiful make over and I like how you showed the testing of the flex seal
I like it, hope it lasts, surely better than the red seal. After all Mike swift ? Painted a boat with it and didn't sink.
Great job and vedio. Thanks
This is a great beautiful job..it's my dream to have a nice shower one-day,I'm so excited about flex seal and as soon as I get the money I will be buying it for lots of repairs around my trailer home, as it's rotting and falling apart, so I have great faith in flexseal will help me in the near future.
This guy is a master! That’s a high quality shower right there!
The true test will be time! Copper pans for me all day! That a pretty nice straight edge you got there 😬