Installing pebble tiles on a shower floor | Tiling over existing tiles
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- #installingpebbletile #shower #diy Installing pebble tiles on a shower floor, tiling over existing tiles!
As part of my bathroom makeover, I decided to give my shower floor a bit of treatment, so I picked pebble tiles. I decided to tile over the existing tiles so as not to mess with the waterproofing and keep the costs down.
This whole project came in at around $200, including the tiles, adhesive, grout and sealer. (I already had a grout float and mixing paddles.)
Here's the times for if you want to skip to a particular step;
Intro - 00.00
Technical Talk - 01.55
Dry Lay and Prep - 04.00
Mixing the Adhesive - 06.15
Laying the tiles - 07.55
Sealing - 13.05
Mixing Grout - 13.30
Grouting - 15.15
Final Thoughts and End Result 20.00
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My shower floor which is small slate tiles now after 10 years needs to be done. One tile place wants $3,000 to do the job! My shower floor is 3x6 not too big. I think they are thief’s! So after seeing your video I’m gonna take a deep breath and do it myself. I’m not into robbery! Thanks for the push I needed 😉
Aha that's music to my ears thankyou! Well good luck with it and let me know how you get on with it.. 👍😊
My 5'x10' bathroom was quoted at 50k not including materials! Straight theft!
I like that you don't need men to help you.
That gives me confidence that anyone can do it.
Thank you! 😊 Keep that confidence going, you can do it!!
End result looks amazing well done
This took some work but looks great and not as hard as what people think. Love how you tackle this with your willpower!😊👍
Refreshing. Honest DIY video. Nicely done 🎉
👍thank you Doris
Heyyy thank you!! 💃💃😎😊
Great video, you saved my life on the last grouting and clean-up! You rock!
OK - looking for someone doing rounded pebbles. All these YT "experts" wimping out for the the flat crappy fake-ass pebbles because its easier- So I have you for a reference - tyvm Gonna give it a go. You did a great job pretty lady!
First time watching you. Instant fan! I love how you explained things thank you!
Excellent!
Good choice of colour on the grout
I wasn't sure AT ALL, I was torn between that and light grey but been as the floor is going super dark i threw caution to the wind!!
Loved you! Thank you for the video and all the motivation to get it done myself! You're an inspiration!! xoxo
Best pebble sheet shower floor video on CZcams! Thanks for sharing!
Oh wow thank you so much!! Would you be able to giveit a go after watching you think?
Oh I saw your comment about your wife being into DIY too but I can't seem to respond on my mobile app! So awesome to have another DIY Doris in the team 🙌🙌🙌 I just go through redbubble for the tshirt you can find the link to it through the website I'm trying out. It's still getting worked on as I'm hopeless at the tech side of things but you can check out diydoris.com 😊 Have a great day 😎💪💪
@@realisticrenovating Yes! My wife was dissatisfied with the fir of the flat stone sheets because no matter how she turned them there were obvious seems and gaps. We also have some contours in the shower pan that put strain on the panels. So she decided to break apart several sheets and reconstruct the loose stones. She then numbered those stones when she laid it all out and put reference numbers on the wall and drain so she could configure them just right. It took her a few hours but then she took them all out and I set the stopwatch to time her reconstruction. She was worried she wouldn't be able to position them all in time when we pour the epoxy. Well, she reconstructed all the loose pieces in two minutes so she's confident it can be done when we use the epoxy for real.
Oh wow that's so awesome! I'd love to see the finished product!! Send me a pic on insta or facey if you get chance please!!
Oh my gosh I just love your personality and you did a great job! I definitely subscribed! ❤
Loved this video!
Thanks so much Angelica!
Great job girl,you’re awesome ❤️💪
Looks awesome! Nice work
Thanks buddy!
Love the hair! Love the shirt! Love the commentary! Honestly, really cool DIY channel. Keep it up Jo and youll be flying high on them numbers!
Hey thanks Ken!! I just keep trying to improve every video... 😎
DIY DORIS well darn, you are doing a great job at that. This one was definitely a jump, 23min flew by fast.
Best pebble vid I’ve seen so far. 👍 doin mine in just a few days✨
Hey thanks!! Best of luck with it, let me know how u go with it 😎👍
Wow that's so easy to place it
I wanted to do this over a fiberglass shower floor. After watching your video I now know that its possible. I will be starting on that project very soon. Thank you for this very helpful video.
Good luck with yr project Pam!! Maybe check with a local tile place for the best adhesive to use on the fiberglass 👍
You can NOT file a fiberglass pan. 🤦🏽♂️
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Glad I found this video you pretty much did what I was planning on doing myself
Nice one, let me know how u go with it!
You did a great job!
Thanks Vanessa!
@@realisticrenovating You are welcome and the project turned out great!
@@realisticrenovating Great to see you accomplish what men normally get praised for. Have a blessed day!
Nice look
Brilliant once again Jo, some helpful tips and pointers i.e. label each tile ready for laying in the order you chose. I like the fact you used the individual pebbles in the gaps and around the drain. Very good!!. The end result look fantastic. I'm not sure the GREEN bucket quite fits in with the rest of you Pink tools....watering can.......house in general !! HAHAHA )
Yeah i need to up my pink bucket game for sure!! Thanks for the feedback Dave it's proper helpful! 😊👍
great video!! just have the courage to go for it! i am now a fan of yours!! first time i ever commented on a video!
Thank you for stopping by the comments!! 😊
Thank you for sharing. It's very helpful.I hope you have a great day my new friend!
Thankyou!! 😊😊😊
😁👋😅good job girl ,thank you for sharing 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Bravo 👍👍👌👌😁
Awesome
Thank you!
Funny story, my husband's never tackled tiling and grouting. I told him to get on CZcams and watch the professionals. Oh no! I know what I'm doing. He says. Okay I let him go at it. He did that night with the door shut. Wouldn't let me look at it until he was done. We have two bathrooms anyway. The next day came he went to work and I want to take a look at it to see how far he had gotten. He tiled the shower and grouted it. However, he didn't pay attention to the videos nor did he watch any because he never wiped it after the 30 minutes. So now I have a tiled floor that has grout on it that is as hard as cement. I spent 30 minutes with a chisel to get the grout off this pebbles. I've only got a small square done in the shower. This is going to take a few days to get the rest of this grout off. I can't wait for him to get home so I can tell him that I was right and he needed to pay attention to the videos. Lesson to be learned. If you don't know what you doing, watch a video or get a professional. I'm so frustrated with him right now. I could scream
You did a great job. I'm putting some pebble tile in an area that had damaged wood floor and your comment about pulling them off the mesh, and setting them individually sounds much easier to me. Just keep a bucket of water next to you to and a towel to rinse your fingers off. I don't really like the shaved top stones that are level - they look too artificial and not natural like the ones you used. Thanks for the video and the tips!
The rounded ones feel lovely underfoot too!! Good luck with it!! 👍
I will be doing what I was hoping I could do...Tile my shower floor. Thanks.
Hope you go ok with it! 👍💪
@@realisticrenovating I will leave you a link when I do; so you can see my process and the finished product. 🤗
Sounds great!! Thanks!! 😎
Very entertaining.
Thanks Neil and welcome 😎
@@realisticrenovating No madame, thank you!
Well done Jo - good job and imagine its nice on the feet, are you happy with how well it drains?
Yep apart from one tiny spot where I've got two pebbles that are a smidge lower than all the others!! Gah!!! Otherwise it's pretty good, I'll have to keep an eye on that area though and see how well the bondcrete holds the grout!
Brilliant work. I’m needing to replace my shower floor, but my plug is flush with the floor.
Thanks Rachelle! If you're going over the top of the existing tile you can get lucky because it all raises up the few millimetres you need to keep it all flush... and if it's a rip out and re do job then it's a lot more work...
I am adding really like your hair!
Oh thank you!! Big change but I'm happy with it 😎
cool...how do you keep it clean? do you have soft water?
Well done you its looks lovely im gonna get hubby to do wall round the shower and bath would that work ? xx
yes it is a thing, if your sponge is too wet it washes out the color of the grout, was it black grout to begin with? love the new look!
It was graphite grey grout!! 😎
Are these comfortable to stand on?
Great video , one question I thought u seal it after the grouting
Hi Fabian! I sealed the rocks to avoid any grout stain and then because i used bondcrete in the grout mix i didn't seal over the top.... probably wouldn't hurt though!!
You are lucky that grout was slow drying, you should never cover everything and then start the sponging. It could have hardened and would have been like concrete which it actually is. You would have had to tear it up. I'm glad for you.
What is the blue sheet used to cover the drain and did you extend the height of the drain
Hi Joanne! I just used blue painters tape (i call it masking tape) and i didn't extend the height of the drain, i just plopped the new one into the existing hole (which was wider) and the actual new drain sat about 10ml up anyway which was fine with the pebbles being on top of the existing tile... hope that makes sense!!
How’s that tile holding up after several years?
ok so, im a general contractor. Youre a chancer. definitely deadly. Fair play for what i knew and what i learned. im going to go out on a limb....Australia? you're not the full shilling are you. love the stamp on the lower back. pink watering can! Brilliant! I'm a subscriber noe.
Haha yes I am a bit nuts but happy with it at least!! Thanks for yr comment it's nice when people say hi!
💕Hi, looks really GOOD! Can I do this in a regular bathtub? Also is the premixed grout ok to use?💕
Hi!! I don't see why you couldn't do it in a regular bathtub, you'd just have to make sure your drain could still fit... although if you check out my bath painting video you can get drains that fit over the existing one... the premixed grout could work out pretty expensive I'd think? My only concern with the grout was if the water sits on it in any way then it will mould and deteriorate pretty easily which is why I mixed in the bondcrete. So if you're doing a bath with all the curves etc then you have a harder time making sure the water doesn't pool in any areas. If you do give it a go let me know how you go with it!! 😊
@@realisticrenovating 💕Ok! (so no premixed grout) Could you please list the exact items, I would need? I’m planning to do this in the next couple of weeks…Thank you sooo much!😇💕
Get yourself some decent tile adhesive, depends what country you're in, ask at a tile shop for the best one.. sometimes called thinset... a good notched trowel and whatever grout you want. Big bucket and something to mix it all up in plus a few cheap sponges and a grout float. Can do attitude and you're good to go!! 😊😎👍💪
@@realisticrenovating GOT IT! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! 😇💕🙏🏽💕😇
Hi Doris. Good job you know DIY. You can fix your bedroom when you have a paddy fit. Lol
Hahaha i knew straight away to ask my mum on that one!! 🤣🤣🤣
I bet you did. She set you up
What makes it waterproof?
Hi! It's the existing waterproof under the existing tile 😎
Now that’s brave going on utube with hair all over the place!
Love the pebbles! Are they soft to stand on?
Hahaha yes I'm not a beauty guru 🤪
And they feel lovely on your feet...
how about pouring epoxy resin over them to make it a even floor?????
Great idea!
Don't do it will be too slippery
I don't know how long you've been doing this but you are too interesting and too funny not to have a time of subscribers. This channel.should blow up one day and I can say "I knew her when..." Lol.
I'm diggin' it!
Aw thank you Shannon!! I should really upload on a schedule so people know I'm coming back but I'm too busy doing DIY!! 🤪 Welcome to the team it's great to have you here!! 😎👌👍
Black grout???
It's graphite grey, looks black when it goes on!
Big fail girl better cooking than try to instal tile
🤣🤣🤣 I can't cook!