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Do not use those additives unless the thinset manufacturer says to. Those guys have spent millions in research and development money, so you don't need to do any chemistry research. Follow the bag instructions, feel better afterwards.

Yer gonna need a bigger level. That little thing is really cute, but we are looking for 3 or 4 feet. Span that distance and tell us how many stacked quarters can slide underneath.

Lesa, it'd sure be helpful if you'd keep your project questions on a single thread so folks who might wanna help can see what you're working on and what's been previously asked and answered. I've combined your last two threads here so you can bookmark it and use it for all your project questions. We can give it a more generic title any time you'd like. I'm not much familiar with Fiberock, but I do believe it...

Got the kerdi already; so that's all set. Have the layout, too. I will post pictures - set it out on my livingroom floor first!

if someone was paying me to grout the walls with peanut butter I would. sometimes it's better to do what they say and let them make decisions

Jim, Once you start with the grout saw and your arm feels like it wants to fall off you can go down to Harbor Freight and pick one of these and one of these and make your life a whole lot easier. I've done the grout saw thing and it is tedious. And if you slip you'll scratch the tile...almost guaranteed. The multifunction tool makes grout removal much less of a chore. Brian

set up a test board for the higher ups - then soak it in water for a day- they will see the results that may change their mind OH btw - I need more cowbell too !!!

Don't think so. No way that I know of. That lead pan is probably in need of replacement anyway.

Other types of board, such as Durock, have tapered sides so that the taped and mortared seams don't rise above the primary board plane. I am not sure of the Hardie products. However, I think your method is standard. The mesh tape allows thinset to ooze between the mesh, capturing it. The gap between boards is standard practice as well. You can navigate to jameshardie dot com for install instructions.

Pirate, I did some test samples of the aquamix stuff. It worked great and was really simple to apply. I just made sure the grout was clean and free of dust. Applied a small bead from the bottle. Then with a dry toothbrush scrubbed it for about 30 seconds. Let it dry for an hour, came back and just wiped it down with a moist towel to remove the excess and it looked perfect. Now that was only about 5 feet of grout I did. I cant imagine doing all...