Incidentally, gout is caused by the kidneys producing too much uric acid, which collects in joints (not the kind you're thinking of), mostly joints that have been injured in activities like sports. The acid is in crystal form, and it feels like razor blades scraping away at the joint....which is, in essence, what is happening.
If your shower enclosure walls are not perfectly square, or if you plan to install accent tiles, the layout of these tiles becomes increasingly important. Measure up from the bottom of the backer board the height of a tile minus 1/2.This will give you a 1/2 overlap over the tile lip on your shower pan. Mark this with a sharpie and using a level, transfer the mark across the shower stall. This will be a guide for the top of the first row so that all tiles will be level.f your shower enclosure walls are not perfectly square, or if you plan to install accent tiles, the layout of these tiles becomes increasingly important. Measure up from the bottom of the backer board the height of a tile minus 1/2.
They are made from the same type of foam used for their shower bases. Although they are âfoamâ, once tiled they are more than sturdy enough to support your tile. While you âcanâ build a bench in your shower after you form the shower floor with deck mud, itâs always easier to make your bench first. Your floor substrate is flat, your shower floor (should be) sloped. Itâs difficult to build a level bench on a sloped floor. But you can do it if you wanna.