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Reply to: @Trish Walter The mirrors are Madeli Zen Slique. We saw them in a showroom and fell in love. @User vanities are Vicostone Misterio. Tile is from Floor & Decor - San Georgio Venato II polished porcelain on the walls and floor. We used a hexagon matte porcelain tile on the shower floor. @K H Congrats on getting that floor down. I can completely relate on wanting it to be over. Finish plumbing passed inspection today, so we told our lawyer to go ahead and send 'the letter' to our 'builder', which will hopefully either kick him into action or give us the power to finish up so we can finish this month or next month at the latest. @Kirsten E. How exciting to see things moving along!

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Reply to: I posted last night but now I don't see it, so here goes (again). We FINALLY have finish plumbing and running water. We can't have our yard graded because it's too wet and unlikely to dry out for a few months yet. Yesterday we had some drenching rains that have flooded the yard again. All that's left inside now is the flooring, appliances, and backsplash. Here's the master bathroom, all finished. The red on the floor is just protecting the tile until we're finished with the house.

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Reply to: Out of curiosity....Did he replaced Greenboard with Durock? I'm asking because if anyone would read specs of Greenboard ... it says clearly "This panel also qualifies as a water-resistant backing board for ceramic tile in residential tub and shower enclosures as permitted in the National Building Code of Canada 9.29.10.4". All you need to do is use waterproof membrane like Kerdi or RedGard. Even if they fail in 20 years tiles will look ugly anyway.

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Reply to: Here are a few things you can reference: 1) The PDF for RedGard. Reference 3), Suitable Substrates. There is no mention of any type of gypsum-based wall board being suitable. For clarification, it mentions "gypsum based cement topping" but that is gypcrete, a lightweight concrete-type mix. It is in no way related to gypsum wallboard. 2) I'm no expert on USG gypsum panels. This will probably come across as being a bit negative, but the reason is that they continually change the makeup and name of the different boards, pass them off as being suitable for certain applications, then when they fail 10 years, 25 years, or 20 years down the road, they reformulate the product, rename the panel, and start the game all over again. I recommend you call USG and ask. I'm fairly certain that the MOLD TOUGH series is considered by the manufacturer as NOT SUITABLE for tub and shower surrounds. If USG doesn't say that they are not suitable, but defers to TCNA standards, then they are not suitable. In my world? It's not suitable. I'm a basics kind of guy. Cement board. Wonderboard or Durock in wet areas. Good luck with your project. USG contact info: for technical assistance please contact 1-800-USG4YOU (874-4968)

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