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Marathon screwing session!
slipgate
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Do you know how many screws go into a 3x5 piece of hardibacker board? 54! So for all you math gurus, how much is 54 x 20 pieces of hardibacker? THAT is how many f'n screws I put in today!
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PS, it's cheating if you used a power screw driver![:0]
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
Oh I have blisters anyway from the drill. My back is also killing me. I took 2 midol (they work!) and 3 aspirins.
Oh I have blisters anyway from the drill. My back is also killing me. I took 2 midol (they work!) and 3 aspirins.
I get that just from tying my shoes in the mornings these days. Old age ain't for sissies![:D]
Do you know how many screws go into a 3x5 piece of hardibacker board? 54! So for all you math gurus, how much is 54 x 20 pieces of hardibacker? THAT is how many f'n screws I put in today!
ah, but you have the joy of doing it yourself. Congrats!
So you're saying you been screwing around all day?[}:)]
PS, it's cheating if you used a power screw driver![:0]
[:D][:D][:D]
Was the Mrs. part of this activity???
quote:Originally posted by dheffley
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
Oh I have blisters anyway from the drill. My back is also killing me. I took 2 midol (they work!) and 3 aspirins.
Midol...isn't that for a period? If it's anything like Advil, you probably should not take it the same time you are taking asprin.
54 screws in a 3x5 sheet of hardibacker?? I guess you didn't want it to go anywhere, huh? I would like to know exactly why so many screws for such a small piece of wood...
He is laying ceramic tile on a wood framed floor + it is not new construction, he wants to be as sure as possible that he is creating a surface that is going to be as stable as possible for his tile so as the tile will not flex and break bond with the floor.
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
in the old days they set tiles in wetbed. no hardiebacker back then.
quote:Originally posted by dheffley
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
in the old days they set tiles in wetbed. no hardiebacker back then.
That's how the GC wants my next job done. However we are using wonderboard.
Do you use Hardibacker?
quote:Originally posted by Tile King
quote:Originally posted by dheffley
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
in the old days they set tiles in wetbed. no hardiebacker back then.
That's how the GC wants my next job done. However we are using wonderboard.
Do you use Hardibacker?
yes. unless the customer wants a wetbed floor or walls. on walls, i'll put some plastic on the studs for a moisture barrier and screw it to the walls. on floors, i'll thinset it down and screw or nail it. i general only wetbed shower floors on a regular basis. its lighter and easier to use then wonderboard.
custom mason. i just looked at your profile. you do tile too?
quote:Originally posted by pietro75
quote:Originally posted by Tile King
quote:Originally posted by dheffley
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
in the old days they set tiles in wetbed. no hardiebacker back then.
That's how the GC wants my next job done. However we are using wonderboard.
Do you use Hardibacker?
yes. unless the customer wants a wetbed floor or walls. on walls, i'll put some plastic on the studs for a moisture barrier and screw it to the walls. on floors, i'll thinset it down and screw or nail it. i general only wetbed shower floors on a regular basis. its lighter and easier to use then wonderboard.
Same here. Yes I am also a tile/terrazo setter.
here's a couple I just did, I'll take some pics. of the most recent shower tommorrow. It is really cool.
quote:Originally posted by Tile King
quote:Originally posted by pietro75
quote:Originally posted by Tile King
quote:Originally posted by dheffley
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
quote:Originally posted by burdz19
1080 figuring in a typical 2 1/2 screw takes 3.5 secs to drive with a quality power tool it should have only taken 63 minutes, if........... you hired Juan and Pablo to have the board in place [:D][:o)][:D][:o)]
I timed myself at @5 minutes/board - about 2 hours total.
Can you imagine the old days of a screw driver and the muscle aches and blisters that would go along with it?[:0]
in the old days they set tiles in wetbed. no hardiebacker back then.
That's how the GC wants my next job done. However we are using wonderboard.
Do you use Hardibacker?
yes. unless the customer wants a wetbed floor or walls. on walls, i'll put some plastic on the studs for a moisture barrier and screw it to the walls. on floors, i'll thinset it down and screw or nail it. i general only wetbed shower floors on a regular basis. its lighter and easier to use then wonderboard.
Same here. Yes I am also a tile/terrazo setter.
here's a couple I just did, I'll take some pics. of the most recent shower tommorrow. It is really cool.
thats some nice work. epoxy or cement terrazzo? or both? i used to work for a company that did both. i was on an epoxy job, turns out i'm allergic to it. got a nasty, itchy rash and had to take some steroid pills the get rid of it. that sucked.
Do you know how many screws go into a 3x5 piece of hardibacker board? 54! So for all you math gurus, how much is 54 x 20 pieces of hardibacker? THAT is how many f'n screws I put in today!
Is that all! I did 35 sheets in a day with a little help!
thats some nice work. epoxy or cement terrazzo? or both? i used to work for a company that did both. i was on an epoxy job, turns out i'm allergic to it. got a nasty, itchy rash and had to take some steroid pills the get rid of it. that sucked.
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Cement terrazzo
I'll dig up some pics of a coouple cool jobs. In two weeks I am starting a mural that was hand painted by some Hoyty toyty artist.
thats some nice work. epoxy or cement terrazzo? or both? i used to work for a company that did both. i was on an epoxy job, turns out i'm allergic to it. got a nasty, itchy rash and had to take some steroid pills the get rid of it. that sucked.
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Cement terrazzo
I'll dig up some pics of a coouple cool jobs. In two weeks I am starting a mural that was hand painted by some Hoyty toyty artist.
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i got some cool pics i'll post too. i set marble in a mansion in south florida (miami) that came out real nice. i'll get something together.
Did you set the hardibacker in a bed of thinset mortar also?
It seems there are two schools of thought on this one. Everyone that I personally know that uses hardibacker uses only screws. With 54 screws/piece, I can't imagine the thinset providing any additional stability for it. So no, I did not use any thinset under the board!