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Protecting The Weepholes
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02-26-2008, 07:16 AM
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Protecting The Weepholes
Just wondering what everyone prefers to protect the weepholes from clogging. I've seen small gravel and tile spacers used and also the preformed products I have seen online at different tile sites. What do you guys use?
www.rubycon.us Ruby Construction LLC Lancaster Kitchen Remodeling Lancaster Bathroom Remodeling Last edited by orson; 04-13-2008 at 10:23 PM. |
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02-26-2008, 10:16 AM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
The TCA actually recommends small, broken pieces of tile.
We use "quad" silicone. It lasts.
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02-26-2008, 10:45 AM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
I'll usually use tile chips, also-- one less thing to have to bring to the job with me!!
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02-26-2008, 10:54 AM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Sorry to ask. I know what weep holes are, but I'm lost on what you all are conversing about.. ???
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02-26-2008, 11:25 AM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
If you know what weep holes are, then you know not to get them covered when you're setting your mortar over your waterproof membrane:
 Matt suggested and Bill is saying he uses bits of tile, just like spacers are used in this picture. |
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02-26-2008, 12:21 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Mitch, what it's for, is to make sure that the mortar that's used to make the shower pan doesn't plug up the weepholes under where the spacers in Angus' picture are. It never made much sense to me, being that if water can get thru the mortar to get to the weepholes in the first place, how is it that the mortar could plug them up!! But it's spec, so I follow it.
 I have a feeling it might have to do with foreign material plugging up the pores of the mud, but I'm not sure about that.
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02-26-2008, 01:50 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
The weep holes are very small and easily clogged, that is completely different from moisture saturating and wicking through the mud. The best way to keep them from clogging?................KERDI SHOWER METHOD!
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02-26-2008, 04:06 PM
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Tile Contractor
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Where are the weep holes in the KERDI Drain?
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02-26-2008, 07:15 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
OK, I guess you're not going along with my humor?
On second thought maybe we should 'plain that for those that don't get it? Or.....they can ask?  Jaz |
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02-26-2008, 08:12 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
OK OK OK, so much for the tileguy humor.
The KERDI Drain doesn't have weep holes.
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02-26-2008, 08:33 PM
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02-26-2008, 08:39 PM
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Tile Contractor
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
I know I'm happy when I use them.
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02-26-2008, 09:24 PM
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Tile Guy
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Weep holes very simply drain the watter from the bottom of your mud pan. I use a product called troba by schluter. I cut a small hole in it to fit the drain though it and then trim it up about 1 in bigger then the bottom of the drain to cover the weep holes. Then pack the pan on top of it. This reduces the chance of sharp tile cutting the rubber and spacers moving. We have packed over a 300 pans this way and have never had one leek.
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02-26-2008, 11:26 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
I never had a leek last year, despite planting a whole row of them. What's the deal? Do you need to plant them especially early? The best I had around October was something which looked more like a common salad onion or scallion. I'm going to plant them in mid-April this year.
On another note, my wife wants to know what happens to all the celery root. Sure, we've got celery everywhere, but where are all the roots? Maybe someone from CA can chime in? |
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02-27-2008, 12:21 AM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Hey Cleveman, don't you know that whether or not you have leeks depends on your geographic location? See, you're in Central Iowa, where as Whip is in Cininnati, I saw the difference right away!
 Jaz ........ 
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02-27-2008, 01:11 PM
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Tile Contractor
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Leeks will grow in region 5 but you need to start them early in pots then later transplant them in your garden. Welcome to the Garden Web.
That's all BS I don't know anything about leeks.
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02-27-2008, 08:24 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Thanks for the info, guys. I've often thought that I need to get a greenhouse.
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02-27-2008, 09:07 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
All I know about leeks is that they taste darn good in a pot with potatoes, stock, and a touch of cream.
www.rubycon.us Ruby Construction LLC Lancaster Kitchen Remodeling Lancaster Bathroom Remodeling Last edited by orson; 04-13-2008 at 10:23 PM. |
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02-27-2008, 09:10 PM
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Pea gravel.
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02-27-2008, 09:16 PM
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tile contractor
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Re: Protecting The Weepholes
Now I kin unnastand the gravel part but why you gotta pea on it?
I crack myself up.
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