039: Kitchen Remodeling Tips and When to Use Electricians

Don’t get me wrong, I love DIYing but I also like staying alive.   Bradley left a message asking if he should hire an electrician or try doing the electrical work himself.   He’s remodeling a kitchen, knocking down some walls, and some other stuff.   One of the issues is the electrical will have to run underground in conduit.   Listen to the show to see what I recommend for Bradley.     Today’s Quick Tip is about what to do with cement board and bathtub lips.   If you’re wanting to install tile in a tub surround you’ll likely be using cement board.   Should the boards rest on top of the tub lip or go down over the lip and rest 1/4” above the tub deck?   Here’s my opinion: rest the cement boards on top of the tub lip, fill in the gap between the cement board and the tub deck with thin-set mortar, and then add Schluter’s Kerdi Band over the gap to waterproof it.    The reason is simple, if the cement board is shimmed out so that it can rest just off the tub deck you’ll be left with an awkward transition between the cement board and neighboring drywall.    Again, this is just my opinion based on conversations that Steve and I have had about this particular part of bathroom remodeling. Steven is my buddy who remodels custom bathrooms.     Do you have a DIY question? Submit it by…   Calling me at 800-965-0023   Visiting http://www.homerepairtutor.com/podcast/ and use the SpeakPipe recorder   Or signing up to my email newsletter and responding back to me       Does your bathroom need help?   Check out Bathroom Repair Tutor   http://bathroomrepairtutor.com/   Our memberships are limited to 100 people on a monthly basis. You get access to the video tutorial library and our great private Facebook group where you can post questions and get answers.      This is a passion project meant to help people with their bathroom problems, hope you like it