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15. Adjust the chair carrier (toilet support
framework) to the desired height and bolt it in place to the bottom plate,
blocking and studs with the lag screws provided.
Tip
For a quieter, rock-solid shower base,
mix a bag of mortar, spread it over the subfloor and wiggle the base into the
mortar until the base webbing rests firmly on the subfloor.
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16. Insulate exterior walls and staple a 6-mil
vapor barrier over the insulation. Install 1/2-in. cement board (for tile) with
specially coated 1-1/4 in. cement board screws spaced 6 in. on butt joints and
every 8 in. in the middle of sheets. Hang 1/2-in. drywall everywhere
else.
17. Tape cement board joints
with cement board fiberglass tape and thin-set tile mortar. Tape drywall joints
with taping compound, sand them smooth and paint areas that won’t be
tiled.
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18. Tile the walls first, then
the floor. When tiling around the window, keep the tile about 1/8 in. away from
the glass block. Tile the floor, starting by carefully snapping center lines to
lay out border strips and field tile. Work from those lines to get evenly
spaced tiles throughout the floor. Grout the walls and floors but caulk the
inside corners between floors and walls and where walls meet.
