I'm replacing the faucet and valve in my bathtub and need to pull out
the tile and put backerboard where there's sheetrock and put the tile
back. This is a big job for me as I've never done anything like it
before.

Can anyone recommend a good book on tiling for beginners? I know
nothing so I need something very step by step with nothing left out
including information about putting in the backerboard.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

John

If possible, change the valve from the other side of the wall.
To replace tile and make it look right is very difficult.


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I'm replacing the faucet and valve in my bathtub and need to pull out
the tile and put backerboard where there's sheetrock and put the tile
back. This is a big job for me as I've never done anything like it
before.

Can anyone recommend a good book on tiling for beginners? I know
nothing so I need something very step by step with nothing left out
including information about putting in the backerboard.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

John

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I'm replacing the faucet and valve in my bathtub and need to pull out
the tile and put backerboard where there's sheetrock and put the tile
back. This is a big job for me as I've never done anything like it
before.

Can anyone recommend a good book on tiling for beginners? I know
nothing so I need something very step by step with nothing left out
including information about putting in the backerboard.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

John

I bought a book a few years back, and it's excellent. It's "Setting Tile"
by Michael Byrne (1995 ed.). It even has a section on installing backer
board, which you seem to be looking for also. Along with 3 or 4 pages on
finishing the substrate.

I got it off of half.com, cheap. I just looked, you can get one like new
condition, from $4.34-9.99 range.
http://product.half.ebay.com/Setting...foQQprZ1109471

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I'm replacing the faucet and valve in my bathtub and need to pull out
the tile and put backerboard where there's sheetrock and put the tile
back. This is a big job for me as I've never done anything like it
before.

Can anyone recommend a good book on tiling for beginners? I know
nothing so I need something very step by step with nothing left out
including information about putting in the backerboard.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

John


Good resource:
http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/....php?forumid=1

On 21 Feb 2007 07:11:46 -0800, wrote:

Tiling 1-2-3 book available at home depot for $14.95 has a lot of
pictures & very helpful information.

Or since you're posting on a newsgroup, go over to
alt.binaries.ebook.technical & look for a tiling book in ebook format

I'm replacing the faucet and valve in my bathtub and need to pull out
the tile and put backerboard where there's sheetrock and put the tile
back. This is a big job for me as I've never done anything like it
before.

Can anyone recommend a good book on tiling for beginners? I know
nothing so I need something very step by step with nothing left out
including information about putting in the backerboard.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

John