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		<title>Create a Shower Floor for Tile &#8211; Video Post</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/create-a-shower-floor-for-tile-video</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/create-a-shower-floor-for-tile-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Substrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deck mud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[membrane]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;m just a tile guy I&#8221;m not usually up on all the new technological crap that has nothing to do with tile, like online video or the &#8216;SlapChop&#8217;.  I&#8217;ve decided that since I spend most of my days in other people&#8217;s showers that I should get out more and learn something else.
So naturally, since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build a Niche for your Shower – Part 4</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower4</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shelves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shower walls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[showers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Different types and styles of shower niches
Here is a photo of the niche I&#8217;ve used for these posts and these series of photos. If you simply want a regular hole in the wall the exact size of one tile this is all you need. If you don&#8217;t have any idea what the hell I&#8217;m talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build a Niche for your Shower – Part 3</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-3</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shelves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shower walls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tile]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Installing the tile
So now that you have a big waterproofed hole in your shower wall whaddya gonna do with it? (If you do not have a waterproof hole in your wall start with Building a Shower Niche Part 1 and Building a Shower Niche Part 2.) I&#8217;ll just kick back and finish my beer Pepsi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build a Niche for your Shower – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-2</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shelves]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kerdi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[membrane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shower walls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterproof]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Waterproofing
Just look at you! Sitting there with a hole in the wall of your shower. What are we gonna do with you? If you do not happen to be sitting there with a hole in the shower of your wall read How to Build a Niche for your Shower &#8211; Part 1 and join all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build a Niche for your Shower &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shelves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kerdi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[membrane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redgard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shower walls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This four part series describes methods to create a niche in your shower wall for tile. Please read through all four parts before starting. Your layout dictates the size and placement of your niche. You need all this information before making a hole in your wall! Or don&#8217;t &#8211; it isn&#8217;t my shower, eh?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Pile of Tile</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/a-pile-of-tile</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/a-pile-of-tile#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tile]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Look at this. Just take a good look at it. Click on it for a bigger version if you want.
That&#8217;s not wood.
That&#8217;s tile.
That&#8217;s cool.  
That&#8217;s so cool my dog just burst into flames.
And now I&#8217;m kinda pissy-pants because I had to pour my beer Pepsi on him to put his sorry &#8216;Oh-crap-I&#8217;m-engulfed-in-flames-again&#8217; ass out.
Mutt.
Where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is my Floor Grout Cracking?</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/why-is-my-floorgrout-cracking</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/why-is-my-floorgrout-cracking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grout lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[movement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your grout is cracking for one reason and one reason only: your tile is moving. That&#8217;s it. Okay, that&#8217;s not it &#8211; Unless your grout is non-sanded and was installed in the last 28 days &#8211; your tile is moving. That&#8217;s it. Yes, 28 days has significance, it is the amount of time it took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Install Suntouch WarmWire In-Floor Heating Part 2</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-suntouch-warmwire-in-floor-heating-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-suntouch-warmwire-in-floor-heating-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Floor Heating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Substrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ditra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heating]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that your floor looks like a can of silly string exploded (figure 8 )  its time to add more layers to it and cover up all your hard work.  If you have not yet done all the hard work then your floor doesn&#8217;t look like that. Check out How to install WarmWire Part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Install Suntouch WarmWire In-Floor Heating Part 1</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-suntouch-warmwire-in-floor-heating-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-suntouch-warmwire-in-floor-heating-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Floor Heating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Substrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ditra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heating]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the best upgrades for a bathroom or kitchen tile floor is the use of in-floor heating. There are several different products available to accomplish the coveted &#8216;warm tootsies when it is forty below&#8217;. One of the more popular products (around here, anyway) is the Suntouch WarmWire radiant in-floor heating. That&#8217;s just a really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Install Cement Backerboard for Floor Tile</title>
		<link>http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-cement-backerboard-for-floor-tile</link>
		<comments>http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-cement-backerboard-for-floor-tile#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Substrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backerboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cement backerboards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://floorelf.com/?p=513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The days of grabbing a three dollar bag of &#8220;thinset&#8221; and sticking floor tile right to the plywood in a bathroom are long gone (for professionals, anyway). For a proper tile installation you need a proper substrate. One of the most readily available are cementious backerboards.  These include products such as Hardiebacker, Durock, Fiberboard, wonderboard [...]]]></description>
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