Schluter now has a bench

[Rob Z]

FYI, if you use Schluter Kerdi to waterproof showers, they now have a corner bench. It's made of the same material as the Kerdi curb.

I'll have a picture on Monday of the bench covered in Kerdi and ready for tile.

I had this bench installed in about 5 minutes. I then spent about 30 minutes covering it in Kerdi. Compared to the "old way" of building benches (block and mud), this thing is a bargain at ~$100.

 

[jay]

looks okay whats it made of:8:

 

[Rob Z]

Jay, it's the same stuff as the curb...some sort of foam.

Believe, I was a hold out for years about the curb, and then finally stated using them and now I think they are great. I'm sure I'll be the same about the bench.

 

[jay]

so they will handle the presure of say two people in the shower at once:lol:

 

[Rob Z]

Haha....that one's not big enough for those activities. :lol:

I think I posted this one before...this was a bench and shower that was all mud and block. This bench WAS built for two, at the request of the client. LOL.

 

[jay]

now thats nice/////// id trust that one:lol:

 

[Rich]

Very nice pic Rob

Im yet to use the Schluter boards but Im looking forward to having a go.

 

[DHTiling]

That is a nice shower Rob..

 

[Spud]

Haha....that one's not big enough for those activities. :lol:

I think I posted this one before...this was a bench and shower that was all mud and block. This bench WAS built for two, at the request of the client. LOL.

lovely looking job Rob

 

[Aston]

Tile Backer Board | Schlüter-KERDI-BOARD | Schlüter

click on the above link
then look to the right and theres some great, very detailed video clips of installations of kerdi boards products....

ed

 

[garretridge]

great looking job havent had one like that to do yet !

 

[Rob Z]

The rumor mill has been saying that Kerdi board will be priced at between $2 and $3 per square foot. The seams still have to be finished with Kerdi band, so that will add to the material cost per square foot by a bit.

Even though this sounds like a lot, I think the cost of Kerdi + drywall + thinset to install the Kerdi would come close to the $2 figure, and with the labor to install the Kerdi over drywall it definately would be worth even the $3 figure for the Kerdi board.

It will be interesting to see what comes of this.

 

[DHTiling]

Hi Rob.

I have just spent about the last 40 mins or so going through the data and videos for Kerdi board. Tile Backer Board | Schlüter-KERDI-BOARD | Schlüter

Looks like a great product but it is not cheap on the pdf price list.. i will have to see how much my supplier sells it compared to my usual board i use on walls.

 

[Rob Z]

Dave, I just did the calcs to convert from metric and GBP to imperial and US $$. I got the ~1/2" Kerdi board on your UK price list to be $4.30 per sq ft!!!!! That is a lot.

I think Schluter built a factory here in the US to produce this stuff, so maybe that is going to help to keep the price down, where as your product might be coming from Germany?

 

[DHTiling]

Not sure Rob if it is imported or not but not cheap hey!!..:yikes:

Looks good though and no health issues cutting it.