<![CDATA[The Old Fashioned Tradesmen]]>3 Old Guys sharing our thoughts on Tile, Construction, the Buiding Industry, countless movie quotes and a good Old Fashioned!

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:07:12 GMTTue, 28 Jul 2026 00:50:48 GMT60Old Fashioned Tradesmen<p>3 Old Guys sharing our thoughts on Tile, Construction, the Buiding Industry, countless movie quotes and a good Old Fashioned!</p>episodicOld Fashioned Tradesmentheoldfashionedtradesmen@gmail.comno<![CDATA[To Prep or Not to Prep]]>Most tile failures aren’t about the tile. They’re about the prep nobody wanted to pay for. Save this if you work in tile, remodeling, or custom builds - this is the stuff that saves you from callbacks.A few things we kept coming back to:

  • Water is sneaky, and it finds every weak spot.
  • Back buttering and proper trowel size can be the difference between solid and scrap.
  • Waterproofing is not “good enough” if the project is asking more from the shower than it used to.

The biggest shift? Bathrooms aren’t just bathrooms anymore. They’re spas, steam, rain heads, hand sprayers, and way more water than the old 18-inch prep was ever meant to handle.The job is never just the tile. It’s the whole system - support, drainage, airflow, and using the product the right way.What’s the one prep step you refuse to skip?

]]>df42cb63-7bee-406c-a188-74b6d16e4e23Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT<p>Most tile failures aren’t about the tile. They’re about the prep nobody wanted to pay for. Save this if you work in tile, remodeling, or custom builds - this is the stuff that saves you from callbacks.A few things we kept coming back to:</p><ul><li>Water is sneaky, and it finds every weak spot.</li><li>Back buttering and proper trowel size can be the difference between solid and scrap.</li><li>Waterproofing is not “good enough” if the project is asking more from the shower than it used to.</li></ul><p>The biggest shift? Bathrooms aren’t just bathrooms anymore. They’re spas, steam, rain heads, hand sprayers, and way more water than the old 18-inch prep was ever meant to handle.The job is never just the tile. It’s the whole system - support, drainage, airflow, and using the product the right way.What’s the one prep step you refuse to skip?</p>no01:06:1112To Prep or Not to Prepfull<![CDATA[Under Construction]]>Kelby, Mike & Chris introduce ourselves to the world.

]]>03a0edaa-d338-4793-9ab0-81f5865a92b1Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:55:29 GMT<p>Kelby, Mike &amp; Chris introduce ourselves to the world.</p>no00:53:5211Under Constructionfull