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Vent: My dad swore by using tar paper behind shower tile - turns out he was right

I went with redguard on my bathroom reno last spring because everyone online said tar paper was outdated. After 8 months I got mold spots near the bottom row of tile. Anyone else have bad luck skipping the old school防水 methods?
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morgan.joseph
Old school stuff gets a bad rap for no good reason. Everyone chases the newest thing without checking if it actually works better. Same thing with tools honestly people swap out a perfectly good hammer for some gimmicky one. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Redguard failed you because modern marketing beat out proven experience. Sometimes the old ways just last longer and work harder.
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morgan_lewis18
Old school methods are ALMOST always worth a second look.
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