A surface texturing assembly includes a cementitious material that can be applied to an exposed surface for enhancing the ornamental appearance of the exposed surface. A swirling tool is provided and the swirling tool is manipulated to engage the cementitious material when the cementitious material is wet. The swirling tool has a pair of spaced members that each sinks into the cementitious material when the swirling tool is manipulated to engage the cementitious material. Moreover, the swirling tool is rotatable such that each of the spaced members travels in an arc to form a respective one of a pair of swirling arcs in the cementitious material. In this way the swirling tool is movable along an entirety of the exposed surface for shaping the cementitious material into a plurality of swirling, intersecting arcs.

Features for formliners to form a decorative pattern in a curable material and methods of using the same are disclosed. An improved formliner is disclosed with substantially seamlessly connecting components that reduces the need for using adhesives for interconnecting a plurality of formliners in a pattern. Further, the formliner is configured to reduce and/or substantially eliminate visible seams in order to create a more natural appearance in a finished product of the curable material.

Features for formliners to form a decorative pattern in a curable material and methods of using the same are disclosed. An improved formliner is disclosed with substantially seamlessly connecting components that reduces the need for using adhesives for interconnecting a plurality of formliners in a pattern. Further, the formliner is configured to reduce and/or substantially eliminate visible seams in order to create a more natural appearance in a finished product of the curable material.

A shower floor mud forming device includes two rings, at least one section of the big ring, implanted into shower floor mud in desired location and orientation. Device installed without or with the slope guide which ensures correct location and orientation of the rings and section of the big ring. Those elements of the device are functioning as a support for screed tool, which removes/shaves off excess of the floor mud on top of the elements of the device. Correct location and orientation of those elements ensure desired smooth surface and desired slope of the shower floor mud, which ensures correct surface of the finished shower floor. Elements of the device can be reusable or disposable. Slope guide can be used with or without leveling adjusters. Slope guide can be used without or with the pole, which can be used for alternative way to verify level of the top surface of the slope guide.

The invention involves an apparatus, comprising a template body 101 with a guide portion 110 wherein the guide portion 110 includes upper 111 and lower 112 guide portions, and a guide portion slot 113. The template body 101 includes a first and second countersink guide channels. The apparatus includes a first spacer coupled to the guide portion slot 113 in a repeatably removeable manner.

A door hardware tool includes an edge wall with a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and an edge bore aperture that extends through the first side and the second side. The edge bore defines a first axis that extends centrally through the edge bore and through the first side and the second side. The door hardware tool also includes a side wall coupled to the edge wall. The sidewall includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a cavity defined between the first and second side, and a cross bore aperture moveable between a first setback position and a second setback position within the cavity along a second axis. The second axis is parallel and offset from the first axis.

A tool for manufacturing a molded pulp wall covering is disclosed. The tool includes a flat tool base, a flat screen attached to the tool base, and a patterned grid that is removably attached to the tool base in a position over the flat screen. The shape of the removable attached patterned grid is used to shape the molded pulp wall panel produced by the tool. Different removable patterned grids may be used on the same flat tool base to produce wall panels with different shapes and patterns.

A tool for manufacturing a molded pulp wall covering is disclosed. The tool includes a flat tool base, a flat screen attached to the tool base, and a patterned grid that is removably attached to the tool base in a position over the flat screen. The shape of the removable attached patterned grid is used to shape the molded pulp wall panel produced by the tool. Different removable patterned grids may be used on the same flat tool base to produce wall panels with different shapes and patterns.

The present invention relates to a method for laying tiles (2) on a laying substrate, in which, initially, tile adhesive (8) is applied to the laying substrate and the tiles (2) are subsequently laid in the tile adhesive (8), characterized in that, before applying the tile adhesive (8) to the laying surface, leveling strips (5) of the same height are affixed so that the top faces of the leveling strips (5) lie in a common reference plane, and in that the tile adhesive (8) is applied between the leveling strips (5) with some protrusion which is then, using a screeding board (9) guided along the top faces of the leveling strips (5), removed down to the level of the reference plane, generating a flat tile adhesive layer (11).

The present invention relates to a method for laying tiles (2) on a laying substrate, in which, initially, tile adhesive (8) is applied to the laying substrate and the tiles (2) are subsequently laid in the tile adhesive (8), characterized in that, before applying the tile adhesive (8) to the laying surface, leveling strips (5) of the same height are affixed so that the top faces of the leveling strips (5) lie in a common reference plane, and in that the tile adhesive (8) is applied between the leveling strips (5) with some protrusion which is then, using a screeding board (9) guided along the top faces of the leveling strips (5), removed down to the level of the reference plane, generating a flat tile adhesive layer (11).