RTC Spin Doctor Tile Leveling System Caps 100Pc (SDCAP)

I wish I had these devices about 25 years ago when I was laying tile all day long. These Red caps spin on a thin plastic base inserted into the cement (thin set) that is used to adhere your tile to the floor. Shown in the picture is the result of using the spin doctor tile leveling system. I put in this beautiful ceramic floor (that looks like wood), in a smaller bedroom of my house. I hated the old carpet, and finally stripped it out, patched any holes from the concrete nails, then started this project. It has been many years since I installed tile myself, so it did require an investment in a new tile saw. What was remarkable, was the ease of use, and the practicality of this product. I could screw the red cap down and level the edges of adjoining tiles, and at the corners, I used it to level the corners of 4 adjoining tiles. It allowed a perfectly level floor without some tiles lower than others. Always remember to use enough thin set, so just a little squeezes out of all the seam, then clean it out after installing the Spin Doctor levelers. Not using enough thin set makes the tiles sound 'hollow' underneath (because it is hollow, and prone to cracking). I'm now on to the next project which is to finish the side of the house where this project started. You can buy these items at many outlets, but I have discovered that the true savings is when you see competitive pricing through Amazon.... And no, I don't work for Amazon, or like Jeff Bezos.

This product really works! As a homeowner I've been setting tile for 30 years for various remodeling and wish I had used this product for all my projects! Used on floor and wall applications. Great product!

We installed large format porcelain tiles (12 X 24) in our bathroom and this tile leveling system was easy to use and met our needs. We'll use it again in two other bathrooms. As others have indicated the flatter the sub floor or concrete pad you're working on the better your results will be. This system can compensate for minor imperfections in floor height and/or thinset thickness. Keep the thinset out of the grout lines as much as possible. We also ordered the clear shields because we weren't sure if the red spin-on caps would damage the tiles. Not sure if they helped but they certainly didn't hurt. Spin tops and clear shields are reusable.

Good product.

So I tiled two small bedrooms, one without a leveling system, and one with the spin doctor system with the black 1/8” spacers. I am much happier with the lack of lippage in the spin doctored room. I am using these without the optional friction pads that, for some reason, Amazon doesn’t carry. Tightening down on the caps did NOT cause any scratches to my printed porcelain faux wood tiles. The company recommends the pads for natural stone however. Tip#1: I had better luck using these on the straight joints rather than the T-joints. I recommend one leveling device on each of the four sides of a rectangular or square tile and a T or X-shaped passive spacer at the non-straight joints. Tip#2: Try to keep mortar off the sides of the spacer. If the spacer is mortared in place and has no “give” when you kick the cap to break off the spacer, then the spacer will break high and you’ll have to snap it off and grind it down to get the plastic that is left below the grout line. A Dremel did this pretty quickly for me, but an oscillating tool with a grout blade may work better. Tip#3: Tile the whole room in one go if you can. Where I stopped in the spin doctored room and then picked it up the next day is the only place where the leveling is not great. If you have to leave a room unfinished, place your spacers for the next row so they dry in place for the future row. This worked ok, but not great. Tip#4: You will need more spacers and caps than you think you do. Better to have a few extra than to run out during the project.

Simple to use and check for tile leveling

We had never tiled a single thing before taking on remodeling our entire master bathroom. We used 18 inch square tiles and this product made it so much easier. We used these on the floor, walls, and in the shower and it all turned out great. It would be extremely difficult to lay large tile without any "lips" without something like this. We put 2 Spin Doctors on each side, and used an entirely different spacer for the corners. We hit the Spin Doctors in the direction of the grout line after 24 hours and every single one broke off as it was supposed to. We have zero complaints about this product.

I absolutely love this product.It works perfect for what I need

I am a DIY'er but I do a lot of renos. This system is excellent. Made tiling so much easier not having to fuss over leveling them manually. Just have to remember to put the plastic tabs in before moving to the next tile. Not a normal thought. Adding that it spaces the tile at the same time is fantastic. Easy to spin on/off. Just use a hammer to know them off (go with the tile to knock off) Well worth the money and made my tiling experience far better. Even bought another box of spacers for my next project!

Very nice system but you should think about buying two boxes of the spinners to do a job because you use 8 spinners per tile

I liked everything.. Best used when the project can be finished in one go..

As advertised

Make a world of difference when trying to level tile