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.

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

My favorite tile installation tool.

This is a great system. Only these guys had the 3/16 spacers, Lowe’s and home depot only carry 1/16 and 1/8. This leveling system works great. I did a small bathroom prior to this one without using this system and the same tile. It did not turn out as nice. They snap off easy when done.

So these red guys, probably 5 stars. But I need to consider that these are used as part of a system. I purchased these, 1/8 inch black spacer guys, and the plastic shields.The red guys worked great. You can actually give them a spin and they are frictionless enough that they spin all the way down to the tile. Pretty easy to tighten from there.However, unlike other systems that have pliers that you can set for a certain tightness, these are done by hand. Its not always easy to know how much to tighten them, and this can lead to the post snapping off. This happened to me twice and girlfriend like 10 times. Luckily, I had purchased another brand for backup that can slip down between already placed tiles and be used to level them.

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!

Love them

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.