Hi, first post on the forum. Looking for advice/opinions on a belt and braces approach to tanking a shower cubicle. Reason for this, I have a shower in a narrow room that is in within three walls. Have had complaints from occupier in the flat below that he is experiencing mould growth in his...
...and is completely original from when it was built.
I have recently re-boarded one of the en-suite bathrooms, using moistureresistantplasterboard and plastered the ceiling, and the upper quarter of the walls (for painting). We are installing an offset corner bath, with mira atom shower bar...
Re: Advice plz! First DYI tiling job messed up!
Well...we have decided to replace the damaged plasterboards. In fact we have made some holes on the boards to look behind, so no way back now. We will however only replace the area above the existing tiles, just to reduce the cost and also the...
Am confused by so much conflicting advice info about what needs to be done first to tile onto moistureresistantplasterboard.
Completely refitting bathroom. Internal partition walls are new moistureresistantplasterboard (being replacements for ruined old stramut strawboard walls)
Can i tile...
...help that I have the indoor harpie screeching at me every five minutes.
My situation is this. Bathroom, lined with moistureresistantplasterboard, with possibly a 9.5kw over bath electric shower being installed.
Tiles are ceramic, 330 x 250 x 8mm.
Just wondering how you guys would go about...
hi guys, tiling a bathroom soon in a 1st floor flat, the bathroom has no window and it has moistureresistantplasterboard all round.its not got a bath but will have a shower. customer syas he doesnt want to pay out the massive expense ( about £50!! ) for a tanking system in shower area when he...
If in doubt prime it has always been my way but how many would prime MoistureResistantplasterboards ?
Now cost of primer isnt an issue but if you weigh up the time it takes to prime and drying time then that is the cost I dont like.
So how many prime plasterboards, MR or normal ?
...the new bath. But, a couple of questions:
1 - What is the right material for the wall? I am thinking probably moistureresistantplasterboard. Is this correct?
2 - Should I waterproof further around the shower area? It will be a mains powered shower from a combination boiler, not a pumped...
This is an interesting thread. I'm new to tiling and trying to find the best and most practical tiling methods. I know that there is something in cement based adhesive that doesn't like plaster, so therefore I do prime. But I guess that if the plasterboard is intact and nicely wrapped, even...
I have a bathroom that is back to brick, the plan is to get all the walls dot and dab boarded using a moistureresistant board, then tank the bath / shower area using BAL kit. The tiles I have bought are 60cm x 30 cm porcelain.
I have never tiled a wall with tiles this size or weight before...
David Swain
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I am refurbishing a bathroom, I have a tiler to do the tiling but I am ripping it out and preparing. All walls are plasterboard so I think it would be easier to rip all of it out and re-plasterboard and then tile direct on to this. It will be a bath with shower so around the shower end I will...
you need a single part cement based with admix spf you are better using ordinary plasterboard as its not as easy to stick to moistureresistant boards you wont need to prime it but check with the adhesive supplier just in case
sorry for the late reply paul.....i answered your post and then had to go out.
the tanking system creates a waterproof barrier to your plasterboard. the main reason for water ingression is the miniscule micro pores in the grout....grout is water resistant not water proof this will allow small...
18mm wbp is overkill for the walls you can use 12mm moistureresistantplasterboard, just nog the wall for load points, like cistern or towel rails etc making sure there's no flex..spend the money on a 25mm ply floor if you're tiling it fixed @ 300 to the joists
This is the only info I've got on it, I'd prefer a review as I'm very wary of a new product.
lamitech
Lamitech is a semi-rigid polyethylene sheet measuring 3 mm. in thickness, made up of a highly resistant alveolate membrane, covered on the bottom part by a textile sheet. This structure forms...
...ready mixed adhesive. I'd use a standard setting single part flexible adhesive if I were you. I wouldn't bother with moistureresistantplasterboard as if you prime it, it will delay the setting time of your addy, just use normal 12.5mm plasterboard and prime with the appropriate primer for...