shower

  1. M

    Non Slip Shower Tiles

    I will be getting some modifications done to a shower for my mother, who is elderly and disabled. I'll be getting someone to remove the shower screen and raise the shower floor level to be flush with outside. The primary focus is having a non slip surface in the shower. I've been recommended R10...
  2. J

    Shower tray movement - tiles will be ok???

    Have just noticed movement in the steel shower tray at the corner edge. I have tiled the adjoining floor tiles so now am unable to remove the tray from its position as it is butt up against the wall - see photo options - tile onto the tray whilst in its lower position so it can’t rise when...
  3. P

    mosaic Tiles onto Shower tray former

    Good morning all. Hoping an expert will be able to advise me as I'm dreading making a very expensive mistake I am planning to lay the mosaic tiles pictured onto a wet room shower tray former, I have bought larger porcelain tiles for the rest of the bathroom, was worried about cutting them in...
  4. S

    Best tanking product for shower walls with stone resin tray

    Hi folks, I have been doing a lot of research as to which is the best tanking product to use on our shower walls prior to tiling. The walls are currently made up of prowarm 12mm cement board and there is a 900x900 quad stone resin tray on the floor which I want to tape and seal to the wall...
  5. D

    New Home shower floor not sloped properly, tile company wants to tile over bad slope

    Hello, Bought a new construction home in January 2019 in Orlando. After living in the house for about 6 months, I realized that my master bathroom shower floor was not draining properly. Started seeing discoloration, and mildew around all the areas that were not draining properly. The shower is...
  6. M

    Best sealant for tiles in a shower

    Looking for recommendation for a sealant for wall and floor tiles in a shower room. Wickes Emperador Marble Mix Mosaic Tile are on the floor and plain white glazed tiles on the wall.
  7. A

    converting wetroom to bathroom - what to do with shower former

    Hi All, I'm getting my head around converting our wetroom (vinyl) back into a bathroom (with a tiled floor). The current sub floor is: Floorboards then 6 mm ply then 2-3mm of some grey material (slc?) a thin layer of brown adhesive some lovely non slip vinyl. I'm currently thinking to strip...
  8. A

    fixing slopes in a shower with decorated 20cm tiles

    Hello, We have chosen a painted decorated 20X20cm tiles for the bathroom with a walk-in shower and wanted to make the tiles pattern as seamless as possible. Are the tiles small enough to create fall to to drain without cutting them diagonally? I can settle for slopes that are 95% perfect and...
  9. E

    Shower former setting out opinions

    Hi All, I've not been doing this for too long, so still a little unsure in a lot of things! Was on Ana architect lead job last week into this coming week and would appreciate your opinions on the setting out of this shower former. One option is mine, one is the architects, so which is best...
  10. Geoff Thacker

    Shower seat with ufh

    Hi everybody, Iv been a member for 3-4 years now but more of a watcher than a contributor. Now I need a bit of advise so apologies, I’m about to start a large bathroom with a walk in shower, I’ll be doing this with sheeting the walls with backer board and fully tanking the full room as I always...
  11. S

    New shower, horrible floor grout. Help please

    Hi all, We had a new wetroom put in a few months ago. The tiler was recommended to us but anothr friend also used him recently and his work was very substandard and I can no longer get hold of him. The shower floor grout went dark as soon as it got wet (presumably normal) but it quickly...
  12. J

    Shower tray needs to be moved away from wall to accommodate waste.

    I’ve had to move shower tray about 50mm away from the wall so that the waste is not over a joist, what can I do to bridge the gap? I was thinking to fill it with Wedi board and the tile over it? Any suggestions? Thanks
  13. G

    Repairing loose tiles on shower wall

    Hi, I need to repair the tiles shown in the photo. This is a shower stall where the grout failed and water got behind the tiles. The wall board was wet but not soggy. This is on a first floor; there is no sign of water leaking in the basement. The surrounding tiles are solid. I will be...
  14. E

    Tile floor before fitting raised shower tray

    Hi, new here and after some advice on fitting a raised stone resin shower tray. The shower tray comes with a raised upstand kit which is a fixed height. Do you set the shower base at the height of the upstand plus the 10mm floor tiles plus the tile adhesive? That seems the most obvious to me...
  15. D

    Aquaseal Waterproof Tanking Kit For Wet Room System or Shower Unit

    I just renovated my en-suit and am left with the following items: 1. 2.6-meter tanking tap 2. Waterproof tanking primer – see arrow for quantity left 3. Waterproof tanking membrane - see arrow for quantity left 4. Weber PR360 styrene acrylate primer- about half left I can accept £20 or near...
  16. Dan

    Shower Power Booster - Deal ends soon

    https://www.plumbersforums.net/threads/shower-power-booster-giveaway-competition-ends-31st-december.111068/ Have you guys ever come across the Shower Power Booster? You can boost the pressure of your taps by plugging a device into a normal plug, no electrician required. Worth noting for...
  17. D

    Shower tray former: tiles and waste height

    Hi, I have installed a shower former; the type that is a foam core sandwiched by a meshed cement layer either side: The mosiacs that I wanted to install will be lower than the drain surround (even with the adhesive). I have included some pictures below of the mosiac layed next to the...
  18. johnbgoode

    Build shower pan over old wall tile?

    Hello, First time posting. I'm helping a friend of a friend who recently had a basement shower installed, and unfortunately the contractor who did it was completely incompetent. The floor of the shower is tile, and there is no slope to the drain (in fact if anything, there is a hump drawing...
  19. T

    Is our shower going to be ok?

    Hi all, We are DIYing our bathroom with a shower over tub. We waterproofed the wall linings, used a rubber upstand for our freestanding bath (sealux) and started tiling (80% done). I have a couple of issues with the work we have done... 1.We didn’t check tiles for coverage (I failed to...

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