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  1. K

    Crazy gap between shower metal frame and tiled wall

    Hello and thanks for your time. When the shower metal frame (that will hold the glass wall) is placed plumb along the tiled wall, you can see that the tiled wall is uneven. The top and bottom touches the tile wall but in the middle there is a huge 2cm gap between the metal and wall. Basically...
  2. H

    Electric Cable through Foam Backer Board in Shower

    I am considering purchasing the Wedi system for a shower renovation. The current shower setup uses an electric shower and the new shower renovation will also use an electric shower. The current electric cable runs from the studs, through the tile backer board, through the tile and then into...
  3. A

    Hello & advice re shower / tiles / possible moving floor

    Hello there, Relatively recently we had a new en-suite fitted (complete rip out of the old fittings, and old wall tiles and floor carpet). This consisted of a quadrant shower enclosure, a stone-resin shower tray, new ceramic tiles on the floor and half tiling on the walls. All the work...
  4. A

    Bath Shower wall prep after tiles fell off

    My bathroom was tiled 5 years ago with 60x30 tiles which became loose and came clean off with a little wiggle. The installation was prior to when I moved in. The walls look sound and flat and seemed to have been newly plastered before the tiling was done. My question is what do I need to seal...
  5. M

    First tiling project - just need to vent

    Grouting my shower walls in a few days. I tried to do everything by the book, which I did. Water membrane, proper notching, back-buttering. Then I learned that in the section from when I first started laying tiles, there were voids -- one tile rocking. I had to remove and replace 20 tiles...
  6. G

    Can you use Mosaic Tile on a shower wall?

    I'm installing 4x12 white ceramic subway tile in my shower and going from the shower base up to the ceiling. Seeing I'm going to the ceiling I wanted to break up the look of the tile by putting a boarder somewhere in the center of my shower. The Home Depot website said you can use Mosaic tile...
  7. D

    CT1 Adhesive & Sealant for tiling shower area?

    Has anyone ever used CTI for sticking tiles to a wall. I'm new to tiling and want to install a shower with metro tiles onto a skimmed wall. I did try Mapri Keraquick Wall & Floor Rapid-set tile adhesive, but my lack of skill and experience means that I'm making quite a mess. I'm thinking that I...
  8. S

    Very slight movement in tiles around shower tray.

    Hello, So I have a small shower tray that has 4 upstands and the tiles placed on top. The gap between the shower tray and top of the tile is about 1cm. I've noticed at the bottom tile that if I push it I see slight movement. My worry is that water is getting behind and slowly working its way...
  9. A

    My 1st Job Replace damagedGypsum plasterboard with aquapanel in shower enclosure?

    Hello, this is my first post on here, probably one of many I am sure! I am looking for some advice on an issue we are facing with our shower enclosures tiling in a circa 1890s mid terrace house. We recently moved into a house that had recently been refurbished, and fitted with freestanding...
  10. N

    MR Plasterboard in shower

    I am in the process of building a couple of stud walls to create a shower cubicle. Built from 4"x2" studs they will be covered in backing board and tanked/waterproofed before tiling. The third wall in the cubicle already exists and is constructed of MR plasterboard on 6" studs and then...
  11. L

    Pictures Failing mosaic tiles on shower floor

    I bought Faulty Towers last June. I have done a fix on my shower floor tiles. It has lasted for a couple of months but is now failing again. The problem is mosaic tiles coming off. I tried siliconing them to the adhesive base then a bit of grout in the gaps. So, that doesn’t work. Is there a...
  12. G

    Silicon colour?? Bathroom and Shower

    Hi I'm looking for some opinions on Silicon colours for my new bathroom, I'm getting close to finishing it and unsure of what colour Silicon to use. I have limestone (ultra tile) grout and marble affect porcelain. Should I use 1) limestone Silicon on the internal vertical corners, and white...
  13. robertlair

    Build-up Needed for Tile Installation in Shower

    I am doing a shower tile installation on mold-resistant drywall and I am waterproofing with redguard. The drywall comes down and sits on the shower edge/lip, and the tile will go over the lip and down to the base of the shower. All looks great except one of the studs was a little bowed and one...
  14. G

    How to waterproof joint setting compound on a shower wall

    I need to tile a new corner shower stall. I put Hardi waterproof backer board on the wall and used thinset to seal all my seams and screws, also used thinset for my transition seam between the drywall and backer board. I used a setting joint compound (not a pre mix drywall compound) to feather...
  15. Y

    Trowel Size for Carrara Marble

    Hello. Doing... ( extremely slowly ).. a walk-in shower & additional soaking tub area 1) What specific size notched trowel for 6"x18" Carrara (stone) marble on Kerdi board shower walls. Installed in a 50/50 brick pattern with 1/16" jts. Tiles will be back buttered 2) Is a levelling...
  16. T

    Shower Tiling and Niche Fabrication Question

    I am building a niche in a 26x15 opening on a 60x32 shower I will be tiling. I am using GoBoard as backer. Does anyone have a link on fabricating a niche out of GoBoard or Schluter board? Also, question on tile costs: Since I visited various tile shops including the Tile Shop, Virginia Tile...
  17. G

    Building shower pan and waterproofing

    Here is the situation. I live in Alaska. I am building a shower pan so I can tile a new shower. I just put in the pan liner after I put a sloped mixed concrete I guess you would call it underlayment. I have watched quite a few videos. Anyway I watched one and the guy said to take out the...
  18. J

    A Crack in shower pan

    Hello all, I am renovating an old shower and was hoping to reuse the concrete shower pan. It is poured on a slab basement and was poured around shower drain and plumbing pipe. Once I removed the old tile and mortar I noticed a crack in the pan roughly along where the plumbing runs. Should I be...
  19. Jordon

    Can I start tiling from the middle of a shower wall?

    I'm tiling my shower. I've got a pony wall and would like a grout line to line up with the top of that pony wall. Can I start a row of tile at the top of my pony wall and work my way down to the floor?
  20. S

    Refit Shower Enclosure Silicon Sealant Advice

    Hi All, we have recently had a new shower enclosure fitted and wanted to check whether the inside vertical profiles should be Silicon sealed as a "belt and braces" approach to prevent leaks? The instructions only state to do the outside and the bottom of the door only: The fitter has stated...

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