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    En-Suite Shower - Tanking, Grout and Adhesive advice required

    Morning, A complete novice to the site and to the industry so please be gentle. I have recently had to rip out my shower due to mould and plasterboard damage. Upon removing tiles etc we found that the plasterboard used was standard board and that no tanking was completed either. (Pretty...
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    Tanking Etc

    Hi All, Newbie to the site and like to do things properly, I haveread a lot of valuable posts on here and have a few questions. I am changingthe shower tray/cubicle in my en suite. The reason for this is not due to anyleakage etc its just the builders who fitted it used a tray with a 4...
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    Wetroom Tanking with NoMorePly and Mira

    Hello, first post from DIYer... sorry. I have laid down 6mm NoMorePly sheets onto 18mm ply using Mega Adhesive and screws. I also have Mira 4400 tanking membrane plus Mira Safecoat. I have seen a lot of people here on the forums point out that PVA should not be used for priming the NoMorePly...
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    tanking???

    what is tanking exactly?
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    Battens onto tanking?!?! Help!

    Morning all A wee question about battens and tanking? Advice really appreciated After the area is tanked how do u fix battens to the wall? It's around a bath so can't use batten stands. How can they be fixed without damaging the membrane?!! Also what way do u find best for fixing...
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    Advice on tilling with porcelain and tanking a bath and shower area

    Hi all, Just wanting some advice on tilling onto a plaster boarded stud wall around a shower and bath area. I have just pulled all the existing tiles off the wall and over boarded the exiting plasterboard as it has become weak and floppy. I’m just using standard 10mm white boards. I am...
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    Impey tanking membrane underfloor heating and self lev compound

    I spent ages preparing my wet room with impey tray and tanking system . I'm on a wooden floor (25mm ply) in upstairs bathroom and I want to protect the underfloor heating mat so tiler can start the wall first without damaging the heating mat. Could someone please recommend a good flexible self...
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    been tiling pool`s with this as a tanking

    All About Polyurea - Polyurea Protective Coatings Industry Portal for Linings, Concrete, Flooring, Waterproofing and Contractors - Polyurea Technical Information Directory - Polyurea.com NOW Ardex have said it's no -good to tile on to :yikes:, and the pool company who use this system are...
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    BAL Tank Kit

    Hi Quick bit of advice, just purchased a BAL Waterproofing Kit for a shower (WP1) in a tub, didn’t have any instructions so I have looked up on BAL website, The instructions seem a little confusing or I may be misunderstanding the terminology : The walls this is to be applied are for a shower...
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    Do i need to tank behind Wet wall panels

    Hi, Before you all say wet wall panels are horrible and everything i agree, and would much rather tile a cubicle, but it is what the customer wants, Just wondering if there is any need to tank behind them? I always tank a shower area and sometimes round a bath before tiling depending on...
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    1st post - Tanking why not in UK

    Hi all, just thought to say a quick hello and ask for a point of view......Just started up my own part time business and have done a few showers and bathrooms although no where near as experienced as some of you guys....A quick thought on tanking, I am selling myself on the basis that I will not...
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    Mapei tanking tape question (another)

    I'm a little confused about how to apply the tanking tape! 1. if both sides of the tape are to be behind tiles, ie in a vertical corner, do I still need to remove the scrim from the edge? 2. should the tape be applied scrim side to the wall, or rubber side to the wall? 3. do I need to peel...
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    tanking a wetroom

    we are planning a wetroom on the ground floor we are not using a floor kit just laying on the concrete floor should we tank the floor and walls. need some advice asap
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    Tanking a new en-suite and what to use

    Hi, We've recently had an en-suite put into a new extension and I'm at odds with what to do with the floor. It's currently 18mm ply and the walls are boarded with moisture resistant plasterboard. It's not been plastered yet. It will eventually be fitted with a shower enclosure using shower...
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    Tanking Question

    Hi Guys When I install my shower cubical and tray; do I need to tank the flooring and walls? The walls are battened with 12mm Hardie Backer Board and the floor is 18mm ply overlaid with 6mm Hardie Backer Board. Thanks as always Aspesim
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    Tanking!

    Just boarding my shower area at the moment with hardibacker 500 and I'm after a little information. I'm planning to mastic the tray to the walls, but when tanking do I tape between the shower tray and the wall, then tank over that? Or just tank the wall and just leave the mastic on the back of...
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    Tanking New Shower Area For Wetroom - No Tray

    We're about to start work on a new wetroom installation on a ground concrete floor. The shower area is to be triangular with two of the sides 'kicking back' a tad (see attached sketch). As such shaped shower formers/trays do not exist, we're going to have to create the fall to the corner drain...
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    tanking

    hi, my name's gaz, i'm new to the forum, iv'e got 200 showers that need tanking, labour only is any body interested, if so please reply, 10mtr2 per room 5 rooms per day 8 weeks works on present contract, possibly more on new contracts.
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    Advice needed for tanking and shower floor

    Hi all Here's my situation :- My mother had a downstairs shower and toilet room extension built about 5 years ago. The floor is concrete and had altro( I think that's what it's called) fitted which i have now removed and the shower corner was tiled from ceiling to floor and had a drain...
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    Hi all , urgent advice required re.tanking and shower floor

    Hi all , First of all I want to say a big Hi to everyone . considering i have never tiled before in my life , i have found this forum so helpful and interesting , so a big thankyou to all. Here's my situation :- My mother had a downstairs shower and toilet room extension built about 5...

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