We want to get our small wet room tiled, it's 2.4m x 1.5m and has a concrete floor, we had an extension built in 2008 but never got round to tiling it. At the time we bought a Tilesafe kit which we still have, the bitumen based membrane seems fine as do the rolls of reinforcing strip, we would...
How much do you pay for your tanking kit? Just picked one up this morning from my tile shop that I use, £42 +vat trade price, comes with tape and primer and 2 corners
I've got a couple of jobs coming up with a fresh bathroom, freshly boarded and plastered walls, small tiles, including two shower areas, I'm gonna tank the wet areas first, it's a shame the shower tray is already fitted as I'm gonna have to tank down to it, was thinking just masking tape it and...
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I have bought the homelux tanking system and are just wondering how I should go about sealing round and integrated shower and radiator pipes any advice would be much appreciated images attached
Hi all. I've got a wetroom to do with a pumped screed floor and wondering what would be the best method of tanking it. The floor has wet ufh and using silver trav.
Thanks in advance.
getting closer to the time when I'll be thinking about what to apply to the walls around the shower area before tiling.
What do you guys use, what's better, membranes type of system or paint on type.
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Building a pool soon that will need to be waterproofed ready for tiling. I have previously built 3 pools that had a liner finish so this will be the first pool that I have rendered and then tiled the interior so if anyone has any advise on this forum it would be much appreciated. I can buy...
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Which waterproof tanking system do you use to tank your showers / bathrooms / wetrooms?
If your product isn't on the list let me know and I'll add it. I've pulled up the names from an old thread. So they might have changed now. If they have, let me know and I'll change them on the poll.
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I am a tradesperson but do not know a great deal about tanking for a wet room -I've done a lot of research but remain undecided. I was going to go with the BAL WP1 system but TOPPS no longer sell this and are now pushing the BAL Waterproof plus instead ( a trowel on type plaster)...
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OK guys i have a swimming pool to do in this system , and was wondering if anyone had used this one before and if you had any advise or tips for me :-D
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Hi Everyone. I'm currently DIYing my en-suite shower room and could do with some advice re tanking.
The floor is a new sand and cement screeded floor with in-screed UFH and an Impey Aquagrade former as the wetroom style 'tray' which needs a tanking membrane on it. The dimensions of the former...
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I have to tank a swimming pool we have just rendered and screeded, any idear how much a M2 to charge for labour only guys , two coat system + tapes and gaskets in first coat , then wait 24 hours and skimm second coat ! thanks ???
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Simple really just wondering what people's preferences are and why? Mine is the mapei tanking kit, used it for years without any issues.. I'm interested to know what other people prefer :)
Hiya, i am new here and i am looking for advice and tips for my first steam shower.
I will be fitting a 2000x800 former to the floor with a centre liner drain, under floor heating matt will be on top then ceramic or porcelain tiles. I will be putting a 12.5mm themal insulation board (like a...
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Hi Everyone
You guys helped me out last year and I did our bathroom/level access shower which hasn't leaked so far! Went a bit OTT on the old marmox and taping etc but thought better be safe than sorry!
Anyway, had to do a shed roof repair over winter (knocked down now) so used roof flashing...
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Had to look at a wetroom as there was some damage into an adjoining bedroom wall, started to remove the mosaic and realised there was no kind of tray.
The timber within the shower area after removing the Travertine had some severe rot.
The guy who rents the property is a solicitor, the remaining...
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Good afternoon. I hope you don't mind me asking a couple of quick question to get your views on this. I always tank wet areas using the ardex tanking system. Would you still tank the bath/shower areas if wedi board has been used to board these areas out. I've never fixed to wedi board before. I...
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Iv been looking at tanking kits and have come across this one
For a wet room I am doing and I would also buy 4 internal corners to do the full floor level aswell as shower area
Would this kit be fine or would you reccommend anything else?
http://m.screwfix.com/p/mapei-shower...?filtered=true...
I'm doing a bathroom at home soon and have done alot of research regarding tanking the room..... The only thing iv not found is with regards to if I have to water proof the full room or just the section where the shower is
The room I'm doing is 21m².... That's walls and floor..... The shower...