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  1. J

    UK Tanking Recommendation

    Hi, Im looking for a recommendation for a liquid tanking. I have to use a liquid tanking membrane, external tile board or replacing the walls isnt an option. The walls are plastered over plasterboard (paramount walls) Ive removed all the paint so back to bare plaster and they are clean and...
  2. M

    Advice please, bathroom fitter has dot and dabbed tiles!

    Hi all, I'm hoping you can help with some feedback, please My parents are currently having a new bathroom installed, all stripped back to bare walls and floor. The fitter has done/hasn't done some things that I'm 99% sure aren't good practice, but he has convinced my Dad it is fine. I have...
  3. S

    Liquid Tanking Systems

    Looking for a recommendation for a liquid tanking system to be applied to fresh plaster. Was eying up aqua defence by Mapei or HydroBan by Laticrete but open to others. Just needs to be able to be painted on ready for ceramic tiles
  4. M

    Tanking vs moisture resistant grouting

    We are redoing our bathroom and had a long discussion on tanking with our handyman who does minor plumbing and tiling. We have asked him to tank around the bath and shower areas. He has been saying that if grouting is properly applied then there is no need for tanking as grouting is moisture...
  5. M

    Tanking all solid walls and floor?

    Hi, We are redoing our main bathroom and looking for a second opinion on tanking. We have bought the following mapei tanking kit and plan to use it on all 4 walls after removing the old tiles. https://www.screwfix.com/p/mapei-shower-waterproofing-kit/78484 All the walls are solid brick and we...
  6. Gillmoss

    Domestic Bathroom Tanking

    Hello I purchased new bathroom supply installation from B&Q they pointed a contractor he told me when the plumber and tiler would turn up. floor not sealed and the joints ceiling and wall not sealed, floor and plasterboard . No cement board (waterproof moisture resistant)wet walls not...
  7. J

    Should I tank rendered brick walls for wet room

    Hi, I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor is hardwood boarded with a 6mm OSB overlay. Do I need to tank the walls and floor with it being a...
  8. J

    Should I Tank Rendered Brick Walls in Shower Area?

    Hi, I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor is hardwood boarded with a 6mm OSB overlay. Do I need to tank the walls and floor with it being a...
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    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  9. K

    Tanking systems for skimmed plasterboard

    Hi guys. New to the forum here. So basically I have just had my bathroom plasterboarded using dot and dab method and it's now been skimmed. I will be getting a shower enclosure being installed so It needs to be tanked. I have just realised I could have used a hardie backer board. My questions...
  10. S

    'retro-tanking' shower?

    I've a shower to repair where on one wall the lower half of the existing tiles are loose and the plasterboard behind deteriorated. When I remove the tiles and damaged board, what is the best approach? Cement backer board I guess, but how to waterproof effectively where 2 sides of the existing...
  11. N

    Which tile backing board, tanking and adhesive for large format tile

    Hi Peeps, about to rip out my bath and put a new one in with a shower. I've done a few bathrooms already but because I'm using 60x60 tiles (28.5kg per m2 Polished ) I just need some advice on what board and adhesive I can use. The tap wall is stud and the side is block. The block is currently...
  12. R

    Tiling on top of shower tray with tanking

    I’ve tanked a the bathroom walls with Mapei showerproofing kit and I’ve installed a shower tray. The walls are all tiled now and I am going to do the last row in on top of the shower tray. My question is because Mapei recommend putting the tape along the shower tray and wall and tanking over...
  13. D

    I forgot to use primer before tanking

    Hi. I have a new build house which i am fitting out 2 shower areas. I started putting on the tanking kit and membrane but i forgot to prime the walls first. Is this a problem? One shower area is a hard coat of plaster on concrete block and the other area is plaster and cement board. Am I OK...
  14. S

    Tanking shower walls and sealing around the existing shower tray

    I have just joined the forum and I'm hoping for some advice. I had a leak in my shower which now needs retiling. I have replaced the area of water damaged plasterboard with a sheet of aquapanel. The shower tray is remaining in place and I am now planning to tank/waterproof the three walls that...
  15. C

    Tanking shower area on new plasterboard and skim

    Hi, trying to find my way around this question. We had a new bathroom built, it was plasterboarded and skimmed in September. We're now ready to install the bathroom suite and tile. I understand that I should drank the area around the shower/bath before tiling. Can I apply the liquid waterproof...
  16. M

    Should I tank this area in my wetroom?

    Hi, all I have just finished my wetroom and tanked all areas, to my understanding because this is a wetroom, therefore, all areas should be tanked. However, I have created a large concrete step that is spirit levelled and my worry is if I tank this area then should any water ingress via...
  17. M

    Do i tank this area of my wetroom?

    Hi, all I have just finished my wetroom and tanked all areas, to my understanding because this is a wetroom, therefore, all areas should be tanked. However, I have created a large concrete step that is spirit levelled and my worry is if I tank this area then should any water ingress via...
  18. A

    Priming and tanking - various surfaces

    Hi all - we’re doing a bathroom refit and have some questions on best practices for tanking (we’ve bought the Mapei Aquadefense product, but the instructions are as clear as mud): (1) we’ve got plywood floor, onto which vinyl will be laid. Does this need tanking? If so, should it be primed...
  19. A

    Actual regulations on tanking walk-in shower?

    Hi, So I've looked about and read a few things regarding the building regs (BS 5385-1:2018 clause 6.1.1.3). I'm just a bit unsure as to how high the tanking has to be up the walls for it to be legit? I'm looking at getting an Impey Linear 4 shower tray and I know they have their own Waterguard...
  20. B

    Tanking past tiles and shower tray

    Hi, I’m tiling wall first then fitting enclosure but tanking before the tiling. My question is if I’m tiling behind the frame but only the width of the frame What will stop the water if it gets behind the tiles, running down the wall to the outside of the shower tray? Hope you can help Ben
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