wetroom tiling

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    A couple of wetrooms im working on

    as requested on my other thread here is some more pics of the job im currently working on it is a couple of wetrooms for the homeowners daughters, they were already wetrooms but looked dated and one had failed slightly leaving a bit of a mouldy smell ok more pics this is the 2nd bathroom...
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    Wetroom tileable shower tray 1600 x 1600mm?

    Does anyone know where I can get one of these trays from if at all possible. It will need to go on first floor over beams. Went to have a look at the job this morning and it appears that the plumbers had tried to form their own tray using 6mm ply and adhesive but it's failed miserably.
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    Wetroom tanking and tiling - Southampton (SO45 area)

    I have a small shower room that needs tanking and tiling. Size 2.5m x 1.7m. The room has a N&C Premier Shower Deck installed at one end and the rest of the floor has a 1:100 fall towards the deck. The walls are lined with No More Ply. I'm looking for a membrane style tanking solution followed...
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    Converting a Shower into a Wetroom (DIY) advice

    Hi, I have gutted a shower room with the intention of creating a wet room. The floor tiles were lifting due to the bad flooring install This leads me on to asking for your educated advice, 1. In your opinions what wet room try/base would you suggest I install (1200x1200mm)? 2. The existing...
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    Starting a new wetroom (1st time)

    Hello all, Im about to start a new wetroom. It is located on the first floor - the floor is joists/boards, two of the walls are external walls, i.e. brick, the other two are stud. The floorboards are flat and level. I was going to take up the boards, fit noggins everywhere then replace with...
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    Gypsum screed in a wetroom?

    I'm on a new house at the moment, 100m of 900x450 porcelain, onto a sand and cement screed. This is phase one, I haven't been asked to price for the bathrooms (Yet) For some reason, the rest of the house has a gypsum screed, including 3 of the 4 bathrooms. These are not that common over here...
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    Confused about wetrooms

    I am confused about the principle behind tanking a wetroom. In the event of a flood, water will simply find its way through the door to the next room. I don't understand the logic behind tanking a wetroom if this can happen? Tanking is supposed to protect substrates, but adhesive and grout is...
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    do i need to tank or will tiles be ok in my wetroom?

    Hi I have a downstairs wet room just over 2x2m. We have a concrete floor and all block walls now plastered. Our plumber has put in the drain, builder shaped the floor and UFH gone down with 4 to 2 screed mix to go on top. Do I need to tank the floor and walls as well or will tiles and grout...
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    How not to do a wetroom

    Have been to look at 2x wetrooms in fact they weren't the only wetrooms:yikes: They are both badly leaking threw the ceilings, An impey tray had been used and tilesafe membrane. The tiles on the tray had not had envelope cuts done and it had just been tiled flatish the adhesive on top off the...
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    Regrouting a wetroom floor

    Hi All, I'm a regular on the plumbers forum but haven't posted much on here. However I need a bit of tiling related advice and I guess here is the right place to ask. I was at a property last week looking at a defective shower mixer in an en-suite wetroom (vast farmhouse conversion - 6...
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    wetroom floor

    I'm about to tile our wetroom floor but don't know where to start. The shower base is 1200 x 1200 with off set drain (not in the center), the waste is 140mm square and the tiles are 100mm square. Can someone please advice on the best way to tile it. kind regards sasik
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    leaky wetroom floor, installed twice. second opinion required

    Hi had a loft conversion almost 2 years ago and fairly soon after notice staining on ceiling below, which i ignored thinking it was probably from the testing/installation. anyway, some of the tiles made a small 'movement' noise when walked on and grout started to come out. leak got worse, loft...
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    Wetroom check list ?

    Hi. This is how i was planning it, any thoughts or suggestions please say. Marmox showerlay - floor up and strengthened, 18mm ply back instead of chipboard, tray stuck. 12.5 mm Marmox boards on stud walls, screws and washers. Dural WP on rendered wall and stud walls, using preformed corners...
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    Wetroom floor question

    Just been asked to replace a wetroom floor. I managed to get the old tiles up, and replace the membrain ok. The problem is the new tiles are thicker than the old ones, and wont go under the wall tiles at the edges. Cant remove any wall tiles as they are no longer availible,and was wondering...
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    paint on tanking or the rolls of adhesive for ground floor concrete wetroom?

    hello tilers, just getting all my materials together for my wetroom floor and was wondering weather to go with a paint on liquid tanking or the rolls of adhesive dpm. Its a ground floor concrete base with a 150w ufh mat to go on, the shower area will have a screen to stop me toilet roll getting...
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    My First Wetroom

    Hi Folks.:wave2: I've yet to post or introduce myself so ..."hello"! I've been working on my wetroom for a few months now and have took inspiration, ideas, advice etc. from many of threads on here, so thanks chaps! So I thought it was about time to post a few pics and progress of where I'm...
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    What kind of wetroom tanking is best and easiest for a DIY-er? Help please!

    Hi, I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction for the best, simplist and most reasonably priced way to tank a wet room. I need a 1500 x 800 deck and was thinking of buying the Maxxus 1500 x 800 kit for £400 but wondered if its better to buy the deck and drain and...
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    Wickes Crema Marfil Stone Effect Ceramic Tile - OK for Wetrooms?

    My wife has MS so we're currently taking out the original roll top bath that she can no longer get into or out of (even with a chair lift) and turning the bathroom into a wetroom. Chose the Wickes Crema Marfil effect ceramic tiles and ordered on-line because they've got a good price on them...
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    Wetroom Floor Tiles are loose and leaking

    Moved into our house about 5 years ago, grout in ground floor wetroom started disintegrating soon after. Now some damp on walls around wetroom apparent, probably caused by water ingress and seepage across membrane to boundaries. We've stopped using it for now, but need to know what is necessary...
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    The mechanics of tanking and choosing grout in a wetroom?

    Hi guys, I'm in the process of creating a wetroom at home. So far, i've done the tanking in the shower area using the BAL WP1 coating. Yesterday, I fixed the porcelain mosaic floor tiles into place using BAL Single Part Flexible adhesive (as my first tiling job, i probably couldnt have picked...

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