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  1. Tile Marble Granite

    Water damaged shower repair

    Water Damaged Shower Repairs Shower tile repair – water damage – tile waterproofing Do you have shower leakage that goes downstairs leading to either your main floor or basement? Read this blog to find out why the worn-out shower leaks downstairs. You are not alone, in fact, water damaged...
  2. markgannon

    Sealing Shower Enclosure

    Hello. I've received conflicting advice on whether the bottom horizontal piece of a shower enclosure should be sealed with Silicon on the outside only OR both on the inside and outside. See images. The original installer sealed both inside and outside when the home was built. It lasted 15...
  3. P

    Shower sealing strips

    Hi is it better to use an under tip sealing strip on shower tray or just Silicon it. Has anyone used a sealing stop if so which would be recommend? Thanks
  5. T

    Grout repair in shower

    Hi All, Having recently found lots of water dripping down under my bath I managed to locate the problem to a small hole in the grout. I had a quick rummage in the loft and found some old BAL micromax grout which I was pleased to find was still a nice powder after 7 years. It mixed up nicely...
  6. T

    Used wrong sized trowel for shower walls

    Good Evening, I installed 12x24 wall tile in my shower remodel. I realize now that I should have used a 1/2 x 1/2 trowel, but used a 1/4"x1/4" trowel. I back buttered and troweled each tile as well as the wall. I pullled up tiles every so often and always had good coverage of the back. The tiles...
  7. P

    Shower under tile seal

    Hi i am looking for a shower tray under tile seal, a few years ago I found one that the tile sat in a channel on the seal with the up stand behind the tile and the flexi seal part below, does any one know if they still do anything like this anymore ? regards peter
  9. N

    Wetroom floor boarding

    Hi all! So I got to a job yesterday downstairs wetroom floor with mains underfloor heating (not commissioned but pressure tested) the builder has out down 12mm hardie boards to raise the floor to the existing building. The issue is the boards have been dot and dabbed on the floor and have...
  10. B

    Scratched porcelain floor tile in shower

    I like DIY projects. Figured I'd try my hand at removing cracked grout in my shower and replace it with caulk. To remove the old grout I used a oscillating tool with diamond edged grout remover. The end result is severely scratched floor tile. Is there any way to remove the scratches short of...
  11. SanDiegoChip

    Questions About Tile Over Tile Plan for Walk-in Shower

    Hello, Just joined the forum and am hoping to get some advice on a project. I live in San Diego, CA. My wife and I have been unhappy with our master bath walk-in shower floor since we bought the house 25 years ago. We do not like the aesthetics and the floor always looks dirty. For the last 10...
  13. SanDiegoChip

    Looking for Advice on Plan to Lay Tile over Tile for Shower Floor

    Hello, Just joined the forum and am hoping to get some advice on a project. I live in San Diego, CA - hope this is OK (just noticed you are UK based). My wife and I have been unhappy with our master bath walk-in shower floor since we bought the house 25 years ago. We do not like the...
  14. R

    Repair Travertine Shower Sill

    I noticed a chip in the Travertine shower sill. It is about 1.5" long and 1/8" at the highest point. This sill overhangs the shower threshold about 3/4". What can be used to repair this? Would I need to use Travertine filler? If so what kind and how should it be done. Thanks
  15. K

    Shower Wall Needs Leveling

    My tiler split on me and left the shower walls half tiled. More importantly, they left a lumpy bumpy surface after installing backer board and RedGuard waterproofing. See the pics for a brief visual backstory--- The job was to remove the bottom 3 rows of tiles around my tub that were cracked...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
    • Hadb11
    • Thread
    • backer board board electric foam former shower shower tray tile backerboard wedi wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  19. 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...
  21. 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...
  22. 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...
  23. 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...
  25. djkprojects

    Plywood for Wetroom subfloor

    Hello guys, I'll be converting one of my upstairs bedrooms into an en-suite/wetroom and I want to replace th existing floorboards with plywood but struggling to figure out which type I need. I understand that it should be hardwood plywood which is at least EN 636-2 and EN314-2 Class 2 compliant...
  26. 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...
    • Arkadian
    • Thread
    • aquapanel bathroom former gypsum plasterboard replace shower shower tray wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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