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    Ceramic Tiled Shower gets covered in white residue after one shower.

    Hello, we installed a brand new ceramic tile walk in shower about one year ago. I've been cleaning it with a special cleaner for ceramic tile and it does okay. I bought an electric scrubber to make the job easier, and for some reason, and I don't know if it's related, lately I can have the...
    • Glowingnova
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    • ceramic ceramic tile cleaning former residue shower shower tray tiled wetroom white
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    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Decoupling membrane over proforma/wetroom shower tray?

    Hi All, Can someone please advice on the following..... I have a proforma shower tray (20mm) that is sitting on the joist . Butted up against the tray is 18mm ply to form the wetroom floor. Question - do I lay decoupling membrane over the shower tray and ply? or can I lay the membrane over the...
    • jkanji72
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    • decoupling decoupling membrane former membrane over shower shower tray tray wetroom
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Glass shower wall panels fixing method?

    I'm looking for advice on how to fix two 6mm toughened, backpainted glass panels to a Marmox board substrate. The first picture shows the current state of the installation. The second picture is a computer generated visualisation of how its intended to look. I'd like to have the glass flush with...
    • ahearsum
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    • adhesive fixing former glass method shower shower tray wall wet room wetroom
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Advice for attaching shower splashguard to floor with Silicon

    I have a custom 1/2 tempered glass splash guard 59 long by 64 tall. I plan on attaching it to the wall with 3 clamps and only Silicon to attach to the heated floor. No cross member to steady the free corner of the panel. I realize it's probably not ideal to do this however I'm looking for the...
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    Wetroom floor build up

    Hi everyone. I am about to start building a wetroom. My plan is as follows: JACKOBOARD AQUA LINE EASY LINEAR wetroom tray, I plan on installing this on the joists alongside 18mm WBP ply. I then plan on putting 6mm jackoboard over the ply, electric underfloor heating mat(4mm) and then self...
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    Tile Adhesive Still Wet After 18months in Shower !

    Hope you don't mind me asking but 18 months after our walk in shower was installed, we have discovered that the porcelain tiles (600 x 300) affixed to the walls (Kudos boarding) have yet to set ! We discovered this when changing a light fitting that was installed in the shower wall and was...
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    Tiling Wetroom on Tileback board

    Hi I'm attempting my second tiling DIY tiling job and could do with some tips and ideas as this will be on tilback board. (Still some taping to finish off). I have 3 types of tiles (All with a grey'ish colour) 90 x 90 porcelain for floor 60 x 30 porcelain for vertical wall 30 x 30 mosiac for...
    • andy72
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    • board porcelain tile tile backerboard tiling wet room installation wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Wetroom grout failing

    Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice. I had my bathroom refitted about 18 months ago and the grout appears to be failing in the shower area (impey shower tray underneath). I’ve let it dry out over the last four days but there are still damp patches - in particular closest to the drain. My...
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    Mosaics in a shower advice

    Good afternoon. First time posting. Been watching the forum for a while, all the advice I’ve needed I’ve been able to find. I’m tiling my shower soon. One wall is going to be mosaics. Hexagons, not my choice. But hey. Do as I’m told. I’ve done quite a few showers and bathrooms, not a...
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    shower over bath

    escort2 - hi im about to fit a shower over bath and so im tiling that area and also the whole bathroom ive removed existing tiles around the bath i will use acrylic primer everywhere on all walls before tileing but ive got ACQUASHILD READY tanking liquid to use in the bath area do i apply this...
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    Tiles cracking on new shower nib wall

    Hi, We have recently had our bathroom updated and a new Brick nib wall put in and tiled. Within 6 weeks it had cracked on both sides and metal trim had come away. The bathroom renovator came back and replaced the tiles with new adhesive (type used in pools) but I have noticed after 3 weeks it...
    • Janie
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    • cracking former new build shower shower tray tile tiles wall wetroom
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Tiling and walk in shower help

    Hi! we recently bought a new build property and all bathrooms have been tiled fully. The kitchen through to the orangery also has large floor tiles. The tiler has done an awful job. Lots of chipped tiles, dirty grout marks all over the tiles, missing grout and uneven tiles. A major issue too is...
    • BroadN
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    • advice former help job shower shower tray tiling walk in shower wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    My 1st Job Wall Around Shower Tray Not Square

    Shower walls are not 90' running out 25mm on a 760mm wide tray. I don't want to sink shower tray into the wall. I am going to use SDS insulated boards and tile them. Any ideas how to square off the wall making up the 25mm before tiling ?
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    Poor preparation for shower wall tiling?

    Who is at fault here? Our builders built a stud wall and secured backer board to it. Our tiler then proceeded to tile onto it. We had multiple tiles crack along one vertical line where the two backer boards met. Upon removing tiles, one backer board was only secured with 6 screws and there were...
    • emilytwaite
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    • former preparation preparing shower shower tray stud tiling wall wall tiling wetroom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    shower over bath

    hi all im a diy tiler and have done a few small tile jobs but this will be a first for me im fitting a new bath and shower over the bath and have the following questions after i strip off the old tiles i undertand i need to waterproof the walls around th bath [tanking] the walls are plastered...
    • escort2
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    • bath diy fitting former have jobs over shower shower tray small tiler wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Impey former and backer board installation

    I'm doing a wet room and I am just about to lay the Impey aqua dec linear 2 shower former and attach tile backer boards to the stud wall. I feel that I should put the former down first, butted right up to the studs in the stud wall then install the backer boards so they hang over the lip of the...
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    Wedi wetroom tray former

    Hi all Looking for some advice on the Wedi system. I’m installing a Wedi Fundo Riolito Neo 1200 x 800mm former on a suspended timber floor (25mm ply on joists with Wedi board over rest of floor and on walls). Looking at a number of videos on YouTube it seems in the US that the Wedi trays...
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    Tanking kit and former suppliers shipping to Spain.

    Hi everyone, Completely new to this forum but saw some excellent advice being given out so thought I'd give it a try. I'm looking at installing 2 wetrooms and I'm looking for 2 complete kits to be shipped to Spain. I've had my eye on a few different kits. Aquaseal (Sika) with pre formed...
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    Linear shower drain problem - Help needed please

    Can anybody give advice please. I have employed a comapny to convert a downstairs cloakroom into a walk in shower and toilet because of my disabilties. The problem I have is that the Linear shower drain works but after about 3 minutes the water starts to flood the toilet area. I have inserted...
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    Does a cement and sand covered wall need tanking?

    Hi, I'm in a process of prepping before retiling my bathroom. I've stripped the old tiles with adhesive down to some old plaster (I think it is an old sand and cement coat). I've also installed the STS tile backing boards on the other wall where the new bath with a shower will go. See the...
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