ATT: Joe Bloggs

[White Room]

I know your a busy man:lol:

 

[joe bloggs]

The layout is something like this

but with a cranked shower bath. The West outside wall behind the bath 'tap' end to be used for the shower valves; The bath taps and filler will be mounted on the South side of the bath.



The corner with the bath in is this one

and is block/lime plaster. you can see the H&C and electrics for the old power shower, the lime, the render, and at the bottom the exposed blocks behind the bath that were never plastered.


In the wall I'll fix this shower mixer,

the H&C from below in 22mm, 22mm outlet to ceiling for overhead shower head, and an outlet for a shower wand on a riser rail, so the wall is quite busy.

There are different tile weight limits for different types of substrate...

I can see that, and thanks for the link WB, but don't see the relationship between skimming the board and tile weight, i.e. if skimming it makes it carry less weight why would I skim it?.

cheers,

Joe

 

[joe bloggs]

If I go the plasterboard route, and never having done dot and dab...how thick is the adhesive layer when its done? I need it thin enough so I can get the board to line up with the old render. I know It'll depend on how uneven the blockwork is but I may be able to 'adjust' any wayward blocks to a certain extent. If I had some board (12.5mm moisture resistant?) and adhesive here I'd experiment, but haven't.

cheers

joe

 

[White Room]

Whats the thickness difference on the render

 

[joe bloggs]

I've got the plaster off now. putting a level against the render the distance from the block work varies from 22mm down to 13mm in one spot, but the render is a bit low there, so say 22mm down to 15mm. as the tiles are going on the existing render, like the old ones, that's the distance I've got to play with. Seems a bit marginal for the board to me , what d'you think?

 

[White Room]

You could use a 9.5mm board on this occasion but use plenty of adhesive (dry wall stuff) because of the thickness of the board.
Damp the wall first before appling the dry wall adhesive

 

[Deleted member 1779]

That mixer looks similar to the one I have in my own shower.

 

[joe bloggs]

You could use a 9.5mm board on this occasion but use plenty of adhesive (dry wall stuff) because of the thickness of the board.
Damp the wall first before appling the dry wall adhesive

That sounds like the answer, I could use 9.5mm on the solid walls, sort of like big tiles, and if the adhesive is strategically and generously applied will allow subsequent chopping out for the plumbing. Probably use Wickes adhesive as their stuff always seems OK.
12.5mm on the stud walls as per last time? Would moisture resistant board be better all round?

That mixer looks similar to the one I have in my own shower

365, valve is 'Home of Ultra' from their 'Aspect' range.

Joe

 

[White Room]

You won't get 9.5mm moisture resistant boards anyway only 12.5mm

 

[Colour Republic]

valve is 'Home of Ultra' from their 'Aspect' range.

Joe

Home of Ultra / Hudson Reed are great valves and also very good value for money but they don't like hard water, I myself fit a lot of this brand but have had some problems with them in hard water areas. What's your water like?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

All southern water is hard!
You have to come up North to have soft water that you can drink, wash and do the dishes without adding a Fairy.

 

[joe bloggs]

All southern water is hard!You have to come up North to have soft water that you can drink, wash and do the dishes without adding a Fairy.

actually the water here is soft, no fairies, or rather pixies required. I think it's the East-Midlands to the South/South-East of England that has to put up with the hard stuff. Probably a result of us being on proper rock forged in the centre of the earth rather than all that crumbly pseudo rock made from mashed sea shells.

joe

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

soft water here in wales to,cant get the soap off,unlike oxford i bought and installed a salt water softner :lol:

 

[joe bloggs]

UPDATE!
just taken delivery of 200 or so Tiles:hurray:

Its been a while, should be able to get on with the job now:builder2:

did as Colour Republic suggested re the walls, I'll put some pics later.

 

[joe bloggs]

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