bathroom needs tanked/waterproofed

[kilty55]

hi all,,just been to see a job,customer has an existing bathroom to be ripped out and wants a kind of wetroom effect,,fully tiled top to bottom,,underfloor heating installed and with a double walk in shower area level with the floor tiles(not a shower tray) he was worried about putting wedi boards up on the plaster walls as he doesnt want his room getting smaller:lol: so i suggested simply tanking all the walls my question after this huge story is ...is tanking the entire room sufficient for a wetroom effect ?? whats your advice people? :grouphug:

 

[andy-p]

you want to fit an aquadec, you use a waterproof membrane on the aquadec and the walls surrounding it , you dont need to do the whole room , wetdecs is the guy you want to speak too..

 

[kilty55]

yeah andy,,the aquadec tray mate??? thats fine just wanted to know for sure that i dont have to board the walls with wedi etc so i can just tank them mate?

 

[uug197h]

membrane on the floor, tanking on the walls in the shower area

 

[kilty55]

cheers guys,,what kind of membrane are you referring to

 

[LM Ceramics]

i would recommend tanking all walls in a wet room

 

[TilingLogistics]

Give Wetdecs a shout or PM he's the man to talk to

Kev

 

[uug197h]

impey do a tile safe membrane (fly paper :yes for use over aquadec's

 

[MrSpoon]

impey do a tile safe membrane (fly paper :yes for use over aquadec's

bloomin sticky stuff! nearly rips the skin off

 

[Alberta Stone]

Kerdi would be good to put up.
Use a premium grade modified thinset to stick the kerdi up and unmodified to adhere the tiles.
Or Mapei HPG using fiberglass on the joints and corners.
HPG is easier and cheaper, yet the result is very water resistant.
Make sure you follow their instructions though.

 

[Saltire69]

talk to wetdecs Kilty, he's the man for wetrooms. Gives u plenty off advice m8 as well if u need it. i got a Tuff 2 board from him and the durabase membrane. Easy to install m8 and good price's

 

[kilty55]

thanks everyone for your sound advice once again

 

[DHTiling]

Kerdi would be good to put up.
Use a premium grade modified thinset to stick the kerdi up and unmodified to adhere the tiles.
Or Mapei HPG using fiberglass on the joints and corners.
HPG is easier and cheaper, yet the result is very water resistant.
Make sure you follow their instructions though.

Schluter uk say it is fine to use modified cement based adhesives on there products over here alberta...I was told not to use modified adhesive as well , so i contacted schluter uk and they said uk specs are different to schluter.com spec which is used in the usa and canada etc.......

So when tiling onto Ditra or kerdi in the uk flexible adhesives are fine...