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Mrs. Buckets

Hi there,
A bit of professional advice needed please. We moved into a flat about 2,5 years ago and the bathroom had been newly refurbished. Already for about a year now I had been looking at the grouting getting "porous" and beginning to crack. Some of the tiles seemed to start poking out as well. It was only after a leak was apparent on the other side of the bathroom wall that we decided to take the bathpanel apart (no access hatch...) to see what was going on and it seemed there had indeed been a leak for a while as the drylining (?) was grooved around the bath. Initially I thought that the Silicon around the bath and the shower screen was faulty so I redid this and when that didn't work it became apparent it was the grouting that was leaking.
I then went ahead and removed the tiles from two of the walls and that wasn't too hard at all as the drylining (I am assuming that is what it is; very thin plastered type of layer - I am a woman with no experience in these things) under the tiles was so wet it was practically off the wall. We are now looking to have someone come and tile the walls for us (a problem in itself finding someone...) but what I really want to know is how can we make sure the walls are protected in the future. What material to use under the tiles, is there specific grouting etc. I would like to be armed with some information so I can also vet anyone who might eventually come and quote for the job. We are pretty desperate as we (2 adults and 2 kids) are currently having shower hunkering in the bath so as not to get the walls wet.. Also if you can recommend someone willing to do this in W9 with a rock solid reputation and skills I would be very grateful!
Sorry for the long saga but I really don't know where to turn to.. HELP!
Thanks for any comments you would take the time out to write.
Buckets
 
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Buckets

Thanks Mike! I think I am just a control freak. Having spent so much time worrying about the bathroom walls and watching them get gradually worse I am just determined I will never have to worry about them again. While hoping not to break the bank. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to answer my silly questions. :smilewinkgrin:
 
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Buckets

Just an update in case anyone is following this saga. We have found a good (well, I suppose this can only be judged by the end result) company to do the bathroom for us. I have cleaned enough tiles to use on the smaller wall, bathpanel will be from the floor tiles which we still had in storage and the big wall will be.. wait for it.. pebble tiles! I know these are a bit of a marmite thing, but we were not able to find the same tiles we had on the other walls and since the only option was to make a feature wall out of it you might as well go all out. It can go one of two ways... Fingers crossed. Eek!! ;-)
 
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Pebbs

Did someone say Pebble Tiles?! I like it......I love it in fact...so much so heres one of my pebble rugs that I put into a clients spa...
 

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Buckets

A spa?.. Niiiice! :) I never really thought about pebbles before but now that the idea has entered my mind I am really looking forward to seeing how it will turn out. It will be a bit of a patchwork of different tiles but I am hoping the pebbles will tie it all together. I will definitely post pictures once it is all done. Works start next Monday...
 
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Buckets

My bathroom is now a dream!!

It is finished! Hurrah! Well, just a few minor finishing touches left to do but my husband had his first shower standing up in a month this morning - now that is how you make a man happy! :) Our tiler was a Polish guy called Adam from a company called Waltree. They were amazing. The attitude was "no problem" all the way and they used premium materials. The walls have now been tanked to the eye balls with membrane, aquapanel and waterproof grouting. :hurray: Adam also refreshed the grouting in all of the walls to tie the new tiles in, tile the shower wall with tiles I had cleaned from the ones we took down, built and tiled a bath panel, tiled the pebble wall, grouted that, painted the ceiling, siliconed.. Etc. They really were great. I will try to attach some pictures for you to see. So happy!
I hope everyone will now agree that pebble tiles CAN be used on walls - not just on floors. P.S. These tiles are from Island Stone from the Standard range. Fantastic service with next day delivery (!!) and relatively inexpensive compared to what I thought it would be; £9.47 (+vat) for a tile (400mmx400mm).
 

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