Do you bother to tank a bathrom floor ?

[Fekin]

Just wondered if many of you tanked bathroom floors, and if so which kits do you often use.

I know kits can vary so much in price, from tubbed latex at £50 to well over £100 for propper kits.

Anyone have any favorites that they use ?

 

[Raja]

hi fekin 2 things i have never done in my 6 years of tiling 1 being tanking a wet room and secondly under floor heating am hoping to learn these skills soon

 

[DHTiling]

I have tanked floors quiet a few times....I now use schluters ditra or kerdi..great products and very easy to use and apply.....much quicker and fast track to tile to than solution( liquid) kits.....

 

[wetdec]

Agree with Dave bathroom floors are a job for a membrane like Stik2 Durabase CI or Stik2 Durabase WP, the beauty of using these products is they act as a bridging mat and a waterproof membrane.

Where you may think your floor doesnt need tanking the bridging element of the mat will stop your tiles cracking if the floor beneath should move so it is well worth using. If you check out wetdecs or the Tilux site you will find a full system the Tilux shower base former and the Stik2 matting work hand in hand and are made for the job.

 

[Raja]

Never done it Fekin a skill i do not posess at present but shall 1 day educate myself in the matter of tanking

 

[wetdec]

Never done it Fekin a skill i do not posess at present but shall 1 day educate myself in the matter of tanking

If you need a leg up just shout

 

[Raja]

If you need a leg up just shout

ha ha thank u mate u r so kind

 

[Defy]

Maybe I'll take you up on that if you dont mind, its always good to know this stuff tiler

 

[guy1976]

iv never tanked a bathroom floor thats not a wetroom.whats the point? its just going to make your price higher than the next guy and you will probably not get the job

 

[bootsmckiber]

By tank,do you mean waterproof,if so I use maplastic hdg and fiberglass mesh,just cause it works and the clients like to see the baby blue membrane on their job,another product that's excellent is redguard,same idea,more expensive.
Mike

 

[wetdec]

iv never tanked a bathroom floor thats not a wetroom.whats the point? its just going to make your price higher than the next guy and you will probably not get the job

Just being nosey Guy......... Do you have house insurance m8

 

[guy1976]

Just being nosey Guy......... Do you have house insurance m8

of course iv got home insurance whats it got to do with ripping people off by tanking a bathroom floor when its not needed.

 

[Defy]

00ps my mistake sorry mod

 

[guy1976]

How much is your excess m8 ?

have i got the wrong end of the stick here who on earth tanks a normal bathroom floor. i mean if you tank the floor then pour water on it its just gonna pi$$ out of the door way. iv done wetrooms where i tank the the floor and 1.5m up the walls in the shower area.IM NOT IN BUSSINESS TO RIP PEOPLE OFF

 

[wetdec]

Sorry Guy nosey again, around how much is the excess on your insurance m8 150, 200 say,

So your bathroom leaks through your boards and shows itself on your lounge ceiling.

Your insurance company will give you 400 quid to sort the ceiling out less your excess of 150 so your getting 250.

You get a builder to sort it who tramps around your home for 3 days making a mess and totally stressing you and your family out, pain in the arse plus someone has to let them in and out.


A 5m2 roll of membrane and tape can be bought for 75 quid and its 2 hours work so say 35 quid 110 quid total to tank the floor.


Thats 40 quid less than your excess oh and your ceiling doesnt have a watermark either.

Where is the rip off please share ??