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