Grout Advice Required

[DHTiling]

I would replace all the timber with aqua panel or similar....Has the water ingression not travelled up the walls ...?..

 

[kinhell]

The water seems to have gone up the plaster board in small areas about 2 inches and seems to be drying out today. In the back wall I have access and felt the plasterboard and its not wet.

How would I use the aqua panel in this situation not having used it before?

 

[DHTiling]

The timber that i can see in the sides..is this solid timber framing or play overlay..?..if its an overlay then re-move this and replace with aqua panel...if it is solid framing then it is a bigger job to do...

 

[mz30]

I would have to concur with dave(about using aquaboard).
It's the best chance in a bad situation.


I have seen this sort of thing on numerous occasion's and regardless of the fix the chances of that shower ever being totally waterproof are very slim ,aqua board or not.

 

[kinhell]

The timber you can see around the sides is the flooring. There was 3 x2 timber there but rotten through.

Just to understand what you are saying, should I fill in the gap up level with the top of the tray and put lengths of aqua panel on top sloping gently inwards towards the centre of the tray? If so what would be the best thing to fill the gap with, mortar like the right side with a waterproofing agent?

 

[DHTiling]

I would remove the bottom row of tiles all the way around then build up the sides with aqua panel and flexi adhesive..then tank the aqua panel and the bottom bit of the walls...once dry then when you re-tile..let the tiles over shoot onto the tray a bit and seal the front lip with Silicon....the tanking and overshooting the tiles should stop any further probs.....nothings 100% but its worth a go....
Use cement based addy all the way and then no water will affect it...
But it is all in the prep work if you want to stop this happening again...

 

[kinhell]

Many thanks for the advice. I've learned over the years that taking your time and making sure the job is done correctly and right first time usually prevents further problems. Cheers.