Hello folks! And a Novellini question

[Taylortwocities]

Hi there chaps and chapesses,

I am about to embark on a small ensuite revamp which will involve installing a linear shower tray. My plan is to use a Novellini preformed tray with Tilesafe membrane. The walls of the room are rather not so good so I'm planning to support the existing and then over line the two walls that will be the shower corners with Wedi 10mm board.

I'll be doing that myself as I'm a pretty competent DIYer and an electrician by trade (don't mark me down for that!). I'll be getting a pro in to do the tiling.

Two questions for you:
1. I had heard from someone that Novellini isn't that well regarded and there may be problems with it - any opinions?
2. Any comments re use of Tilesafe with Wedi board

Thanks for your help!

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome...not one I've worked with but others may have info...

 

[Rich]

Nor me Im afraid but welcome to the forum

 

[charlie1]

They do not need enveloped as they have a 2 way fall instead of a 4 way fall

 

[josh1988]

Why not just get a Flexi Fix? This can be applied to any tray and creates a water tight seal between the tray and tiles. That way you can have the upstands on just the sides that your wanting.

 

[Dan]

Because that Flexi Fix thing is useless. It isn't going to create a water tight anything. Even in the picture on that website it is showing it being fixed to plaster. This means when the water soaks through to the plaster, and then runs down within the plaster (as we all know it does) it'll just go past the Flexi Fix and still damage the substrate and wouldn't have done a single thing to prevent anything.

A poor product even for DIYers.

You need to create a waterproof layer between the tiles and the substrate if the substrate is water sensitive as grout and adhesive is NOT water proof. It will allow water to pass through it still. So the flexi fix thing there will stop the bottom 2 inches of water getting to the back of the tile but not the other 7' above it.

 

[Taylortwocities]

OK, Thanks for your input. Rather than head off down a Flexi Fix cul-de-sac. I need to make some firm decisions.

As nobody has said "Novellini is rubbish" I can assume its OK - its only a composite tray so what could go wrong:wacky:

Wedi board seems to be a well regarded method of providing a water-resistance background to tile directly to. Yes?

Novellini recommend using Tilesafe as the way of providing a water impervious barrier to the floor and up the wall to go under the tiles and apparently is very sticky.

Are there any problems in this plan assuming everything is installed to the manufacturers instructions? Don't want to spend a thou on the shower tray etc only to find it is no good.

Thanks again for your input.

 

[josh1988]

Ive never had a problem with the Flexi Fix, always seems to create a water tight seal but you old skool tiliers oftern disagree with the new ways of doing things