Hi

[Suzanne]

Looking for best solution to water proofing entrance and utility area in basement under concrete steps?

 

[david campbell]

is this area to be tiled?

 

[aph257]

Hi &:welcome:. i'm sure someone will come along soon with a solution. I presume your talking about an indoor cealing under external steps?

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome.. some more info would be good..

 

[Suzanne]

Hi everyone thanks for the replies. My flat is a basement the entrance and utility area are directly under the stairs to the main house. I have been advised to lay membrane on the stairs and then clad in either stone or tile. I would rather stone but it is looking expensive. I would have assumed that treated properly stone would be better against wear and tear and frost compared with Quarry tile? Aside that is from looking quite a lot better. I've attached a picture of the area. Any advise / suggestions would be appreciated, this job is well overdue!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi Suzanne, and:welcome:you could use a tanking membrane such as Dural WP, or the like. I would advise you to lap up the sides with tape to the thickness of your tile/stone. Use a frost resistant adhesive, and then clad with tile/stone, again using frost resistant adhesive & grout. You can get porcelain tiles that are good quality and will be resistant to water ingress, some types of quarries, also stone can be treated to make it water proof. Hope this helps

 

[Suzanne]

Would you be able to recommend tile over stone and which type? What is the effectiveness of water proof treatment on stone? Must it be re-applied annually etc? Which surface is least dangerous from the point of view of safety?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi Suzanne, If you use a waterproof membrane prior to tiling, the stone steps will be protected from water ingress. If you choose a frost resistant quarry tile you can get a nosing tile to make it non slip.


If you go for a natural stone tile, there are products now ( sealers) that will give you a 15 year guarantee, one application then 15 years maintenance free, sounds good to me.

 

[faithhealer]

welcome to the forum suzanne

 

[Suzanne]

Hi, I've had a quote from a stone mason to water proof and clad stairs 7sqm in Travertine, cost £5000, does that sound right? I'm in London btw...

Suzanne

 

[diamondtiling]

Hi, I've had a quote from a stone mason to water proof and clad stairs 7sqm in Travertine, cost £5000, does that sound right? I'm in London btw...

Suzanne

We cant discuss prices in this forum but just a quick question.............................
was the guy wearing a mask when he gave you that price? was his name Dick, surname Turpin?
Put up some pictures and then we can see exactly what you need.

 

[david campbell]

this guys a stone mason and i would assume he should stick to what he knows best-duilding and dressing stone!
try starting a thread here suzanne-I'm Looking for a Wall and Floor Tiler
you should get a response from a professional tiler who doesn't arrive on a horse but a van

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome