Schluter Kerdi Shower System

[Rob Z]

We have one to do soon, and it made me think to ask if this is used in the UK. IT has become increasingly popular in the US and Canada. I assume it is used a lot in Germany.

Has anyone done an all Kerdi shower, either over mud or the poly base?

Just curious.

Schluter Video Player

 

[White Room]

Not the schluter one but have used the durabase tanking system but not there trays Rob

 

[Rob Z]

Thanks Mark. Do you have a link for the Durabase materials?

 

[White Room]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pigKorqimGk]YouTube - Durabase wp wet room tanking membrane dura-wp[/ame]

 

[Rob Z]

Ok Mark, now I remember watching that one...I think Dave posted it for me. I'll have a look on WetDecs site to see how the floor drain is installed.

 

[wetdec]

The board in the video is not available in the uk and I thimk I am right in saying therte is no plan for it. There have been issues (its a compressive board) with it I believe and when I asked schluter to supply us with their gear 2 years ago they said they had no plans for it.

The drain amd membranes are available in the uk. Their menbranes do almost the sme as ours the main difference being our dura-ci is easier to fix due to its structure. The drain is available and aparently is quite straight forward but the industry is moving on and people are demanding better built systems giving better looking finishes which passes it by slightly.

Whichever instal you are contemplating whether it be a wood floor or concrete Wetdecs have nailed it with the Tuff2, Pro4mer, Tilux and Dura membranes, Proven systems withoutr issues.

As a direct response to you Jay the Tilux will put any concrete non grp system in the shade m8.

Tilux wet room shower tray former with wetroom drain from wetdecs




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[Rob Z]

The concern I have with the Schluter trays is that they are so compressive/soft, and even though they will carry the load once tile is on them I don't want to work on top of them and risk damage while working in the walls. A buddy of mine has installed a few hundred of the trays and says he has no problems but it doesn't look like the thing I want use. I've done a lot of them over mud with the drain and that worked OK.

The Tilux tray...will it compress at all? And how thick is it at the edge? What do most installers do with the transition to the rest of the bathroom, meaning how do they extend the surface of the floor from the edge of the Tilux tray?

 

[wetdec]

The concern I have with the Schluter trays is that they are so compressive/soft, and even though they will carry the load once tile is on them I don't want to work on top of them and risk damage while working in the walls. A buddy of mine has installed a few hundred of the trays and says he has no problems but it doesn't look like the thing I want use. I've done a lot of them over mud with the drain and that worked OK.

The Tilux tray...will it compress at all? And how thick is it at the edge? What do most installers do with the transition to the rest of the bathroom, meaning how do they extend the surface of the floor from the edge of the Tilux tray?

The Tilux is dense it will actually snap with a cracking sound if you care to try

We sell the Tilux for concrete installs unless you are a compitent chippy in which case I dont have a problem with install into wood. A waterproof membrane is pre-fixed at the factory into the drain collar, it is this coupled with the snap in drain that gives you a fool proof seal. The membrane overlaps the former by 50mm so can be sealed to its surrounds.



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[jay]

As a direct response to you Jay the Tilux will put any concrete non grp system in the shade m8.

i missed something

 

[Rob Z]

As a direct response to you Jay the Tilux will put any concrete non grp system in the shade m8.

i missed something

I thought maybe you had sent a PM Jay....

 

[wetdec]

Ha my bad

Sorry guys got you mixed up :lol: