sealing a showere waste on travertine tiles

[adamrob]

Howdy y'all,

been asked to re-tile a shower area. Cust wants travertine mosaics on floor, wht ceramic on walls. Thinking a bout using 'Homelux' sealing system on walls and floor.

My questions are;
With so many grout lines what is the best way to seal the shower waste on to travertine tiles?
Is there a purpose made shower waste for this or would sealing with Silicon be enough to make it water tight?
and Has anyone used Homlux? was it easy to fit?

thanks
Adam

 

[gamma38]

Howdy y'all,

been asked to re-tile a shower area. Cust wants travertine mosaics on floor, wht ceramic on walls. Thinking a bout using 'Homelux' sealing system on walls and floor.

My questions are;
With so many grout lines what is the best way to seal the shower waste on to travertine tiles?
Is there a purpose made shower waste for this or would sealing with Silicon be enough to make it water tight?
and Has anyone used Homlux? was it easy to fit?

thanks
Adam

Hi, I take it your installing a wet room, if so then your tray should come complete with an outlet purpose made to tile onto or up to. The homelux matting is good i have had no problems with it myself. Make sure you get the right one for the floor though as there is two. The seal as you ask is done before the tiles go down, using the matting etc. The tiles are for decorative purposes only pretty much. It's what's under the tiles that counts is what i'm saying. Get that right and it's happy days.

 

[adamrob]

Hi, I take it your installing a wet room, if so then your tray should come complete with an outlet purpose made to tile onto or up to. The homelux matting is good i have had no problems with it myself. Make sure you get the right one for the floor though as there is two. The seal as you ask is done before the tiles go down, using the matting etc. The tiles are for decorative purposes only pretty much. It's what's under the tiles that counts is what i'm saying. Get that right and it's happy days.

thanks, Not a wet room, just a small shower about 1m2, so thinking to just use the Homelux floor and homelux wall matting and not a tray, not been able to take old one apart yet but good guess says its a concrete base. Just matting then tile, don't see that this would be a prob if I could get a seal on the waste but not sure whats available. any suggestions welcome....have found this

[h=1]McALPINE TSG50 T6SS SHOWER TRAP, TILES, TILED FLOOR, GRAVITY WASTE, GULLEY[/h]
on ebay that might work

ATB

 

[White Room]

If your tiling the tray will it be tanked......

 

[kilty55]

hi are you installing a wetroom tray?

 

[Dave H]

Mcalpine trap should work, Dallmer wastes also make one that would work

 

[adamrob]

Mcalpine trap should work, Dallmer wastes also make one that would work

thanks Dave. I'll check out both makes....

 

[bugs183]

Schluter Kerdi Drain is a great piece of kit. It's not cheap, but neither is a leaky shower and angry customers.
This Drain really deals with all the problems associated with tiling wetroom/shower floors, fit this correctly and it will be a solid job.
There are lots of videos on youtube about the installation.

 

[kilty55]

what are you fitting the drain to?

 

[adamrob]

Schluter Kerdi Drain is a great piece of kit. It's not cheap, but neither is a leaky shower and angry customers.
This Drain really deals with all the problems associated with tiling wetroom/shower floors, fit this correctly and it will be a solid job.
There are lots of videos on youtube about the installation.

Thanks, i'll look at this too. And no, we don't want (or need) angry customers....

 

[adamrob]

what are you fitting the drain to?

Now that's a good question. Not been able to get under there yet to see exactly. All tiled in with solid step in front. Starting in mid december and cust needs it done in 5 days (bit like changing rooms so not gonna see until I take it apart and so researching what's available now. Don't know if the floor is solid, wood or whatever else they may have thought to use in the 70's.