shower/bath combi - waterproofing

[matomato]

Hi All,

My first post here,

I would say I am a decent enough DIY'er and have begun the renovation of my bathroom. in particular the tiling around the bath/shower (combined not cubical shower).

the tiles when we moved in were poorly layed, i.e. uneven with lipping and leftover grout on the face of tiles. basically it looked rubbish. I have now removed the large existing tiles which unfortunately tore a large hole in the plasterboard behind. as i understand this happens quite often with tile removals. i have since re boarded with standard off the shelf boards. (in heinsight i would have bought aqua boards but it is a bit late now).

My plan is to prime, tape and membrane the boards with ever build tanking products then begin to lay the tiles, i have 330x330x8mm porcelain glazed tiles weighing 17kg sqm. i have read that the premixed Wickes adhesive will not be sufficient for this type of tile even though the pack states it should be fine. any advice on my progress/plan so far?

Thanks

 

[judge]

All good up till the premixed adehsive.Use a flexible cement based adehsive followed with a cement based grout.silicone all corners and where tile meets bath.(half fill bath before siliconing). Oh,leave slight gap between tile and bath.

 

[matomato]

Thankyou, I have just exchanged the premix for a bag of strong flexi. Do I only silicone corners or grout first?

 

[matomato]

silicone all corners and where tile meets bath.(half fill bath before siliconing).

Just to clarify do you mean only silicone the corners or silicone and grout?