Shower Floor Revamp

[gb3]

Will do.

Oh, just a quick one. What Adhesive would you recommend? I cant find anything on the tuff website which recommends one? Keraflex do the job? (and with or without latex?)

Cheers.

 

[White Room]

I used a single part flex to put the tanking on the tray after roughing up the surface.

 

[gb3]

Hi guys,

Got a few days off work so thought id make a start on my little project.

I have a couple of queries though...

- The tile came off far too easily. Once id removed most of the grout the tile littlerally could be lifted away from the tray with all the adheasive stuck to th tile. Im guessing the grout was the only thing holding the tiles down/together?

- once lifted away, i noticed the tray was damp. (i wouldnt say wet, just mosit) Again im guessing that moisture seeped into the cracks in the grout?

- There doesnt appear to be a membrane of any kind, not even tape around the corners / edges!!!

- The tray flexes only very slightly - not really noticeable - its appears very rigid.

- The tiler appeares to have used ALOT of adheasive, so the surface of the floor tiles are 14mm from the tray. The tiles are 8mm thick.

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Right, those are all the problems / points ive noticed so far. The tray itself seems in good nick so I dont think it needs replacing.

My question now is how best to proceed? My plan is to:

1. Waterproof it as best I can using Mapei tape around the edges and the coating the whole thing in mapegum.

2. Tile a mosaic directly over that with keraquick and then grout using ultracolor plus.


Does that sound about right? Any other advice / tips please dont hesitate.


Cheers.

 

[DHTiling]

That tray should be tanked.. Dural WP is what i use on them.. Is there any fixings in it to the joists.?

 

[White Room]

Rough the surface to the tray so the addy fixs to it.

 

[DHTiling]

Rough the surface to the tray so the addy fixs to it.

Ye, i always sand then...before affixing wp.🙂

 

[jay]

gonna make it hard to return wp up the walls now

 

[gb3]

Yeah it's fixed into the joists with screws by the looks of it.Thanks for the replies guys!

 

[DHTiling]

No probs,if you leave it as it is and tile it.. it will leak into the room below.

 

[gb3]

Hi,

Just thought I'd show you the nearly finished article. Im pretty pleased with it as a first attempt, it drains the water ok pretty well and seems water tight. Its finally tanked aswell! Cant believe it wasnt done before.

Strangely the most difficult thing I found was sealing the corners with the Silicon, ive still got to get the knack of that!

Just one final question - Id like to seal the grout. The research ive conducted seems to suggest HG or Lithofin sealers are best for ultracolor plus...but it doesnt seem to be suitable for glass mosaics (mine are anti-slip).

Any suggestions?

Cheers