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You can fill any areas by making it thicker and use scrim tape for support and in the the corners
White beam - the old hesian scrim or the paper one ?
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You can fill any areas by making it thicker and use scrim tape for support and in the the corners
The self sticky nylon one, it even comes with the kit
Fair comment.I get a lot of comments from customers and tilers on the lines of 'Never had any problems',What about all the tiling done before tanking?' Your comments about light use make sense,so that if the tiling has been done to the highest standards no major issues should arise before someone decides on a change.However doing it would MAKE SURE no problems occur.I shall try to get my future customers to accept it.Where there is going to e plenty of use I might push it harder for my own benefit as well as theirs.alot of domestic showers with no tanking system installed seem to last a number of years with no problems....thats the point..they SEEM to last, with no perceived problems.
Unless there's a glaring fault with the sealant or fittings etc, allowing water to escape where it can be seen, ie: thru the ceiling below or onto the bathroom floor...we assume everything in the garden is rosey
In truth, most domestic showers are only lightly used, the water getting thru the grout and sealant is wicked up into the substrate and has time to more or less dry out before the next use of the shower...
How many times have you taken a bath or shower out to find mould about 2 feet up the wall behind the tiles.
In my opinion, I think it should be the rule rather than the exception to fully protect any areas which are subject to use in a wet area...I expect it wont happen in this country until the insurance companies pick up on it as a way of refusing a claim for water damage (for new builds or installations)
Do we now say that tanking should be the industry standard?
alot of domestic showers with no tanking system installed seem to last a number of years with no problems....thats the point..they SEEM to last, with no perceived problems.
Unless there's a glaring fault with the sealant or fittings etc, allowing water to escape where it can be seen, ie: thru the ceiling below or onto the bathroom floor...we assume everything in the garden is rosey
In truth, most domestic showers are only lightly used, the water getting thru the grout and sealant is wicked up into the substrate and has time to more or less dry out before the next use of the shower...
How many times have you taken a bath or shower out to find mould about 2 feet up the wall behind the tiles.
In my opinion, I think it should be the rule rather than the exception to fully protect any areas which are subject to use in a wet area...I expect it wont happen in this country until the insurance companies pick up on it as a way of refusing a claim for water damage (for new builds or installations)
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