Tiling to external blockwork

[mattle40]

Good day to all,
Just had a call from a potential customer regarding tiling some block built planters in his back garden with copings on the tops
Iv done a small share of external work in the past but I'm just concerned, with these being planters, there will be constant damp coming through the blockwork

Can anyone foresee issues here obviously accounting for correct materials and fixing.

 

[Diggy]

I'd have thought as long as he has good drainage in the planters there shouldn't be too much bother tbh.

Diggy

 

[mattle40]

I'm Expecting holes drilled around the base sat below the gravel surrounding the planters
I'm just imagining a pretty constant moisture level which concerns me slightly

 

[White Room]

I used some single flex with mosaics in a small water feature in my garden at least 10 years ago and there still well fixed...

 

[mattle40]

I used some single flex with mosaics in a small water feature in my garden at least 10 years ago and there still well fixed...

Well that's reassuring thanks. I'm going to have a look on Wednesday, it sounds like a nice job and a bit of a change so I really want to take it on but just thought I'd get the collective opinion, with my limited experience of outdoor work I'm quietly confident it would be fine but iv not tiled anything that will have this kind of constant moisture behind it

 

[pipeline]

why not tank the side's of the planters with sbr + cement before tiling

 

[mattle40]

I'd like to put pond liners in them but they are already full of earth and there's a fair amount of earth to shift so that's not an option lol.
Would the slurry coat put a complete stop to the water penetration? I guess thats dependant on the sbr:cement ratio, would a 1:2 do it
Thanks for the suggestion

 

[White Room]

Personally you could put an integral waterproofer in a slurry coat.....

 

[Artisan998]

Tanking slurry or a bitumen paint on the inside of the planters