Trav bathroom needs ripping out

[John Benton]

Just been to see a customers bathroom after the kitchen ceiling came down

Bathroom was tiled badly with travertine, tiled first and then shower tray fitted to tiles directly onto floorboards.

Tiles were fixed directly onto skimmed plasterboard with tubbed addy with 6mm notched trowel. Looks like floor tiles are fixed directly on floorboards and don't have any cracks. More luck than anything.

Anyway, insurance are paying out and I'll have the other bathroom to convert into a wetroom as that one is just as bad.



If the cowboys keep doing this it will keep me in work

 

[White Room]

At least he dot and dab not that made any difference :yikes:

 

[John Benton]

He's having it done properly this time.

It's the guy who I did the big BBQ for if you remember, He's looking to spend about £6k on shower, shower head and taps, so should be a nice one to do

 

[White Room]

I do remember that, was that job of the month ???

 

[John Benton]

I do remember that, was that job of the month ???

It was indeed, won me JOTM and 4th overall for year!

 

[beanz]

How easily are they coming off the walls? From the pics, it looks like you're having to smash them off!?!

 

[John Benton]

Well we only took the tiles out of the corner so we had to smash them. One full tile came off but it brought the plasterboard as well, surprisingly.

I know it goes against everything we do but these tiles were stuck fairly well to skimmed board with tubbed addy, All wrong but you can see that once water has penetrated the grout and gaps left then it's all downhill for mould and breaking down the board. I'm sure once we get to start ripping out they will all come off pretty easily

 

[beanz]

I only asked because I've seen the same thing before, although I think it was limestone. They weren't coming away from the plasterboard for love nor money lol! And they were large format too!?! If the shower tray had been fitted properly, that might have lasted for years... But, like you say, once the water gets behind, it's game over.

 

[John Benton]

Bath was also fitted after tiling but that can be saved, good job really £3.5k jacuzzi bath to come out and refit

 

[cam_low]

That bbq job was lovely. Im expecting good things in this one job boy!

 

[Mr Tiler]

I want to see that bbq job!... john whats wrong with tiling before the bath goes in mate?

 

[Deleted member 9966]

John, picture number 2, how badly were the walls behind the plasterboard affected by the water seepage? did it soak through to the other side? or did it just soak down and through the ceiling?

Looks like it's covered the internal timbers with a nice layer of black mould and unless it's the shadows, the opposite side plasterboard looks damp too.

so folks, this is what it looks like underneath, even when you think you've had a job done well.

 

[John Benton]

It's not too bad, but it was also leaking from the other corner so the hole in the ceiling was about 1m x 0.6m

 

[pete f]

ive experienced this situation before trav fixed with blue star it came off in ten pence peice sizes unreal

 

[John Benton]

ive experienced this situation before trav fixed with blue star it came off in ten pence peice sizes unreal

Look forward to it - I think the walls will just be pulled off the studwork and then cement boarded

 

[pete f]

this was onto render

 

[John Benton]

this was onto render

Ouch - SDS chisel working overtime

 

[Ken Bruty]

Jeez that looks nasty John, looking forward to seeing the finished product