Using brick slips in shower?

[hmtiling]

Thanks everyone.
I did a wetroom for a client couple of months back. They supplied concrete tiles from Bertandmay. They were 20mm thick. They needed sealing before grout, left for up to a week, then grouted, then sealed again, twice. Because of their weight I used a composite 12mm tile backer board on the walls that were mechanically fixed. The floor was made up of 18mm ply, 24mm tilebacker (foam core), then the whole unit was taped where needed and tanked before tiling.
I would plan for a similar substructure if I was going to do this brick slip thing.

So if I take the approach that I essentially make the whole area completely waterproof, seal the brick slips before and after grout and assume that I may have to reapply sealer every 12-18 months, what problems might I have with that set up?
how good is this sealer for concrete, stone, clay, etc.?


I could try that but; a)its the missus and saying no to her is....dangerous and b)I actually like the idea too. but it really is only going to work if it looks like an original reclaimed wall.



Yes I looked at them last week. Problem is, they don't really look like brick because they were and odd size and the display in the tile shop had a 3mm grout line which further made them not look like a brick wall.

The terracotta and wall tiles I used were from bert and may also. All tanked and sealed should work. They're not the ideal material as you know but you always get to tell the wife 'I told you so' if it ends badly

 

[hmtiling]

Thanks everyone.
I did a wetroom for a client couple of months back. They supplied concrete tiles from Bertandmay. They were 20mm thick. They needed sealing before grout, left for up to a week, then grouted, then sealed again, twice. Because of their weight I used a composite 12mm tile backer board on the walls that were mechanically fixed. The floor was made up of 18mm ply, 24mm tilebacker (foam core), then the whole unit was taped where needed and tanked before tiling.
I would plan for a similar substructure if I was going to do this brick slip thing.

So if I take the approach that I essentially make the whole area completely waterproof, seal the brick slips before and after grout and assume that I may have to reapply sealer every 12-18 months, what problems might I have with that set up?
how good is this sealer for concrete, stone, clay, etc.?


I could try that but; a)its the missus and saying no to her is....dangerous and b)I actually like the idea too. but it really is only going to work if it looks like an original reclaimed wall.



Yes I looked at them last week. Problem is, they don't really look like brick because they were and odd size and the display in the tile shop had a 3mm grout line which further made them not look like a brick wall.

Universeal rapid all in 1 is the best all round sealant I've used

 

[Minmax89]

So I just went on Universeal website to look at that all-in-1 stuff. Looks good. But I did find there something that may be further suitable. Its their water-based hydroseal for masonry.
https://universealsealants.co.uk/shop/indoors/hydroseal-stone-sealer/

Anyone used this in a wet area before?

 

[hmtiling]

So I just went on Universeal website to look at that all-in-1 stuff. Looks good. But I did find there something that may be further suitable. Its their water-based hydroseal for masonry.
https://We don't link directly to this website/shop/indoors/hydroseal-stone-sealer/

Anyone used this in a wet area before?

Never used the product myself but their tech department has been pretty good when I've spoken to them.