Waterproofing - Is it required all the time?

[Andy Allen]

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I'm a DIYer and waterproofing/tanking is an absolute necessity in my opinion. My 7 year old new build house has a ruined lounge ceiling where the en-suite shower room has leaked water through the tiles and grout. The shower cubicle was completely tanked before I tiled it again using the right materials.

yours and many others which is why tanking should be done on every new build.

 

[White Room]

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I'm surprised, as Sir Ramic, that insurance companys have'nt latched onto including rules on the household polycies about showers and the like.

Flats and apartments should be paramount for tanking

 

[Thespanishtiler]

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i allow for tanking wet areas in all my quotes and state as such, if i dont get the job i dont care,

tanking should be mandatory

 

[Scott]

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New builds should be tank as most of them fail due to the settlement of the buildings. As already mentioned when the bath or tray drops and the sealant fails or a grout line cracks its game over.

 

[ifindoubtgrout]

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hi Dahe, epoxy grout

 

[jay]

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hi Dahe, epoxy grout

can you explain a bit thanks

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.