He is, and he is using better products than your old style 'tanking kit'.. New and better ways of doing things are out there now.
Advice for DIY install of bathroom and waterproofing walls - can I tile a dot and dabbed wall?
He is, and he is using better products than your old style 'tanking kit'.. New and better ways of doing things are out there now.
Not made much progress on this other than having the ceiling plastered and now painted. Been busy doing jobs on the rest of the house. Just put the spankers in today.
Got a tiler sorted to come too and he noted that it wasn't entirely level but would be able to sort it. He seemed very competent and recommend but pretty expensive to tile it all at 2.7k. Going to do some fancy bits like mitre the tiles in the niche too.
Got a tiler sorted to come too and he noted that it wasn't entirely level but would be able to sort it. He seemed very competent and recommend but pretty expensive to tile it all at 2.7k. Going to do some fancy bits like mitre the tiles in the niche too.
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sounds like i need to put my rates up(saying that without knowing any details, mitreing the corners adds quite a bit of time)
Got my shower tray finally bedded in (put it on mortar but tbh it was thin
Also got lights in (2 in shower are small ones and there is 2 bigger ones above bath/sink, seems enough)
Put my shower drain in and for some reason I recall reading /seeing online to put silicone on it as you tighten the ring..... Then read after it says don't use acetoxy silicone.... Doh. I used Dow corning 785
Also got to put in the decoupling membrane (6mm marmox boards n the floor of the bathroon - after priming floor twice then prob use the 8mm trowel I have). Would you put them underneath the bath? @200sols ?
Also got lights in (2 in shower are small ones and there is 2 bigger ones above bath/sink, seems enough)
Put my shower drain in and for some reason I recall reading /seeing online to put silicone on it as you tighten the ring..... Then read after it says don't use acetoxy silicone.... Doh. I used Dow corning 785
Also got to put in the decoupling membrane (6mm marmox boards n the floor of the bathroon - after priming floor twice then prob use the 8mm trowel I have). Would you put them underneath the bath? @200sols ?
Soldato
Did you use cement under the shower tray?
Soldato
Cool. I laid mine straight onto the floor boards first time, and it ended up cracking.
I didn't factor in that the underside of the tray wasn't flush to the ground, and one half of the tray was incredibly thin (about 3mm!). I've replaced it now and added various sized blobs (according to the depth) so the underside of the tray is supported consistently.
I used a mix of ready mix cement + extra sand + PVA. Looked very similar colour to yours.
I didn't factor in that the underside of the tray wasn't flush to the ground, and one half of the tray was incredibly thin (about 3mm!). I've replaced it now and added various sized blobs (according to the depth) so the underside of the tray is supported consistently.
I used a mix of ready mix cement + extra sand + PVA. Looked very similar colour to yours.
Oh dear! Was it a cheap plastic tray?
This is a stone tray and to be fair not uniform underneath so can see ive weighed some areas down with tiles to ensure contact on the edge and also applied silicone.
The manufacturers (mira) suggests either silicon or mortar for this and to be fair they can be supported from stand up legs in four corners so it should(!) be fairly capable of supporting its own weight.
Doesnt seem to wobble now that I've put it in at least!
Soldato
Nope, it was a £250 stone tray. Looks identical to yours. Also available with optional legs (riser kit).
I snapped a few pics as I was breaking it up for disposal. One end is about an inch thick. The other side very much not - I'm not sure how that's expected to support any weight over a 800mm gap.
It was the thin end that cracked on me. Only dropped a few mm until it was at the floorboard level and the plastic never split. But I couldn't leave it like that.
I snapped a few pics as I was breaking it up for disposal. One end is about an inch thick. The other side very much not - I'm not sure how that's expected to support any weight over a 800mm gap.
It was the thin end that cracked on me. Only dropped a few mm until it was at the floorboard level and the plastic never split. But I couldn't leave it like that.
Going to put the decoupling membrane (6mm marmox boards) on the floor this weekend. Going to primer twice then put it in.
Will be putting it in with 8mm fully combed tile adhesive then 25mm screws - I want to avoid longer screws as there are so many services under my bathroom! From reading marmox advise it seems to suggest screws aren't even necessary?
Should I put this decoupling membrane under the bath also? Suppose its extra "waterproofing"?
Thoughts @Simon @200sols
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Will be putting it in with 8mm fully combed tile adhesive then 25mm screws - I want to avoid longer screws as there are so many services under my bathroom! From reading marmox advise it seems to suggest screws aren't even necessary?
Should I put this decoupling membrane under the bath also? Suppose its extra "waterproofing"?
Thoughts @Simon @200sols
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Nope!
Just edited my other post. It will be tiled up to the edges around the bath though and covered with a cover panel
Sound, cheers both just bought this bath mixer but it doesn’t tell me if it’s 15mm bsp or 1/2 inch threads onto it. Got it 70quid new on eBay
https://www.mirashowers.co.uk/taps/mira-honesty-bathshower-mixer/
https://www.mirashowers.co.uk/taps/mira-honesty-bathshower-mixer/
If it’s 15mm I found ones that are 10mm bore, should be okay. To be honest will be very very irregular use until/unless I have kids.
Only thing I can't work out is if I need to screw the boards down after fixing them with cement based adhesive
The marmox technicalguide suggests its not necessary and even suggests its counterintuitive for some applications (floorboards/plywood). Seems to stay silent on chipboard.
Any thoughts @Simon @200sols ?
Primer on
Boards cut to size
The marmox technicalguide suggests its not necessary and even suggests its counterintuitive for some applications (floorboards/plywood). Seems to stay silent on chipboard.
Any thoughts @Simon @200sols ?
Primer on
Boards cut to size