Bathroom refurbishment question.."..

[Old Account]

hi lads,

Wondering what you would recommend on waterproofing the bathroom shower walls.

The bathroom shower walls are currently concrete / brick wall - no plasterboard.

Is that enough to use a liquid rubber - mapei tanking kit ? Or would you suggest to use any waterproofed boards ? Ideally customer wouldn't like to make the room smaller however, what would be the best way ?

Kind regrads,

Ro

 

[SimonG]

Skim walls with tile adhesive. Tank shower area and tile.

 

[Chalked]

I would mechanically fix 10mm waterproof insulation boards. Tape the joints and away you go.
This will waterproof and give a bit of warmth to the room.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

dot and dab (heavy) marmox boards on

 

[Old Account]

I would mechanically fix 10mm waterproof insulation boards. Tape the joints and away you go.
This will waterproof and give a bit of warmth to the room.

What thin boards are we talking about? Where would I get them ?

 

[Old Account]

dot and dab (heavy) marmox boards on

I was thinking about marmox but then again they aren't cheap, neither they are easy to get hold of. But would prefer similar boards about 10-12mm thick

 

[townfanjon]

They will be rendered Ron not concrete , assuming they are straight ish and flat you could tile on top with a quality adhesive, but failing that would go with 6mm boards ( hardiebacked , no more ply )

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I was thinking about marmox but then again they aren't cheap, neither they are easy to get hold of. But would prefer similar boards about 10-12mm thick

Google it

 

[Old Account]

They will be rendered Ron not concrete , assuming they are straight ish and flat you could tile on top with a quality adhesive, but failing that would go with 6mm boards ( hardiebacked , no more ply )

Thanks town,

I will bear that in mind with the hardi boards. I assume you mean the whole bathroom walls right ?

 

[Chalked]

Where do you live?
CTD do 10mm boards fir about £10 a board.

 

[townfanjon]

Thanks town,

I will bear that in mind with the hardi boards. I assume you mean the whole bathroom walls right ?

Good grief no , just in the shower , but IF the walls are sound , use an acrylic bonding agent and tile on top .

 

[Old Account]

Where do you live?
CTD do 10mm boards fir about £10 a board.

I live in east London nothing really close by. The closest one would be Enfield. Are they hardi boards ? I guess ctd does wedi boards but not too sure

 

[Old Account]

Good grief no , just in the shower , but IF the walls are sound , use an acrylic bonding agent and tile on top .

Will I not have a different thickness of walls when I put boards just in the shower area?

 

[Chalked]

I live in east London nothing really close by. The closest one would be Enfield. Are they hardi boards ? I guess ctd does wedi boards but not too sure

They do their own brand of wedi ( insulation boards)