Hi all -
I've got a downstairs showerroom/wetroom (not sure of the difference!) and am a little unsure whether to tank it or not and hoping someone could kindly offer me some advice.
The room is on the ground floor, and previously there was a corner shower unit, with the entire room tiled. I want to replace this with a sliding shower door, but to have no shower tray, just a continuation of the floor tiles (the shower area slopes towards a drain unit).
I've stripped the tiles and noticed that the room was painted with a polymer based paint which i assume is some form of tanking. However I've looked online and there are all sorts of crazy tanking systems that include boards/seals/tapes/glues and all sorts of fancy contraptions and potions. I'm hoping those are more for upstairs bathroom where a leak could cause big problems, and for a downstairs bathroom where there's just concrete floor and plastered brick walls, some more waterproof tanking paint would suffice?
Appreciate your thoughts!
Many thanks!
I've got a downstairs showerroom/wetroom (not sure of the difference!) and am a little unsure whether to tank it or not and hoping someone could kindly offer me some advice.
The room is on the ground floor, and previously there was a corner shower unit, with the entire room tiled. I want to replace this with a sliding shower door, but to have no shower tray, just a continuation of the floor tiles (the shower area slopes towards a drain unit).
I've stripped the tiles and noticed that the room was painted with a polymer based paint which i assume is some form of tanking. However I've looked online and there are all sorts of crazy tanking systems that include boards/seals/tapes/glues and all sorts of fancy contraptions and potions. I'm hoping those are more for upstairs bathroom where a leak could cause big problems, and for a downstairs bathroom where there's just concrete floor and plastered brick walls, some more waterproof tanking paint would suffice?
Appreciate your thoughts!
Many thanks!