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There was some heated argument in the above thread! I don't have much...
- bureaucrazy
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hi advise is needed please I’m not a professional, we installed a wet room in December
Maxxus former
Bsa membrane
Mapei flexible adhesive
Ceramic tiles
Thought we had done a good job however...
- Krystie
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ok...so I have at last made a start and am currently planning the frame and base for the new wet room. I could do with a little advice though. All of the info I have read say plywood for the base...
- Ajax123
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Ok, so they’re not BRAND new, but
@Schlüter-Systems Ltd looking to expand both sizes and colours, to include the Trend line colours.
45degree fine detail profiles to protect mitred edges from...
- Old Mod
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Hi I have tanked my shower with mapei waterproofing,now I need to stick pvc panels to the ceiling.can anyone recommend something I can use please.
- Windows20
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Ok just came across this article, @Dan hates buzzfeed but I had to share. These showers are fabulous.
Which is your favourite? Mine are number 2 and 7
17 Ridiculously Stunning Showers That'll...
- Lou
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Hi all
In a kind of 'Payment' for all the advice i have got from here i have decided to do a build thread for my wet room, it may help someone in the future it may not but here it goes!
Room...
- Adam18Spring
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Anyone any ideas for waterproofing an Aqua dec other than Tilesafe, ive done a few with Durals Durabase which as im sure most of you will know is the 1m wide roll of fleecy waterproofing fabric...
- davidsmerv
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I'd appreciate your suggestions on preparation for tiling over my bath.
Photo shows the old bath. The new bath will be in by the end of the week. The soil pipe will be boxed in to the width of...
- A SMITH
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Above is a job I went too a month ago. The contractor said we’ve tanked the walls for you! I told him I wouldn’t tile the slope as it was and with 900x300mm tiles. Why he asked!
I used my...
- Time's Ran Out
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In a bit of a nightmare here
We recently spent a lot of money having our bathroom re-plastered (plaster board and skimmed) to make the walls smooth and square ready for tiling
My dad and...
- Bbbecca7
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Utilising a shower former design I saw somewhere on line, a few months back I believe, I completed this wet room a few weeks ago.
It's a 1200 x600 x 10mm porcelain from Mandarin Stone.
The...
Hi hope someone can help. I have quite a few years of tiling experience but never had this problem before. Fortunately the job was in our own house and we have another shower so there is no irate...
I got a professional top tile my wetroom because I was scared of making a mistake.
After he left it occurred to me that he never fit the frame for the drain cover.
The shower tray has a linear...
Hi all,
My wetroom is going to be refurbished after my impey tray failed after 10 years. Wetroom is 2m x 3m.
Existing Wetroom:
I have decided to remove the whole floor, but leave the...
Hi,
A newcomer here and thank you to anyone with the patience to read my drivel.
I am renovating an old stone house, have just finished a kitchen, and now need to install a first floor shower...
- Givey Tago
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Looking for a recommendation for a liquid tanking system to be applied to fresh plaster.
Was eying up aqua defence by Mapei or HydroBan by Laticrete but open to others. Just needs to be able to...
- Sashley
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We are redoing our bathroom and had a long discussion on tanking with our handyman who does minor plumbing and tiling.
We have asked him to tank around the bath and shower areas.
He has been...
- momer79
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Hi all, just tiled one of two sides of my shower tray but I’ve left a 7mm gap at the base. Technically and mechanically is this too big? I’d rather not try and redo the bottom row of tiles 🙄...
- ShaunH
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Hi, We are redoing our main bathroom and looking for a second opinion on tanking. We have bought the following mapei tanking kit and plan to use it on all 4 walls after removing the old tiles...
- momer79
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I've got some matt white ceramic tiles that have gone grey on the shower wall. Presumably water ingress.
I had two or three tiles do this before and had them replaced.
I've only got a few left...
- capricious71
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Hi guys. New to the forum here.
So basically I have just had my bathroom plasterboarded using dot and dab method and it's now been skimmed. I will be getting a shower enclosure being installed so...
- kshah786
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Hi I have two questions.
First question. My bath is only 700 wide & im only going to tile to the edge of the bath. I have a glass shower screen which I was going to put in after & set it about a...
- Owen41
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Looking for some advice of tiled my en suite and coming towards the end and gap down the edge is getting bigger as I go higher and looks as though will be about a 20mm gap
What do I do?
- Ollie_selby
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Hi,
I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor...
- joeelliot
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Hi
I have a wetroom tray on timber floor. We have an impey shower tray and tanking membrane. Impey Tanking is floor only and goes up 5 inches or so up the wall tiles.
We have been having...
- Hillmax
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Can anyone help. I’ve installed an impey wet room shower tray, do I need to use the impey waterproof membrane or can I tile directly on top of the impey tray?
- andy_young2028
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Hi
This is not a specific tiling question - sorry if inappropriate.
i am in a position where i need help with my bathroom installation. the shower tray 1500x900 has not been installed level, and...
- PETERHA
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Hi,
I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor...
- joeelliot
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