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mikeh1979
Hi Guys,
I'm opening a hostel in Lima Peru very shortly and I am having a bathroom fitted with 4 shower cubicles and 4 toilets.
Now i know nothing about plumbing or tiling, and it would seem none of the "plumbers" and "tilers" I've called so far either do.
The room at the moment is wooden floor boards and plaster walls. The best guy so far wants to throw down 2 inches of cenent onto the wood and just tile on top to make shower cubicles with dividers made of wood and cement and tiles on top. To me that sounds a bad idea one because of the weight on the floor and the second in an earth quake the floor will move and crack.
Now my idea was to put Ply across the whole floor, screwing it down in 6 inch squares. Im not sure if marine ply is available but i was thinking the showers could have plastic trays so it wont be getting to wet anyway. Is there a good way to treat none marine ply before tiling?
Second making the dividers for the showers and toilets (they will all be in a single row) with plasterboard and wooden frames with tiles on top. Now I dont think the waterproof plasterboard exists here and I have no idea on the quality of adhisive or grout available. But I expecting it to be pretty low quality.
Can anyone give me any tips on how to work best with not quite the right materials or will it be a disaster.
Any other suggestions will be highly apreciated if anyone can think of anything.
regards Mike
I'm opening a hostel in Lima Peru very shortly and I am having a bathroom fitted with 4 shower cubicles and 4 toilets.
Now i know nothing about plumbing or tiling, and it would seem none of the "plumbers" and "tilers" I've called so far either do.
The room at the moment is wooden floor boards and plaster walls. The best guy so far wants to throw down 2 inches of cenent onto the wood and just tile on top to make shower cubicles with dividers made of wood and cement and tiles on top. To me that sounds a bad idea one because of the weight on the floor and the second in an earth quake the floor will move and crack.
Now my idea was to put Ply across the whole floor, screwing it down in 6 inch squares. Im not sure if marine ply is available but i was thinking the showers could have plastic trays so it wont be getting to wet anyway. Is there a good way to treat none marine ply before tiling?
Second making the dividers for the showers and toilets (they will all be in a single row) with plasterboard and wooden frames with tiles on top. Now I dont think the waterproof plasterboard exists here and I have no idea on the quality of adhisive or grout available. But I expecting it to be pretty low quality.
Can anyone give me any tips on how to work best with not quite the right materials or will it be a disaster.
Any other suggestions will be highly apreciated if anyone can think of anything.
regards Mike