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quackfly
hey guys, just as the title says, is it necessary to tank every shower you do, even standard domestic showers or is priming then using waterproof addy and grout sufficient?
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hey guys, just as the title says, is it necessary to tank every shower you do, even standard domestic showers or is priming then using waterproof addy and grout sufficient?
It certainly is.tanking shower areas is neccessary at all times in my opinion. getting the customer to understand and pay for it is in itself a different matter.
this is a battle, also site agents with the "we've never done it before, and always used pva" Shop assistants get up my nose when they give out this sort of duff info:mad2:I always advise on tanking a shower area, but like you said customers don't always want to know. I use the homelux stuff nowadays from Topps and it's simple to use and cheap at £45 for 5m2.
I did a shower tray and recommended this to the customer and a tile shop in Chesterfield then told customer it was'nt necessary, lol. Can't win!!:mad2:
I did a shower tray and recommended this to the customer and a tile shop in Chesterfield then told customer it was'nt necessary, lol. Can't win!!:mad2:
Mudwork translation Rob?Same thing here...I've had the customer already to pay for mud work, waterproofing, and epoxy grout...only to have the nitwit in the showroom tell them "Ohhh, no one does mudwork...cement board is more than enough".....and "No need for epoxy grout, just use a sealer"...and "waterproofing really is just an upgrade that you don't really need unless it's a high use shower like with 4 kids taking showers every day."
GGRRRRRRRR!!!!!!:incazzato:
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