Looking for a liquid membrane

[Murphy]

Hi, my first post.

I'm tiling a bathroom and I'm looking to waterproof around the bath/shower area.
When removing the old tiles, I found that water had got through to the plasterboard and render.
The silicon seal seemed to be intact.
(The wall is plasterboard on the internal wall and brick/render on the external)
I don't want this to happen again.
Is there a simple/low cost liquid membrane that I can paint/roll on and then tile over?
How long does it take to dry?
Where can I get it?

Or, is there any type of grout and adhesive that would make this unnessessary?
I'm looking to start a few projects, so may be on here regularly :lol:

Thanks.

 

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Try the Mapei kit http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-adhesive-grout-substrate-preparation/35734-shower-waterproofing-kit-all-you-need.html it's great and easy to use

 

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Here is some more info about the Mapei kit View attachment ShowerWaterproofing.pdf


:welcome: to the forum by the way

 

[Murphy]

Thanks for the swift reply Mark.

Yeah, I've seen these kind of kits.

But they seem like overkill for what I need.

If that is what I need fine, I was just hoping for a simpler and cheeper alternative.:lol:

Thanks though.

 

[Murphy]

Oh. Sorry Just realised your names not Mark, that's an option on post.😳

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

There are many manufacturers who make tanking kits
Such as..
Mapei
Granfix
Weber
Bal
PCI
Ultra

and more
All do the same job, some may differ in price

 

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Don't worry my name is Mark

I would say if your going to do it then do it properly and make the investment now rather then later.

This kit is around £59.99 in Tile Giant and well worth the money in my opinion

 

[Murphy]

Thanks again.

Considering that I only need to waterproof 2 walls at around the bath, possibly only 1 tile up. Will these kits last several jobs?

 

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Thanks again.

Considering that I only need to waterproof 2 walls at around the bath, possibly only 1 tile up. Will these kits last several jobs?

Yeah you will get a few jobs of that size out of one kit no problem

 

[Murphy]

Well thanks again.

It looks like, I'll go down that road then.

Cheers.