Please be patient to a newbie..... - Tile Advice

[welshgal]

Hi all, have enjoyed reading forums, and though i'm not a tiler, i would appreciate some advice. Here goes....

I have just had my bathroom walls covered with plaster board. I would like this tile inside the shower cubicle;
Dune Quarzita Brick | Tilestop
Is water likely to seep through? Could i prevent it from doing so? Am i better off forgetting it and choosing something else?

Thanks in advance.....

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome..They will be a bugger to keep clean.

 

[user123]

:welcome: Good lord, tough to keep clean and mold/soapscum free and tough on elbows! I wouldn't, I really wouldn't. It's the tanking underneath the tiles that stops water ingress, get a pro in

 

[welshgal]

Lol! that's what him indoors said....salesman said to seal them.....

 

[welshgal]

Oops wasn't quick enough there.....will it need tanking for "normal" tiles?

 

[suave]

welcome!

 

[Mike]

Oops wasn't quick enough there.....will it need tanking for "normal" tiles?

yes it's highly advisable. it's the grout which water can penetrate but if the walls are tanked and a cement based adhesive is used no damage will be done.

 

[DHTiling]

Hi and welcome.

Honestly, they are not advisable in a shower. They don't get grouted.
Soap etc will get in and then stink , possible mould.

Feature walls but not showers IMO.

 

[welshgal]

I was having a usual blonde moment....

mike...my tiler intends to use "aqua board" will this be ok?

Thanks for all the welcomes btw! You friendly bunch!

 

[Gazzer]

Not for me, I can see problems ahead using these tiles in a shower, I would advise against it.

 

[bobbynz]

Please dont use this in your shower, the finish on this stone will be a magnet for soap scum and bacteria and you will be forever scrubbing these walls. Its a great stone by the look of it but for practical reasons it's just not suitable for a shower and the conditions that are generated in a shower area.
And yes imo tanking the showerbase and walls would be a good idea as tiles and grout should never be considered as part of a waterproof system.

 

[Mike]

aquaboard is debatable as whether it's waterproof or not. the joints and corners need taping and sealing and to make sure i'd do the boards as well