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[Kevbos]

It is a bath area .it is not subject to sustained amounts of water .most bathrooms shower area etc only have problems when water gets past weak points .these are areas where grout will crack etc .90 per cent of damage done in these areas results from water passing through edges of baths. Shower floor or tray areas .are you being purposely blind to this .a wet room is a room in which everything is tanked into a drain..once again read what I write .how can you tank a wall onto a bath edge.

 

[Kevbos]

I have tiled for wb Simpson's. Stone and ceramics .the tiling company .on massive construction and house building sites .most this work was not tanked before tiling .tanking is a waste of time if whole room is not tanked into a drain.

 

[Flintstone]

Kev your waffling a load of rubbish again.

The best bet is to tank the walls down to the floor, then fit the bath, so it's all water proofed around this weak point you keep going on about

 

[Kevbos]

Disagree all you like .a wet room or properly tanked room can only work properly if whole room done .

 

[Kevbos]

Your just moving water to floor then what ?

 

[Flintstone]

The water is going into the bath and down the plug hole mate. This is a shower above a bath, the aim here is to stop the walls getting wet and rotting due to regular soaking from the shower

 

[Kevbos]

Then why tank below bath .?

 

[Tile Shop]

It is a bath area .it is not subject to sustained amounts of water .most bathrooms shower area etc only have problems when water gets past weak points .these are areas where grout will crack etc .90 per cent of damage done in these areas results from water passing through edges of baths. Shower floor or tray areas .are you being purposely blind to this .a wet room is a room in which everything is tanked into a drain..once again read what I write .how can you tank a wall onto a bath edge.

1. Tank wall
2. Bath in to the wall
3. Tape joint between bath and wall with a healthy overlap and using the tanking solution to stick it down.
4. Tank over tape
5. Tile wall
6. Cut off excess tape beyond tile face.
7. Grout tiles and silicone to bath.

Theres how. And i did read it again and you make no sense. According to you a shower is not a shower if its over a bath. Now thats what i call being purposely blind

 

[Kevbos]

A wet room is tanked into a drain mate .what you just said you do is no good. The movement of the bath each time it's filled and emptied etc will over time cause the tanking to break away .your talking rubbish .at no point have I said a shower is not a shower if it's over a bath .you carry on being the Mr right .there is no tanking solution that sticks to bath edges

 

[Tile Shop]

A wet room is tanked into a drain mate .what you just said you do is no good. The movement of the bath each time it's filled and emptied etc will over time cause the tanking to break away .your talking rubbish .at no point have I said a shower is not a shower if it's over a bath .you carry on being the Mr right .there is no tanking solution that sticks to bath edges

Oh for the love of god! Now you really are being stupid.

Tanking will stick to both the wall and the bath. Tanking is flexible. The tape is flexible and will move with the bath. Like silicone does.

I'm really going to try hard to put this in a way that anyone would understand. Simple......

A shower above a bath or tray will still spray water on the walls yes? Regardless of whatever is below, lets say, knee height, those walls are gonna get wet. Correct?

Without tanking, where does that water go? Over time, through the grout, into the substrate. Tank it and it will drain into the bath or on to the tray.

I truly am sorry but I can't make it any more idiot proof. If i have to get my crayons out and draw you a picture, i will do it for you tomorrow. I wouldn't do it for anyone but you are coming across as rather special and i don't understand why you're not getting it.