Originally Posted by timeless john

Why plasterboard and not 12mm hardie backer board or wedi board.

cos i already have a tanking kit John

Any bath or shower we tank....Homelux 5sqm matting to trade is £30, Its always included in our bathroom prices whether the customer likes it or not!

We do mention when quoting and take a little sample along, You would be suprised at the amount of tradesman that think it is not required, Small price now compared to a full rip out in a few years time

Originally Posted by GirlRacerRed

hey Beam, if you want me to email you my photo's to show customers, just let me know. I'm happy to share them

Oh, and can I just point out, the housebuilder (Barratts) skimmed the walls before tiling - in both bathrooms

Just read your link Liz, did a cloakroom in a Barretts house same age as yours a couple of months ago. Walls were all over the place, ended up ripping them all off and re boarding, only way I could get a workable level surface. The pipe boxing in looked like they had done it with a cornflakes box, really c**p quality. Most difficult bit was boxing in (with access) the burglar alarm control unit they had situated high up the wall, IN A CLOAKROOM??

Originally Posted by aflemi

Just read your link Liz, did a cloakroom in a Barretts house same age as yours a couple of months ago. Walls were all over the place, ended up ripping them all off and re boarding, only way I could get a workable level surface. The pipe boxing in looked like they had done it with a cornflakes box, really c**p quality. Most difficult bit was boxing in (with access) the burglar alarm control unit they had situated high up the wall, IN A CLOAKROOM??

bathroom was done before christmas and we couldn't believe how poor the boxing in for the main waste stack was, and it wasn't until we got a big level up against the walls that we realised each wall in the room leaned in. there was some dodgy plumbing too that even my husband managed to figure out how to sink under the floorboards rather than having some specially created boxing in just for the sink waste

the shower is now properly boarded and tanked. just waiting for Miss Picky aka GRR aka me to choose some tiles

look fwd to the pics..... I'm an expert on attaching them now...........

just seen these pics Liz, seen that a few times

Always tank it gets expensive if it goes wrong

Have you finished yet Lizzy

Originally Posted by CJ

Have you finished yet Lizzy

about half way thru CJ

Got any pics of the work in progress??

i would replace with 12mm hardy baker and tape and tank joints with tanking dont neeed to do the hole board as the hardy is full waterproof

Originally Posted by westerhopetiles

i would replace with 12mm hardy baker and tape and tank joints with tanking dont neeed to do the hole board as the hardy is full waterproof

i already had a full tanking kit in, so plasterboard was fine for me

Originally Posted by westerhopetiles

i would replace with 12mm hardy baker and tape and tank joints with tanking dont neeed to do the hole board as the hardy is full waterproof

Hardi is fully water resistant.. not fully waterproof... water will pass through it when fully immmersed, but it won't break down..

Originally Posted by GirlRacerRed

i already had a full tanking kit in, so plasterboard was fine for me

If you had asked I would of given you a Dura-wp tanking kit no probs...



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