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Discuss alternative to wet area membrane in the Tanking & Wetrooms at TilersForums; Our local council has discovered that our showers were installed without any wet area membrane. They are tiled onto vilaboard which is on aqualine gyb board on timber planks. There ...
          
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    Default alternative to wet area membrane

    Our local council has discovered that our showers were installed without any wet area membrane. They are tiled onto vilaboard which is on aqualine gyb board on timber planks. There are 5 showers and they are very large and we do not want to rip out all the tiles. Is there any way we can make the shower area impervious to water from on top of the tiles as it would be a huge job to take them all out and start again?
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    In what environment are these showers installed and are they wet floors or trays?


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    Default Re: alternative to wet area membrane

    I take it their ceramics.
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    Default Re: alternative to wet area membrane

    Is there any damage to the substrate?
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    Default Re: alternative to wet area membrane

    Could you not use a grout sealant
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    I guess you could re-grout with epoxy.....
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