Do you bother to tank a bathrom floor ? - TilersForums.co.uk | Tile Forums

**Fekin** · 09-02-2008

Just wondered if many of you tanked bathroom floors, and if so which kits do you often use.

I know kits can vary so much in price, from tubbed latex at £50 to well over £100 for propper kits.

Anyone have any favorites that they use ?

**Raja** · 09-02-2008

hi fekin 2 things i have never done in my 6 years of tiling 1 being tanking a wet room and secondly under floor heating am hoping to learn these skills soon

**Dave** · 09-02-2008

I have tanked floors quiet a few times....I now use schluters ditra or kerdi..great products and very easy to use and apply.....much quicker and fast track to tile to than solution( liquid) kits.....

**wetdec** · 03-03-2008

Agree with Dave bathroom floors are a job for a membrane like Stik2 Durabase CI or Stik2 Durabase WP, the beauty of using these products is they act as a bridging mat and a waterproof membrane.

Where you may think your floor doesnt need tanking the bridging element of the mat will stop your tiles cracking if the floor beneath should move so it is well worth using. If you check out wetdecs or the Tilux site you will find a full system the Tilux shower base former and the Stik2 matting work hand in hand and are made for the job.

**Raja** · 03-03-2008

Never done it Fekin a skill i do not posess at present but shall 1 day educate myself in the matter of tanking

**wetdec** · 03-03-2008

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Originally Posted by Raja

Never done it Fekin a skill i do not posess at present but shall 1 day educate myself in the matter of tanking

If you need a leg up just shout

**Raja** · 03-03-2008

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Originally Posted by wetdec

If you need a leg up just shout

ha ha thank u mate u r so kind

Defy · 04-03-2008

Maybe I'll take you up on that if you dont mind, its always good to know this stuff tiler

**guy1976** · 04-03-2008

iv never tanked a bathroom floor thats not a wetroom.whats the point? its just going to make your price higher than the next guy and you will probably not get the job

bootsmckiber · 04-03-2008

By tank,do you mean waterproof,if so I use maplastic hdg and fiberglass mesh,just cause it works and the clients like to see the baby blue membrane on their job,another product that's excellent is redguard,same idea,more expensive.
Mike

**wetdec** · 04-03-2008

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Originally Posted by guy1976

iv never tanked a bathroom floor thats not a wetroom.whats the point? its just going to make your price higher than the next guy and you will probably not get the job

Just being nosey Guy......... Do you have house insurance m8

**guy1976** · 04-03-2008

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Originally Posted by wetdec

Just being nosey Guy......... Do you have house insurance m8

of course iv got home insurance whats it got to do with ripping people off by tanking a bathroom floor when its not needed.