Welcome to Tilers Forums Tiling Forum


The UK's Biggest Tiling Forum for DIY and Professional Tilers; find


  •  » Tile Advice for Bathroom Tiles, Kitchen Tiles, Wall Tiles, Floor Tiles
  •  » Customers can Find a Tiler, or Wall and Floor Tilers can Find Customers
  •  » Tiling Tools, Tile Adhesive, Tile Grout and other Tile Products
  •  » Advice and Discussion related to Tiling Courses and Tiling NVQ's
  •  » Professional Tilers can find Business Advice, Discounts, Trade Accounts

DIY and Professional Wall and Floor Tilers are Welcome


Advice from by Tilers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Tile Suppliers


REGISTER HERE FOR FREE


p.s.: Registered members will not see this ad

Results 1 to 7 of 7
Discuss Tanking, what is it? in the Tanking & Wetrooms at TilersForums; What's tanking, I thought that was something that you did to basements? Well fundamentally it is exactly the same thing, the term tanking, in simplified terms means the installation of ...
          
  1. #1
    Mudster
    Guest Mudster's Avatar

    Default Tanking, what is it?

    What's tanking, I thought that was something that you did to basements?

    Well fundamentally it is exactly the same thing, the term tanking, in simplified terms means the installation of a waterproof membrane to a substrate rendering the area impervious to water.

    It's a common misconception that tiles are used to provide an impervious waterproof barrier.

    There are two fundamental reasons to install tile, firstly it looks good, and secondly it's hygenic and easy to clean. If waterproofing is required this should always be undertaken before any tiling is fitted.

    For domestic installations I'd generally advise the use of a BAL WP1 tanking kit, simply through ease of use and the fact it comes in a ready made kit with everything you need in it. There are other systems available that work equally well.

    I have installed this system and found it performed exactly as described and we easy to provide a professional finish.

  2. #2
    Tiling Courses Staff
    NETT Darren's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    North East
    Posts
    772
    Thanks
    20
    Thanked 286 Times in 158
    Posts

    Default

    A tanking system is a product that will put a barrier between the wall surface and any possible water contact. It comes in a tub with three parts, acrylic primer, thick paint and a polyester webbed tape. The tape is for all the joints. AA adhesives should be used in wet areas as well, as this type of adhesive will not break down with water contact . Bal and Webber produce them as well as other brands but these are the two I use, cost arround £50 trade price.
    From Darren North East Tiling Training gaffa

    Big tip if you get any dried primers on the baths that you cannot get off as they tend to be blue or purple in colour, use some T cut that you use on your car, takes it off no problem without scratching
    Last edited by GazTech; 13-10-2007 at 09:26 PM.

  3. #3
    Administrator


    Dave's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    County Durham
    Posts
    54,345
    Thanks
    9,715
    Thanked 14,136 Times in 9,984
    Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Thumbs up Re: Tanking, what is it?

    Quote Originally Posted by darren, NE TILING TR View Post
    Big tip if you get any dried primers on the baths that you cannot get off as they tend to be blue or purple in colour, use some T cut that you use on your car, takes it off no problem without scratching
    good tip daz. just acrylic baths or enameled aswell

  4. #4
    Tilers Forums Arms Member BrhTiling's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    asdasdas
    Posts
    157
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0
    Posts

    Default Re: Tanking, what is it?

    Interesting post, Tcut on the bath? make sure you keep the windows wide open while you do that one lol.

    I think tanking sounds a lot more technical than it actually is.... just creating a waterproof area really... stop things going soggy and falling off!

  5. #5
    Dan
    Dan is offline
    Tilers Forums Admin Dan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Staffordshire, UK
    Posts
    19,199
    Thanks
    7,720
    Thanked 5,033 Times in 2,882
    Posts
    Blog Entries
    6
    Dan
    TilersForums.co.uk Owner
    The UK's biggest Tiling Forum

    Like TF? Try our other forums: The UK's biggest Electrical Forum, The UK's biggest Plumbing Forum, The UK's biggest Flooring Forum. Some newer trade-related forums; Plastering Forum, Building Forum, Decorating Forum.
    Follow TilersForums on Twitter.


  6. #6
    Tilers Forums Arms Member
    devonmark's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    1,795
    Thanks
    122
    Thanked 308 Times in 130
    Posts

    Default Re: Tanking, what is it?

    on the subject of t-cut....if you accidentally scratch that nice shiny bath and it's not too deep you can use t-cut to take the scratch out..Mark.
    Plastering & Tiling Solutions.

  7. #7
    GazTech
    Guest GazTech's Avatar

    Default Re: Tanking, what is it?

    in deeper scratch ...wet dry it out...then t-cut polish, just don't do this to those expensive satin finished baths...or you may end up t-cutting the bloody lot.....Gaz

LinkBacks (?)


Similar Threads

  1. Dura-wp wetroom shower tanking OFFER
    By wetdec in forum Tanking & Wetrooms
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 03-12-2009, 05:34 AM
  2. Need a Tuff2 shower former and tanking material
    By mikey68 in forum Tanking & Wetrooms
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 08-01-2009, 09:27 AM
  3. Tanking Kits at TOPPS
    By Highlander in forum Tanking & Wetrooms
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 22-11-2008, 03:38 PM
  4. Doesnt want it tanking
    By penno in forum Tanking & Wetrooms
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 20-08-2007, 05:26 PM

Visitors found this page by searching for:

what is tanking

what does tanking a wall meantiling what is tankingtanking under tilestanking before tilingwhat is tanking system tilingbal wp1 tankingtile tankingwhat is tanking tilingwhat does tanking mean in tilingwhst is tankingtiling tips whats tanking tiling over tankingtanking and tilingtile tanking systemwaterproof tiling tankingtile adhesive tankingtile wall tankingwhat isw tankinghwhats tanking a housedoes a wet room need to be tankedwhat is tanking in tilingtiling waterproof tankingwet room tanking wp1what does tanked mean when tileing

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Tilers Forums is the UK's largest wall and floor tiling forum. Advice is provided free of charge to all users. Tilers Forums does not take responsibility for any loss or damage caused due to following advice found on this forum. All wall and floor tiling should be carried out by a qualified wall and floor tiler. Views expressed on this forum are of the users and not Tilers Forums. Views expressed on this tiling forum are of the contributor only and not the forum as a whole. Not all views should be taken as fact but simply the opinion of the person posting. Readers are reminded to seek professional advice before undertaking any wall and floor tiling project.

Tilers Forums is a Trading Style of Untold Developments Ltd. Search Engine Optimisation, Web Development and Online Marketing for the UK.
DMCA.com
[Output: 97.71 Kb. compressed to 89.14 Kb. by saving 8.57 Kb. (8.77%)]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28