Gaps in wet room floor - TilersForums.com

[mtm103]

yes, there is a slope to the drain, I bought wetroom kit and it slopes down to the drain.
I should point out that I don't intend to do the job myself, but when I have a tiler round I know what I am talking about, and I can ask for the work to be done correctly..
as for tanking the wet room, do you tank all the floor and walls, or just the edges?

 

[Mouldy]

Floor and all junctions with the wall. Tanking should also be taken up the wall from the floor.

Some systems only need the junctions and joins done but I'm not familiar with the system your using, so I'd say do the lot!

 

[Alberta Stone]

WOW.
Those screw heads are supposed to be polyurethaned and not siliconed.
The joints need to be taped and polyurethaned as well.
There needs to be a slope to the drain (1/4 inch drop per 2 feet is minimum)
And you can't have a painted wall in a shower.

 

[mtm103]

Great
I have gone to, and had come round, at least 3 plumbers, 5 tilers, 3 carpenters, 1 electician (who also tiles in his spare time), 2 specialist tiling shops, and not one said any of this.. To say I am frustrated is un understatement, that bathroom has caused me nothing but problem.. The shower is not even a power shower... Anyway, please don't tell me I need to take down the shower/the tiles/the marmox board and everything else just because they have been siliconed instead of the other stuff (I should point out the silicon was sold by the shop that sold all the wet room stuff, inc tiles and washers)?

If I wedi/marmox board that painted wall would that help? that paint is really not moving, I have steamed it and scraped it, I am not even 100% sure it is normal paint.

 

[Alberta Stone]

Great
I have gone to, and had come round, at least 3 plumbers, 5 tilers, 3 carpenters, 1 electician (who also tiles in his spare time), 2 specialist tiling shops, and not one said any of this.. To say I am frustrated is un understatement, that bathroom has caused me nothing but problem.. The shower is not even a power shower... Anyway, please don't tell me I need to take down the shower/the tiles/the marmox board and everything else just because they have been siliconed instead of the other stuff (I should point out the silicon was sold by the shop that sold all the wet room stuff, inc tiles and washers)?

If I wedi/marmox board that painted wall would that help? that paint is really not moving, I have steamed it and scraped it, I am not even 100% sure it is normal paint.

Maybe it wasn't silicone then?
I would check as it is supposed to be polyurethane sealant.
Maybe the guys there would know as I have never worked with marmox, only wedi board and their sealant is polyurethane.
Silicone might work, but I would be checking with the manufacturer.

 

[Scott]

You could board over the painted wall if it wont come off. Do you know what kind of adhesive was used ont he tiles that have been fitted already?

One other thing, how come the shower has been fitted when the room isnt finished? That would be the thing i would fit last!

 

[jay]

View attachment 22048 might want to remove tiles that have been fixed and do all prep work right also it looks like the wall tiles have been fixed with a small notch trowl wich will cause issues down the track sorry for the bad news but if you want it to last do it right

 

[mtm103]

Thanks all..
I am contacting new tiling companies to get them round to give me a quote for fixing it.
I know it is a rough estimate, but how much would you charge for fixing this? And also for tiling the main bathroom (2 metre by 2 metres)?

Thanks

 

[Scott]

Sorry but we dont discuss pricing on the forum.

 

[Alberta Stone]

This forum is for technical questions and such, not for pricing.
That is up to individual contractors to assess.
One cannot be accurate with pricing, site unseen.