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Hi all,

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As part of some refurbishment works I'm doing, I'd like to install a couple of shower wet rooms on the first floor. At the moment, the floors and walls are all WBP ply. I'm also having a wet UFH system fitted using an overlay board of 10mm on top of the existing ply floor.

Can I directly tank the WBP ply walls or should I look to replace with HardieBacker boards or something similar? Can anyone recommend any good systems I should look into for a shower former tray and tanking?

Thanks for reading, any help/advice appreciated!
 

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Very weird!

A post on here and a similar post on the plumbing forum. Both endorsing the same product????
Advertising is frowned upon on here. Unless you contribute to the forums.
 

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Very weird!

A post on here and a similar post on the plumbing forum. Both endorsing the same product????
Advertising is frowned upon on here. Unless you contribute to the forums.
Binned and banned. Report the post on the plumbing for me if you get time matey.
 
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Hi, ply and hardibacker are both completely unsuitable for wet areas in my opinion and experience.
Sure, you can tank hardibacker - but you can also tank plasterboard and that is far cheaper!

Better to use a board like Wedi with a good bead of 610 https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ up the joints and on the fastener heads. Tape the internal corners with 610 https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ too.

I had a look at that Nassboards site - looks like generic imported (i.e. risky quality) stuff.
Personally I wouldn't risk using anything other than Wedi or Schluter.
It costs more, but it's proven and easier/faster to install.
 
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Twenty5p

Very weird!

A post on here and a similar post on the plumbing forum. Both endorsing the same product????
Advertising is frowned upon on here. Unless you contribute to the forums.

Am I missing something here? How am I advertising anything??
 
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Twenty5p

Hi, ply and hardibacker are both completely unsuitable for wet areas in my opinion and experience.
Sure, you can tank hardibacker - but you can also tank plasterboard and that is far cheaper!

Better to use a board like Wedi with a good bead of 610 https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ up the joints and on the fastener heads. Tape the internal corners with 610 https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ too.

I had a look at that Nassboards site - looks like generic imported (i.e. risky quality) stuff.
Personally I wouldn't risk using anything other than Wedi or Schluter.
It costs more, but it's proven and easier/faster to install.

Thanks for you reply - only helpful one so far! :)

Point noted regarding Wedi/Schluter boards. How about the walls which are brick/skimmed? Is there a suitable product form either of the above that can be used in wet areas? Or am I better off using a paint-on tanking system like from Mapei? And the ply floor with a Ditra mat is ok?
 

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