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Away to do a bathroom they have stripped all tiles from walls for me to start but have already got shower installed is it safe for me to tile around it and seal in with silicone? Or should i get it removed and tile under shower? | ||||||||||
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I would get them to remove it, assuming of course it is a surface mounted electric one. Why would the plumber fit it before tiling anyway? | ||
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Best to get shower off the wall and then place back onto tiles. Is it a powershower? If so you may want to consider tanking. Turkish | ||||||||||
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hi,personally it would be a better job i think if someone removed the shower and your tiles were under it,  | ||||||||||
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Yeah thats what i want to do but they whinging cos of money for electrician? I told them to wait but did they listen................If i cant convince them to do it would it be safe? Thats more what im worried about about? Otherwise just tell them they will have too? | ||||||||||
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I wouldn`t do it personally because you have a greater chance of water getting through to the substrate plus i think it will look a bit naff! Turkish | ||||||||||
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pull the fuse out slacken the screws and slip the tiles under if ur unsure about removing it | ||||||||||
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Sometimes you can loosen the screws and there is sufficient play to get the tile behind....If not , tell the customer if the shower ever fails then they will have to dig it out of the tiles to re-new...so better to tile behind.... | ||
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