Ply in shower

[CCTiling]

Hi all. Just got back from a 2 wk holiday in the caribbean so back to reality!! Been out to a quote where the guy has removed the old tiles from a shower cubicle and he has plywood as the background to fix onto. I wasn't too happy about retiling over ply or maybe it would be ok? What would you guys recommend? Cheers Ross

[wetdec]

If its existing its not going to move much again expansion wise, so providing its sound it will be ok I should think


tiler

[CCTiling]

If its existing its not going to move much again expansion wise, so providing its sound it will be ok I should think


tiler

Ok, Thanks

[BDS]

has the ply been tanked or any other method of water proofing?????

[wivers]

Slap some of the paint on tanking on it. I love that stuff.

[CCTiling]

has the ply been tanked or any other method of water proofing?????

No water proofing has been applied. So would you recommend this?

[BDS]

In my oppinion if its a shower cubicle/area it shoud not be tiled at all if there`s no form of tanking/water proofing i`ve seen so many shower cubicles/area`s fail and have to be ripped out completely including substrate to be tiled on and redone at more expense to the customer but thats my only oppinion and how i do all my shower area jobs.

[MrSpoon]

aye deffinately tank it first!

http://www.tiletown.co.uk/published/...sys_protec.pdf

sorted

[BDS]

again this is only my oppinion and i`ve not seen the job but by the sound of the it and the situation i`d use a tanking kit the best one i`ve used up to now is the BAL WP1 kit,easy to use takes no time at all to get on the walls job done,use it as per instructions any prob`s any one on here will be more than happy to help

[brian c]

In my oppinion if its a shower cubicle/area it shoud not be tiled at all if there`s no form of tanking/water proofing i`ve seen so many shower cubicles/area`s fail and have to be ripped out completely including substrate to be tiled on and redone at more expense to the customer but thats my only oppinion and how i do all my shower area jobs.

Question for you...have the jobs failed because dispersion adhesive was used and not flexi adhesive?curious thats all.

[andy-p]

Hi all. Just got back from a 2 wk holiday in the caribbean so back to reality!! Been out to a quote where the guy has removed the old tiles from a shower cubicle and he has plywood as the background to fix onto. I wasn't too happy about retiling over ply or maybe it would be ok? What would you guys recommend? Cheers Ross

never mind all that !! how woz the holiday ???

[brian c]

funny Andy,pmsl

[CCTiling]

never mind all that !! how woz the holiday ???

Sun, white sandy beaches and lots of woman in skimpy bikini's! It was a tough 2 weeks Thanks for all the advice guys. Gonna recommend to my customer that it should be tanked. Cheers

[whitebeam]

Tank it first if any water seeps thru to the ply your'll have brown grout

[BDS]

To honest brian c if its been tiled by a previous tiler/trades person i`ve no idea what addy/products he/she may have used but how many of these bodge it and scarper/or DIY disaster type people read the instructions on the adhesives as to weather its the right one for the job or not or install water proofing/tanking let alone install it properly,i`ve been to fix a shower at a customers house and its the same old same old as soon as you walk in to there bathroon/ensuite the mould smell hits you as you walk in the door i`ve pointed the tell tale sign`s mildue/mould all over the grout and coming through the sealant,the smell,the cracks in the grout lines cos of the substrate behind the tiles is warping/expanding/swelling and pushing the tiles off,this customer has had 3 ensuites installed in 4 years she even told me she had a mushroom growing in the corner between the floor and wall tiles also been asked to go and have a look at another 2 bathrooms with same prob`s i`m no expert and only been tiling for nearly 2 years but most of the bathrooms/ensuites i`ve done have all been the same not because they fancy a tile/colour change some that bad i`ve had to rip out stud walls and redo the full lot

[whitebeam]

Time for a rip out and redo, The walls may need some work and check the stud work.
Mushrooms, Were they edible

[BDS]

whitebeam i wouldn`t want to eat em,i`ve told customer the same advice but as you can appreciate the amount of times its been done wrongly and the expense they`re a little pead off to say the least it gives us who do care about doing the job right a bad name and get tared with the same brush sometimes until you do the work properly and use the right products correctly.