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    Pictures Narrowboat Bathroom help needed

    In a word Yes. I appreciate that you are on a tight budget. But one of the last things you should do on the cheap is a wetroom. It will probably fail and cost you all over again. I would suggest saving for a while if necessary and do it once.
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    Tanking Floor

    Hi Skylad. YES! There are two things I ignore. 1. Always, always underboard no matter how good they tell you a system is. Any system. Why take the risk for the cost of some 18mm ply and a couple of hours extra work?. Tiles and particularly grout do not like movement. All you need is a hairline...
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    My 1st Job Tanking details: Wetroom floor on joists with flush linear drain and wet UFH.

    Hi Peter. Well there's enough to keep you busy there. There is a company called CCL wetrooms. They are absolute experts in what you are trying to achieve here. They can design and supply what you need if you give them the details (plan, dimensions etc). They are manufacturers and often come up...
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    Pictures Narrowboat Bathroom help needed

    Hi, it's kind of hard to see how much space you have really. You can use a wetroom floor former. This is like a tray but it is generally only around 22mm thick. If your floor has no structural movement in it then you could mechanically fix the floor former to the floor (screws and washers) once...
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    Mosaic tiles lifting in wetroom

    Sorry, this reply may be a little late but I haven't been on here for a while. A number of things took my eye. Firstly it looks like an old AKW Drain, they have a range that they don't promote much called "Level best". If it is, then there is a strong possibility that it's an AKW floor former...
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    Tilers Link Exchange – Swap links with tilers outside your area

    Hi Dan. Thank you for your message. Our SEO company are dealing with this. Would you be able to liaise with Clive directly as I think he is having a problem with this. His email is [email protected] Many thanks Steve.
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    Mixing wet-room systems?

    Not really. Moisture Resistant is not best practice in a wet room. If you are past the point of no return (using different suppliers) then I would suggest Googling WATER PROOF TILE BACKER BOARDS. They shouldn't be expensive. You can use them on floors and walls and they come in varying...
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    To tank or not

    Bottom line is that this is NOT a wet room. Sure you can tank the walls as best practice. But a true wet room does not have a shower tray, it has a floor former. This is then tanked and at least a meter past the wet area (more commonly the whole floor). By using a shower tray you will be relying...
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    AKW Wetroom disaster

    The moral of this story is ONLY EVER USE THE ONE SUPPLIER FOR YOUR WETROOM KITS! Sorry but I spend all my time on these forums just repeating myself. What do you think is going to happen if something goes wrong? They will either blame each other's products or worse , you!
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    Mixing wet-room systems?

    1571912821 Mixing and matching different manufacturers is never a good idea. If there is ever a problem they will all blame each other's products. Or even worse, You! If you fit wetrooms on a regular basis you would be best advised to find one manufacturer that you like and stick with them...
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    UK Tiling Rates Per Square Meter / Per Day – How much do tilers charge?

    Not fair for me to comment as I have hung my trowel up. I now have a wetroom website. 20 years on the tools and another just short of 20 selling wetrooms. However, I do speak to a lot of bathroom shops and tilers. It's a hard one to answer. Not only because it depends where you are...
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    Tiling the join between wall and floor in wet area

    If you use a Wet room tape it shouldn't matter. BUT make sure that you paint over the tape too. Usually 60mm up the wall and dress it onto the floor by the same amount.
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    AKW TUFF former and liquid tanking ????

    Quite simply if you are using AKW former then use their tanking. This way if you ever have a problem they must honour any guarantee. If you mix and match products it is a get out of jail card for any manufacturer. The tanking manufacturer can blame AKW and vice versa.
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    Tiles won’t stick to bsa membrane

    There is some conflicting advice here. It seems that most people have either a favourite manufacturer or method. Personally I agree with some and not with others. However, ultimately you are looking for an answer to your problem. That is the tricky part. It could be something as silly as dust on...
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    Am I the only sad so & so?

    No such thing as being too careful with wetrooms. Like anything, the more care you take the better the result will be.
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