have you ever been asked to tile a steam room - Tile Advice

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

if so, please tell us what materials that you would propose to use, given a free rain!! starting with what you would build the walls, ceiling, floor from,
no catch here!! just an interesting exercise :8:

 

[jamie B]

never come up for me, but i'll watching for replies to this one!
:drool5:

 

[Scott]

I have one to price for a friends mum but as yet have never fitted one. THe husband is also the local building inspector :yikes: Im thinking that she is going for one of these chinese plastic bases with the tray and doors as one unit so it would be just the rear corner to build and tile.

I have to contruct one wall anyway as far as i know so i would go with the following

CLS for the stud work with a plastic membrane over the insulation at 400 centres with plenty of noggins covered with either hardi backer, or aqua panel. Probably Hardi backer as this job is on the top floor of a town house and Aqua panel is too damn heavy to carry up 2 flights! Tape the joins and adhesive will depend on tiles but definately a cement based adhesive due to the steam.

Im sure others will differ but thats how I would do it and i offer 2 years guarantee on all my bathroom installations.

However if there is a better alternative I would consider it

 

[tfs]

Epoxy grout for deffo, a cement backer board, possibly even aluminium framing rather than timber. vapour barriers etc

 

[The D]

butech one flex adhesive butech anthracite epoxy grout walls constructed from wadi board taped and skimmed with the one flex

 

[Wow Tiling]

I have built a number of steam rooms over the years and always tile the floor first then build the room on top of the floor, aluminium framing with aqua panels screwed on using s/steel washers and screws all joints are then taped and filled, ceilings are built the same way and are better pitched than vertical . Tile using flexi adhesive and grout using epoxy [ have seen them grouted with flexi floor grout with no problems ]. Finaly silicone all the corners / angles and edges along the walls, floors and ceiling. We have used this method with out any problems for a number of years for major national clients . hope this helps

 

[Polishtradesman]

i put youtube video about WEDI here: http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/32219-bath-shorter-than-room-width-3.html . You can do all things with this material.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

i put youtube video about WEDI here: http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/32219-bath-shorter-than-room-width-3.html . You can do all things with this material.

nice one mate i like the remembrance link, and we do honour the pole's for there bravery and valour in the war ,when i was a young lad i worked with some of these old men, they were great guy's god bless them!!:8:

 

[Polishtradesman]

nice one mate i like the remembrance link, and we do honour the pole's for there bravery and valour in the war ,when i was a young lad i worked with some of these old men, they were great guy's god bless them!!:8:

Did you see video about wedi board??

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

yes thanks mate!! i use wedi, marmox, Aquatherm,there are some good boards out there!!

 

[doug boardley]

something I've never done is a steam room, would like to try one someday though

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

you can always build your own mate:lol::8:

 

[Polishtradesman]

yes thanks mate!! i use wedi, marmox, Aquatherm,there are some good boards out there!!

Do you think wedi would be good for steam room ??

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

they build steam room from them, and wedi sell complete steam-room kit over there

 

[White Room]

I know that schluter did kerdi type membrane for steam rooms