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[QUOTE="angrypirate, post: 981751, member: 52593"] Ill help as much as my limited knowledge permits, a problem you have is there are regulations and standards the latter do not really have to be adhered to, and a lot of so called tilers don't bother unfortunately. My answers are my own opinion and if not necessarily regulation but just my opinion/standard ... 1. should they waterproof the walls around a shower, and above a bath? - [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]Yes, if there is a shower above the bath then I would normally tank this area.[/I][/COLOR] 2. should they waterproof the walls under the bath? -[I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)] [I]Not really, if the bath is fitted correctly then no water should get under the bath through the bath/wall transition.[/I][/COLOR][/I] 3. should they waterproof the floor under the bath? - [I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]Not unless specified as the above info kind of applies the same[/I][/COLOR][/I] 4. should they plaster the walls to make it smooth (before applying a waterproofing liquid)? -[I] [/I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]If you plaster the walls before tiling then really you should leave approx 7-10 days for the plaster to cure before tanking and tiling.[/I][/COLOR] 5. if they use a waterproofing liquid, do they need to use a primer before? - [I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Follow the tanking manufacturers instructions[/COLOR][/I] 6. In the shower and above the bath, should they put a waterproof board or membrane (instead of a waterproofing liquid)? - [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]A correctly applied tanking liquid would suffice.[/I][/COLOR] 7. In the walk-in shower (which they are currently re-doing..), should they remove the dried tile adhesive, to make the wall surface flat and smooth, before applying the waterproofing liquid?[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I] - I would think it would preferably be removed but again speak to the manufacturer as they be best to advise if it can be applied over adhesive. I would be inclined to question as to why the tiles came off so easily as generally you would back butter the tiles and whenever ive tried to remove a tile which has been installed correctly it basically rips the wall to bits, yours seems to have come off easily from what I can see on the picture.[/I][/COLOR] 8. Or should they tank this wet room with waterproof boards (instead of using a waterproofing liquid)? - [I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]A wet room in my opinion needs to be constructed of backer boards like wedi or kerdi etc in the wet area i.e. shower and floor, the other walls in the room could possibly just be tanked.[/I][/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]I hope the above information helps somewhat in getting your issues resolved.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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