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[Graham Morgan]

Hi all,
Just joined up to get some advice and make sure I've got it all right.
I'm now in the process of changing to a wetroom, just waiting for the plasterer to finish before I dig up the concrete floor to position the drains and fit a gully for the wet area of the room. I plan to then re concrete it and layout the fall to the drain ready to tile with mosaics. Should I use latex self leveller before I tank the room or will it be ok?( I had planned to but just checking). Also any preferences between Mapei aqua defence or Everbuild aquaseal?
Cheers☺

 

[White Room]

Do you mean screed or concrete, as in a ballast type sand for the concrete ?

 

[Graham Morgan]

I need to concrete floor as got to Move drains to completely new positions

 

[White Room]

Do you have the falls to the drain set out...

 

[Graham Morgan]

No not yet, wet area will be 1200mm by 800mm so gonna put drain in middle, fall 1:60 so 10mm lower and use concrete to create falls, maybe latex self leveller if I don't get it smooth enough

 

[White Room]

Could use some tile adhesive to smooth out for the mosaic....

 

[Graham Morgan]

yeah suppose so, was hoping to get correct fall and levels first time! lol

 

[White Room]

Your trying for falls, self levelling is what it is for levelling out unless your prepared to work like the clappers, adhesive would give you more time.

 

[Graham Morgan]

sorry forget to say I had read somewhere about using builders sand to thicken it to help it.
Ive not decided what to do yet just trying to get ideas so I know what im getting into, tile adhesive sounds good tho.

 

[White Room]

Builders sand may thicken (not one I'd use) but won't stop it from flowing.

 

[Graham Morgan]

Hmm ok may try the adhesive then. Cheers

 

[Flintstone]

Or just buy a proper tray and trap and do the job right!

 

[Graham Morgan]

I had thought of that but budget is too low for a former now, I'm confident I can get levels correct and decided to screed floor now and use a mcalpine gully

 

[Flintstone]

Good luck graham!

 

[Graham Morgan]

Cheers! I'm sure it will be fine