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Enclosed shower waterproofing

  • 17-08-2005 5:07pm
    #1
    Fredser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Am building an enclosed shower at the moment with three walls and a sliding shower door. I have to build a stud partition for one of the walls.

    I am obviously NOT going to just plasterboard this wall and then tile it as I suspect this would be prone to water ingression even if it was brilliantly built!!

    My plan was to use 12mm ply instead and apply PVA before tiling but I have heard that this might also fail.

    I believe there is a product called "aqua board" or something like that available for this job in the UK - however I can't find any reference to it on any Irish websites.

    Anybody ever use this type of product in Ireland and if so how did they get on and where did they get it??

    Thanks in advance

    Fred


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  • #2
    rooferPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭rooferPete


    Hi Fredser,

    Gypsum make a waterproof plaster board, the paper is green instead of the usual grey.

    I would recommend using any board you like, Gypsum / Lafarge and giving it a skim coat finish, that way you will have a good base to work to.

    Most tile suppliers have waterproof adhesives and grout that work very well when used with the correct bead around the shower.

    PVA is a great product but when used wrong it can cause more problems than it solves, for example if you coat the board and allow it to dry you may seal the surface so well the adhesive has nothing to bond to and the tiles can be just sitting there waiting for an reason to fall off.

    A bit extreme ? well maybe, but I have seen it and worse happen.

    .


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