Studding up a doorway & tiling over - best way to do it?

Hallsy · 25 Mar 2007

I've converted our bathroom to one complete room from the two rooms it was before.

I'll now be studding up one of the doorways, and it's 99% likely there will be a shower installed on that wall.

Normally I would do the studwork and then plasterboard, but is there a better material/method to use for a surface I'll be tiling onto?

If I skim the plasterboard does it need to be left for so many weeks before it can be tiled over?

haveagoyourself · 25 Mar 2007

Hi Hallsy,i've just done a small downstairs shower room and used Aquapanel board on a studded wall which will have a shower fitted to it.The board is about 12.5 mm thick and made of concrete so is 100% waterproof (so they say).All the joints need to be taped,but you can tile straight onto it.Saves a lot of time and money.

Hallsy · 25 Mar 2007

Thanks for that, was it particuarly expensive?

haveagoyourself · 25 Mar 2007

About £13:29 a board from Wickes.Board size was 900mm x 1200mm.They can easily be screwed to wooden framework.

Hallsy · 25 Mar 2007

I'll take a look, can it be cut?

haveagoyourself · 25 Mar 2007

Yep.Use a fine toothed saw.Does not cut with a stanley knife, unlike plasterboard.

Bon · 26 Mar 2007

Sorry to be contrary, but Aquapanel can be cut with a stanley knife.

It's quicker, but the board doesn't break as evenly as plasterboard so I'd still recommend sawing. Just buy a cheap saw as it will be useless after using it to cut cement boards.

Also don't forget to tank the shower area.

Hallsy · 26 Mar 2007

Thanks, I have seen tanking mentioned before. What is it exactly? Like a waterproof sealant type thing?

Bon · 27 Mar 2007

Yup, I'm sure the more experienced guys wuill be able to tell you better than I, but here goes.

I've just done my shower at home using a BAL kit from Topps Tiles

You get everything you need in the box; primer, tape, matting and the tanking liquid.

You "paint" it on, leave it for 24 hours and then you can tile over it. It doesn't dry solid, more like a rubbery consistency so that the water that gets through the grout (no grout is 100% water-proof) will still find its way to the drain (and not the ceiling of the room below).

I was a tanking virgin and managed it no problems (I did have to order some extra tape though - but if you're just doing walls you could cut the mat into strips).

Good luck

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