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Me either in all the past but seems everyone is harping on about it these days

Soo wouldn’t bother tanking the wet area (shower walls) or using a joint tape between bath and wall before tiling

that’s incorrect Most are waterproof not water resistant

you mean the finish panels. I thought you meant tile backer boards as they are waterproof.

Yes I’m tiling. The post is about plastered walls as that’s what the main contractor has done No room for shower panels now unfortunately

Hi, I am a plumbing,heating and gas engineer I’d like to know opinions on waterproofing for a shower above bath It’s a skim finish. Would people still go straight on these days or tank the wet wall and use a tape around the bath edge and internal corners?

Yeah hear you buddy and I know what’s best but there’s no budget Cheers for advice

I don’t want to paper it. It will cost me me just as much to get someone in to paper it as it will plaster it. I’m asking if there is some kind of paint on solution I can do myself

Yes I know this may be the case, but I’m not looking to have it plastered if I can avoid it. Is there not a roll on base coat that will bond and hide the cracks?

Hi all So I’ve stripped some lining paper and the plaster underneath is actually quite flat but has lots of tiny cracks everywhere. It’s an old rental that I’m selling so would rather not get it plastered. Is there any other way round this? Too many too open up and fill

Wondering if it’s ok to grout the mitred corners OR is it a must to use resin?

Yeah I just can’t be dealing with the grief again lol I’m a tradesman only ever had issues with bleeding though at my own house …. Typical

Hi, are must coats still the way foward or is there a reliable sealer out there I painted a ceiling in my new extension last year and mist coated as usual …. I can see every joist (flat roof) and have never been able to rectify. I wonder if this was because of suction and sealer would have...

Does anyone know how many glow plugs should be in my van and if they’re difficult to replace I’m a boiler engineer so am hands on Thanks

I had to sand it down in the end before having another go. It came out worse than I thought What are these patches when I’m sanding? What did I do wrong