Hi Folks,
Got a couple of questions relating to a DIY Shower Room - I posted a couple of weeks back about the state of the plastered walls, these have now been dealt with and are now sound.
So I have a couple of questions, I am putting a 1200x800 shower base across the back wall and will be utilising the 3 walls of the room with a full 1200mm sliding door across the front. There will be a 100mm stud wall to the right to hide the pipework/valve etc.
So onto the questions:
1) Should I bother using a backing board on the 2 plastered walls (they are painted currently) or just apply tiles directly - 1 wall is an external if that makes a difference.
2) I have poured a self-levelling out for the floor as was quite uneven, do I need to put a backer down or can I tile straight onto this (do I need a different type of adhesive for floor tiles?)
3) So we need to fit a toilet basin too, do you lay the tiles first and fit the toilet on top of tiles or tile around the toilet? Same with vanity units/boxing in or floor level pipes etc?
4) So the shower door will fix into the stud wall, question is, do I tile the stud wall first and drill through the tiles to make the fixing or fix the door in place and tile up to the door?
Any help or assistance on the above would be greatly appreciated, I'm not going to lie, I'm a novice but I'm not afraid to give things a go but equally, I know when to get a trade in (usually around plumbing, I don't trust water!).
Thanks again folks!
Got a couple of questions relating to a DIY Shower Room - I posted a couple of weeks back about the state of the plastered walls, these have now been dealt with and are now sound.
So I have a couple of questions, I am putting a 1200x800 shower base across the back wall and will be utilising the 3 walls of the room with a full 1200mm sliding door across the front. There will be a 100mm stud wall to the right to hide the pipework/valve etc.
So onto the questions:
1) Should I bother using a backing board on the 2 plastered walls (they are painted currently) or just apply tiles directly - 1 wall is an external if that makes a difference.
2) I have poured a self-levelling out for the floor as was quite uneven, do I need to put a backer down or can I tile straight onto this (do I need a different type of adhesive for floor tiles?)
3) So we need to fit a toilet basin too, do you lay the tiles first and fit the toilet on top of tiles or tile around the toilet? Same with vanity units/boxing in or floor level pipes etc?
4) So the shower door will fix into the stud wall, question is, do I tile the stud wall first and drill through the tiles to make the fixing or fix the door in place and tile up to the door?
Any help or assistance on the above would be greatly appreciated, I'm not going to lie, I'm a novice but I'm not afraid to give things a go but equally, I know when to get a trade in (usually around plumbing, I don't trust water!).
Thanks again folks!