Waterproofing shower over bath

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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?
 
foxhole said:
Are you tiling? My preference is shower wall panels.
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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
 
burts said:
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
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Shower panel are available thinner than any tiles .
 
burts said:
you mean the finish panels. I thought you meant tile backer boards as they are waterproof.
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Tile backer boards are not waterproof ( water resistant) they just don’t deteriorate when wet .
4mm wall panels available .
Example
www.qssupplies.co.uk

Nuance 4mm Acrylic Shower Panel, 1200 x 2440mm, 812010

Shop Nuance 2440mm x 1200mm x 4mm Acrylic Panel. Manufacturing Code: 812010. Delivery in 9 Working Days Approx.
www.qssupplies.co.uk
 
Seal around the bath then tile on to the plaster. Use a bonding agent if required.
 
denso13 said:
Seal around the bath then tile on to the plaster. Use a bonding agent if required.
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Soo wouldn’t bother tanking the wet area (shower walls) or using a joint tape between bath and wall before tiling
 
For a bath with a shower then normally no need to tank - As long as the bath is in on batons and it has been sealed all the way around and then the bath pushed in, then seal along the top edge and then tile, then seal again. If anything then it may be any internal corners that might get a water proof tape and some membrane more so if the walls aren't square.

Also depends on how good the tiler is and that he'll make sure the adhesive etc is applied properly.

I much prefer tiles though, used every type of wet wall going (honeycomb (the worst), ply-backed, mdf-backed, arcylic sheets etc) but it just doesn't compare favourably to tiles IMO.
 

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