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many thanks Richard and all who have responded to my plea for help since Christmas. I now feel I am pretty much an expert on putting in a shower with all this advice and all the research I have done myself. I am shocked though by my builder. He didn't give a s...! and he was a friend of a friend...

Hi, am following this discussion with interest - now too late for me, but the builder (I asked him to p... off by the way) used plaster not plasterboard or waterproof board of any kind. What are your thoughts on using finishing plaster beneath the BAL WP1? My main concern is that it is not flat...

Many thanks. Have tanked using Sealux and BAL WP1 already - easy to apply and good stuff. Just hoping the tiles stick and look ok. The walls have not been plastered straight and there's quite a bump between sealux, BAL tape and wall if you see what I mean. If they'd been plastered straight it...

many thanks and grateful for help especially over Christmas. bw Susan

many thanks for responses. Much appreciated, especially over Christmas. OK. I'm an idiot. I don't know if he's a qualified electrician or not. When I asked him what he was qualified in he said "everything". He's kind of a friend so I trusted him. Or did. bw Susan

many thanks for all responses - especially over Christmas. I am very grateful and getting clearer. bw Susan

This is my last question about the shower I promise. I'm replacing the huge old fashion fan with a neat one. The wires comes out 6 in from the hole and were covered by the old fan. Should the wires be recessed into the plaster to the new fan and presumably the tiles are cut to fit round the fan...

Hi there, happy boxing day. Following my worry yesterday about putting in a shower, I am worried today about taking out the light and would welcome advice before I see the guy doing the work on Monday. One of the guy's giving me a quote for putting in new shower said the electric light above the...

:cry: confused again - silicone or expanding foam for filling big gap before tanking shower? any other thoughts? :?

Hi Kes, :) thank you very much for your reply. I was wondering whether expanding foam would be better than silicone. I will use it. I hope you are having a good Christmas. Any thoughts on what to do about the bad plastering down in the corner - not a good surface for tiling on. Could I just...

Hi Ed, thank you so much for getting back to me on Christmas Day. Why does the post seem strange? One guy is doing the work and overseeing it. The original quote was for 1300 for labour only (I have bought all the bits an pieces and spent an extra 650 so far). Yes I was happy with the original...

Hi, :cry: Very Happy Christmas. I'm an old lady and haven't fixed a shower before so please be patient. I have spent 6 hours on the computer tonight researching and trying to decide what to do next. I have had a workman in to put in a new shower for the last two days. It is costing £2,000 (this...