We have ripped out the corner shower enclosure and walls because there was a leak, and the tiles had blown. The photos tell the story best.
As you can see from the mould on the plasterboard and plywood that the plasterboard was mounted on, the shower had been installed poorly, to say the least. I'm going to reinstall the shower enclosure with a friend. We plan to use Elements board to mount the tiles on.
This forum, as ever, has provided a great deal of helpful guidance. However, I have a few questions (and likely more to follow as we proceed!):
1. Would it be best to mount the Elements board on marine ply or to attach noggins to the stud work and attach Elements board to one of these options because the stud work is sat too far back?
2. How do we detach the shower drain to remove the shower tray without damaging the pipe work? I'd thought about cutting around it to allow the rest of the tray to be removed. I suspect that the tray may have been mounted in a cowboy-like manner too, as it had cracked.
3. As one of the photos shows, one of the pieces of stud work is split. Is it advisable to screw this together, or is it necessary to replace it?
4. As you can see, the insulation was randomly installed and has become damp. We'll remove it, but should we insulate behind the Elements board we install, or is it unnecessary?
As ever, thank you, good people.
As you can see from the mould on the plasterboard and plywood that the plasterboard was mounted on, the shower had been installed poorly, to say the least. I'm going to reinstall the shower enclosure with a friend. We plan to use Elements board to mount the tiles on.
This forum, as ever, has provided a great deal of helpful guidance. However, I have a few questions (and likely more to follow as we proceed!):
1. Would it be best to mount the Elements board on marine ply or to attach noggins to the stud work and attach Elements board to one of these options because the stud work is sat too far back?
2. How do we detach the shower drain to remove the shower tray without damaging the pipe work? I'd thought about cutting around it to allow the rest of the tray to be removed. I suspect that the tray may have been mounted in a cowboy-like manner too, as it had cracked.
3. As one of the photos shows, one of the pieces of stud work is split. Is it advisable to screw this together, or is it necessary to replace it?
4. As you can see, the insulation was randomly installed and has become damp. We'll remove it, but should we insulate behind the Elements board we install, or is it unnecessary?
As ever, thank you, good people.
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