Morning all,
I'm after some guidance, mainly about tanking, but here's where I am.
I have a circular shower rail/curtain and an electric shower (gravity fed heating system) but since a new Combi was fitted the pressure has shot up and I now want to redo the shower above the bath. Here's what i looks like at the mo, the tiles are just stuck straight onto the plaster behind.
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I want to keep the electric shower for emergencies but move it about a foot to the right. I'll chase the pipe into the wall to the right then up the wall, this way it'll be outside of the shower screen I intend to fit.
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So the plan is to: -
1- Remove the tiles from the back and side of the bath, probably all the way to the end of the bath and 2 ft above the shower head.
2- Chase out some pipe runs for the hot and cold water pipes. Not quite sure how I'll attach to the existing pipes under the bath yet. Can I use plastic pipes or do they have to be copper?
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3- Put up some form of waterproof boards like Hardibacker from Trav Perkins - 12mm I guess. How would these be attached to the plaster wall?
4- Get some form of tanking system like Bal or Ardex to seal the gaps inbetween the boards, the boards themselves and the sides of the bath
5- Tile with some waterproof adhesive and grout, silicone around the base of the tiles, leaving some small gaps for any water that gets behind the tiles to run down and into the tub. I'm guessing it's best to go with much bigger tiles than the mosaic ones already on there?
6- Not thought about the shower screen, should that go on top of the waterproof boards or straight onto the wall with the boards butting up and silicone down the edge?
The tough bit as I see it is to get the holes in the boards lined up with those in the wall for the shower mixer and the shower rail
As the existing bathroom tiles will be a good 15mm lower than the new boards and tiles I'm not sure what to do about this gap, put some trim on it I guess...hmm.
Anyway, that's my plan for the Bank holiday...any pitfalls, advice would be much appreciated. I'm very capable of doing DIY but I'm very good at bodging things . Because of that, and for my wife's sanity, I thought I'd ask you knowledgeable people on here before I get started.
Cheers...Dan
I'm after some guidance, mainly about tanking, but here's where I am.
I have a circular shower rail/curtain and an electric shower (gravity fed heating system) but since a new Combi was fitted the pressure has shot up and I now want to redo the shower above the bath. Here's what i looks like at the mo, the tiles are just stuck straight onto the plaster behind.
View media item 93519
I want to keep the electric shower for emergencies but move it about a foot to the right. I'll chase the pipe into the wall to the right then up the wall, this way it'll be outside of the shower screen I intend to fit.
View media item 93522
So the plan is to: -
1- Remove the tiles from the back and side of the bath, probably all the way to the end of the bath and 2 ft above the shower head.
2- Chase out some pipe runs for the hot and cold water pipes. Not quite sure how I'll attach to the existing pipes under the bath yet. Can I use plastic pipes or do they have to be copper?
View media item 93526
3- Put up some form of waterproof boards like Hardibacker from Trav Perkins - 12mm I guess. How would these be attached to the plaster wall?
4- Get some form of tanking system like Bal or Ardex to seal the gaps inbetween the boards, the boards themselves and the sides of the bath
5- Tile with some waterproof adhesive and grout, silicone around the base of the tiles, leaving some small gaps for any water that gets behind the tiles to run down and into the tub. I'm guessing it's best to go with much bigger tiles than the mosaic ones already on there?
6- Not thought about the shower screen, should that go on top of the waterproof boards or straight onto the wall with the boards butting up and silicone down the edge?
The tough bit as I see it is to get the holes in the boards lined up with those in the wall for the shower mixer and the shower rail
As the existing bathroom tiles will be a good 15mm lower than the new boards and tiles I'm not sure what to do about this gap, put some trim on it I guess...hmm.
Anyway, that's my plan for the Bank holiday...any pitfalls, advice would be much appreciated. I'm very capable of doing DIY but I'm very good at bodging things . Because of that, and for my wife's sanity, I thought I'd ask you knowledgeable people on here before I get started.
Cheers...Dan