Hi All,
Hope someone can help with this problem.
I'm in the process of revamping my downstairs toilet and installing a corner shower. Due to subsidence of a one piece concrete slab, which made made up the hall and toilet floor the project has been beset with problems.
The walls are 'Thermolite' type block with sand/cement render and plaster. One wall of the cubicle, due to the subsidence, has had to be jacked back up into place and underpinned and the other has settlement/drying out cracks around the block mortar lines.
I was going to tank and tile the cubicle walls but I am concerned that future movement within the walls will cause the tanking and tiling to fail and allow water to pass into the wall behind.
I've looked into installing the B&Q wall panels but the two lots of these I've had were not very good, they dented very easily (bang it with an elbow and it left dents) one lot the pattern did not match, the other had several manufacturing marks including no pattern on the face edge.
Another idea I've had is to bond some ply to the walls then bond some vinyl flooring to the ply; hopefully this would allow some movement without compromising the water integrity of the shower.
Any help, suggestions (but only clean ones) or opinions would be much appreciated.
Kind regards.
Hope someone can help with this problem.
I'm in the process of revamping my downstairs toilet and installing a corner shower. Due to subsidence of a one piece concrete slab, which made made up the hall and toilet floor the project has been beset with problems.
The walls are 'Thermolite' type block with sand/cement render and plaster. One wall of the cubicle, due to the subsidence, has had to be jacked back up into place and underpinned and the other has settlement/drying out cracks around the block mortar lines.
I was going to tank and tile the cubicle walls but I am concerned that future movement within the walls will cause the tanking and tiling to fail and allow water to pass into the wall behind.
I've looked into installing the B&Q wall panels but the two lots of these I've had were not very good, they dented very easily (bang it with an elbow and it left dents) one lot the pattern did not match, the other had several manufacturing marks including no pattern on the face edge.
Another idea I've had is to bond some ply to the walls then bond some vinyl flooring to the ply; hopefully this would allow some movement without compromising the water integrity of the shower.
Any help, suggestions (but only clean ones) or opinions would be much appreciated.
Kind regards.