I'm going to have a go at tiling my en-suite though have no previous experience at all. I am pretty methodical though working as an electrician.
The bit that's worrying me the most is the shower area.
Tray is 1200 x 900 and forms one end of the en-suite. All three walls are skimmed standard plasterboard so from what I've been reading here I need to use a tanking product. BAL seems to keep popping up.
How high should I apply the tanking product? Considering the area to tank will I need more than one tin/can/bottle or whatever it comes in?
Tiles I'm looking at will be around 400x250 and be sandstone in colour.
Is there a specific adhesive I need to buy?
Should I tile pretty much to the tray, over the upstands then close the gap with silicone?
With regards to cutting the tiles, how should I go about cutting a 100mm diameter hole for an extractor fan?
Also holes for towel radiator pipework?
Floor tiles.....current floor is chipboard so assume I need to overboard with ply? Do I really need to go to the extreme of 18 or 25mm? That'll cause quite a step considering the tile will be in addition to that.
The bit that's worrying me the most is the shower area.
Tray is 1200 x 900 and forms one end of the en-suite. All three walls are skimmed standard plasterboard so from what I've been reading here I need to use a tanking product. BAL seems to keep popping up.
How high should I apply the tanking product? Considering the area to tank will I need more than one tin/can/bottle or whatever it comes in?
Tiles I'm looking at will be around 400x250 and be sandstone in colour.
Is there a specific adhesive I need to buy?
Should I tile pretty much to the tray, over the upstands then close the gap with silicone?
With regards to cutting the tiles, how should I go about cutting a 100mm diameter hole for an extractor fan?
Also holes for towel radiator pipework?
Floor tiles.....current floor is chipboard so assume I need to overboard with ply? Do I really need to go to the extreme of 18 or 25mm? That'll cause quite a step considering the tile will be in addition to that.