Hello,
I’m doing a DIY bathroom job and would be very grateful for some advice.
The bathroom is in a 2nd floor flat in a converted Victorian house. The bathroom walls for the corner into which the bathtub and shower will sit appear to be dry walls with wool insulation, foil backed plasterboard with thick plaster on top set around wire mesh.
There was an existing bathtub but no shower. We’d like one so I have chased into the plaster to make space for copper pipes (please see picture). I had been planning to wrap the pipes in duct tape, secure in place with a piece of wood (temporarily), whilst filling in the chased holes around the pipes with cement and then plaster before re-tiling the back wall. I’m aware of the general weight limit of 20kg/m2.
However, I’m now concerned re the possibility of water damage from the shower if the walls have not been properly tanked. Is this something I should worry about or would you expect the area to be water tight once tiled and sealant applied to the corner areas?
I suspect the existing tiling would have been “splash proof” but perhaps not shower proof.
I have considered stripping both walls right back to the plasterboard, screwing on tile backer board and priming, taping, etc., which I’d rather avoid but will do if people think it’s necessary.
Or any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I’m doing a DIY bathroom job and would be very grateful for some advice.
The bathroom is in a 2nd floor flat in a converted Victorian house. The bathroom walls for the corner into which the bathtub and shower will sit appear to be dry walls with wool insulation, foil backed plasterboard with thick plaster on top set around wire mesh.
There was an existing bathtub but no shower. We’d like one so I have chased into the plaster to make space for copper pipes (please see picture). I had been planning to wrap the pipes in duct tape, secure in place with a piece of wood (temporarily), whilst filling in the chased holes around the pipes with cement and then plaster before re-tiling the back wall. I’m aware of the general weight limit of 20kg/m2.
However, I’m now concerned re the possibility of water damage from the shower if the walls have not been properly tanked. Is this something I should worry about or would you expect the area to be water tight once tiled and sealant applied to the corner areas?
I suspect the existing tiling would have been “splash proof” but perhaps not shower proof.
I have considered stripping both walls right back to the plasterboard, screwing on tile backer board and priming, taping, etc., which I’d rather avoid but will do if people think it’s necessary.
Or any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
