Shower renovation - next steps

[andyN7]

Hi,

Following the helpful suggestions to my post (shower-renovation-t52061.html) I have stripped my wall back to the 2 studded walls and 1 bare concrete wall.



Once I had removed the shower tray and supporting beams I will prepare the shower area. I intend to do as follows:

· Stud walls – install aquapanel.

· Concrete wall – use BAL quickset render to true up the wall where I was a little overenthusiastic with the chipping hammer and remove the remaining areas of adhesive.

· Tank the whole area with BAL WP1, tape, matting etc

· Tile

I have read so many conflicting posts on use / don’t use aquapanel, do/don’t tank etc which sometime seems a little academic. Please can someone sense check this approach for me before I begin. I would rather pay a bit more and do a bit more to make sure this is done properly as this is my first project of this size!

Thanks in advance.

[wine~o]

Above should cover it..

[ultimatehandyman]

I'm in the middle of doing a bathroom and I used moisture resistant plasterboard that you can tile right onto, then I tanked it.

Tile backer boards such as aquapanel often work out very expensive and if you are tanking they are not always necessary as nothing should get through the tanking!

[jaxonian]

i'll be observing your progress with interest as i'm doing a similar ensuite renovation. I was only going to use backerboard for mine though no tanking, are you doing a wet room?

[tictic]

Looking at your pics,you won't have enough room to dot/dab mr plasterboard,...

So yes inside the enclosure...a sheet off aquapanel follow mfr inst. and bal QSR will do the job,rest off bathroom m.r plasterboard.