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Building a shower cubicle can be quite daunting if you have never done it before, I have compiled this page with help from Bstyle and -dj-.Before building the shower cubicle it is a good idea to fit the plumbing for the shower first. You may also find these pages useful-

DIY Tiling    Using silicone sealant    Installing an electric shower

 

tanking a shower    

Fit the shower tray and plumb it in, ensuring that it is level.Remove all existing plasterboard, install timber at all joints and fit Aquapanel with Ceramic Coated Aquapanel screws.
 

 

 

shower building stage 2   Fill all joints with a flexible cement based tile adhesive, apply a glass fibre mesh jointing tape and cover tape with more tile adhesive. Fill all screw holes with tile adhesive.
 

 

paint shower with acrylic primer   Paint walls with an acrylic Primer.
 

 

Trowel over joints in shower   Trowel over all joints with Bal WP1 Waterproof coating and then cover with Bal polyester tape.
 

 

coat shower with waterproof coating   Cover the entire wall area with Bal WP1 Waterproof coating.
 

 

Tile shower   Tile Shower Area, Grout and seal.


 

 

Fit shower enclosure   Fit Shower Enclosure.

 

 

 

Tiling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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