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andy-p-
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Or.. maybe plasterboard the whole bathroom and use a tanking kit where the shower is going. £50 and youll have half left over to do your en-suite your miss's will have you doing next.lol.
It provides a waterproof barrier.Cheaper that aquapanel.
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steves plastering
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fair point, is it ok to tile on normal plasterboard or should it be skimmed first??
I can dot and dab 9.5mm board everywhere but the shower (where it will be aqua panel) but the whole room is to be tiled so not sure if i need to skim??
Still.....can aquapanel be dot and dabbed over the brick with dry wall adhesive?? It would be so much quicker!! |
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Still not sure about this, non of the people on here that would know have been on to answer this.
I'd screw it to the wall using rustprrof screws and wall plugs to be on the safe side, you don't want it dropping off in a few months.
You can tile straight onto the plasterboard, no need to skim it first.
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andy-p-
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Fair point uhm.
Another way....I skimmed a loft conversion for a builder 3 months ago.
There was a shower room put in as well. the builder used wbp ply to line the shower room. The tiler (a tradesman tiler) justed primed it and tiled straight on top.
I asked both of them about this ply as ive not seen people put it in shower roome before, they both said its fine.
Steve, heres a tiling link. Ask the same question, see what they recommend.
www.tileforums.com. click on the 1st one.
Uhm hope it is ok to put is link up, i was not sure.?? If not soz |
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steves plastering
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| thanks for the link, i'll try. |
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marksson
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With gadget,
Use whatever you need to in the shower and then if spec requires it dot & dab the rest with moisture resistant plasterboard.
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:56 am Post subject: |
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I e-mailed Knauf a few days ago to get confirmation directly from themselves as to whether or not you can direct bond aquapanel and then tile on top of it. I received an e-mail saying they received my e-mail but as yet I have had no response from them.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| very kind of you UHM, thanks very much |
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Knauf technical have now replied and have sent a brochure for installing aquapanel. I have made a sticky post in the tiling section-
dot & dab Aquapanel
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steves plastering
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Thanks very much UHM, sounds like aquapanel isn't as easy as i thought(it doesn't get any easier than dot and dab), do people often cut the corner of just putting normal plasterboard up? Not that i plan to do this
I have seen a few bathrooms put in and it seems to be just plasterboard all the way round and then tiles over??
Is this a cheap and naughty way of doing it or for domestic light use is it OK? |
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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As long as it is not in the shower area I guess it should be ok.
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marksson
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a compromise
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:58 am Post subject: |
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Isn't that the same as aquapanel?
Aquapanel is moisture resistant plasterboard 
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marksson
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Taken off the Knauf site
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| Knauf Moistureshield is a high performance plasterboard for use in internal areas of high humidity and temporary external exposure. Knauf Moistureshield complies fully with BS EN520 and is categorised as Types A, H1, H2. |
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| Knauf Aquapanel is a glass fibre reinforced cement board for use as a tile backer in wet and humid areas. Will not rot or warp. Can be used for internal and external applications. |
Whilst I wouldn't guarantee it, I think that the mosture resistant plaster board is gypsum based (got little fibres in it) and therefore OK to dot & dab with. I'm sure that I have in the past.
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Knauf could of told me that 
At least that is cleared up
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