Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Aug 06, 2009 10:57 pm Doing a full bathroom reno. At the stage where all the asbestos has been taken away by the pros. Plumber coming in next week to re-route the pipes and waste. As soon as that's done, I'm ready to sheet up. What is the go with sheeting? It looks like I'll be tiling floor to ceiling so there will not be any exposed sheeting for paint work. What material should be used and why? Tx. Re: Gyprock or HardiFlex/Cement Sheeting 2Aug 06, 2009 11:41 pm You could use villaboard 6mm for use in wet areas. It's very water-resistant. The wet area qyprock I wouldn't trust to use in a bathroom...maybe laundry and kitchen ok. The villaboard should have a waterproof membrane applied before tiling. I'm no expert but check with the supplier eg. james hardie or csr for what's best to use with their product Re: Gyprock or HardiFlex/Cement Sheeting 3Aug 07, 2009 8:32 am Thanks Camelia. Yes, I've done some research on the waterproofing. In addition to the membrane there is also polyurethane that needs to be applied anywhere where something comes into contact with the wall, such as checking in the bath or hanging a basin etc... Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5417 6 11162 |