Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Apr 12, 2010 11:19 am We require 3 showers with flush tile bases in our new home, 2 upstairs and one downstairs. The builder is experienced, finances in order and seems like he is really proud of his work but his ideas on design are old fashioned. He only uses shower bases, probably because he hears of all the leaks. He does not trust waterproofing on a timber floor and says he will not guarantee the bathrooms if we go ahead with our modern showers. HELP! I spoke to the bathroom designers at the HIA show and none of them use shower bases anymore. Our double story house is on stumps, not concrete. Who is going to sign off on waterproofing? Re: Builder will only use shower bases! 2Apr 12, 2010 11:25 am Cant they sheet with a thin fibro then waterproof that if he is not happy with waterproofing the timber floors? In any case the stuff the water proofer lays down will cover anything by the look of it. We are not at that stage yet but are in the same place, our builder on the other had knows what he needs to do. I'll ask him today the method. Re: Builder will only use shower bases! 4Apr 14, 2010 10:33 am So he's not using a base now? If he is building up the floor it seems to me like he is going to sheet it. Re: Builder will only use shower bases! 6Apr 14, 2010 10:37 am borg How about an in-situ shower base. This is what ***** use. Is that a naughty word or the name of a builder? lol Re: Builder will only use shower bases! 8Apr 14, 2010 12:39 pm What we tend to do in this situation, is lay your tile underlay and fix according to manufacturers recomendations. This means glueing the sheet and face fixing. Then the sheet can be waterproofed. What your builder means by a build up is what is known as a wet bed. This is a mortar compound base, which allows the correct falls to your drainage points. This is required under the Building Codes of Australia, and is one of the only ways you can meet codes for an integrated style shower. Buildup is usually only 40-50mm hope this helps, and good luck with the project Adrien That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17895 If what you describe is correct then the brick wall has been dry lined with villa board. That basically means that the villa board is glued to the brick wall with… 3 8318 I'm putting a new floor in my kitchen, slate flagging on a standard concrete slab. I have allowed for a bed thickness of up to 20mm to accommodate the different… 0 17545 |