Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Jan 04, 2011 7:14 pm Hello I am considering doing a DIY makeover on our crazy 1970s bathroom, to freshen it up in the short term. This would involve painting the wall tiles (white knight) and replacing the shower screen, vanity etc. This would leave the mosaic floor tiles, which are also in the shower recess, as the main eye saw. I don't want to tile over them, as there is already a step up into the bathroom. So my question is, if I pull up the floor tiles, would I need to get a water proofer in to seal it before I re-tile. If so, would this be painful / expensive? Thanks Re: Re-tiling a bathroom floor - do I need to re-waterproof? 2Jan 04, 2011 8:28 pm Hi EMT. We have just had to get our bathroom redone as there was a leaky floor which we discovered by way of water discoloration on the other side of the shower wall in the hallway. Ended up having to have the whole shower ripped out. We also had small mosaic tiles on the floor which we just tiled over as it would have been too fiddly to remove them not to mention the floor would have been damaged since they had been there from when the house was originally built in yesteryear. Replaced all the floor and wall tiles as well as the shower screen. I would recommend that you get the shower area resealed at least. The last thing you want is to lay down new tiles with grouting and find in a few months time that the floor is not sealed and water seeping into the walls. There are a couple of companies around that can do it. SureSeal is one and they charged around $500 to seal ours and come with a guarantee certificate against leakage. It is not overly complicated to get done and consists of them coming and applying a layer of sealant to the wet area which then takes about 2-3 days to dry before it can be tiled over. Re: Re-tiling a bathroom floor - do I need to re-waterproof? 3Jan 09, 2011 8:34 pm Hi. I would highly recommend to re-seal your bathroom. Not doing so to save a few dollars can end up costing you more when the water seeps through the wall into the gyprock of the bedroom behind or sometimes the linen cupboard like what happened at my house. My damage wasn't from not sealing but was properly re-sealed after the damage was fixed. Hope this helps you decide. Simon Hello It is good to have a planned bathroom reno to suit your budget and design, living for 10 years I think you need a bathtub 4 10373 Possibly both depending on the sizing. Idea of working from the centre is that you dont have a 20mm thin tile at one end and a 400mm at the other end. A quick search on… 3 8416 This is a very tight fit, I'm not sure if you'll be able to achieve what you've described. Would you consider accessing the separate toilet from the laundry? If so maybe… 1 11252 |