We were 'victims' of our contractor believing the manufacturer's claims
that the new backer board was waterproof. We were having mold problems
within 4 years of the new shower install! Water was actually travelling
through the wall into the adjoining closet where clothes were mildewing! We
were accused of not maintaining the tile grout properly to keep water from
getting behind the tile! In digging into the wall, it was obvious that
water was wicking into the plywood behind the backerboard & travelling
through gaps between the pan and the wall. I then spent many hours
researching how to correctly construct a tiled shower...using some of Tim's
ATB past articles in the archives - and kept pushing our contractor. We had
the shower rebuilt (with cementitious backerboard & a membrane) by a bona
fide tile guy, at our contractor's expense, who said the misunderstanding
was not excusable - and just plain WRONG.
Julius Kiss
08 Oct 2008, 14:04
Thank you for this artical... we ..the Grand.. in-laws.live in an old farm
house..over 70 years old.. which has the same problems as this shower
artical.. only with the bathtub!! They are aged and do not want to spend a
pile of dough fixing it.. your solution for the walls is something we can
look at !!
.. however.. before the walls can get addressed... the bathtub!!.. it is
listing badly into the inside corner!!!
.. they do not want the walls ripped out to address the lip around the tub
!!
..I can get underneath the tub through the crawl space..its a dug out
'basement..to see what is what from underneath..would wedging a '2x4'
under the tub corner to try to level out the tub be a good solution?? how
secure would that be ??
..is there way is somehow 'pulling up' the tub from above and how th
secure it??
My name is Chad and I have started my own tile business and doing quiet
well so far with it. I would like to know if anyone could share with me
their way of nailing hardwood down when you get to the wall and neither one
of your guns will shoot into the toungue, where or what would you do? I
have tried several different ways but would like a little more advise on
the proper fastening solution to it. thanks you can email me at
aacflooring@google.com
John Tillamn
09 Jan 2009, 19:35
I am in the process of installing 4" ceramic tile around the bath tub all
the way to the ceiling.
How do I support the towel bar, soap dish and tray until the cement sets
up?
It appears as though part of these attachments fit over the the tile. Is
the a spaces just calked or grouted?
Thank you for your advice. I read your column in the Toledo Blade every
Sunday. I don't recall this situation was mentioned.
kim R
25 Oct 2009, 09:04
I read your advice on tile for a shower. Its nice to hear someone actually
puts up the vapor barrier behind the board. But, there is another problem
you need to deal with. In a shower with a sloped cement pan, the water that
is held by the mortar bed will "wick" up the backerboard walls and create
mold. I would recommend using Schluter Systems Kerdi shower membrane kit.
It puts the waterproofing membrane on top of any wallboard even standared
sheetrock, and its uses a new style drain that doesn't rely on weep holes.
I have done about 50 now and they are leak proof and completely mold and
mildew proof. No gimmicks lick Mold protectere add to the board etc... It
is by far the best systems on the market. Thanks for your work. Kim.. Tile
Installer Dallas TX.
juan C. Gutierrez
18 Dec 2009, 00:32
hi
Well my shower walls are tile. they were put two days ago. my concern is
that no water barrier was put any were. So, is there a way i could put a
transperant water barrier on the tile and grout.
please help
thank you
Artie
10 Jan 2010, 18:53
What is the best way to kill this black mold that appears in the walls of a
water damaged shower? And is a respirator enough protection for someone who
is severely allergic to it?
glenn gibson
04 Sep 2010, 10:36
Need help doing a ceramic cieling...no videos on that...anywhere why?
Is it really that tricky?
Ceramic Tile Shower
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05 Oct 2008, 00:32
08 Oct 2008, 14:04
.. however.. before the walls can get addressed... the bathtub!!.. it is listing badly into the inside corner!!!
.. they do not want the walls ripped out to address the lip around the tub !!
..I can get underneath the tub through the crawl space..its a dug out 'basement..to see what is what from underneath..would wedging a '2x4' under the tub corner to try to level out the tub be a good solution?? how secure would that be ??
..is there way is somehow 'pulling up' the tub from above and how th secure it??
..quite a dilemma !!!
awaiting a reaction..
Julius
08 Oct 2008, 15:02
20 Dec 2008, 01:49
09 Jan 2009, 19:35
How do I support the towel bar, soap dish and tray until the cement sets up?
It appears as though part of these attachments fit over the the tile. Is the a spaces just calked or grouted?
Thank you for your advice. I read your column in the Toledo Blade every Sunday. I don't recall this situation was mentioned.
25 Oct 2009, 09:04
18 Dec 2009, 00:32
Well my shower walls are tile. they were put two days ago. my concern is that no water barrier was put any were. So, is there a way i could put a transperant water barrier on the tile and grout.
please help
thank you
10 Jan 2010, 18:53
04 Sep 2010, 10:36
Is it really that tricky?
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