Bath/Bathroom query

newfunk

aliasojo wrote:

Anyone know if plasterboard is ok to do this to?????

if iw as gonna do this, I'd take the plasterboard off and use WBP or marine plywood, im yet to be convinced that plasterboard is ok in that situation. I've had to do too many jobs for people who used plasterboard....

wezalmemunygon

newfunk wrote:

if iw as gonna do this, I'd take the plasterboard off and use WBP or marine plywood, im yet to be convinced that plasterboard is ok in that situation. I've had to do too many jobs for people who used plasterboard....

When I did my bathroom about a year ago I used a couple of coats of "paint-on" plasterboard sealer, and just to be sure, a couple of coats of waterproof PVA. When the bath's in, silicone sealant around it before tiling (sealing between bath and p/board). Then do the tiling with a waterproof adhesive and waterproof grout. Then another lot of sealant around the bath - this time between bath and tiles.

Mine's still looking great - apart from the grout looks incredibly grubby compared to the sealant.......

aliasojo

Lemoncurd: Do you mind if I ask which make/model your bath is? Is the water meter thing a standard requirement all over?

Weyres: Know what you mean about the fittings, it's not fun, lol.

newfunk: I've just put the new plasterboard on (*wail, sob, stamps feet etc ). Is it really still an issue if the whole thing is well sealed? Wezal seems to have sealed his to within an inch of it's life and it's ok.

How is it more of a problem with plasterboard walls as opposed to plaster walls?


Thanks again all..........the more replies I get the more informed I'm becoming.....it's a bit like a long distance learning course, lol.

lipidicman

If you follow the advice I gave earlier (the sealant and the trim) or wezal's advice I dont think the water will ever see the wall. Again from what people have said about movement - FILL THE BATH TO THE TOP, then seal it, wait for everything to dry, then empty it. This way the seal is under compression and any movement shouldn't break the seal

Plasticman

aliasojo wrote:

How is it more of a problem with plasterboard walls as opposed to plaster walls?

Plasterboard tends to fall apart if it gets too wet, plaster tends to cope a bit better.

aliasojo

Ok...understand now, thanks.

One last query in the bathroom saga.......which would be preferable to go by - the actual dimensions of the bath or the litre capacity?

It's hard to judge like for like as some baths which have bigger dimensions quote much smaller litre capacity. In my ignorance I figured bigger bath, bigger amount of water. Not so it would seem.

Lemoncurd

aliasojo wrote:

Lemoncurd: Do you mind if I ask which make/model your bath is? Is the water meter thing a standard requirement all over?

Ours is the Carron Brittania Classic Super Deep 1700*750. I found out about the meter thing when re-reading the drainage searches from when we bought the house so I assumed it was a nationwide rule. I asked our bathroom fitter (items bought on his account) if the water company would be notified or if we were obliged to inform anyone and he didn't think so and had never heard of that happening before. Although a lot of people say it is cheaper to have a meter so maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing.

aliasojo

That's exactly the model I was going to buy before I decided to get an 1800.

From what I can gather so far, I think the rules are different for Scotland re: water meters.