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Coooorrrrrr ! You might of saved me ! I need @Nickfromwales to ok So my plan would be bed tray in tile adhesive stick ct1 down all 3 sides fix this tape with corners I really like it - assuming it sticks to the tray forever !

Yeah but you’ve got a walk in shower former - I’ve got a real ceramic tray .

I’ll hold my nuts tightly and wait . 20kg gets heavy after a while ??

Lol the ‘basic’ non luxury hmo . All my houses leak

Presume it’s cavity There’s a lip above the window external directing water away . I’ll grab a photo later

Ok ! After numerous phone calls to tanking company and seller ... I assume my tanking has ‘lesser’ benefit in this situation and it really is all down to the silicone around the edges ..... What’s the worse that can happen ? It leaks - I’m use to that ! ????

Aaarrrgghhh its all wrong ! The tanking kit is for the suppliers wet room flush tray ( which I don’t have ) . So tanking is pointless in my case ??? . Surely I don’t fit a ceramic tray and overlap / tank the strips over that ?? HELP SOS @Nickfromwales

Oh ! Have I done mine wrong then ? . I’ve done my tanking at the base and the tray would sit ontop that . Surely I don’t tank after the tray is in ??????? ?????

I guess the only real advantage I can see is if as traditionally you plasterboarded the shower walls then tiled . If a leak occurred the plaster board would soak that up and eventually the entire wall would become dubious . With these water resistant boards that’s less likely to happen i.e integrity of wall compromised . I *suppose* tanking protects the wall more . All sounds a bit snake oil to me ...

A random website ... ” When to recommend tanking Stocking tanking kits alongside adhesives specific to bathrooms, wet rooms and kitchens provides an excellent opportunity to recommend an additional product to your customer and make an extra sale” its just a bloody up sell !!

Come on @Onoff explain the point of this tanking in this ( or any scenario ) If water gets past grout / Mastik you have a leak but you might not know it yet . The tanking would just delay the inevitable, yes ? . So what’s it really for ? . Once the water has got to this tanking layer it will eventually appear on the ceiling below .

Actually have 2 waterproof kits ; 1 for ensuite other for bathroom . Used 1.5 kits just on ensuite .

Sorry re read your post . Tape is used at all joints ; like wall to floor transition. Board to board . Over every fixing within the shower ‘wet’ zone

Didn’t prime . The tanking and backer board all from same supplier - no mention of priming ( unless as they state in their instructions you are using other mediums ) So I should ‘blue out’ the niche ? . I stuck the niche collar down with the blue and then went over it again . May of mis understood the instructions so did a second tape / corner pieces at base .

This walls always been a pain . It’s been supposedly fixed before ( cracks in External render filled ) This is the downstairs lounge wall . Bathroom directly above . Bathroom internal wall seems fine . No obvious leak in bathroom. No water marks on ceiling in lounge . Assume not a roof issue as half way down . Nothing obvious outside , even checked in the rain .

Assume I should paint the inset with the water proof blue paste ? . Makes me wonder what the wall tile adhesive is actually going to stick to !

Surely you should be banned for that !? ADMIN!!!!

Won’t Titan complain ?

Think I’ll set up some pseudo users . Must use names that don’t give me away walk on glazing man underground dweller hmmmmm , don’t think they’ll work ...

No ones said anything - that means I’ve done it right !!

Welcome . Regarding finding plots I just go around in my preferred area looking for houses with large gardens . Chance of them selling is slim - but you never know until you ask . 36 months ; you’re fast . I think @Onoff took longer than that to do his bathroom . Your compromise will be what you would like and what any plot can deliver . There are many ways to skin a cat though . Get a plot ( cheaper if no PP ) and fight the council for over 36 months ??

I’ve always been confused by the point of this . After all if water gets past grout / Mastik I.e the initial barrier . You have a problem anyway . As the shower tray sits on this - then any water here means everything above has failed . So is it just delaying the inevitable???

First round of ensuite tanking done . Never really sure about this where you just glue bits of material down ....

Oops posted in wrong thread

I like to leave some challenges and mystery until later