"Kalico" wrote in message
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Please can anyone tell me what they think the best board to use behind
the tiles of a shower?

Obviously, regular plasterboard is cheapest, but useless if it gets
wet. Can it be coated with PVA to help?

Also, can the tiles be fixed straight to the board or is it essential
to plaster first? Obviously, I am wanting to do as much as I can
myself and whilst the plumbing etc is not a problem for me, a lot of
plastering will be.

Unless you specifically want tiles in the shower take a look at Mermaid
shower panels. I used them for my shower, very easy to seal and they stay
sealed, they look good and the whole shower can be built in a couple of
hours.

Rgds

Andy R