"WirelessNut" wrote in message
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Check out my problem:

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After losing my balance in the shower and putting my weight against the
left wall of the shower, the whole wall flexed. Uh oh. The tiles peeled
off the wall like stickers, and there was little left of the original
green board behind the tile, except, of course, for lots of nice black
mold.

I've owned the house for just 10 months and this has been the biggest
of my surprises.

I obviously have to redo the entire shower: three walls surrounding the
tub plus the ceiling above the tub. I'm looking for suggestions as to
the combination of materials to be used here. Special considerations go
to the window (1-yr old full vinyl) since it is hit directly by the
shower spray (what were they thinking when they installed this here?!).
There is also a light in the shower ceiling.

Here's the current plan:

1. Replace insulation (studs seem to free from rot)
2.15lb roofing felt stapled over studs
3. 1/2" Durock backerboard
4. 6x6 ceramic tiles laid with thinset mortar



First you need to:
1/. Get a dust mask for working around the mold or call a
professional(better option, but more expense).
2/. If you have air exchange shut it off or the mold spores will lodge into
it and you'll need to clean that out as well.
3/. Seal the doorway before starting any work.Heavy plastic will be fine.
4/. Remove any and all contaminated material and material you'll be
replacing.
5/. Clean the mold from the studs as well as anything else that there is
mold adhering to.
6/. Reinsulate and vapour Barrier. Be sure to seal the edges of the vapour
barrier all around with tape or sealant.
7/. use concrete board for the walls in the shower area, it's more expensive
then drywall but it's made for the area.
8/. Get the roll of waterproof sealer and attatch to the walls for extra
waterproofing.
9/. Proceed to tile to specifications.

Hope this helps.




Obviously this is an oversimplification, but I just want to make sure
no big steps are missing here, particularly with the moisture barrier.
We just redid the entire kitchen right below this tub and I need to be
100% sure I am not going to get any leaks from either the walls or the
window. I can't afford drywall repairs in the kitchen! So what part of
this doesn't make sense or could be done better?

This will likely be a DIY project, although I may split the work with a
local tile guy who has done small jobs for me before. I would do the
demo and hang the new board. He would do the tile install. With little
tile experience, what are my biggest challenges?

Thanks for any help! It's a small bathroom, but a big pain for me!