AL_z wrote:
stuart noble wrote in news:8vY1o.9599$FM1.1635
@hurricane:

I wouldn't go overboard on the waterproofing. The tiles/grout are
normally sufficient because the water is running off too fast to allow
penetration. It's the joint with the shower tray that causes problems,
and using silicone instead of tile adhesive for the bottom row is one
solution.

That's an idea. I have some fancy plastic angled strip that fits unter the
bottom row of tiles that nicely seals the gap between the bath and the
tiles.

No. it doesn't. It traps water UNDER itself and draws it up by capillary
action, and IMHO it looks ****E. And is responsible for people thinking
they need waterproof backing.

Use silicone to seal the units to the plasterboard BEFORE tiling. That
totally avoids the ugly and prone to mould silicone grouting. Just grout
to the bath or shower tray. You may get hairline cracks, but they go
nowhere and because the grout is slightly permeable THEY DRY OUT.

Not sure how to deal with the corner though, as the stuff won't go
round corners! I will figure something out.

Yep, its a total amateurish bodge strip.

Al