"PhilÅ" wrote in message
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I have now got the marine ply type stuff for the room, now where it joins
should I do something. Also it has been suggested after it is laid I
varnish it with something?? What type of barrier/varnish??. I will be
placing lino on it, maybe tiles?? What about that stuff that curls up the
walls from the floor, any good. It is not going to be a wet room, a shower
cubicle is to be installed but we have two kids!!.

Don't think I'd bother treating the marine ply myself, but I guess first you
need to decide definitely what floor covering you'll be using.

Now, the new shower base in a concrete one, I am supposed to bed this down
with sand and cement???

Do you mean stone-resin? If so, 'yes' - you'll find several threads in the
archives on this (used them myself last week!). But the shower tray should
have come with instructions on what is required (needed to avoid
invalidating warranties, too)

Also what is the best sealant to use, the last lot was a value jobbie that
moulded quite quickly.

Silicone-rubber based... you can get sanitary grade stuff which incorporates
a fungicide; don't know how effective that is at inhibiting mould but
presumably can't be worse than non-fungicidal stuff

Also guys and lasses, the new shower thingie??. It will go through a
plasterboard and tiles, but what supports it to the back of the plaster
board???. If it is just the pipes, it will just fall off me thinks??

Shower thingie... that a technical term :-) Would help if you explained
what type you're using: eg an electric one in a plastic enclosure? one of
those steel 'bar' models? All have different solutions for fixing.


David