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On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:00:07 +0100, "Andy R"
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"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

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.

I have used a product similar to the Mermaid panels before and they
are great. Really was a case of getting the shower in within one day.
However, that was just a corner shower where I was able to butt two
panels together. This time I need to tile the whole bathroom in the
same tiles. Lots of those panels together tend to look messy where
they join unless done by 'the experts'.

I will try to get hold of some of this plastic panel stuff. Does
anyone know how thick it is?

I ask because if applying tiles directly to it and the rest of the
wall (ie not where the shower is) is regular foil backed plasterboard
that has been skimmed, there could be a 'step' where the two board
types meet.

Also, thinking of the rest of the bathroom, is it ok to apply tiles
direct to foil backed plasterboard? What should I seal it with?

Thank again to all.
Rob


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