Retrofitting Tanking After Tiles Were Installed
I recently had a contractor tile around my bathtub, but they forgot to tank the plasterboard beforehand. They caught the mistake before grouting and have proposed a fix: removing the tiles, applying a tanking kit to the existing plasterboard, and then retiling. My concern is that removing the tiles and adhesive will likely damage the plasterboard surface. Since tanking requires a clean, smooth surface for proper adhesion, I'm worried the existing board might not be in good enough condition for this method to work effectively. Has anyone experienced a similar situation? Would it be better to replace the plasterboard entirely before tanking and retiling? Any advice on what I should watch out for would be greatly appreciated submitted by /u/Dt_listener [link] [comments]
I recently had a contractor tile around my bathtub, but they forgot to tank the plasterboard beforehand.
They caught the mistake before grouting and have proposed a fix: removing the tiles, applying a tanking kit to the existing plasterboard, and then retiling.
My concern is that removing the tiles and adhesive will likely damage the plasterboard surface.
Since tanking requires a clean, smooth surface for proper adhesion, I'm worried the existing board might not be in good enough condition for this method to work effectively.
Has anyone experienced a similar situation?
Would it be better to replace the plasterboard entirely before tanking and retiling?
Any advice on what I should watch out for would be greatly appreciated
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