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<blockquote data-quote="ronny" data-source="post: 1344614" data-attributes="member: 8853"><p>First, I believe you would have had a case against the people who were supposed to have fixed the problem in the beginning. Since you've torn it all out, that's probably moot. The proof is gone.</p><p></p><p>First, my disclaimer. I'm not a professional and anything I say can't be used against me. I learned the way you're going to learn.</p><p></p><p>To begin with, a pan is a great way to go, if you can find one that fits the dimensions of your shower. If not there is a rubberized sheet product which can be lain in the bottom of the shower and continued several inches up the wall. You nail the edges to the wall as flatly as possible. It is critical that you lay this stuff flat with no bubbles under it. Then you use a particular concrete mix product to form a pan over the sheet. It needs to be a few inches thick and tapered toward the drain. Instructions for this can be found on the internet - Google. (I assume you've got a slab below).</p><p></p><p>Then, put your backerboard up, overlapping the sheet down to just a hair above the floor. I then like to bed my backerboard with the mastic I plan to use on the wall tiles, effectively sealing everything. BTW, I use mastic on the walls and ceiling and mortar on the floor. Check with the folks you buy you're product from on what's best.</p><p></p><p>Then, use a snap line and get a lot of perfectly vertical and horizontal lines, especially in the corners. Unless you're luckier than most of us, you will not have a square room to work with.</p><p></p><p>I like to tile the ceiling first, then the floor. From there, it's just a matter of whether you want to have a full course of tile at the bottom or the top.</p><p></p><p>You'll get very frustrated, but you'll feel great when it's done. Sorry I was so wordy. BTW, THINK AHEAD!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ronny, post: 1344614, member: 8853"] First, I believe you would have had a case against the people who were supposed to have fixed the problem in the beginning. Since you've torn it all out, that's probably moot. The proof is gone. First, my disclaimer. I'm not a professional and anything I say can't be used against me. I learned the way you're going to learn. To begin with, a pan is a great way to go, if you can find one that fits the dimensions of your shower. If not there is a rubberized sheet product which can be lain in the bottom of the shower and continued several inches up the wall. You nail the edges to the wall as flatly as possible. It is critical that you lay this stuff flat with no bubbles under it. Then you use a particular concrete mix product to form a pan over the sheet. It needs to be a few inches thick and tapered toward the drain. Instructions for this can be found on the internet - Google. (I assume you've got a slab below). Then, put your backerboard up, overlapping the sheet down to just a hair above the floor. I then like to bed my backerboard with the mastic I plan to use on the wall tiles, effectively sealing everything. BTW, I use mastic on the walls and ceiling and mortar on the floor. Check with the folks you buy you're product from on what's best. Then, use a snap line and get a lot of perfectly vertical and horizontal lines, especially in the corners. Unless you're luckier than most of us, you will not have a square room to work with. I like to tile the ceiling first, then the floor. From there, it's just a matter of whether you want to have a full course of tile at the bottom or the top. You'll get very frustrated, but you'll feel great when it's done. Sorry I was so wordy. BTW, THINK AHEAD! [/QUOTE]
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