redgard waterproofing for showers

fishlessman

going to paint the cement board with a redgard waterproofing membrane. any one use it on a plywood floor under the tiles in a bathroom, just the floor, not the shower pan floor

Little Steven

Aren't the new adhesives waterproof?

Steve

fishlessman

ill have to read the bag that i used to test the cork tiles last winter for the flooring, not sure if its waterproof. i wanted to seal off the tiny spider cracking in the cement board before tiling in the granite in the shower, tiny cracks from screwing it down. was looking at the floor and am thinking it couldnt hurt

Little Steven

It probably wouldn't but between your scratch coat and adhesive you would be waterproof already. I am not familiar with cork tile installation though. Are you gonna put in some heating cables? :laugh:

fishlessman

no heat in the bathroom, i took it all out, pain when your heating system freezes solid anyways :laugh: the cork seems to never feel cold when you touch it

fishlessman

the red guard goes on pink then turns blood red, looked like i slaughtered a goat in there. looks like im going to have a shower soon still have reservations about tiling upsidedown

stike

nicest attic shower i have ever seen.

how many people does the shower fit?

i once had a client ask for a shower sized for three adults.

oh yeah, baby. :laugh:

fishlessman

see the missing tile, i piped a line over there so i can put a quick connect hose to wash the shower down, wash the dog, fill a bucket etc. would think i could find a descent hose and spray nozzle like an outside hose nozzle, havent seen amything except the outside kind, any ideas, bathroom places just look at me like i have three heads, somebody has to make something that looks good and isnt one of those stupid plastic no pressure hand wand things people use for shower heads

Ripnem

I'd recommend using a backer board under the tile, Fish. They the waterproofer. plywood is just not a stable product if it gets wet. and lets just say we should plan on it getting wet.

fishlessman

was the original plan but with the old house the floors arent perfectly level which is a problem with the door swing, when the door is shut i need a 1 and 5/16 door jam so when the door swings open the bottom will just miss the flooring in side when its fully open. big door jam already to stub toes on i did use a dryply plywood (plytanium?) though, hoping that would help some and its already higher than the adjacent room. the lit on the redguard says outdoor plywood is ok but not indoor, still debating it in my head :laugh: i did need the thick plywood to take the spongyness out of the floor

stike

there are higher end handshowers

you'd need a diverter valve after the mixing valve (unless it was a whole separate mixing valve assembly)

we have a surface mounted rain head, and above the mixing valve, there's a diverter to a hand shower. polished nickel tubing to a nickel hand held shower head.

these are deck-mounted (like for a big ass tub), but the idea is the same

http://www.faucetdirect.com/index.cfm/page/search:browse/categoryID/308

here ar some wall mounts that are stand alone (not a part of your shower mixing valve, etc.)

http://faucets.efaucets.com/faucets/Wall Mount Hand Shower

fishlessman

thats all ive been able to find, i just want a fancy hose nozzle, not a shower head, might just cut the shower head off the one i have and attach a nozzle to it and add a quick connect to the pipe at 90 degrees down. i want something that will wash the shower walls, not just pitterpatter some water on it :laugh: the valve i have has a mixer and diverter to use either the shower head or the wand type shower head, just flip the lever

stike

did you check the links? there are hand held shower heads (3inches diameter) that are much nicer and which are like shower heads attached to a hose.

much nicer than the plastic crap.
mine has full pressure. the shower is plumbed with 3/4 inch supply. more than twice the supply of half inch.

but even half inch would be fine with that hand held cranked wide open.

Ripnem

that's another thing that the backer board will do is stiffen even more. If that floor deflects at all your tiles will be popping loose.

Just wack the bottom of the door off.

fishlessman

im thinking something more like this that i can remove and hang in the closet

http://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-528T-Solid-Brass-Nozzle/dp/B000XTMG8W/ref=pd_sbs_ol_2

http://www.smallenginewarehouse.com/product.asp?PN=PW-QC-GH-1

RRP

a year ago we had a couple baths remodeled complete with tile work. I close these Alsons and am quite pleased with them. They have a 60" hose and are great when washing our dogs.


And then as for the ceiling I questioned hanging tile from the ceiling and the tile guy just laughed and said no problem. Of course the whole shower was lined with waterproof mortar board, taped and caulked first making it water tight.

stike

:laugh:

well christ. not a crappy plastic one, but something not as fancy as a garden hose.

i see the difficulty :laugh:

fishlessman

when i started running the copper i was looking for just a nice hose that would recoil into the wall, was amazed they dont make one for a shower just for cleaning it

fishlessman

i use one similar on the dog, works on the dog, just was looking for something with more velocity for other things