For wet areas such as shower walls you must take certain precautions.
Tanking walls for tiling.
Learn how to prep a shower wall for tile.
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At this stage you may wish to apply another layer of the waterproof coating normally at 90ยบ to the 1st layer if the 1st layer has failed to achieve sufficient coverage.
You can order up to 3 free cut samples 10cm x 10cm at a time.
Floor or wall indoors or out tile type and size all are a factor.
The walls will need to be sound and flat so remove any old tile tile adhesive flaking paint crumbling plaster and any protruding nails or screws.
In this instance we are going to coat the walls with a liquid rubber compound by simply painting it onto the walls.
Before you start remember that using the correct trowel and mortar is critical to a successful tile project.
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