MrA
22-Mar-15, 00:11
Going to be gutting a 100 year old bathroom approximately 3m x 2.5m. Walls are stud frame with lath and plaster. Room has one external facing wall with large window 2m vertical x 1m.
Planning making a walk in shower in the corner so there will be high moisture in that area. Also electric under floor heating with tiles on top. Rest of the room will be tiled midway then painted/wallpapered (bathroom suitable)If anyone has any tips on best way to do this it would be appreciated, my thoughts are bellow so feel free to shoot me down and correct...
Remove all lath and plaster from walls, leaving roof to later batten insulate and then put plaster board over.
Pull up old tongue and groove flooring (very poor state)
Do all plumbing and wiring for toilet sink shower lights etc.
Lay 18mm WBP plywood to floor joists. Joists approx 400mm spacing.
Wool insulate all internal stud walls and board over with a moisture resistant plasterboard.
On outer facing wall, leave air gap and insulate with kingspan or similar foam insulation panels between studs. Again Plasterboard over with moisture resistant plasterboard.
Tape and skim all joints, screw heads will be driven in and filled.
Fit wet room floor tray in corner and plumb in drain.
Lay 6mm underfloor heating insulation board to floor and fix using tile adhesive to plywood?
Using a paint on tanking kit apply to shower corner area sealing all joints, taping corners and gaps.
Lay underfloor heating.
Tile over underfloor heating
Tile shower area and walls.
Decorate rest of room as required install fixtures etc.
Questions...
Is moisture resistant plasterboard best way to go? Is this overkill for the whole room? Does normal plasterboard do the trick?
Any other options for insulating external stud wall avoiding condensation? External wall is solid stone.
There will be one single glass shower panel to keep most of the shower spray in the shower area but potential for water to hit floor in front hence the tanking required in surrounding area.
Does whole floor need tanking?
Does whole floor need to slightly slope to drain or will the wet room shower tray 1m x 1m be sufficient? How do you slope floor or tiles to drain if it isn't?
Hopefully some DIY expert or even a experienced person can give me some pointers before I learn the hard way :)
Thanks to any comments and sorry for the long winded post!
Planning making a walk in shower in the corner so there will be high moisture in that area. Also electric under floor heating with tiles on top. Rest of the room will be tiled midway then painted/wallpapered (bathroom suitable)If anyone has any tips on best way to do this it would be appreciated, my thoughts are bellow so feel free to shoot me down and correct...
Remove all lath and plaster from walls, leaving roof to later batten insulate and then put plaster board over.
Pull up old tongue and groove flooring (very poor state)
Do all plumbing and wiring for toilet sink shower lights etc.
Lay 18mm WBP plywood to floor joists. Joists approx 400mm spacing.
Wool insulate all internal stud walls and board over with a moisture resistant plasterboard.
On outer facing wall, leave air gap and insulate with kingspan or similar foam insulation panels between studs. Again Plasterboard over with moisture resistant plasterboard.
Tape and skim all joints, screw heads will be driven in and filled.
Fit wet room floor tray in corner and plumb in drain.
Lay 6mm underfloor heating insulation board to floor and fix using tile adhesive to plywood?
Using a paint on tanking kit apply to shower corner area sealing all joints, taping corners and gaps.
Lay underfloor heating.
Tile over underfloor heating
Tile shower area and walls.
Decorate rest of room as required install fixtures etc.
Questions...
Is moisture resistant plasterboard best way to go? Is this overkill for the whole room? Does normal plasterboard do the trick?
Any other options for insulating external stud wall avoiding condensation? External wall is solid stone.
There will be one single glass shower panel to keep most of the shower spray in the shower area but potential for water to hit floor in front hence the tanking required in surrounding area.
Does whole floor need tanking?
Does whole floor need to slightly slope to drain or will the wet room shower tray 1m x 1m be sufficient? How do you slope floor or tiles to drain if it isn't?
Hopefully some DIY expert or even a experienced person can give me some pointers before I learn the hard way :)
Thanks to any comments and sorry for the long winded post!