Foolproof Waterproofing

Last week I was called to a customer's house to give an estimate about a master bathroom she wanted to renovate. When I got there she took me to the second floor and told me what she had in mind.

A very modern design with 4x8 white marble looking porcelain tile staggered on the walls. 18x18 dark tiles for the floor, but to my surprise she wanted to install pre-fabricated iron cast shower pan...

I was kind of surprised because it's not usual and I don't think it would go well with the rest of the plan, but ok, I went along.

As we were talking I briefly mentioned the word "curbless shower" and told them - at this point her husband joined us in the conversation - that it is a very trendy and modern option of renovating a bathroom, they had never heard about it and they got interested in the idea.

Turns out she wanted the iron cast shower pan because she was afraid of water leaking.

I told her that as long as she has a professional doing this job that shouldn't really be a concern.

Kerdi Membrane - Schluter Systems

It's imperative that we as professional tile installers take care of waterproofing the bathroom and make sure everything lines up before tiling. Unfortunately many people are tempted to take the easy way out and they don't do the prep work correctly.

Now days there are many products and solutions in the market as far as waterproofing, but it's always imperative that you find a real pro to do the work.