Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 16 to 24 of 24
  1. #16
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    650

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Beardy View Post
    Have you considered looking at replacing the slab again rather than the joist and CFC route? Price will be comparable and will be easier Another option is to look at the various precast plank or Hebel floor options
    Main reason for not going with slab is I want the bathroom to be lower. It’s currently 20mm ish higher than main house. Without screed. I will google but can you provide info on precast plank/ bevel floor. Thickness, strength. Cheers Shane

  2. # ADS
    Google Adsense Advertisement
    Join Date
    Always
    Location
    Advertising world
    Posts
    Many





     
  3. #17
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Location
    Nsw
    Age
    64
    Posts
    1,351

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by shanesmith80 View Post
    Main reason for not going with slab is I want the bathroom to be lower. It’s currently 20mm ish higher than main house. Without screed. I will google but can you provide info on precast plank/ bevel floor. Thickness, strength. Cheers Shane
    Ok then, the type of companies I was thinking of were the likes of Ultrafloor, BCG etc but height might be an issue. I don’t know if Hebel does a self spanning option offhand but you could also look at Bondek.
    You could look at laying a slab to falls and glue fixing the tiles to save the screed height

  4. #18
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    650

    Default House still standing😀

    Making progress.
    Slab a lot thicker than anticipated and some interesting reo. A bed rail and couple of leaf springs so far. That and random pieces of bar going everywhere. Coming away from wall pretty easy though.
    just though I’d let you know the house still standing. Although I probably won’t be for much longer. Seems I don’t have the stamina I used too.

    018F775E-A00F-42F0-924C-3711B4E3D9D9.jpg

    Cheers
    shane

  5. #19
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    back in Alberta for a while
    Age
    68
    Posts
    12,006

    Default

    the existing slab being "thicker than expected" might be good news in respect to how high you can install the new floor joists
    regards from Alberta, Canada

    ian

  6. #20
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    650

    Default

    Firstly thanks to all the great advice so far, if we ever cross paths the beers are on me.

    Destruction done and back to bear bones. Waiting on timber for ledgers and joists and plumber coming monday.

    So planning ahead for the walk in shower. I have read many posts about the water stop angle and glass panel and I have to admit I'm more confused. Most posts I've read talk about the glass panel being in a channel. Or on, under ,around water stop angle.

    Our plan is for the glass to sit straight on the tiles (with a bead of sealant) as seems to be quite common now.

    Now I'm a person who needs pictures, so I've drawn 2 examples of where I have read the panel goes. (Sorry I forgot to draw in the waterproofing but it will be under the screed and quite possibly over the screed as well, belt and braces kind of thing).

    So option 1, panel in shower
    Screen Shot 2019-01-31 at 17.09.49.jpg

    Option 2, in main area
    Screen Shot 2019-01-31 at 17.08.03.jpg

    If option 1 which seems to make sense, the floor will be falling away to the back of the picture. Do I just put more sealant under the back or get a glass panel cut to suit the angle( this seems unlikely).

    cheers
    shane

  7. #21
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Location
    Nsw
    Age
    64
    Posts
    1,351

    Default

    You can do it either way but I normally set them up on the higher level as if you put it on the lower side you end up with a 10mm silicone joint on the side face as well as the bottom which you can see through the glass from the shower side. Over time mould and grime find their way in and you can see it through the glass but can’t clean it.
    I have also done them where I have set a channel in the wall and ceiling and set the glass in with it suspended about 3 mm off the tiled floor so that no grime can accumulate, a much more expensive and complicated way to do it though

    As an aside, when you set up your shower angle it should be sealed to the membrane floor ( as should the threadhold angle) not just sat in the tile bed which was common practice in the past. If you don’t water will still find it’s way through the bed and leak

  8. #22
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    650

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Beardy View Post

    I have also done them where I have set a channel in the wall and ceiling and set the glass in with it suspended about 3 mm off the tiled floor so that no grime can accumulate, a much more expensive and complicated way to do it though
    Interesting idea but with 2800 ceilings might be a bit much glass.

    Quote Originally Posted by Beardy View Post
    As an aside, when you set up your shower angle it should be sealed to the membrane floor ( as should the threadhold angle) not just sat in the tile bed which was common practice in the past. If you don’t water will still find it’s way through the bed and leak
    The angle will be sealed to the floor (cement sheet) when doing rest of room like in picture below(I like pictures). Is that what you mean?
    Screen Shot 2019-01-31 at 21.00.41.jpg

    cheers
    shane

  9. #23
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    Woodstock (Cowra)
    Age
    74
    Posts
    3,369

    Default

    Your last post is the way to go but if it were me I would set an aluminium channel exactly level before tiling ten just tile up to it and the screen sits in the channel with a glazing gasket or silicon. Your screen supplier will have the correct size channel to suit the required grade screen you will be using
    The person who never made a mistake never made anything

    Cheers
    Ray

  10. #24
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Location
    Nsw
    Age
    64
    Posts
    1,351

    Default

    Shane I would move the screen in your image more to the left over the angle so that the silicone joint does not need to be so big,
    i don’t know if it helps you but here is a screen in a bathroom I did about 3 years ago, the screen is sitting on the higher main floor tiling. You can see that the silicone joint is small


    A9852F87-E9CE-4478-A66C-280AE37AAE9A.jpg

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Similar Threads

  1. New bathroom floor
    By danger005 in forum KITCHENS, BATHROOMS, THEATRES, etc
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 16th August 2006, 01:58 PM
  2. Retiling ONLY the bathroom floor??
    By -scm- in forum KITCHENS, BATHROOMS, THEATRES, etc
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 19th July 2006, 12:25 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •