sirgloves
New Member
Hi everyone... A few months back I installed an acrylic shower pan and then 1/2 inch hardibacker on the walls and used Laticrete spectra-set to embed my slate tiles. I taped and thin set all seams.
I was given so much conflicting information regarding vapor barriers that I decided not to use one based on the advice of a contractor who told me that since none of my shower walls were external they needed to breath. I am now seriously questioning that advice but my shower is already tiled and I really don't want to rip it all out.
I use a high quality stone sealer which I can see is causing the water to bead-up on the stone and grout.
Currently, the shower is being used about twice a day but that usage will drop significantly once our full shower is complete (with vapor barrier... learning from my mistakes https://terrylove.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
My question is, how bad is this? Is it guaranteed shower failure or mold? Is there anything I can do besides ripping out the tiles to fix this?
I was given so much conflicting information regarding vapor barriers that I decided not to use one based on the advice of a contractor who told me that since none of my shower walls were external they needed to breath. I am now seriously questioning that advice but my shower is already tiled and I really don't want to rip it all out.
I use a high quality stone sealer which I can see is causing the water to bead-up on the stone and grout.
Currently, the shower is being used about twice a day but that usage will drop significantly once our full shower is complete (with vapor barrier... learning from my mistakes https://terrylove.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
My question is, how bad is this? Is it guaranteed shower failure or mold? Is there anything I can do besides ripping out the tiles to fix this?