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Would like to get a few opinions. My contractor is building the shower with the following layers..
Floor:
- plywood
- no pre-slope
- 40 mil PVC liner
- traditional drain
- sloped mud bed
- laticrete
- thinset & tile
Curb:
- wood
- same 40mil PVC from floor
- concrete board
- laticrete
- thinset & tile
Walls:
- studs
- concrete board
- laticrete (I insisted in this. He claims it is not needed on shower walls and he's never had a shower fail)
- thinset & tile
Would like several opinions on what is good and bad with the above since it is weird mix of traditional and topical waterproofing. Specifically:
1. How bad to have no pre-slope considering pan with laticrete also?
2. Is is ok to have both PVC liner and laticrete?
3. Ok to build curb with laticrete over concrete board?
4. What are concrete board seams (curb and wall) sealed with as I may have to tell them?
5. Is the laticrete necessary on walls like I insisted or would a wall with only concrete board and thinset&tile been ok like my contractor said?
Thanks!
Floor:
- plywood
- no pre-slope
- 40 mil PVC liner
- traditional drain
- sloped mud bed
- laticrete
- thinset & tile
Curb:
- wood
- same 40mil PVC from floor
- concrete board
- laticrete
- thinset & tile
Walls:
- studs
- concrete board
- laticrete (I insisted in this. He claims it is not needed on shower walls and he's never had a shower fail)
- thinset & tile
Would like several opinions on what is good and bad with the above since it is weird mix of traditional and topical waterproofing. Specifically:
1. How bad to have no pre-slope considering pan with laticrete also?
2. Is is ok to have both PVC liner and laticrete?
3. Ok to build curb with laticrete over concrete board?
4. What are concrete board seams (curb and wall) sealed with as I may have to tell them?
5. Is the laticrete necessary on walls like I insisted or would a wall with only concrete board and thinset&tile been ok like my contractor said?
Thanks!
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