JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
A common debate with builders is my charge to tape the joints, and waterproof the backer board. Remember that Denshield is basically a fancy drywall product and very common on Vancouver job sites.
But is that all you need? This is the debate.
My current project is in Vancouver and features a generous ADA compliant bathroom. Large turning circles. A private elevator. Soaker tub inside the shower. ACO linear shower drain. Barrier free entry. No curb. No dam. Hobless through and through.
I used Noble Company's NobleSeal CIS as the primary floor waterproofing. Brought that up a few inches above the floor and installed it tight to 1/4" Wonderboard Lite.
Weeks later the rough in work was done. So was the insulation and vapour barrier. Then the boards came in and now the tapers are making the place smooth and white. I like my shower build s to be all topical. I like taping the seams of the board. I do not use DensShield very much and on this job was not hired to hang it. I did however price the job to waterproof it.
Here is a peak of how the room looked a couple days back.
To answer the debated question of should you just use DensShield and no extra waterproofing you really need to ask yourself how well you want your shower built. Local code here in Vancouver is fine with DensShield and nothing else. You can drop the DensShield into a shower pan with an Oatley Liner and CanPlas drain. Skip the pre-Slope. Skip any dam corners. And pass with flying colours the flood test. Hell you can even fill the shower up five minutes before the inspector shows up - it's all good.
But is it right? That's the debate.
It's not. But it's fine. It's included in the price. It's fast. And you can always redo the shower later, say in 3-5 years.
But is that all you need? This is the debate.
My current project is in Vancouver and features a generous ADA compliant bathroom. Large turning circles. A private elevator. Soaker tub inside the shower. ACO linear shower drain. Barrier free entry. No curb. No dam. Hobless through and through.
I used Noble Company's NobleSeal CIS as the primary floor waterproofing. Brought that up a few inches above the floor and installed it tight to 1/4" Wonderboard Lite.
Weeks later the rough in work was done. So was the insulation and vapour barrier. Then the boards came in and now the tapers are making the place smooth and white. I like my shower build s to be all topical. I like taping the seams of the board. I do not use DensShield very much and on this job was not hired to hang it. I did however price the job to waterproof it.
Here is a peak of how the room looked a couple days back.
The uneven colour shows the drying of the Ardex 8+9 (dark material on walls). In this picture I'm setting the SK Mesh to tie the walls waterproofing onto the tub deck and shower floor. Later we will install an entire slab over the tub deck making this tub an Undermount installation.To answer the debated question of should you just use DensShield and no extra waterproofing you really need to ask yourself how well you want your shower built. Local code here in Vancouver is fine with DensShield and nothing else. You can drop the DensShield into a shower pan with an Oatley Liner and CanPlas drain. Skip the pre-Slope. Skip any dam corners. And pass with flying colours the flood test. Hell you can even fill the shower up five minutes before the inspector shows up - it's all good.
But is it right? That's the debate.
It's not. But it's fine. It's included in the price. It's fast. And you can always redo the shower later, say in 3-5 years.
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