Aqua Board Shower Wall Panels

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Aqua Board Shower Wall Panels – When most of the people enter their tile shower they rarely think about the behind the scenes procedure that went into making that shower work correctly. Unfortunately some contractors will use this on their benefits of scrimp and save a couple of bucks. I have to say most contractors making the effort to do a sufficient job, and some of these never learned the proper procedure and why these processes are crucial. The best strategy to find a good tile contractor is usually to ask them to explain the idea. If they’re able to tell you the way it operates behind the scenes, it is more likely you will get a good job. If friends and family refer somebody to you it is OK must these questions, after all what can friends and family truly know regarding the reasons for a tiled shower? They may have realized a contractor that is nice and an easy task to work with and their completely new shower looks great, however, if you don’t want to fight mildew in a few months but for the next 20 years you are going to ask a couple of of questions.

So let’s move on from the outset and explain common language and theory of a tile shower. First you have what is known a shower pan. This is a completely waterproof section that covers the shower floor or over the walls about 10″. This is either a hot mop, (the variety of layers of tar paper, hot tar, tar paper, hot tar and so on) or it can be a PVC membrane which is folded into the corners well as over the dam. The most important part of this for you personally the homeowner to understand is needless to say it’s completely waterproof but additionally which it has what is known a sub-pitch. A proper sub-pitch is simply float of cement or similar product within the pan that produces a flow to the drain along with the shower pan. This is important because, say for example your shower pan is flat (no sub-pitch) water will travel through your grout and make its way to the pan while showering. If this water forms a puddle through your tile floor instead of flowing towards the drain it might be stagnant and soon will become mildew in your grout. With a sub-pitch the lake that makes its way to the pan will continue circulation towards the drain always being substituted for fresh water. It is just like the difference between a pond plus a creek.

Next you do have a vapor barrier which is applied to the walls directly to the wood studs. This is usually a paper that has a tar held in the center. This paper keeps moisture from the walls. Why is this important? Not a lot of water penetrates the shower walls, though the substrate (the substrate is whatever surface your tile is stuck to, backer board, cement float, etc.) this surface will get moist. Moisture will move from substrate toward the inside wall, out from the grout and down towards the pan, without vapor barrier paper you will get small amounts of water into the wall cavity. So you say “why should I worry about a real little bit of water”. The reason is when you are getting a drop of water inside your wall every time your shower is utilized, those drops add up since your wall does not have any ventilation for evaporation, so eventually the wood is definitely moist. Do you know what loves moist wood? Termites, they love these conditions since they never have to travel back to the ground to get a drink, they’re able to just keep eating. It would be just like you and I never having to go to the food store. Think of how productive we might be if it were true.

Well that’s the idea of waterproofing behind your shower walls. When you stay with the following tips your shower has got the best potential for looking great for many years, without extreme maintenance.

So a final thought, I hope it is been an interesting as well as understandable explanation of why a correctly waterproofed shower makes a difference. As a Contractor I welcome customers who will ask me these questions, it tells me they understand the value of a job congratulations.