Schluter-Ditra underlayment seal around the toilet seat drain
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Schluter-Ditra underlayment seal around the toilet seat drain
I am renovating my bathroom and I consider using Schluter-Ditra underlayment. There are some tutorials available, but none shows how to seal Ditra around the toilet seat drain (or I had not found them). Is there a way?
Another question: it is common to install the acrylic shower base directly on bare wood floor using mortar. Is this a good practice? It should be avoided any underlying?
Another question: it is common to install the acrylic shower base directly on bare wood floor using mortar. Is this a good practice? It should be avoided any underlying?
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Your referring to the uncoupling material for floors vs the membrane material for showers.
I've used the membrane for shower, the uncoupling material I have not, but the toilet flange is not a watertight connection unlike the shower drain so you would just install up to the flange.
Yes, shower to wood floor with a health mortar bed, shower pans are only so ridged and they can flex and creak without support!
I've used the membrane for shower, the uncoupling material I have not, but the toilet flange is not a watertight connection unlike the shower drain so you would just install up to the flange.
Yes, shower to wood floor with a health mortar bed, shower pans are only so ridged and they can flex and creak without support!
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Thank you.
Many years ago when no tutorials were available on YouTube and the only source of information was that orange Home depot books I totally renovated my bathroom. The sub-floor was steel net and I used steel net too since I did not know any better. A few years later the toilet faucet leaked and I found the first floor ceiling damaged.
Now I am trying to learn best practices to avoid stupid failures.
Any advise is valuable since I am not a professional in this business.
Many years ago when no tutorials were available on YouTube and the only source of information was that orange Home depot books I totally renovated my bathroom. The sub-floor was steel net and I used steel net too since I did not know any better. A few years later the toilet faucet leaked and I found the first floor ceiling damaged.
Now I am trying to learn best practices to avoid stupid failures.
Any advise is valuable since I am not a professional in this business.
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I know this thread is old, but it was the first hit from my search, if anyone else is looking for the same answer I found the recommendation is to use KERDI-FIX with DITRA-HEAT membrane around the toilet flange. Cut the ditra as close as possible to the flange and apply the Kerdi-fix to seal it. Hope this helps someone out there