| One of the problems in dealing with educated
homeowners or people that use common sense to solve problems, is the
fact that sometimes these people get a little carried away.
As you can see in the picture above, someone has used some sort of
rubberized paint to seal certain areas of the shower backing board that
they are obviously concerned about. This makes sense to the person
installing the shower and it makes sense to someone like myself too.
However, the only side of the tiled backing board that would need to be
waterproofed, would be the back.
Again, there are plenty things that makes sense and there are even more
things that home repair professionals and amateurs can make sense out
of.
Something like this is going to create problems, even if they could find
some sort of tile adhesive that would actually stick the tile to the
rubberized material. There is a very good chance, that eventually this
rubberized material will separate from the tiled backing board. Once
this happens, the tile will begin to buckle and eventually fall off of
the shower wall.
I'm going to recommend something here and it's something that I share
with everyone. Always read the directions. There's a good chance that
the manufacturers of these building products, have tested them
thoroughly. By simply reading the installation instructions, you could
save yourself a lot of frustration in the future.
Obviously I don't have the ability to contact every person that's
planning on doing any home repairs or even someone who's interested in
remodeling their bathroom. It wouldn't be a bad idea to share this
information with other people that you know who are avid
do-it-yourselfers.
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