Does anyone have any advice for or against using Kerdi over old --but in good shape!-- plaster/metal-lath walls in a tub-shower area? The old unit was a fiberglass 3 piece that did an excellent job of keeping the plaster dry over the past 40+ years.
I removed it and have patched some rough places in the plaster. (Someone swings a hammer badly...I won't say who.)
I really do not want to bust up the old plaster/metal-lath combo to install cement board.
I've seen a few videos online about using the Kerdi wall membrane and I'd rather spend 100 bucks there than swing a sledgehammer, possibly scratch my porcelain tub, and have to shim the dickens out of the cement board!
I'm already planning to use Schluter Ditra on the old tongue-and-groove hardwood floor.
I'm a J.O.A.T.M.O.N....Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None....but I've done a lot of remodeling for some friends....never installed tile before. My virgin project, I suppose. Wish me luck...or the winning Lotto numbers so I can hire this done! LOL :thumbsup:
I removed it and have patched some rough places in the plaster. (Someone swings a hammer badly...I won't say who.)
I really do not want to bust up the old plaster/metal-lath combo to install cement board.
I've seen a few videos online about using the Kerdi wall membrane and I'd rather spend 100 bucks there than swing a sledgehammer, possibly scratch my porcelain tub, and have to shim the dickens out of the cement board!
I'm already planning to use Schluter Ditra on the old tongue-and-groove hardwood floor.
I'm a J.O.A.T.M.O.N....Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None....but I've done a lot of remodeling for some friends....never installed tile before. My virgin project, I suppose. Wish me luck...or the winning Lotto numbers so I can hire this done! LOL :thumbsup:
