Installing A WEDI Shower System
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How To Install A WEDI
How To Install A WEDI Shower Waterproof System
The typical process is complex, but it’s not impossible to understand. Most shower installations used to involve copper shower pans, mud floors, cement backer boards, mesh tape, thinset, and liquid waterproofing sealer. Later, remodelers began installing PVC shower pan liners to eliminate the time and cost involved with mud shower pans.
Regardless of the exact details, a typical shower installation requires at least three tradespeople taking part in a 5-step process:
1. The remodeler has to frame the walls
2. The plumber has to install a drain and the copper pan or PVC liner
3. The remodeler then applies the cement board
4. The tile setter next installs the mud floor, and tapes and coats the cement board seams
5. The remodeler applies the waterproof coating to the cement board and the mud floor
And yet the reality is that cement backer board, thinset mortar, and liquid sealers just aren’t fully waterproof, even after tile and grout are applied.
Albert Einstein was credited with the saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting different results.” I often thought this process was insane, but didn’t have a better alternative until I learned about the Wedi shower system at a trade show.
WEDI Shower System
What we really wanted, and what our clients really needed, was a system that offered 100% waterproofing, minimized mold issues, saved time-consuming steps, and was easy to assemble at the job site. Here’s where WEDI fits in.
The WEDI Building Panel is a waterproof tile underlayment for walls and floors, manufactured in Emsdetten, Germany. It consists of an extruded, polystyrene core and is covered in a fiberglass mesh and polymer modified cement resin coating.
The core of the polystyrene panel is extruded under enormous pressure to create a dense mass of tiny, closed cells so tightly packed together that water cannot penetrate. Both sides of the panel have an outer covering with a glass mesh coated with a polymer-modified cement coating. The mesh and cement give the panel enormous strength.
The WEDI product is 100% waterproof, will not decay, and is easy to cut to any size with a utility knife. It is not necessary to use cement board /green board/drywall behind the WEDI panels.
We immediately noticed the speed that WEDI can be transported, cut, and installed. It’s much faster than conventional methods and saves money when compared to the many different tasks involved in waterproofing a shower.
#Green2Great #WEDI #WEDIShowerSystem
The typical process is complex, but it’s not impossible to understand. Most shower installations used to involve copper shower pans, mud floors, cement backer boards, mesh tape, thinset, and liquid waterproofing sealer. Later, remodelers began installing PVC shower pan liners to eliminate the time and cost involved with mud shower pans.
Regardless of the exact details, a typical shower installation requires at least three tradespeople taking part in a 5-step process:
1. The remodeler has to frame the walls
2. The plumber has to install a drain and the copper pan or PVC liner
3. The remodeler then applies the cement board
4. The tile setter next installs the mud floor, and tapes and coats the cement board seams
5. The remodeler applies the waterproof coating to the cement board and the mud floor
And yet the reality is that cement backer board, thinset mortar, and liquid sealers just aren’t fully waterproof, even after tile and grout are applied.
Albert Einstein was credited with the saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting different results.” I often thought this process was insane, but didn’t have a better alternative until I learned about the Wedi shower system at a trade show.
WEDI Shower System
What we really wanted, and what our clients really needed, was a system that offered 100% waterproofing, minimized mold issues, saved time-consuming steps, and was easy to assemble at the job site. Here’s where WEDI fits in.
The WEDI Building Panel is a waterproof tile underlayment for walls and floors, manufactured in Emsdetten, Germany. It consists of an extruded, polystyrene core and is covered in a fiberglass mesh and polymer modified cement resin coating.
The core of the polystyrene panel is extruded under enormous pressure to create a dense mass of tiny, closed cells so tightly packed together that water cannot penetrate. Both sides of the panel have an outer covering with a glass mesh coated with a polymer-modified cement coating. The mesh and cement give the panel enormous strength.
The WEDI product is 100% waterproof, will not decay, and is easy to cut to any size with a utility knife. It is not necessary to use cement board /green board/drywall behind the WEDI panels.
We immediately noticed the speed that WEDI can be transported, cut, and installed. It’s much faster than conventional methods and saves money when compared to the many different tasks involved in waterproofing a shower.
#Green2Great #WEDI #WEDIShowerSystem
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